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Riverside Research Added to NSF-led Consortium for Hardware Security

Riverside Research was added to a National Science Foundation-led consortium that works to drive hardware security development through cross-sector partnerships. The not-for-profit organization said Wednesday its membership in the Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust or CHEST Consortium allows it to support programs of the Air Force Research Laboratory, whose work spans […] More

by Nichols Martin January 13, 2022, 11:58 am
in Contract Awards, News

HawkEye 360 to Help AFRL Demo Hybrid Space ISR Architecture; Alex Fox Quoted

HawkEye 360 has received a potential three-year, $15.5 million contract to help the Air Force Research Laboratory demonstrate, evaluate and test its hybrid space intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance architecture. The company said Tuesday it will offer radio frequency analytics research, experiments, development, data ingestion tools, data collection and personnel support to AFRL’s space vehicles directorate […] More

by Jane Edwards January 12, 2022, 11:44 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

BrainChip-Made AI Processor Used in New Tech for AFRL Radar Projects

BrainChip Holdings has added Information Systems Laboratories in its Early Access Program and will provide the latter with assistance in the development of an artificial intelligence technology meant to support the Air Force Research Laboratory’s radar projects. ISL is developing the technology based on BrainChip’s Akida neural networking processor, which uses a neuromorphic architecture to […] More

by Nichols Martin January 10, 2022, 11:56 am
in Executive Spotlight, Government Technology, News

Executive Spotlight: Vincent DiFronzo, SVP of the Air Force and COCOM Business Unit at SAIC

Vincent DiFronzo, senior vice president of the Air Force and COCOM Business Unit at Science Applications International Corp., recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview discussing his transition from his 27 year military career into his current role with the company as well as a recent $99 million contract received by the […] More

by William McCormick December 29, 2021, 11:21 am
in Contract Awards, News

SAIC to Develop Air Force Weapon Simulation Tech Under $99M IDIQ Award; Michael LaRouche Quoted

Science Applications International Corp. will continue to provide modeling development support for U.S. Air Force weapons systems as part of a $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. SAIC said Thursday it will help the Air Force Research Laboratory develop and execute a research strategy for conducting basic, applied and advanced technology demonstration in support of Air Force Vision […] More

by Summer Myatt December 9, 2021, 11:53 am
in Government Technology, News

Northrop to Mature Satcom-Based Network Radio for DOD’s Multi-Domain Strategy

Northrop Grumman will advance the development of a satellite communications-enabled networking radio designed to allow the joint forces to communicate across land, sea, air and space domains. The defense technology company said Wednesday it received an expanded scope of work contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to mature the capabilities of its Freedom Radio […] More

by Naomi Cooper November 18, 2021, 12:01 pm
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in Government Technology, News

Mike Daniels: AFRL Using Cloud-Based Google Workspace Platform to Facilitate Remote Collaboration

Mike Daniels, vice president of global public sector at Google Cloud, has highlighted how the Air Force Research Laboratory employs the company’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-certified cloud-based productivity and collaboration platform to ensure scientists and engineers have access to a hybrid environment where they can continue working together. Lab personnel are now using […] More

by Naomi Cooper November 5, 2021, 11:42 am
in Government Technology, News

AFRL Taps 8 Companies to Conduct Feasibility Study for New Energy Tech

The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded eight companies phase one contracts to study the feasibility of developing energy technologies that support the needs of expeditionary forces. The U.S. Air Force said Wednesday its Expeditionary Energy Campaign funds research and development of renewable power, flex-fuel, wireless power transmission and other emerging energy technologies. The effort […] More

by Nichols Martin November 4, 2021, 11:49 am
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in C4ISR News, News

Raytheon Demos Multi-Domain Information Sharing Tools in AFRL-Led Multinational Exercise

Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business demonstrated two information sharing systems in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s interoperability-focused exercise in May. The company said Tuesday the Raytheon BBN team provided the Robust Information Provisioning Layer and the Multi-domain Assured and Networked Tactical Information Sharing systems for the multinational exercise that involved five waveforms, three security […] More

by Nichols Martin October 14, 2021, 11:40 am
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in Artificial Intelligence, News

AFRL Soliciting White Papers on AI-Driven Tracking System Architectures

The Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking white papers as part of its plan to award a total of $49 million for the acquisition of system architectures that use artificial intelligence and machine learning to track targets. AFRL said Wednesday in a SAM.gov notice it will issue multiple, individual awards valued between $450,000 and $5 […] More

by Nichols Martin October 1, 2021, 12:00 pm
in News, Space News

Sierra Nevada Wraps Up 2-Year Medium Earth Orbit Research Mission for AFRL

Sierra Nevada Corp. has completed its two-year mission to perform three space research projects in medium Earth Orbit for the Air Force Research Laboratory. The Demonstration and Science Experiments spacecraft, now handled by SNC’s Sierra Space subsidiary, deployed 13 payloads for the research areas meant to advance the Department of Defense’s capability to send spacecraft […] More

by Nichols Martin September 22, 2021, 11:48 am
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in Government Technology, News

Air Force Taps CTC to Develop Electric Generator for Modern, Legacy Aircraft; Ed Sheehan Quoted

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has secured a 27-month, $2.6 million contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory to design and develop an electric flightline generator that can power 5th generation fighter jets and older models. The effort aims to prototype a generator capable of reducing noise and emissions while still performing efficiently and with better quality […] More

by Nichols Martin September 3, 2021, 11:21 am