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  • IBM to Design Self-Destructing Microchips For DARPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Design Self-Destructing Microchips For DARPA

    IBM will develop microchip technology that is designed to use a self-destruct mechanism under a $3.5 million contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company will explore methods for remotely shattering CMOS-based military electronics into powder once the items are discarded, DARPA said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice. DARPA says IBM intends to use strained […] More

  • BAE to Help DARPA Design Battlefield Transient Sensor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Help DARPA Design Battlefield Transient Sensor

    BAE Systems has been awarded a $4.5 million contract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency develop a sensor that would dissolve on command when the device’s work is done. DARPA is seeking to acquire commercial transient electronics for use in the battlefield through its Vanishing Programmable Resources program, according to a Thursday FedBizOpps […] More

  • Honeywell, SRI Picked for DARPA Transient Electronics R&D Project; Alicia Jackson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Honeywell, SRI Picked for DARPA Transient Electronics R&D Project; Alicia Jackson Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Honeywell and SRI International to develop electronics that can easily break down once their useful life is over, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes Honeywell won a $2.5 million contract and SRI won a $4.7 million contract under the DARPA’s Vanishing Programmable Resources program. […] More