HII has christened the U.S. Navy's third America-class amphibious assault ship, named after Bougainville Island in the Solomons in honor of a World War 2 campaign that dismantled the Japanese stronghold. Ellyn Dunford, wife of former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman and U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Joe Dunford Jr., sponsored the christening of USS Bougainville, the company said Saturday.

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SpaceX has entered into a contract to help Amazon deploy Project Kuiper, a low Earth orbit satellite broadband network, by providing launch services using the Falcon 9 vehicle beginning mid-2025. Amazon said Saturday that the contract involves the provision of three Falcon 9 launches to augment a total of 77 heavy-lift rocket launches already secured from Arianespace, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance.

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Anduril has unveiled Roadrunner, a vertical takeoff and landing-capable autonomous air vehicle, and its ground-based air defense variant, Roadrunner-Munition. Roadrunner features a twin-jet engine and a modular payload system while Roadrunner-M features target interception capabilities and reusability if it is not used to destroy the target, Anduril said Frida.

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Pragyansmita Nayak, chief data scientist at Hitachi Vantara's federal subsidiary, has outlined strategic steps to integrate artificial intelligence tools into government systems to optimize operations, enhance security and achieve mission objectives. Federal agencies must first establish a data management strategy, focusing on data provenance and lineage, to ensure data quality and prevent the infiltration of "poisoned" data that threat actors may exploit to disrupt AI systems, Nayak wrote in an opinion article Federal News Network published Friday.

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Assurance Technology Corp. has secured a $70 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide the Navy with development support and integration services for optical and radio frequency payload systems. Work will be carried out at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., through November 2028.

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Register here for the 2024 Space Summit. A discount awaits the early bird. Alternately, opt to become a POC member to get updated with the latest events, summits, and conferences.   Doug Wagoner, CEO of LMI, has been in the limelight recently as he earned another feather in his cap with a large contract award […] More

Dr. Alvaro Velasquez is the Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Read on and learn more about his duties and responsibilities as a defense official.   We invite you to join the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21, 2024. Reserve your slot now and register here. […] More

The healthcare industry has tapped into the power of information technology to enhance the process of several operations. Register here to learn what esteemed professionals are doing to enhance IT capabilities for the healthcare landscape at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Healthcare Summit.   Ken Hofgesang is one of the leaders in bolstering healthcare IT […] More

Battelle, a company focused on research and development associated with national security, energy, health and the environment, has appointed two executives to its board of directors. These leaders, Exelon President and CEO Calvin Butler and Installed Building Products President, CEO and Chairman Jeff Edwards, will join the team effective immediately, the Columbus, Ohio-based enterprise announced on Thursday.

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IBM is working to advance its geospatial artificial intelligence tools, including the new AI foundation model developed in partnership with NASA, to support climate efforts in the U.A.E., Kenya and the U.K. The company said Thursday it has partnered with the Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence to fine-tune its geospatial foundation model for mapping urban heat islands in Abu Dhabi and parts of the U.A.E.

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CRL Technologies, an Alexandria, Virginia-based engineering services provider, was selected by the U.S. Navy to deliver lead systems integrator support to the AIRWorks Office within the Naval Air Warfare Center. Under a $247.7 million contract, the company will perform engineering, technical, prototyping and project management services in support of the service branch's manned and unmanned aircraft programs and platforms.

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Clear Ridge Defense, a Maryland-based cybersecurity consulting firm, has secured a potential $25 million prime contract to provide various support services for the Cyber Adversary Tactics Office. The award includes provision of red team operations, cyber threat emulation, infrastructure engineering, exercise scenario development, adversary threat assessment and training support services, the company said Thursday.

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