The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense has awarded a $12m contract to Parsons’ subsidiary BlackHorse Solutions for a research project under the Signature Management using Operational Knowledge and Environments (SMOKE) programme.
This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was secured by the subsidiary via a competitive acquisition process.
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Malaysia’s plans to upgrade its current inventory to deal with the territorial disputes and protect its territory in the South China Sea will result in the country’s defence spending increasing at an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3% over the period 2022-2027, according to GlobalData, with the growth primarily driven by Malaysia’s desire to protect its territory in the South China Sea and concerns from the Indo-Pacific.
On the second anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, Horns of a Dilemma features a talk by University of Texas, Austin Professor Jeremi Suri about his new book, Civil War by Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy. In seeking to understand the events of January 6, 2021, Suri looks to the American […]
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The Army recently awarded a task order to Microsoft to start developing a better version of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) that is expected to improve how…
Leonardo DRS has been awarded a contract to provide additional Mobile-Low, Slow, Small Uncrewed Aircraft System Integrated Defeat Systems (M-LIDS) for the US Army.
The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has been awarded as part of the US Army Integrated Fires/Rapid Capabilities Office’s (IFRCO) M-LIDS programme, which is currently underway.
The task order under the IDIQ contract will also see Leonardo DRS providing additional kinetic defeat vehicles and spares for the M-LIDS system.
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A faulty engine caused the $1.7 trillion boondoggle fighter to crash during a December quality check.
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The US Department of Defense (DoD) has announced it will deliver an additional military assistance package to support Ukrainian soldiers in their battle with Russia.
This was confirmed by Pentagon press secretary and US Air Force brigadier general Pat Ryder during a media briefing on 5 January.
Ryder said that the new tranche will include Bradley fighting vehicles, along with other military equipment.
On Oct. 7, the Biden administration took a risky gamble, introducing a sweeping set of new export controls that will reach deep into China’s advanced semiconductor production, supercomputing, and artificial intelligence ecosystems. These novel and ambitious restrictions usher in a new phase of technological competition with China. But they have been implemented unilaterally, without the […]
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Today, satellite-guided precision air-to-ground munitions are a familiar part of aerial warfare for the U.S. military and many of its allies and foes alike. The Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, is perhaps the best-known such weapon and is now almost ubiquitous, with a range of different versions available. Almost forgotten today, however, is its immediate precursor, the pioneering GPS Aided Munition, or GAM, the first weapon of its kind, which emerged from a quick-reaction program to provide more flexible conventional weapons options for the B-2A Spirit stealth bomber.