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L3Harris Technologies is using digital engineering and Modular Open Systems Architecture to develop mission systems for the XM30 as part of Team Lynx, one of two contractor teams selected by the U.S. Army to develop its next-generation combat vehicle. L3Harris Technologies Chief Software Engineer Jeff VanDorp said in a statement Thursday that the MOSA implementation […] More
Akima’s logistics services unit has secured a $78.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide fire and emergency services for Fort Irwin in California’s Mojave Desert, where the Department of Emergency Services responds to emergencies such as wildfires. The company said Thursday Akima Intra-Data will deliver 24-hour fire suppression services as well as operations, fire prevention […] More
Lockheed Martin has delivered a C-130J-30 Super Hercules airlifter to the Ohio Youngstown Air Reserve Station. The aircraft will support various missions, including the tactical airlift and aerial spray mission of the 910th Airlift Wing, which is tasked to eliminate disease-carrying insects and pest insects and disperse oil spills in large bodies of water, Lockheed […] More
IBM will provide the U.S. Agency for International Development with cybersecurity-related services under a five-year contract with initial funding of $26 million. The company said Wednesday its multidisciplinary team will support USAID’s Cybersecurity Protection and Response program in the Europe and Eurasia region by providing capacity building, incident response, program management, and other services. Efforts are aimed […] More
An Airbus-built light utility and reconfigurable helicopter has logged over 1.5 million flight hours since its first delivery to the U.S. military in 2006. In a statement Wednesday, Rob Geckle, chairman and CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and a past Wash100 awardee, said, “This milestone is an incredible achievement for the Lakota fleet and reflects its impressive reliability […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded Draper Laboratory a fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously-awarded sole-source contract for the design and manufacture of interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. The modification is worth $111 million and exercises optional line items in the original deal, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The modification also […] More
Bryon Kroger, founder and CEO of Rise8, said adopting the continuous authority to operate process could enable federal agencies to speed up digital transformation efforts by continuously delivering more secure and agile software while preventing bureaucratic delays and improving security. “Think of cATO as an ongoing authorization for continuous delivery after achieving the initial ATO. […] More
FDH Aero continues its major reorganization with the strategic integration of its hardware brands into the FDH Electronics division. The aerospace and defense industry supply chain technology provider said Tuesday the move will improve product delivery and support services. “As a leading supply chain solutions provider for the aerospace and defense industry, FDH Aero is […] More
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has manufactured the first batch of full-length silicon carbide composite tubes designed for pressurized water reactors, a significant milestone for its SiGA cladding technology. “This manufacturing demonstration of SiGA cladding at lengths of 12 feet is a notable milestone in our efforts to bring this innovative technology to market,” Scott Forney, […] More
Google Cloud Director of Product Rohan Grover and Google Public Sector Vice President of Delivery & Operations Leigh Palmer announced via a blog post the general availability of the Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped appliance. Grover and Palmer said in a Thursday Google Cloud blog post that the new offering works to bring to tactical edge […] More
No technology has generated more buzz in the past year than artificial intelligence. According to McKinsey, generative AI has $1 trillion of improvement potential in the world of healthcare. However, AI is still an extremely new technology, rife with challenges, and it cannot reach its full potential without buy-in from government, healthcare institutions and patients […] More
Gary Grimes, former vice president of portfolio operations at Platinum Equity, has been appointed vice president and chief acceleration officer at ManTech. In his new role, Grimes will spearhead ManTech’s Value Creation Plan, or VCP, a strategic program to advance growth and operational excellence, the Herndon, Virginia-based company announced Wednesday. Matt Tait, the CEO and president […] More
