HawkEye 360 Launches Latest RF Collection Satellite Cluster
Space-based radio frequency data and analytics group HawkEye 360 has successfully launched its latest satellite cluster into Low Earth Orbit.
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RFI Issued for Group 3 UAS for EW and Comms Relay Applications to Fulfill AFSOC Requirements
The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, US Air Force Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces Directorate, Offensive Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems System Program Office, has issued an RFI for a Group 3 UAS for EW and communications relay applications to fulfill AFSOC requirements.
DARPA Seeks “Robust Quantum Sensors”
DARPA announced plans to issue a solicitation for its Robust Quantum Sensors program. Managed by the agency’s Microsystems Technology Office, the objective of the RoQS effort is to “bring quantum sensors to DOD programs,” as described in “Future Program Announcement Special Notice DARPA-SN-25-27.”
Navy Declares IOC for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band System
The US Navy declared initial operational capability for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band system in December, bringing a quantum leap in capability over legacy systems with drastic increases in power, target flexibility and jamming technique for naval aviation operations worldwide.
USAFRL/RYW Hosting EMS Warfare Industry Day
The US Air Force Research Laboratory, Sensors Directorate, Spectrum Warfare Division (AFRL/RYW) will host an EMS Warfare Industry Day on Jan. 6.
Saab Introduces Sirius Compact L20C
Saab unveiled the latest member in its family of Sirius Compact tactical electronic warfare solutions at an event in Nuremberg, Germany in October.
P-8A in Line for SIGINT Upgrade
The US Navy has confirmed plans to configure its Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft with a SIGINT suite using equipment essentially common to that already equipping the Navy’s Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton UAS in its Multi-INT configuration. The new SIGINT payload has been given the designation AN/ALQ-263.
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An Early Look at EMSO Priorities in the President’s FY 2025 Budget
This week, President Joe Biden officially released his FY 2025 Budget to Congress, marking the official start of the annual defense authorization and appropriations process. There are several funding and policy initiatives highlighted in the budget that pertain to advancing EMSO.
Wary or Weary of Fixed Price Contracts
There are varying opinions on the role of fixed price contracts through the department of defense and industry, but most fall somewhere on the spectrum between ideal or overused, useful or uncontrolled. We need to rethink how we apply this mechanisms and whether fixed price is even an appropriate contract vehicle for defense procurement today.