DOD

Processor upgrades enable computing at the edge

Avoiding vendor lock and providing more room for sensors and upgrades are critical considerations.

The small business making big investments to deliver advanced defense technologies

Employee-owned Physical Sciences Inc. has been scaling small business government R&D awards to solve some of the thorniest national security challenges.

Edge computing fails when the mission hardware can’t evolve

The payoff is quicker tech insertion, avoiding vendor lock, and more room for autonomy, sensors, weapons, and mission growth.

To deliver for the warfighter, acquisition reform must provide a level playing field

When all companies in the market are allowed to compete under the same set of rules, innovation flourishes and our nation unleashes the full breadth of its technological strength.

Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission

Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.

How the “Doomsday Plane” contract highlights the rise of mid-tier primes

Midsized companies can offer flexibility and agility while keeping intellectual property in the hands of the government.

The new battlespace will “hyperconnect” radios, 5G, troposcatter, and SATCOM

Enabling next-generation command and control with the same radio waveforms that were designed a decade-or-longer ago is a non-starter.

Nevada National Security Sites: 75 years. One mission.

NNSS advances U.S. security with science, training, and stewardship to protect the nation.

How a mid-tier landed the Air Force’s “Doomsday” plane

From SAOC to other programs, open architecture and government-owned data cut sustainment costs and speed modernization.

Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion

As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.