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The Northrop Grumman Corporation Combat Electronic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) recently was selected to provide advanced radio frequency testing capabilities for Enhanced Weapons Lab.
“Spectrum superiority begins in the lab with CEESIM,” James Conroy, Northrop Grumman vice president,... Read More »
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works successfully completed a live demonstration of artificial intelligence driven mission contingency management (AI/MCM) on a Stalker XE Block 25 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and a Alta X 2.0 drone Drone Amplified modified.
The test simulated multiple variations of... Read More »
U.K.-based CVC, a global private markets investment firm, announced it had acquired Smiths Detection, an airport and critical infrastructure threat-detection firm.
The acquisition leverages CVC’s experience in executing corporate care-outs and scaling for newly independent companies, while... Read More »
Pratt & Whitney, a designer, manufacturer and servicer of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units for military, commercial and civil aviation customers, recently was awarded a $1.6 billion undefinitized contract action for the sustainment of F135 engines.
Sustainment activities include depot... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced 26 public-private partnerships under the Reimbursable Services Program.
The program allows the private sector and state and local governments to reimburse the agency for additional inspection services that would not otherwise be... Read More »
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) announced it won a contract from the U.S. Navy to provide Stand-off Jamming Jets Services training.
The contract would pay up to $200 million over the five years for ATAC, a Textron Inc., company, to provide SOJ Jets Services training to the U.S. Navy... Read More »
California-based Anduril Industries, a defense contractor, and South Korea-based HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, a shipbuilder, have partnered to design and produce a new class of dual-use Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASV) that can be used for commercial and defense uses.
The ASV features an... Read More »
General Dynamics NASSCO, a unit of General Dynamics, announced Monday it had been awarded $1.7 billion for a multi-ship contract with the U.S. Navy.
The contract is for construction of T-AO 215 and T-AO 216, and will be part of the companies 20-ship contract with the Navy. Already the company... Read More »
RTX’s Raytheon announced it had agreed to help Avio establish a state-of-the-art solid rocket motor (SRM) facility in the United States.
The facility would serve Raytheon and other customers, with Raytheon gaining preferred access to a share of the Avio plant production capacity. The... Read More »
Amazon has launched a private Artificial Intelligence bug bounty program on select Amazon AI models and applications.
The program will engage security researchers and experts at leading universities to identify and remediate potential security issues, in order to build a safer and more robust... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA) and other international cybersecurity partners released the “Microsoft Exchange Server Security Best Practices” guidance this week.
The blueprint for hardening Microsoft Exchange servers builds... Read More »
CrowdStrike, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and NVIDIA on Monday launched the third annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator and together will provide mentorship, technical expertise, funding opportunities, and go-to-market support to accelerate innovation globally.
“Our Cybersecurity Startup... Read More »
Lockheed Martin recently announced that it will invest $50 million in Saildrone, a maritime autonomous system, in order to deliver commercially available unmanned surface vehicles equipped with lethal defense technology.
The companies said they would collaborate with a goal of delivering... Read More »
The County of Los Angeles recently entered into a contract with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, for two S‑70i FIREHAWK helicopters.
The county will use the helicopters to enhance its wildfire suppression rescue, and emergency medical services capabilities. They are equipped with a... Read More »
Polygraf AI announced it has closed on $9.5 million in seed funding to building the next generation of enterprise AI security.
Powered by the company’s Small Language Models, Polygraf said its product expansion efforts will help organizations identify AI-driven risks, prevent fraud and... Read More »
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a nonprofit, nonpartisan global security organization focused on reducing nuclear, biological, and emerging technology threats imperiling humanity, recently released a paper urging a re-assessment of the economic consequences of nuclear conflict amid rising... Read More »
A growing majority of organizations worldwide say they are losing ground to artificial intelligence (AI)-driven cyberattacks, according to CrowdStrike’s 2025 State of Ransomware Survey released Oct. 21.
The report found that 76 percent of global organizations struggle to keep pace with the... Read More »
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) announced it has elected Christine Wormuth, former Secretary of the Army, as the organization’s new president and CEO.
Wormuth will take over the position on Nev. 17. Adm. Mike Mullen, who led the search, made the announcement on behalf of NTI’s Board of... Read More »
Huntsville, AL-based AeroVironment, Inc. said it was selected to provide the U.S. Army with its Next Generation C-UAS Missile.
The company, a leading provider of Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems and advanced air and missile defense technologies, was also awarded at nearly $96 million contract... Read More »
The Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region faces a new era of cyber threats driven by “enterprising adversaries” — sophisticated threat actors operating with AI-enabled tactics, business-like discipline, and strategic precision, according to a new report released Monday by CrowdStrike... Read More »
The U.S. Navy and Air National Guard recently awarded Lockheed Martin, a global defense technology company, a $233 million firm-fixed-price contract to deliver IRST21 Block II systems and initial spares.
IRST21 is an infrared search and track (IRST) sensor that passively detects and tracks... Read More »
Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics said this week they have made significant progress in the joint development of solid rocket motor (SRM) production.
In April, the teams broke ground on a solid rocket motor manufacturing site in Camden, Ark., that will feature more than 50,000-square-feet of... Read More »
Global light tactical vehicle manufacturer AM General announced on Tuesday it was entering into a partnership with Carnegie Robotics and Textron Systems to create a next-generation unmanned ground vehicle for the U.S. Army.
The collaboration will design and deliver an autonomous platform for the... Read More »
RTX company Raytheon announced it was selected by the German government to provide radar for installation on some of the country’s F127 frigates.
The technology, the Raytheon built SPY-6(v)1, features four array faces equipped with 37 radar modular assemblies that provide continuous... Read More »
Smiths Detection, a threat detection and security screening technologies company, recently launched a modular baggage and air cargo screening solution designed to help airports keep pace with change.
The solution, SDX 10080 SCT, uses advanced dual-energy computed tomography and an optional... Read More »
Raytheon, an RTX company, and Anduril announced on Tuesday they have successfully tested an advanced solid rocket motor.
Under a contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate the companies were able to demonstrate collaborative innovation in rocket motor development.... Read More »
Defense and national security company Xcelerate Solutions announced Monday it had acquired Columbia, Maryland-based software development and maintenance company clearAvenue.
clearAvenue also provides business intelligence and analysis, AI/ML, big data analytics and infrastructure, as well as cloud... Read More »
Matt Hartman, former acting head of cyber at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), will join Merlin Group, a network of affiliates investing in cyber technology companies, as its chief strategy officer, officials said.
Hartman’s appointment will strengthen Merlin... Read More »
Raytheon, an RTX defense solutions provider, recently delivered its 500th ESSM Block 2 missile to the U.S. Navy.
The ESSM Block 2 missile is an advanced surface-to-air missile that can protect against air and sea-surface threats. It features improved performance over its Block 1 predecessor,... Read More »
The U.S. Department of War announced it had awarded 29 academic teams $19.2 million to strengthen research infrastructure.
The funding, part of the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive research (DEPSCoR) would expand programs at institutions of higher education in under-utilized... Read More »
Guidehouse, a global AI-led professional services firm, announced it has expanded its defense and security segment by adding two professionals with more than 40 years of experience to its leadership.
Nirali Chawla and Angel Wange will join the company as Partners to drive modernization and... Read More »
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) recently awarded Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, a contract to provide the Electronic Warfare Planning and Battle Management (EWPBM) solution, and integrated software tool designed to plan, direct, coordinate, synchronize and assess... Read More »
California-based Check Point Software Technologies announced it had agreed to acquire Lakera, one of the world’s largest AI-native security platforms for Agentic AI applications.
The acquisition will allow Check Point to deliver one of the industry’s most advanced AI-native security... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joined the National Security Agency (NSA) and 19 other international partners to release a joint guide on the value of implementing a software bill of materials (SBOM).
The group said the guide lets producers of software, organizations... Read More »
Lockheed Martin, a defense technology company, and BAE Systems, a defense, security, and aerospace company, recently announced a strategic partnership to develop a range of uncrewed autonomous air systems.
Under the partnership, the companies’ advanced research and development divisions,... Read More »
