A General Atomics-made drone self-protection system demonstrated tracking and situational awareness functions as part of a project with U.S. Special Operations Command. The company said Friday its MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft used the new Self-Protection Pod to track infrared missile and radio frequency threats during a demonstration on Oct. 28 at Yuma Proving Grounds.
Read More »CAE Subsidiary to Develop Situational Awareness Platform for SOCOM; Ray Duquette Quoted
A CAE subsidiary has secured an other transaction agreement to create a synthetic environment prototype for a program aimed at increasing U.S. Special Operations Command situational awareness. CAE USA Mission Solutions aims to build a system for visualizing and integrating data into a common operational picture as part of the Mission Command program, CAE said Wednesday.
Read More »Leidos-Led Team to Chase SOCOM Aircraft Prototyping Contract; Gerry Fasano Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 19, 2020 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has teamed up with Vertex Aerospace and Paramount Group’s U.S. subsidiary in a joint bid to provide a multimission aircraft platform to the Special Operations Command, ExecutiveGov reported May 4.
Read More »USSOCOM OKs General Atomics Dry Combat Submersible Battery; Scott Forney Quoted
The U.S. Special Operations Command has approved a lithium-ion battery designed by General Atomics as an energy source for the Dry Combat Submersible vehicle.
Read More »HII to Provide Analytical Services to USSOCOM Intell Directorate
Huntington Ingalls Industries has secured a potential 54-month, $22M contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command through the SOCOM-Wide Mission Support-A vehicle to carry out analytical support services for the combatant command’s Intelligence Directorate.
Read More »Christopher Scolese, NRO Director, Named to 2020 Wash100 for Advancing Space Technology and Advocating for New Partnerships
Executive Mosaic is thrilled to present Christopher Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for advancing the office’s space initiatives, developing new satellite systems and forging new partnerships for proactive defense.
Read More »USSOCOM Looks to Acquire Light-Attack Aircraft for Special Ops Missions
The U.S. Special Operations Command has launched a new program aimed at providing manned light-attack aircraft to special operations forces, FlightGlobal magazine reported Thursday.
Read More »LMI Gets Contract to Develop Military Health Risk Documentation Tools; Robert Lech Quoted
LMI will develop a suite of tools designed to support the documentation of U.S. service personnel health risks under a three-year, $12.8M contract.
Read More »USSOCOM Selects Collins Aerospace to Prototype Mission Processing Tech
Collins Aerospace Systems will be working on boosting the aircraft efficiency of U.S. Special Operations Command.
Read More »CAE to Help SOCOM Create Common Geospatial Database Prototype
A CAE subsidiary will support rapid prototyping of a common database for the Open Geospatial Consortium under a contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command.
Read More »USSOCOM Seeks Industry Help to Future-Proof Special Operators Through Capabilities Assessment
U.S. Special Operations Command recently issued a request for information and sources sought notice for firms that might be interested in and can conduct a capabilities-based assessment of current and proposed USSOCOM intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capacities. The aim of the CBA is to identify potential capability gaps that might hinder SOF units from carrying out missions in the 2030s.
Read More »SOCOM to Scout for Commercial Tech Platforms at SOFWERX Event
U.S. Special Operations Command will host an industry event to gather applications intended to address certain technology focus areas. The Collider event will take place this April at the command's SOFWERX facility in Tampa, Fla., USSOCOM said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice.
Read More »USSOCOM Taps L3 Technologies for Optics Equipment
L3 Technologies has received a potential 10-year, $26.3M contract to deliver close-quarters sights and clip-on magnifiers to U.S. Special Operations Command. The company said Wednesday it will provide EOTech-branded holographic sights and G33 magnifiers that would be part of the command's Miniature Aiming System-Day Optics suite.
Read More »SOCOM Awards Boeing Rotary-Wing Aircraft Order Modification
Boeing has received a $42.8M modification on a delivery order covering the production of four MH-47G helicopters to U.S. Special Operations Command. SOCOM issued the cost-plus-fixed fee modification to meet an “urgent” aircraft sustainment requirement for heavy-assault, rotary-wing aircraft units, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD noted the U.S. Army’s fiscal 2018 procurement and aircraft …
Read More »USSOCOM Taps General Atomics to Deliver Lithium-Ion Fault Tolerant Battery
General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has received a contract to develop and provide a battery system that would power propulsion units of the U.S. Special Operations Command’s underwater vehicles. The company said Monday it will work to develop Lithium-Ion Fault Tolerant prototype batteries for integration and testing with these vehicles …
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