“We were very disjointed” in efforts to support contractors, admitted Pentagon CISO Dave McKeown. “We want to make that more streamlined.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.GA-ASI’s MQ-9B: The right UAV for persistence, power, and performance
When assessing the state of the art of unmanned aerial systems, it’s critical to be very clear about what various aircraft can and can’t do – and could never do.
Six small companies got $100,000 awards to do an eight-week sprint on ways to move the Army to electric power. Meanwhile, an academic study denounced the Army’s plan for mobile nuclear reactors.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“We realize that we may be considered an underdog,” says the company, which has never built a vehicle before, “but that is not going to stop us” — and the Army has explicitly sought out small businesses with big ideas.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Five small businesses won SBIR Phase II awards to build robotic arms to handle shells, software to manage ammo inventory, and other prototype technologies.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“The impact of the COVID crisis in the aviation sector has been really nothing short of catastrophic,” said Hunter. “At this point, it’s very challenging for those companies to stay in business.”
By Theresa Hitchens
The service’s xTechSearch contest is vetting novel designs and aims to build and deploy at least 10,000 devices within eight weeks.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
From throwable cameras to magnetic brakes, from disease prevention to battlefield networks, these small businesses have technologies the Army really wants. Read on to find out why.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Future inevitability of quantum computers is a security problem today
‘Store Now, Decrypt Later’ attacks must be thwarted now with Zero Trust cybersecurity.
The Army launched its Shark Tank-style xTechSearch before coronavirus hit, but several of the small firms competing for $1.2 million in prizes are working on ways to help.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Undersecretary Ellen Lord took pains today to emphasize companies would have plenty of time and plenty of help to meet new security standards. Is she going too slow?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Read about the 20 innovators in AI, biotech, materials & more who will compete at AUSA’s Huntsville conference in March as the Army shakes up its acquisition system.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Six companies got $150,000 Field Artillery Autonomous Resupply contracts to study everything from exoskeletons that strengthen human ammo handlers to robots that might replace them.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Some 80 percent of Army science funding supports the service’s Big Six modernization drive — but the 20 percent left for long-term basic research could transform military and civilian electronics.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
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“These are engines that would fit on your tabletop,” said Kratos exec Stacey Rock. “We don’t want hundreds of ‘em, we want thousands [of drones] to overwhelm the threat.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“From an industry perspective, calling us, engaging us, talking to us, and synchronizing that alignment can be most helpful. It can also be, frankly, harmful if the appropriators or the authorizers get some stray voltage that doesn’t match up to the story.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
