Countermeasures
Space Force expands multi-vendor space data network backbone
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 »
Louisiana parish awarded $63.5M to fight crime
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, and... Read More »
CISA warns industries to strengthen cybersecurity for cold chain monitoring systems
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 »
DRPM-UxS fields more than 24,000 counter-unmanned aerial systems
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 »
Lockheed Martin completes intercontinental ballistic missile re-entry vehicle test flight
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 vehicle was launched over the... Read More »
Operation Southern Surge seizes more than 1,600 pounds of narcotics
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, more than 3,000... Read More »
Defense Department signs conditional loan commitment to develop small, unmanned aircraft systems
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 »
U.S. Air Force announces arrival of first HH-60W at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland
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 »
Rhode Island company awarded contract to upgrade Base Kodiak water system
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 work.... Read More »
DOJ announces grants to combat violent crime for four cities
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 »
Oshkosh Defense, Grid Aero partnership to bring autonomous aircraft to market
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... Read More »
FEMA approves $1B to help communities recover from disasters
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 »
Army awards Lockheed Martin agreement for Future Interceptor prototype
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... Read More »
DHS blocks Chinese genomics companies linked to forced labor
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force announced it had added three Chinese companies to the Uyghur Force Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. Officials said the companies - Shenzhen BGI Technology Co., Ltd. (BGI Group), the controlling shareholder... Read More »
Lockheed Martin awarded $694M Air Force contract
The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract for the production of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). The ARRW is a hypersonic weapon that will travel at more than five times the speed of sound to rapidly engage targets from significant standoff ranges.... Read More »
Anduril, Qualcomm partner on product line to spur American computer production
Anduril, an American defense technology company, announced recently it will join Qualcomm to produce a new product line dedicated to rebuilding American computer manufacturing. The companies said the line, BlueChip, will develop American-built computing hardware for America’s most critical... Read More »
Poland to host missile maintenance facility
The Republic of Poland was chosen at a NATO Conference of National Armaments Directors meeting on Tuesday to be the host nation for the European Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Maintenance Facility. The announcement was made by the U.S. government in coordination with Lockheed Martin and... Read More »
Stoke Space Technologies receives $150M federal loan for orbital access
The Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) recently awarded Washington-based Stoke Space Technologies, Inc. a space launch company developing fully reusable rockets, a $150 million conditional loan commitment to provide low-cost, high-cadence access to orbit. The company will use the loan along with... Read More »
Army, DHS partner to study hazards of transporting ammonia
The U.S. Army announced it has joined up with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) to study how to better transport bulk ammonia in order to better understand and mitigate community hazards. The study, the Ammonia Port Preparedness and Emergency... Read More »
U.S. Army accelerates software adoption, streamlines cybersecurity accreditation
The U.S. Army’s Office of the Chief Information Officers announced the launch of Project Gatekeeper, a DevSecOps platform and security evaluation tool it says will transform how the service tests, accredits and deploys commercial software. Project Gatekeeper will provide a dedicated... Read More »
Navy closes on $1.7B initiative to modernize housing for sailors in Virginia
The Department of the Navy and Hunt Military Communities, a military housing developer and owner, recently closed on a $1.7 billion initiative to modernize housing for sailors in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. There are unaccompanied housing needs in Newport News, Norfolk and Virginia Beach,... Read More »
Feds warn companies about ransomware group
Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Secret Service along with international partners recently released a joint cybersecurity advisory, warning companies about SafePay Ransomware, one of the most active ransomware groups in... Read More »
Lockheed signs agreement for multi-year F-35 production
Lockheed Martin announced it had signed a framework agreement for F-35 Lightning II production and sustainment. The multi-year framework includes more than 850 U.S. aircraft over 20 years with associated spares, as well as 10 years of modification kits and sustainment, and a continued... Read More »
Legislation introduced to strengthen U.S. Defense innovation by partnering with Ukraine
U.S. Reps. Jim Costa (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Wesley Bell (D-MO), and Mike Quigley (D-IL) have introduced legislation aimed at strengthening American military innovation through a partnership with Ukraine. The legislation, the Frontline Innovation Act, would authorize the U.S. Department of... Read More »
New Air National Guard Special Tactics Squadron created
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memo in September directing the establishment of a new Air National Guard Special Tactics Squadron Total Force Association in Florida. The squadron will be located in Hurlburt Field and associated with MacDill Air Force Base. It will be located in close... Read More »
BAE Systems signs agreement with Defense Department about APKWS production
BAE Systems announced it had signed a multi-year framework agreement for up to seven years of procurement with the U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump administration as the U.S. Department of War, to increase production capacity of its laser-guidance kits. The agreement... Read More »
Coast Guard seizes 489 pounds of cocaine near Puerto Rico
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser offloaded 489 pounds of cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Monday and transferred custody of three suspects to Homeland Security Task Force San Juan law enforcement authorities. The cocaine has an estimated street value of $5.5... Read More »
L3Harris awarded $876M for communications disruption technology
Salt Lake City, Utah-based L3Harris Technologies announced it had received an undefinitized contract modification award from the U.S. Navy for the next phase of the Next Generation Jammer Low Bank program. The contract, worth more than $876 million, will support an accelerated timeline for... Read More »
Navy successfully tests unmanned aerial refueler
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan’s Unmanned Air Warfare Center recently successfully tested an unmanned aerial refueler MQ-25A Stingray more than 2,100 miles away. The Stingray was located at a Boeing facility in Illinois while the ship was in the Pacific Ocean. The crew used its... Read More »
Drone restrictions put in place along Southern border
A temporary flight restriction for drones along the southern U.S. border went in effect on Friday. The restriction bars unauthorized drone activity up to 400 feet above the ground and one nautical mile north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The Federal Aviation Administration will publish a notice to... Read More »
Antheia secures conditional funding from Defense Department
Biosynthesis company Antheia announced it has received a conditional commitment of up to $80 million in a long-term loan from the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) under the U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump administration as the U.S. Department of War. The conditional... Read More »
Smaller War Plants Commission expands to provide small business with capital
The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced an agreement that expands the Smaller War Plants Commission (SWPC) to provide access to strategic capital for small businesses in the defense industrial base. The agreement builds on the SWPC’s... Read More »
Justice Department, ATF conclude large-scale ‘Operation Show Me Justice’
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it had partnered with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshalls service and other law enforcement offices to conclude “Operation Show Me Justice.” The DOJ-sponsored operation saw the arrests of 435 dangerous... Read More »
U.S. Coast Guard offloads nearly 30,000 pounds of drugs interdicted in Eastern Pacific
The U.S. Coast Guard announced that its cutter, Tampa, recently offloaded an estimated 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 3,355 pounds of marijuana in Port Everglades. The drug seizure, estimated to be worth $226.7 million, was the result of six interdictions in international waters in the Eastern... Read More »