Kristen Summers, former operating unit chief technology officer at Microsoft‘s federal business, has joined ManTech to serve as vice president and artificial intelligence technical fellow. ManTech said Tuesday Summers will drive the creation of a team of advanced technical practitioners tasked to support customer mission requirements through their deep experience in analytics and AI areas. […] More

Stored energy technologies provider EnerSys has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire for $208 million Bren-Tronics, a manufacturer of portable power products for defense customers. EnerSys said Thursday it expects to close the all-cash transaction by the second quarter of 2024. Following the acquisition, Bren-Tronics will be integrated into EnerSys’ Specialty business. EnerSys President […] More

V2X has won an $88 million U.S. Navy contract to operate and maintain communication, electronic and computer systems. Work under the contract will support the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific, a key Navy communications facility in the region, V2X announced from McLean, Virginia on Thursday. “This significant award not only enables V2X to […] More

Communication software provider Ecrio has entered into a strategic partnership with semiconductor manufacturer Intel to enable mission-critical connectivity and communication use cases for private 5G networks.

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NASA's Langley Research Center has launched a market research for follow-on procurement of mechanical and composite hardware fabrication support services. According to a request for information notice posted Friday on SAM.gov, LaRC seeks to identify interested sources and learn about their capabilities that could meet its requirements for the design and fabrication of research-oriented flight test articles and assemblies.

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CACI International has booked a potential $1.3 billion task order to provide U.S. European Command and Africa Command with communications and information technology expertise over a five-year period. Commenting on the award Monday, John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI and a 2024 Wash100 Award recipient, said, "We are uniquely positioned to equip the warfighter to successfully execute their missions and enhance communication, collaboration and coordination with partner nations."

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Vibrint has partnered with light fidelity technology provider pureLiFi to develop a secure wireless communications capability designed to safeguard government and national security data in classified environments. Tom Lash, CEO of Vibrint, said in a statement published Wednesday the new Vibrint LiFi technology uses light waves instead of radio waves to create ultra-secure wireless data communications networks.

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Rancher Government Solutions has entered into a strategic alliance and reseller agreement with the defense solutions division of Curtiss-Wright with the aim of bringing Kubernetes and container management technologies to the tactical edge. The two companies said Wednesday that under the partnership, the Harvester hyper-converged infrastructure and the Rancher Multi Cluster Manager will be hosted on PacStar 400-Series tactical communications products.

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Lockheed Martin will collaborate with Intel and its newly launched standalone business Altera to build a sensor open systems architecture-based airborne electronic defense platform for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R multi-mission helicopter to support a program of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Lockheed said Monday it will use Altera's Multi-Chip Package for integration with the SOSA technology under the Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging program.

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Mynaric has completed the initial deliveries of its free space optical communications terminal for multiple space-to-space and space-to-ground applications. The initial shipments of the CONDOR Mk3 will be included in the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport and Tracking Layer programs, among others, the company said Wednesday.

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Ultra Intelligence & Communications has demonstrated its suite of troposcatter systems designed to establish and maintain beyond-line-of-sight communication links to enable secure connectivity in diverse operational environments. The Archer family of BLOS troposcatter communications systems works to allow operators to set up communication links beyond 185 kilometers using a single antenna and withstand interference and jamming attacks, UI&C said Wednesday.

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The U.S. Air Force has concluded the initial operational test and evaluation of a BAE Systems-built electronic warfare system for the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15EX Eagle II aircraft. BAE Systems said Tuesday it supported the service branch’s operational test and evaluation center during the IOT&E effort for the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System as part of the Northern Edge 2023 large force exercise.

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