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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a software designed to enable an autonomous bomb-defusing robot to return to an right position when it flips or stumbles in the field. APL said Friday the self-righting ability will initially support the military’s future Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System. […] More
The U.S. Army plans to seek a new contractor that could support operations, maintenance and/or product upgrades for the Army Equipping Enterprise System. The service plans to award a potential five-year, firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for AE2S support services, according to a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday. The project comes after a 2015 system assessment showed the […] More
Lockheed Martin is modernizing littoral combat ships of the U.S. Navy, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Joe DePietro, vice president of small combatants and ship systems at Lockheed, said Thursday prior to the commissioning of the USS Sioux City on Monday, that the LCS modernization seeks to increase the ships’ firepower and survivability. The program involves equipping the […] More
Rockwell Collins has secured a Type-1 certification from the National Security Agency for the company’s airborne software-defined radio technology built to allow communication among warfighters in the air and on the ground. The company said Friday the certification confirms the ability of its AN/ARC-210 RT-2036(C) radio to secure the handling of information up to Top Secret […] More
Lockheed Martin has received a potential $83.1M contract from Naval Air Systems Command to develop, integrate, certify and test a “dual capable” aircraft system for the U.S. Air Force F-35A jets. The Air Force will obligate $24.6M in fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds at the time of award, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD […] More
Northrop Grumman, the mission package integrator for the U.S. Navy‘s Littoral Combat Ship program, will serve as a “captain level” sponsor to the commissioning of an 11th LCS. The company said Thursday it provided mission modules, minehunting systems, integrated bridge and navigation equipment and an MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system for the USS Sioux City. Northrop […] More
Multinational tech firm Cisco Systems is partnering with North Carolina to launch the CyberVetsUSA program to connect the state government with the industry to train veterans for jobs in the cybersecurity field. The office of the governor said Wednesday the company will work with the state’s departments of military and veterans affairs, information technology and commerce […] More
Rubrik has introduced a platform designed to help enterprise customers manage and secure data from on-premise information technology infrastructure to a Microsoft cloud environment. The Rubrik Accelerator for Microsoft Azure offering allows customers to automate processes to move cloud-based information such as backup, recovery and archival schedules, the data management company said Wednesday. Mike Tornincasa, executive vice president of worldwide sales […] More
The Energy Department has announced 40 projects that will share up to $98M in total funds to build technology platforms that would update the U.S. energy system. DOE said Thursday the funding support is part of the OPEN 2018 program managed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. Companies, universities and nonprofit organizations proposed projects focused […] More
Multinational software company Autodesk has launched a multiyear research project with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to explore new ways to design and build a spacecraft for long-duration space travel beyond Mars. The company said Tuesday it is utilizing generative design technology and its Fusion 360 cloud-based platform to help the agency build a new interplanetary […] More
Tom McCabe, senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary of BWX Technologies, has been named as Outstanding Chief Legal Officer of the Year by the Association of Corporate Counsel’s National Capital Region chapter. McCabe received the award in the large company category. ACC recognized his leadership role in the merger of […] More
Intel, IBM, Oracle and Raytheon have expressed interest in joining a potential competition to provide the Defense Department with artificial intelligence technologies that would support the U.S. military, Nextgov reported Wednesday. The four companies are among 42 businesses that hope to join an AI demonstration event hosted by the Army Research Lab, DoD’s Joint Artificial […] More
