Army awards Lockheed multiyear $9.8 billion contract for thousands of PAC-3 missiles
The award is the "largest contract in Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control history," according to a company executive.
Army consolidates dozens of Palantir software contracts into one deal worth up to $10 billion
An Army official told Breaking Defense the new type of contract vehicle would allow the service to buy its software "a la carte" rather than "one-size-fits-all."
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Voyager is accelerating access to space
After manifesting 1,400 payloads aboard the ISS, Voyager is applying its mission management expertise to the next generation of space stations, ensuring uninterrupted mission readiness and success from the ground to space.
Army plans to award next gen C2 prototype contracts in May
The service reiterated that its envisioned future command and control program will not have a lead systems integrator as “no one company can provide a total solution for NGC2.”
Army official wants tech contracts in 6 months, plans to scratch overly-prescriptive requirements
“When we have a problem, we want to take that problem and give it to industry, and not over prescribe contracts,” said Danielle Moyer, executive director of Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen.
OTAs Soar & Army Leads The Way: CSIS Report
Army Contracting Command still accounts for 45 percent of all DoD Other Transaction Authority obligations, but the Air Force and, belatedly, the Navy are starting to catch up.
DoD Presses Industry For 5G Spectrum Sharing Prototype Ideas
DoD hopes that sharing spectrum will help lower costs and create a sustainable 5G industrial base as it battles to keep up with China.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
Army Robots: Two Contracts Forward, One Contract Back
Textron won the Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium and Qinetiq the RCV-Light, but General Dynamics’ award for the S-MET “mule” must be recompeted.
DIU(X) Funds Brain-Hacking Headset; Boston Branch Opens
UPDATED: Carter Touts Import Of Biotech CAMBRIDGE, MASS.: Special operations troops will test a high-tech headset that “uses noninvasive electrical stimulation” to help the brain learn better marksmanship and hand-to-hand combat skills, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said here today. This cutting edge example of “enhanced human operations” — a highly controversial field — is just […]