RESTON, Va. Science and technology engineering firm Leidos won a $631 million award from the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Grounds for work on the Army's Development, Integration, Acquisitions, Bridging to Logistics & Operations (DIABLO) sensors program.
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Spot, Boston Dynamics' dog-like robot, demos at SOF Week 2024 - News
May 09, 2024SOF WEEK 2024, TAMPA, Fla. Engineers from Boston Dynamics showed off the abilities of the Spot robot, which in some ways mimics a large dog, at SOF Week 2024 at the Tampa Convention Center.
Sub-surface multi-mission vehicle displayed at SOF Week by Patriot3 - News
May 09, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. Patriot3 showcased a sub-surface multi-mission vehicle (SMV) at SOF Week that is designed to operate both autonomously and with manual control, and allows divers to add storage modules, air modules, battery modules, and specialized modules for specific tasks.
Teal 2 thermal imaging nighttime drone demoed at SOF Week - News
May 09, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. Teal showcased the Teal 2 at SOF Week, an small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) optimized for short-range reconnaissance missions with thermal imaging capabilities for nighttime operations.
Modular drone detection system showcased by Arete at SOF Week - News
May 09, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. Arete showcased a modular drone detection system designed to track swarms of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) at SOF Week.
Helping SOF operators train like they fight - News
May 09, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Fla. Engineers at MVRsimulation, PAR Government, and Battlespace Simulations teamed up this week to showcase how they enable operators to train realistically with equipment that matches the gear and accessories they deploy with in battle.
Polaris eyes cold-weather military mission market - News
May 09, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Fla. Aware of the growing demand for cold-weather capabilities, Polaris Government & Defense -- which supplies heavy-duty vehicles for battlefield, public safety, and government use -- has been increasing its portfolio: The supplier markets the MRZR Alpha in an Arctic version and recently introduced two new military snowmobiles, the 650 TITAN 155 and 850 PRO RMK 155.
New tactical comms solutions demoed at SOF Week by Curtiss-Wright - News
May 09, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. Curtiss-Wright showcased their latest tactical communications solutions at SOF Week, including a modular radio center and a series of snap-together ultra-compact tactical communications and processing modules.
Fiber extenders, mission computers showcased at SOF Week by ZMicro - News
May 09, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. ZMicro showcased several new rugged computing solutions at SOF Week, including a fiber extender and a mission computer designed for aircraft.
USSOCOM asking industry for versatility, simplicity, ease of use: sources - News
May 09, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. U.S. Special Operations Command wants industry to produce solutions that are simple and easy to use, but also versatile and capable of taking on multiple types of tasks, industry sources at SOF Week say.
DoD must be more agile to counter the rise of drones, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says - News
May 09, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. The rapid evolution and usage of inexpensive uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) and surface vessels (USVs) on the battlefield exposes a need for the U.S. Department of Defense and the defense industrial base to be more agile and able to field capabilities quicker, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during his keynote at SOF Week.
How the U.S. military is protecting its assets against cyberattacks from mobile devices - News
May 09, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Fla. To ensure the protection of sensitive information while still enabling users to access government systems through their personal mobile devices, the U.S. military has been using such security techniques as zero-trust architectures, isolation, and virtualization.
Will the future of the U.S. military aircraft fleet be uncrewed? - News
May 08, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. The U.S. military has been increasing efforts to develop trusted autonomy capabilities for its aircraft fleet. The Department of Defense (DoD) and its services and agencies have been working on several programs to enable the operation of their in-service airplanes by using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) software.
TALON 135 gyro-stabilized weapon platform on display at SOF Week 2024 - News
May 08, 2024SOF WEEK 2024, TAMPA, Florida. Engineers at Paradigm SRP are showcasing their TALON 135 gyro-stabilized weapon platform at SOF Week 2024 at the Tampa Convention Center on the Zodiac boat in the South Docks, #11.
C-UAS tech designed to defeat drones in 3 different ways demoed by BlueHalo at SOF Week - News
May 08, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. BlueHalo showcased Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) platforms at SOF Week that are designed to defeat drones either through radio frequency, lasers, or kinetic effects.
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