Robotics
DHS awards contracts to support Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded multiple contracts to support department-wide access to the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System. The awards will provide DHS Components with a pathway to acquire C0UAS hardware, software and services that will be tailored to mission needs... Read More »
Marine Corps Robotics Integration Group launches
The Marine Corps recently launched a service-level organization responsible for integrating, standardizing, and institutionalizing training for Group 1 and Group 2 small unmanned aircraft systems and counter-small unmanned aircraft systems. It is assigned under Marine Air Ground Task Force Training... Read More »
Lockheed Martin awarded $514M Space Force contract
The U.S. Space Force recently awarded global defense technology company Lockheed Martin a $514 million contract to build Global Positioning System IIIF Space Vehicles 23 and 24. This brings the company’s total GPS IIIF commitment to 14 spacecraft. “Modernizing the constellation with highly... Read More »
Raytheon, Northrop Grumman awarded DARPA contract
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently awarded defense solutions company Raytheon, in collaboration with Northrop Grumman, a phase two Burn n' Go program contracts for the continued development of a new solid rocket motor design. Raytheon is prime on the contract and has... Read More »
Tool helps agencies with C-UAS purchasing
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) designs resource for first responders and security agencies. The C-UAS Purchasing Tool provides a standardized framework to help national security and public safety agencies with the purchase of counter unmanned... Read More »
Navy announces first successful flight of MQ-25A Stingray
The U.S. Navy announced its MQ-25A Stingray completed its first test flight on April 25, a key step for unmanned carrier operations. The first flight left from Boeing’s facility at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, IL and flew for approximately two hours, officials said. During the flight,... Read More »
Lockheed Martin awarded contract to continue C-130J programs
Lockheed Martin announced it was awarded a 10-year, sole source, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to continue the C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (MATS) program by the Pentagon. The contract, worth up to $1.9 billion, will allow the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle... Read More »
Bell Textron receives DARPA X-Plane designation
Texas-based Bell Textron, an aerospace and defense company, recently completed the critical design review stage of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) SPeed and Runway INdependent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane program and received an X-Plane designation. The designation... Read More »
Aerospace, defense company launches medium-range missile with hypersonic capability
Aerospace and defense company Ursa Major announced the launch of its new HAVOC Missile System – a medium-range missile with hypersonic capabilities designed for rapid production and scalability. The HAVOC system has complete hypersonic capabilities, officials with the company said, which will... Read More »
Army completes demonstration of Next Generation Command and Control program
The U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo., completed Ivy Sting 4, a demonstration of the Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) program on Feb. 6. The exercise focused on command and control and addressed critical areas such as airspace management and medical... Read More »
Lockheed Martin awarded $328.5M federal contract for IRST21 Legion-ES sensor systems
The U.S. government recently awarded Maryland-based Lockheed Martin, a global defense technology company, with a $328.5 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract for the production of IRST21 Legion-ES sensor systems. IRST21 is Lockheed Martin’s next-generation infrared search-and-track... Read More »
Raytheon selected to develop advanced maritime defense technologies
RTX’s Raytheon announced Monday it had been selected by The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced maritime sensing and targeting systems. Under the DARPA contract, Raytheon’s Advanced Technology team will design, build and demonstrate a system that will help... Read More »
Defense Department updates guidance on counter-unmanned aerial systems
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint Inter-Agency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) recently released updated guidance for counter-unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations. The guidance streamlines and consolidates existing policies for detecting and mitigating UAS under the authority of 10 U.S.... Read More »
HII selected for $25.4B microelectronics contract competition
HII announced recently that its Mission Technologies division was asked to compete for a 10-year $25.4 billion contract competition. The competition for the Advanced Technology Support Program V (ATSP5) will pit 12 companies against one another for a multiple award indefinite... Read More »
L3Harris Technologies receives contract for 34 robots
Florida-based L3Harris Technologies, a defense technology company, recently received a multi-year contract for an undisclosed amount to support the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marines. The company will provide the armed services with 34 large T7 robots. The robots have enhanced capabilities for... Read More »
U.S. Navy selects Northrop Grumman for rocket motor program
The U.S. Navy selected Elkton, MD-based Northrop Grumman Corporation for a $04.3 million contract to develop a new 21-inch second-stage solid rocket motor (SSRM). The Navy said the rocket motor was for its extended-range missile programs to deter and defeat fast-moving air, surface and... Read More »
Lockheed Martin moves forward with DoD on PAC-3 production
Lockheed Martin announced it has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate the production and delivery of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors. The agreement is designed to deliver sustained production at scale and will increase annual capacity from... Read More »
Northrop Grumman to provide advanced radio frequency testing
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 »
U.S. Army to advance air-to-water technologies
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and Florida-based Genesis Systems, a technology company advancing water–food–energy solutions, recently signed a multiyear agreement to advance low-energy, air-to-water technologies that support resilient, mobile water systems for... Read More »
Partnership producing Autonomous Surface Vessels prototype
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 »
DARPA challenge aims to increase UAS payloads
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently launched a challenge with the goal of increasing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) payload weights. Currently, the payload-to-weight ratio is 1:1 or less. The DARPA Lift Challenge aims to increase the payload-to-weight ratio to 4:1.... Read More »
Lockheed Martin invests $50M into unmanned surface vehicle capabilities
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 »
U.S. Army selects contractor for nextgen C-UAS missiles
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 »
Lockheed Martin awarded $233M military contract
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 »
German government selects Raytheon to install radar system in F127 frigates
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 »
Lockheed’s Sikorsky introduces vertical takeoff and landing drone family
After less than a year of flight efficiency and reliability testing, Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary on Monday introduced its vertical take-off and landing Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) Nomad aircraft. The Nomad system combines the versatility of a helicopter with the speed and range of a... Read More »
United States, United Kingdom hold coordinated satellite maneuver
U.S. Space Command and United Kingdom Space Command recently conducted their first coordinated satellite maneuver. The Rendezvous Proximity Operation, delivered under Multinational Force – Operation Olympic Defender, was held Sept. 4 to 12. The allies conducted information sharing and... Read More »
Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems partner for prototype air system
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 »
DARPA partners with Texas A&M to test autonomous wildfire tech
DARPA will partner with Texas A&M University to advance autonomous wildland firefighting technology, the entities recently announced. Texas A&M University System’s George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex will work with DARPA to develop technology under the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit... Read More »
Raytheon launches next-gen targeting system for Navy helicopters
Raytheon, a defense solutions provider, recently launched its latest Multispectral Targeting System variant, MTS-A HD. Raytheon's MTS family of sensors are currently in use on more than 400 U.S. Navy helicopters. The MTS-A HD's modular architecture allows for seamless integration while offering... Read More »
Boeing awarded $2.8B contract satellite development program
The U.S. Space Force recently awarded Virginia-based Boeing, a global aerospace company, a $2.8 billion contract for the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) program. The contract is for the development and production of two satellites with options for two more. It enhances U.S.... Read More »
Los Alamos National Laboratory tests non-nuclear, experimental payload
Los Alamos National Laboratory recently successfully launched a rocket carrying a full-size, non-nuclear, experimental payload that reached near the edge of space during a brief suborbital flight. The launch occurred at White Sands Missile Range. The payload returned telemetry data to... Read More »
Autonomous fire suppression techniques successfully demonstrated
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and California-based Rain, an autonomous aerial wildfire containment technology company, recently successfully demonstrated and tested autonomous wildfire suppression techniques. The tests were conducted in California in collaboration with San Bernardino... Read More »
Test flights demonstrate crewed-uncrewed teaming mission
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Lockheed Martin's Demonstrations and Prototypes organization and the University of Iowa's Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) recently successfully showcased a crewed-uncrewed teaming mission. The Skunk Works and OPL teams conducted a series of flight tests that... Read More »