ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN AEROSPACE
see the First Part video here Is the space attractive for doing business? Is the space race driven by commercial perspectives? For several years, the commercial satellite and space sector, the Space Economy in...
Atlantic Organization for Security (AOS)
FMN to the NCIA for 517 UHF SATCOM Radio Systems
To improve the security of NATO allies and partner nations for ensuring peace and stability in Europe. The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the NATO Communications...
SmallSats Multi-Launch Agreement between Firefly and ALS
Firefly Aerospace, Inc and Adaptive Launch Solutions (ALS), announced they have signed a multi-year Launch Services Agreement (LSA) which includes four Alpha launches beginning in 2021. Firefly Aerospace Inc., Austin, TX, is committed to...
Air Force acquisition culture is shifting
The service is working to promote acquisition professionals that aren’t solely focused on the prime contractors while also looking to ensure “how we can make sure there’s a business case for the traditional folks.”...
US Army selects future counter-UAV systems
Following a defense secretary delegated the Army to lead an effort to reduce redundancy in the development and fielding of counter-drone solutions by the services. In November, the Army was tapped to be the...
Seven Projects to Accelerate Adoption of Performance-Advantaged Biofuels
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of seven projects totaling $1.94 million to conduct research and development to accelerate the adoption of performance-advantaged biofuel blendstocks. These fuels are derived from renewable...
U.S. Missile Defense Agency: $2.3Bn Production Contract to Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), received a $2.3 billion U.S. Missile Defense Agency production contract for seven gallium nitride (GaN)-based AN/TPY-2 radars as part of the Terminal High Altitude...
How the U.S. Military Plans to Destroy Hypersonic Missiles in a War
The Pentagon is looking to Space War as an emerging method to counter seemingly unstoppable hypersonic weapons attacks, with early prototyping of satellite sensors and other tracking technology to more quickly find and “take out”...
P-8 Poseidon MMA: $27.8M to Boeing for Integrated Logistics Support
Boeing won a $27.8 million contract, which procures integrated logistics support for the Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the Navy, the government of Australia, and the government of the United Kingdom. The P-8A is...
Qinetiq Leads Next Phase of Unmanned Systems Exploitation
Qinetiq have recently been awarded a significant new contract to lead phase five of the Maritime Autonomous Platform Exploitation (MAPLE) project for the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The MAPLE project is...
Future Hypersonics Program
The Department of Defense, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Armament Directorate, is currently conducting a lot of market research seeking capabilities statements from...
DOD Sustainment and Acquisition Leaders Brief – Focus of COVID-19 Priorities
Ellen M. Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment; Jennifer Santos, deputy assistant secretary of defense for industrial policy and Kim Herrington, director of pricing and contracting, hold a conference on the Defense...
Army and Air Force Are Teaming up to Build New Hypersonic Weapons
Many Hypersonic weapons are engineered as “kinetic energy” strike weapons, meaning they will not use explosives but rather rely upon sheer speed and the force of impact to destroy targets, developers explain. A super...
NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly: an asset which merits more attention
As members retire from their parliamentary roles, they offer NATO a skilled and informed resource, as they continue to act as informal goodwill ambassadors. In the past few years, many long-term members of the...
European Commission strategies for data and Artificial Intelligence
A trusted digital leader – A leader in trustworthy Artificial Intelligence – A leader in the data economy – Next Steps – Background – Quotes from Ursula von der Leyen – The President of the...
Airbus and Thales Join Forces to Develop the Air Combat Cloud for Future Combat Air System
As part of beginning of February awarding of the Phase 1A Demonstrators contract for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), Airbus and Thales have signed an agreement for the development of the Air Combat...
U.S. Army : $235.8 M to LONGBOW LLC for Fire Control Radar Sustainment
The U.S. Army awarded LONGBOW Limited Liability Company (LBL), a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation, a five-year sustainment indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for up to $235.8 million to provide...
Australian MoD: $21.4 million support contract for the sustainment of training simulators
The military driver training systems are designed for basic and advanced driver training for any kind of wheeled and tracked military vehicle. Simulation technology permits to effectively transfer, practice and test the most complex...
Improved communication technology for aircraft
As from 5 February 2020, aircraft must be equipped with the appropriate electronic systems in order to fly above flight level 285 (above the altitude of 28.500 feet) in the European airspace. Exemptions exist...