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Army Taps Arctos to Provide Logistics for Allies’ Helicopters

Arctos has secured a spot on a potential eight-year, $44 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide third-party logistics services for helicopters handled by the U.S. Army’s Multi-National Aviation Special Project Office. The company said it will deliver rotary-wing aircraft equipment, supplies and support services to MASPO and the Army’s aviation program executive office. In support of […] More

by Nichols Martin October 14, 2021, 11:36 am
in Executive Moves, News

Former Army Acquisition Director Paul Ostrowski Named Strategic Adviser at Tomahawk Robotics

Paul Ostrowski, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general who has experience in defense acquisition efforts, was appointed as a strategic adviser at common control software provider Tomahawk Robotics. Ostrowski will use his knowledge gained from previously serving as director of the Army Acquisition Corps, principal military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for […] More

by Angeline Leishman October 8, 2021, 11:38 am
in Industry News, News

DOD Tests Five Counter-Drone Technologies; Mike DiGennaro Quoted
in Artificial Intelligence, News

MarshallAI Secures Top Spot on DOD’s Global AI Tech Competition

Finland-based MarshallAI bagged the top spot on the Department of Defense’s first international tri-service competition, which was aimed at recognizing the most advanced artificial intelligence technologies to be used for rapid decision making in the service. The company, which received $70,000, was followed by LatticeFlow at second place with $50,000, and Cyber Defense Service at […] More

by Carol Collins September 22, 2021, 11:52 am
in Contract Awards, Cybersecurity, News

SOSi’s Cybersecurity Services to Support Verizon’s Army EITaaS Environment Pilot; Julian Setian Quoted

SOS International has received a subcontract from Verizon to provide information technology and cybersecurity support for an enterprise IT-as-a-service environment pilot program at the U.S. Army’s Fort Polk in Louisiana. SOSi said Monday it will establish a security operations center and advanced incident response capability designed to coordinate Army efforts in defeating cyber threats Verizon’s […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 21, 2021, 11:55 am
in News, Space

Kratos Completes First OpenSpace Tech Delivery to Northrop for Army TITAN Prototype

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has delivered the first set of OpenSpace technologies to Northrop Grumman in support of its development of the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node space-ground prototype for the U.S. Army. OpenSpace quantum and SpectralNet products will be used to virtualize TITAN’s processing of data coming from various commercial satellite systems to […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 21, 2021, 11:52 am
in News, Technology

Raytheon Completes Initial Flight Test of Air-Launched Effect Drone

A Raytheon Technologies business unit completed the initial flight test of an air-launched effects drone that it designed to meet the size, weight and power requirements of the Future Vertical Lift program of the U.S. Army. The ALE air vehicle leveraged Raytheon Missiles and Defense’s Coyote uncrewed aircraft system design and accomplished all flight objectives […] More

by Carol Collins September 7, 2021, 11:37 am
in News, Technology

Northrop, Martin UAV Demo New Navigation, Targeting Tech on V-BAT Drone

Northrop Grumman and Martin UAV have jointly tested new targeting and navigation features of the V-BAT unmanned aircraft system being offered for a U.S. Army program to replace its RQ-7B Shadow drone. V-BAT, a lightweight UAS operated by a two-man team, can carry a wide range of mission payloads including those designed for electronic warfare, […] More

by Nichols Martin September 2, 2021, 11:25 am
in News, Technology

Leonardo to Deliver More Pointer Trackers for Northrop-Built Infrared Countermeasure Tech
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CTC Advances to Final Round of Armored Vehicle Maintenance Competition

A mobile application developed by Concurrent Technologies Corp. made it to the first downselect of a pitch competition that seeks technologies to meet the U.S. Army’s vehicle maintenance needs. The company said Wednesday it is among six finalists of the National Advanced Mobility Consortium’s Smart Motor Pool competition, which aims to boost the technical proficiency […] More

by Nichols Martin August 5, 2021, 11:31 am
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Carahsoft Expands ITES-SW2 Contract Offerings With 95 New Software Vendors; Craig Abod Quoted

Carahsoft Technology has added 95 software vendors to its Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to further support the U.S. Army’s enterprise infrastructure initiatives. Commercial off-the-shelf software products from computer security service provider C2 Labs, cybersecurity company Forcepoint, technology organization Thales and other new partners bring the total number of vendors on […] More

by Angeline Leishman July 15, 2021, 12:04 pm
in Contract Awards, News

BAE Systems Receives $62M Army Contract to Supply Advanced Missile Warning System

The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $62 million contract for next generation missile warning systems designed to support threat detection capabilities of aircrews in contested environments. BAE Systems’ delivery of the 2-Color Advanced Warning Systems is part of the Limited Interim Missile Warning System and covers the third of four production lots, the […] More

by Carol Collins July 15, 2021, 12:04 pm