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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency selected four teams for a new program aimed at developing algorithms and architectures as the foundation for trustworthy artificial intelligence systems. The Assured Neuro Symbolic Learning and Reasoning program will focus on combining data-driven machine learning and traditional symbolic reasoning to build robust and reliable autonomous systems, DARPA said Monday.
Michael Perrin, a retired U.S. Army colonel, has joined veteran-owned, minority small business DigiFlight as senior vice president of national intelligence. Perrin brings to the role decades of military and government experience in tactical and strategic air and missile defense, technology development, program management, and contracting and policy oversight, the Columbia, Maryland-headquartered company said Tuesday.
L3Harris Technologies has received a five-year, $125.1 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply spares and repair parts for very small aperture terminal transmission systems the company had built. DLA awarded the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract on a sole-source basis. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 24, 2028, the Department of Defense said Monday.
Joby Aviation has delivered an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to the Edwards Air Force Base as part of an Agility Prime contract with the U.S. Air Force. Joby Aviation, the Air Force and NASA will work together to test the eVTOL aircraft in support of the space agency's Advanced Air Mobility campaign. AAM aims to evaluate how to incorporate aircraft like the eVTOL into the national airspace system, NASA said Tuesday.
HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division collaborated with General Dynamics Electric Boat and advanced marine components manufacturer Ammcon to employ 3D printing in the production of parts for nuclear-powered submarines. GDEB and Ammcon helped NNS create a copper-nickel deck drain assembly that was later installed on the Virginia-class submarine Oklahoma.
Kelly Hammett, head of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, said BlueHalo demonstrated its phased-array antenna system in late August and is set to make an initial delivery of the first unit by the spring of 2025 to help the U.S. Space Force upgrade its Satellite Control Network.
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration has released a draft request for proposals for a potential $670 million multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide project management oversight support services for FTA. Comments, questions and feedback on the draft RFP are due Oct. 10.
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce has selected cBEYONData as one of the finalists for the Greater Washington GovCon Awards, an annual ceremony that recognizes the significant efforts of federal government service providers. cBEYONData is competing in the Contractor of the Year category with revenues ranging from $25 million to $75 million.
Guidehouse has been awarded an $89.9 million contract from the U.S. Army Materiel Command to help modernize financial operations. Under the award, Guidehouse will work to boost the Army Working Capital Fund's audit readiness by supporting the execution of audits and addressing weaknesses within business processes, controls and data analytics, the McLean, Virginia-based firm announced on Monday.
A sample return capsule carrying specimens from the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu has landed on Earth. The capsule, released by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from space, was recovered at the Department of Defense-owned Utah Test and Training Range, seven years after it left the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Department of the Air Force has sent Congress a letter certifying that the communication service to be provided by the upcoming Wideband Global Satcom 12 satellite cannot be achieved by commercial alternatives, according to a statement by the Space Systems Command. The issuance of the letter is in compliance with a requirement within the House of Representatives' version of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which threatens to block the acquisition of WGS-12 should the DAF fail to certify the insufficiency of commercial services.
Viasat will continue manufacturing VM300-M cards and delivering the shipboard application components to the U.S. Navy under a new modification that increased the value of the existing contract to $57.5 million. The first delivery order is for 79 VM300-M cards and associated operations and maintenance services.
