Tag Archives: U.S. Army

Spaceflight Industries’ BlackSky subsidiary has completed preliminary design review activities for its proposed next-generation satellite for a U.S. Army program focused on tactical geospatial intelligence.

Edward Rothstein, a retired U.S. Army colonel and former garrison commander at Fort Meade in Maryland, has been named strategic adviser of Catonsville, Maryland-based information technology consulting firm Sparksoft.

A Raytheon Technologies business has received a $27M contract to provide technical support for the U.S. Army’s enterprise software system that manages logistics operations for the service branch’s ammunition resources.

Maxar Technologies has been awarded a potential eight-year, $49 million, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Army Geospatial Center to deliver portable, direct-downlink tactical ground systems that will provide critical geospatial intelligence to users in remote locations. The contract includes two initial task orders worth a combined $8 million.

Retired U.S. Army Col. Wade Johnston has joined Klas Telecom's government business as director of innovation and will focus on exploring potential technology offerings for the service branch's future programs.

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams has joined Leidos as vice president of defense group logistics, the company announced Thursday. He will support the planning, oversight and execution of logistics activities across the group, as well as drive innovation into corporate-wide logistics offerings. Williams most recently served as director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

Battelle has been awarded a three-year, $49.5M U.S. Army contract modification to research, develop and evaluate geospatial technology platforms.

Anthony Ierardi, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, has joined the strategic advisory board at robot manufacturing company Sarcos Robotics. He led the J-8 directorate at the Joint Chiefs of Staff prior to retirement after a 37-year military career.

The U.S. Army has received more than 1K optical devices L3Harris Technologies built to help military users detect threats and access imagery when performing missions during nighttime.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has selected Everbridge’s Mass Notification solution to support the agency’s internal Continuity of Operations (COOP), Devolution, Pandemic, Reconstitution Plans and emergency management efforts, the company reported on Monday. Everbridge has recently renewed its Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Agency Authorization, enabling the company to provide security and risk management for cloud products and services. 

Carnegie Mellon University has won a potential five-year, $70M U.S. Army contract to explore artificial intelligence and autonomous applications that simplify and accelerate “low-impact, high-time” work. The university will conduct research and development of AI-based methods to reduce time spent on such activities, the Department of Defense said Friday.

Perspecta has opened its new location in Georgia as part of the company's efforts to expand its cybersecurity research initiatives.

Ameresco and Duke Energy have secured a $36M contract with the U.S. Army to install new building and power generation systems at Fort Bragg in North Carolina in an effort to increase base energy efficiency.

The U.S. Army's Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities office and the Defense Innovation Unit have selected Northrop Grumman to build two semi-autonomous prototypes for a new military system designed to process situational awareness data from multiple sensors.

Elbit Systems' U.S. subsidiary has received a potential five-year, $79M contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply equipment for the U.S. Army's Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.