Teleidoscope has secured a potential $100 million contract from the Department of Defense to proceed with the production of a prototype visual recognition and identification system. The artificial intelligence-based camera previously received funding from the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies program earlier this yea...
The Department of Defense has formed a task force that intends to advance the responsible development and deployment of large language models and other generative artificial intelligence technologies across DOD. DOD said Thursday the chief digital and AI office will lead Task Force Lima, which will help mitigate risk and address redundancy as the de...
In the modern battlefield, rapid decision making capabilities are more critical than ever before, and in conflict scenarios, every second counts. Warfighters and military leaders rely not only on huge troves of data coming in from sensor networks and multiple sources, but more importantly on the analysis of that data to inform their most important...
Artificial intelligence is sweeping the Department of Defense, and in search of new ways to support the warfighter on the ever-changing modern battlefield, the department is now heavily focused on perfecting this emerging technology. Ensuring that AI implementation aligns with DOD values and objectives is an effort that requires careful attenti...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a potential three-year, $115.1 million order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement to provide the U.S. Navy with initial spares and repair equipment for the service’s MQ-25A Stingray aerial refueling drone to help improve the unmanned aircraft system’s readiness and reliability. Work on the firm-...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has booked a three-year, $175.2 million contract modification to manufacture additional surface-to-surface precision-strike guided missile systems for initial U.S. Army deployment. The award funds work on the first and second early operational capability production batches of the Precision Strike Missiles, according to a ...
V2X (NYSE: VVX) saw its pro forma revenue jump 10.2 percent to $977.9 million during the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 and reported $2.1 billion in quarterly bookings with a total backlog of $13 billion, of which $3.1 billion was funded. The McLean, Virginia-based defense services contractor said Tuesday it recorded $34.3 million in...
Five companies will compete for task orders to advise and assist the U.S. Air Force in matters related to intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance, cyber effects and electromagnetic spectrum operations. USAF allocated $1,000 for each awardee on the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract using fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance fun...
IMT Defense was awarded a $162.7 million contract from the U.S. Army for the manufacturing and delivery of M1128 boosted artillery rounds and Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and a 2023 Wash100 Award recipient, said the multiyear deal “will allow for additional delivery orders,” Nationa...
John Sherman, chief information officer of the Department of Defense and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has released a memorandum encouraging military departments and other DOD components to use the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract to buy future enterprisewide cloud service offerings across all classification levels. The move is part of...
