Department of Defense

Oct- 2024 -

4 October

Cyber

HII to Revamp Pentagon’s Communication Networks

HII has accepted a $458-million contract to upgrade the US Department of Defense’s communications and information technology networks.

Sep- 2024 -

26 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Teledyne FLIR Defense announced that it has received two five-year requirements contracts worth up to $47 million in total to provide and support nearly its entire range of ground robots to the United States government. The contracts cover the company's FirstLook, SUGV, PackBot, and Kobra ground robots, as well as the Man-Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) and Common Robotic Systems-Heavy (CRS-H) fielded robots

Rojoef Manuel

Teledyne FLIR to Sustain Ground Drones for US Defense, Federal Agencies

Teledyne FLIR has secured contracts to maintain its unmanned ground system products in the US military and federal government agencies.

23 September

Cyber

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Renews General Dynamics Network Infrastructure Support Contract

General Dynamics Information Technology has secured a contract to extend support for the US Department of Defense’s network infrastructure.

19 September

Cyber

Rojoef Manuel

Intel Bags $3B for Military-Grade Microchip Production in US

American tech giant Intel has secured $3 billion in direct funding to support local manufacturing of semiconductors for the US military.

17 September

Americas

Three female student pilots from the Royal Thai Air Force listening to their instructors on the field

Christine Casimiro

Washington Air National Guard, Thai Air Force Strengthen Ties Through Female Leadership Engagement

The Washington Air National Guard hosted the first leadership engagement for female leaders in the Royal Thai Air Force.

16 September

Technology

A Reliable Robotics engineer monitors their autonomous flight systems

Christine Casimiro

Reliable Robotics Secures USAF Funding to Advance Autonomous Flight Tech

The US Air Force has awarded $3.6 million to Reliable Robotics to conduct further test flights using its automated flight systems.

10 September

Americas

Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, move an injured soldier onto a litter during the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear testing phase during the squadron's annual spur ride, Nov. 1, 2012. The tasks the spur candidates were required to complete included a physical fitness test, a written test, vehicle identification, an obstacle course and a land navigation course carrying a 40-65 pound rucksack and at each point on the course they were tested on basic soldiering skills. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ruth Pagan, 2nd BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.)

Rojoef Manuel

Battelle to Develop Anti-Nerve Agent for Pentagon

The US Department of Defense has awarded Battelle a $53-million contract to develop a nerve agent countermeasure solution for soldiers.

Aug- 2024 -

6 August

Americas

MQ-20 Avenger, Sabreliner jet, and F-5 Advanced Tigers.

Inder Singh Bisht

MQ-20 to Play Adversary Aircraft in Pentagon Training Program

General Atomics has been contracted to turn a pair of MQ-20 Avenger drones into surrogate adversary autonomous aircraft for a Pentagon training program.

Jul- 2024 -

30 July

Arms

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA is launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) during a flight test off Hawaii in 2017

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon to Supply Standard Missile 3 for US, Japan

The Missile Defense Agency has contracted Raytheon Technologies to deliver Standard Missile 3 for the US government.

30 July

Cyber

Rojoef Manuel

DISA Taps Leidos for Defense Network Operations, Maintenance Services

DISA has awarded Leidos a contract to deliver operations and maintenance services for the Department of Defense Network capability.

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