Air Force Prioritizes Multi-Level Security for AI at the Tactical Edge

Air Force Prioritizes Multi-Level Security for AI at the Tactical Edge

The Department of the Air Force is rapidly pushing to secure a critical decision advantage on the modern battlefield by deploying advanced artificial intelligence directly to forward-operating forces. However, bringing complex machine learning models out of secure data centers and into contested environments introduces massive data and security hurdles. To solve this, the military is…

Impulse Space, Relativity Federal Win Spots on Air Force's $5.6B NSSL IDIQ

Impulse Space, Relativity Federal Win Spots on Air Force’s $5.6B NSSL IDIQ

The U.S. Space Force is rapidly expanding its pool of commercial launch providers to ensure consistent, highly flexible access to orbit. In a major defense procurement announcement, two rising stars in the aerospace industry have officially secured highly coveted positions on a massive indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The newly announced Air Force Impulse Space Relativity NSSL…

DOI Launches $484M Small Business Set-Aside for Enterprise Cisco IDIQ

DOI Launches $484M Small Business Set-Aside for Enterprise Cisco IDIQ

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is taking a massive step to streamline its technology acquisition and standardize its sprawling IT infrastructure. In a significant opportunity for the federal contracting community, the agency has officially released a solicitation for a highly anticipated DOI 484M Cisco IDIQ small business set-aside contract. This comprehensive, multiple-award vehicle…

USAF’s Drone Wingmen 5 Key Takeaways

USAF’s Drone Wingmen: 5 Key Takeaways 

The U.S. Air Force is aggressively accelerating its most ambitious and consequential acquisition program in generations. As near-peer adversaries rapidly expand their anti-access/area denial capabilities, the Department of the Air Force is pivoting heavily toward next-generation drone technology. The USAF’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program promises to completely transform how the military acquires hardware and software,…

$2B Boeing Deal Boosts MUOS Network

$2B Boeing Deal Boosts MUOS Network 

The U.S. military is taking massive steps to modernize its critical space-based communications infrastructure. In a monumental technology acquisition announcement, the Department of War confirmed that an aerospace giant has officially secured a highly lucrative agreement to extend the operational life of a vital orbital network. The newly awarded Boeing $2B Air Force contract guarantees…

Jacobs Wiley Wilson Burns McDonnell JV Navy A-E IDIQ Awards Guarantee Critical architectural and engineering services

Jacobs Wiley Wilson Burns McDonnell JV Navy A-E IDIQ Awards Guarantee Critical architectural and engineering services

The U.S. Navy has officially selected two major defense contractors to support massive infrastructure modernization efforts. In a newly announced procurement, Jacobs’ government services business and a joint venture between Wiley|Wilson and Burns & McDonnell have each secured a highly lucrative Jacobs Wiley Wilson Burns McDonnell JV Navy A-E IDIQ contract. These five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity agreements,…

MDA Space Blue Canyon Technologies Acquisition A $620M Leap into U.S. Space Defense

MDA Space Blue Canyon Technologies Acquisition: A $620M Leap into U.S. Space Defense

The commercial space sector is witnessing a massive consolidation as international companies aggressively move to capture larger shares of the lucrative United States federal market. In a highly strategic corporate acquisition, Canadian aerospace leader MDA Space has officially signed a definitive agreement to purchase an RTX subsidiary. The newly announced MDA Space Blue Canyon Technologies…