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Raven Industries to Showcase Thunderhead Stratospheric Balloon Under DIU Contract

A Raven Industries subsidiary was tasked by the Defense Innovation Unit to demonstrate the use of stratospheric balloons to enhance warfighter’s situational awareness at the tactical edge. Under the DIU contract, the Thunderhead Balloon Systems of Raven Aerostar will carry prototype communications nodes to try to connect units and integrated payloads for airborne data collection […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 23, 2021, 11:50 am
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DHS Lists 11 R&D Topics for Small Business Innovation Research Program

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has released a presolicitation notice detailing 11 new research and development topics under its Small Business Innovation Research Program. Dusty Lang, SBIR director at DHS, said in a statement published Monday the program opens the door for small businesses to work with the federal agency in […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 23, 2021, 11:49 am
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BigBear.ai Wins Army, NSA Contracts for Force Management, Strategy Support; Reggie Brothers Quoted

BigBear.ai has received a U.S. Army contract for the prototyping of a force management platform and a National Security Agency contract for strategic priority development and implementation support. Reggie Brothers, CEO of BigBear.ai and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said in a statement published Monday the company will help both military and government customers in […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 23, 2021, 11:48 am
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Air Force Taps Blue Canyon to Develop, Test Micro-Satellite for Deep Space Missions

Blue Canyon Technologies, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, has secured a $14.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and demonstrate a small satellite bus for operations beyond geosynchronous Earth orbit. The contractor will build a satellite capable of operating and maneuvering for up to three years in orbits beyond GEO under the […] More

by Naomi Cooper November 23, 2021, 11:48 am
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Northrop to Help USAF Implement New Mission Planning Software for Global Hawk UAS

Northrop Grumman has secured a contract from the U.S. Air Force to enable flight rerouting for the military service branch’s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system. The company said Monday it will apply the Dynamic Mission Operations or DYNAMO software update designed to allow for in-flight rerouting. According to Northop, the function allows operators to […] More

by Nichols Martin November 23, 2021, 11:42 am
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Army Taps Eaton, University of Toledo to Evaluate Large Format 3D Printing Tech

The U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center has selected Eaton and the University of Toledo to jointly study the feasibility of using large format 3D printing machines to produce high-strength engineering components. The power management company said Friday it will perform work under the Intelligent and Resilient Infrastructure effort to help the U.S. Army […] More

by Nichols Martin November 22, 2021, 11:42 am
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Halvik to Support JAIC Mission Under New Contract

Halvik has received a three-year, $14.6 million contract to help speed up the adoption of artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotic process automation technologies across the Department of Defense. The Vienna, Virginia-headquartered technology, engineering and professional services company said Friday it will support the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’s efforts to enhance defense missions through automation. […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 22, 2021, 11:41 am
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Raytheon Selected to Participate in MDA’s Hypersonic Missile Defense Tech Program; Tay Fitzgerald Quoted

A Raytheon Technologies business unit will develop a sea-based counter-hypersonic weapon system under a $20.9 million other transaction agreement from the Missile Defense Agency. Raytheon Missiles & Defense will aim to demonstrate the Glide Phase Interceptor prototype‘s ability to defend against missile threats that move at least five times the speed of sound, the company […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 22, 2021, 11:34 am
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EPA to Recompete Info Management Center Support Contract

The Environmental Protection Agency expects to issue a request for proposals for the fifth iteration of EPA’s Information Management Center Services procurement vehicle by Dec. 16, according to a presolicitation notice posted on SAM.gov. EPA said Thursday it will launch a full and open competition to procure vendor support for docket center, library network, records […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 19, 2021, 11:50 am
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BAE Secures 3 DARPA Contracts for Quantum Sensing Antenna Work; Julia MacDonough Quoted

BAE Systems has received three new development contracts with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to help enable a quantum sensing approach to augmenting U.S. military antennas. The company said Wednesday it will serve as a prime contractor on Quantum Apertures Technical Area 2 and a team member for Quantum Apertures Technical Area 1 and […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 18, 2021, 12:00 pm
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LinQuest Wins Spot on Air Force’s $46B Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract; Tim Dills Quoted

LinQuest has secured a spot on a potential $46 billion multiple-award contract from the U.S. Air Force for a variety of technical services in support of Eglin Air Force Base. The company said Wednesday it will provide enterprise analytics, systems development and digital services under the Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract to expand the base’s […] More

by Nichols Martin November 18, 2021, 11:56 am
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Galvanize to Train DLA Personnel in Data Analytics

Galvanize, a subsidiary of education services company Stride, has been selected to provide data science and analytics training services to Defense Logistics Agency personnel over the next year. DLA enlisted the Galvanize to help hone agency employees’ technical skills in analyzing information and extracting insights, the company said Tuesday. The training provider is helping the […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 17, 2021, 11:55 am