Stacie Ohler, a defense industry veteran, has joined Ultra Intelligence & Communications as senior director of strategic business development, she announced in a LinkedIn post. She brings to the role over 15 years of defense and national security experience in program management, business development, research and development, acquisitions, operational planning, wargaming, campaign design and intelligence. […] More

PickNik Robotics will develop autonomous fault detection and maintenance technologies for space assets in support of NASA under two contracts. The robotics company said Thursday work under the Small Business Innovation Research program seeks to advance its services for autonomous manipulation, utilization and mission planning in space operations. The first SBIR contract covers the development […] More

Autonomous flight technology developer Merlin has added former defense officials Kyle Kremer and Preston Dunlap to its federal advisory board, a move that follows several recent company milestones. These appointments align with the organization’s efforts to drive Merlin Pilot, a dual-use integrated hardware and software product, further into the federal market, the Boston, Massachusetts-based organization said Friday. “Merlin is […] More

Peraton will help the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory develop oceanographic tools under a potential $45.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The company will conduct research and development efforts for NRL’s ocean sciences division to better understand geophysical phenomena and the natural marine environment, the Department of Defense said Thursday. NRL expects contract work to conclude by June […] More

Northrop Grumman was awarded a production contract to supply the U.S. Navy with a new inertial sensor module meant to enhance sensor capability of naval surface ships and submarines in Global Positioning System-denied environments. The next generation AN/WSN-12 ISM is part of the Navy’s AN-WSN inertial navigator system, which is set to replace the AN-WSN-7 […] More

ManTech has developed the zero trust reference architecture for the Department of Defense’s government laboratory designed to test zero trust platforms for agencies reporting to DOD. “ManTech’s Zero Trust Architecture is designed to improve the enterprise security posture as agencies undergo digital transformation and cloud migration,” David Hathaway, executive vice president and general manager of […] More

HawkEye 360 has commenced operations of its seventh satellite cluster used for geolocating radio frequency signals supporting government and commercial activities. The Cluster 7 satellites have higher data gathering capacity on account of a new 300 MHz whip antenna with a coverage range of 270 MHz to 330 MHz, the company said Thursday. HawkEye has […] More

A team of researchers supported by quantum information company Infleqtion at the University of Colorado has made an advancement in quantum navigation by combining quantum sensing with machine learning to demonstrate a quantum-enabled accelerometer designed for use in positioning, navigation and timing. The software-configured accelerator exhibited a reduction in sensor volume greater than a factor […] More

SpiderOak has expanded its advisory board with the addition of Celeste Ford, board chair of Stellar Solutions and managing director of the latter’s venture capital arm Stellar Ventures. As an adviser, Ford will work to guide SpiderOak’s strategic direction and contribute insights gained from being an aerospace engineering industry veteran, the software company said Wednesday. Dave Pearah, CEO of […] More

SES‘ wholly-owned, government-focused unit made its satellite-powered network connectivity available for Amazon Web Services‘ Modular Data Center in support of the Department of Defense’s deployment of AWS-managed data centers in locations with limited infrastructure.  SES Space & Defense will use its cloud direct offering and facilitate connectivity between field-deployed AWS Modular Data Centers and AWS […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has unveiled a new program to develop novel tunable optical materials operating across multiple spectral ranges in the visible and mid and long-wave infrared electromagnetic spectrum bands. DARPA said Wednesday the Accelerating Discovery of Tunable Optical Materials program seeks to use advancements in artificial intelligence to discover and develop […] More

A Constellis business will continue maintaining security and safety at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina under a potential 10-year, $1 billion contract. Centerra will manage safeguards and security measures for aviation operations, information security, law enforcement, material transportation security and coordination, protective force, physical protection and program management functions at […] More