The U.S. Department of Transportation said it is working with the U.S. Departments of War, Homeland Security, Energy and Justice to expand efforts to coordinate counter-unmanned aircraft systems... Read More »
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command announced it is accelerating delivery of the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone through the establishment of an SDN Mission Operations Center. In partnership with the Golden Dome for America, the SSC established the MOC as a key step in delivering... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture and Transportation to warn organizations about the threat to refrigeration and cold chain monitoring systems. The group recommended... Read More »
The Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems (DRPM-UxS) has invested approximately $782 million this year and fielded more than 24,000 counter-unmanned aerial systems. The systems establish a dense, multi-layered defensive shield to protect forces against adversary drone attacks.... Read More »
The Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) under the U.S. Department of Defense announced it had signed a $450 million conditional loan commitment to a U.S.-based unmanned aircraft system developer. The commitment to Neros, Inc., is intended to support its domestic manufacturing expansion and reduce... Read More »
The U.S. Air Force announced it received its first HH-60W Jolly Green II at Joint Base Andrews, in Prince George's County, Md., bringing rotary-wing capabilities to the nation’s capital for the first time in 60 years. The arrival of the HH-60W will expand the capabilities of the National... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice said it was awarding four cities federal funding to combat crime. The cities—Jacksonville, Florida; East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and St. Louis, Missouri—will split nearly $300 million as part of the DOJ’s Model Cities Initiative... Read More »
FEMA recently announced it had approved more than $1 billion in funding to empower states to recover from recent disasters and invest in resiliency for the future. The funding approved more than $950 million from FEMA’s Public Assistance program that empowers states and local communities to... Read More »
The U.S. Army recently placed a $31 million order with Oshkosh Defense for Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) A2 Low-Velocity Airdrop (LVAD) M1081 4×4 and 6×6 Cargo vehicles. Last year, the Army placed more than $75 million in orders, … Read More
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia recently announced several updates connected to three Homeland Security Task Force investigations targeting cartel-linked drug trafficking organizations. Two men were sentenced and one was indicted. Josue Serda was sentenced to … Read More
The Justice Department recently awarded Louisiana’s East Baton Rouge Parish a $63.5 million grant through the Model Cities Initiative. The initiative was designed to support the implementation of comprehensive and innovative whole-of-city strategies that reduce crime, restore law and order, … Read More
Lockheed Martin announced its test flight with the U.S. Air Force of the re-entry vehicle that will be attached to future intercontinental ballistic missile systems has been completed. The company said the test flight of the unarmed, developmental Mk21A reentry … Read More
Operation Southern Surge, a coordinated Homeland Security Task Force initiative targeting drug trafficking and other cross-border criminal activity in Texas, has resulted in 89 arrests, the seizure of more than 1,600 pounds of narcotics, more than $360,000 in illicit currency, … Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard recently awarded Rhode Island-based Gilbane Federal, a company providing global military construction services, a $114 million contract to modernize the water distribution system at Base Kodiak, Ala. The contract includes design, labor, material, equipment and site … Read More
Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense, a mobility integrator, and California-based Grid Aero, a company developing autonomous modular payload aircraft, have partnered to bring Grid Aero’s technology into production. Under the partnership, the companies will work on manufacturability, production planning, supply chain optimization … Read More
The U.S. Army recently awarded Lockheed Martin an agreement to advance prototype development and conduct testing and evaluation of the Future Interceptor to assess system performance against established operational requirements. The Future Interceptor is a next-generation capability intended to strengthen … Read More
