• RESTON, Va. , Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Metron, Inc., a trusted provider of advanced research, scientific, and software solutions for government and commercial markets, announced today that the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), Strategic Technology Office (STO) awarded a $2.134 million Beyond Linear Processing (BLiP) contract to the Company. (wtnh.com)
  • PRESS RELEASE) FARNBOROUGH, 17-Aug-2023 - / EuropaWire / - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems' FAST Labs™ research and development organization a $14 million contract for the Massive Cross Correlation (MAX) program. (europawire.eu)
  • ARLINGTON, Va. and BOSTON , July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) announced that Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, has been awarded a 4-year contract worth up to $18 million to reimagine how to manufacture complex therapeutic proteins. (ginkgobioworks.com)
  • In March 2016 the agency awarded technology research contracts to four teams to explore different approaches, innovative technologies and systems enabling aircraft to launch volleys of low-cost, reusable UASs, and safely and reliably retrieve them in mid-air. (defense-update.com)
  • October 24, 2016 Five trends shaping federal contracts in fiscal 2017 Source: Bloomberg Government, Duncan Amos, October 11, 2016 After years of decline, government contracting may increase in fiscal 2017. (aptac-us.org)
  • October 20, 2016 Congress Appears Poised To Gut Government Contracts For Small Business Source: Forbes, Robb Mandelbaum, September 30, 2016 M.L. Mackey and her husband started their company, Beacon Interactive Systems, 22 years ago. (aptac-us.org)
  • October 18, 2016 The Dotted Line: 5 of the most commonly misinterpreted terms in construction contracts Source: ConstructionDIVE, Kim Slowey, October 4, 2016 People are fallible, and misunderstandings are a part of life. (aptac-us.org)
  • 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. (itechbahrain.com)
  • X-Hab 3D has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense for the development of sustainable carbon-neutral construction materials for 3D printing of artificial reefs to protect coastal infrastructure from shoreline erosion and wave damage. (xhab3d.com)
  • WASHINGTON - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded satellite operator Telesat a contract to study the use of commercial buses in the agency's experimental low-Earth-orbit constellation program known as Blackjack. (spacenews.com)
  • It remains to be seen how far the Blackjack program will go, given multiple smallsat endeavors by DARPA and other DoD entities that have been cancelled or delayed. (spacenews.com)
  • DARPA canceled a smallsat program called the F6 System in 2013 after investing close to $200 million . (spacenews.com)
  • The contract has a total value of up to $43M if all phases of the development program are completed. (ga.com)
  • The DP2 program of the Small Business Innovation Research contract will be dedicated to developing a general purpose PDK that will enable bulk acoustic wave (BAW) and other similar MEMS structures to be designed and fabricated using the Company's state-of-the-art XBAW™ process. (microwavejournal.com)
  • Upon successful completion of the DP2 program, DARPA may choose an option to fund a phase 3 program. (microwavejournal.com)
  • We're pleased to announce a project entitled Reliable Obfuscated Communications Kit for everYone, or ROCKY, part of the DARPA Resilient Anonymous Communication for Everyone (RACE) program. (galois.com)
  • As part of the project, participants in the DARPA program System Security Integrated Through Hardware and Firmware (SSITH) program will receive early access to the resulting security solution for emulation platforms. (eenewseurope.com)
  • Under the WASH program, DARPA seeks "to develop algorithms that enable continuous and real-time assessment of the Warfighter by leveraging data that is passively and unobtrusively captured by cellphone sensors. (cra.com)
  • Charles River Analytics Inc. is partnering on two contracts to support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Resilient Synchronized Planning and Assessment for the Contested Environment ( RSPACE ) program. (cra.com)
  • Charles River's contributions to the RSPACE program adds to its growing dominance supporting revolutionary research and development (R&D) led by DARPA, including the Strategic Technology Office's (STO) Distributed Battle Management (DBM), the Information Innovation Office (I2O) Insight, I2O's Vetting Commodity IT Software and Firmware (VET), and I2O's Probabilistic Programming for Advancing Machine Learning (PPAML). (cra.com)
  • The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has made several contract awards for research project under the Dispersed Computing (DCOMP) program. (cbrnecentral.com)
  • Dr. Gill Pratt, Program Manager DARPA Robotics Challenge described DARPA and its goals with the Robotics Challenge: DARPA's role is to spur innovation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) "LongShot" program that aims to develop an air-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that can fire multiple air-to-air weapons. (globaldefensecorp.com)
  • Prior to this project, DARPA had run a very similar program simply known as the Flying Missile Rail (FMR), the concept art for which depicted a drone loaded with two AIM-120 AMRAAMs on external pylons. (globaldefensecorp.com)
  • One such concept is the use of air-launched UAS program is the Gremlins, a DARPA initiative to develop reusable a air launched Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). (defense-update.com)
  • That being said, under this DARPA program, we are looking to significantly advance our polymer technologies to not only remove cytokines, but also a wide variety of toxins, and do so with little to no anti-coagulation in both high flow and microfluidic systems. (thecancerconsortium.org)
  • BAE Systems has been awarded a $14 million contract by DARPA for the Massive Cross Correlation (MAX) program. (europawire.eu)
  • General Atomics, Lockheed Martin and Jeff Bezos' space venture Blue Origin won the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA awards, under the agency's Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations program or DRACO. (tradingbees.com)
  • The contracts awarded to the companies are for the first 18-month phase of the program, with two tracks. (tradingbees.com)
  • Grand Idea Studio has received a commercial contract from DARPA's Cyber Fast Track program, which is a groundbreaking effort designed to fund short term, revolutionary security projects. (grandideastudio.com)
  • Awarded by the US Army Robotic Systems Joint Program Office (RSJPO), the contract has a maximum potential value of $10m, and covers delivery of the SUGV's maintenance training and spare parts. (army-technology.com)
  • Astra Space has secured a contract from the Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) of the US Space Force (USSF) for the Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 programme. (airforce-technology.com)
  • Lockheed Martin has won a $5.8 million contract to begin the first phase of satellite integration for Darpa's Blackjack program, the company says. (aviationweek.com)
  • The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Northrop Grumman a $13.3 million contract Phase 2 of the Blackjack program to "advance its Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) payload through emulation and Critical Design Review, and build PNT payload units destined for space flight. (insidegnss.com)
  • The primary purpose of the Image Understanding (IU) Testbed is to provide a means for transferring technology from the DARPA-sponsored IU research program to DMA and other organizations in the defense community. (sri.com)
  • Metron, in collaboration with Duke University and Azure Summit Technology (AST), will provide DARPA with algorithms, theoretical analysis, and a software testbed to optimize and evaluate end-to-end system performance in the first phase. (wtnh.com)
  • Akoustis Technologies, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a new, multi-year direct-to-phase 2 (DP2) contract from DARPA to further develop Akoustis' technology through the development of a Piezo MEMS process design kit (PDK) for the company's proprietary and patented XBAW™ process. (microwavejournal.com)
  • The DARPA ALASA Phase I contract is worth approximately $2 Million. (spaceinformationlabs.com)
  • Earlier this month, General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman won contracts for for preliminary Phase I design work. (globaldefensecorp.com)
  • Phase 1 contracts have been awarded to four teams led by Composite Engineering, Inc., Dynetics, Inc., General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Lockheed Martin Corporation. (defense-update.com)
  • DARPA expects the first phase of DRACO work to be done by late 2022, with following phases to be up for grabs. (tradingbees.com)
  • Defense and security company Saab has been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to perform research for the latter's Massive Overmatch Assault Round (MOAR) study. (saab.com)
  • Defense contractor Leidos will assist Telesat in fulfilling the DARPA contract, Telesat said in a press release. (spacenews.com)
  • US-based Raytheon, a business of aerospace & defense company RTX, has been awarded a four-year, $15m contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to increase the electronic capability of radio frequency sensors with high-power-density gallium nitride (GaN) transistors. (semiconductor-today.com)
  • San Diego-based General Atomics (GA) was awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop scalable processes for the cost-effective large-scale production of algae triglyceride oil and an algae-derived JP-8 jet fuel surrogate. (ga.com)
  • BAE Systems has announced that it has been awarded a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop the next generation Multi-Function Radio Frequency (MFRF) Advanced Rotary Wing Multifunction Sensor (ARMS) system for helicopter operations. (shephardmedia.com)
  • BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop new cyber tools designed to help prevent vulnerabilities in electronic files that can lead to cyberattacks. (helpnetsecurity.com)
  • AeroVironment Inc., Simi Valley, California, was awarded a $21,779,908 cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency research project. (airrecognition.com)
  • On May 27, 1997 Richard L. Dunn received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service for his work in innovative contracting. (strategicinstitute.org)
  • Verus Research received its first-ever contract award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) with the Waveform Agile RF Directed Energy (WARDEN) contract. (verusresearch.net)
  • The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) was a prize competition funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. (wikipedia.org)
  • While the defense giant is often focused on this type of Pentagon work, this award represents a new national security contract for Bezos' company-which is focused on a variety of space projects, including its tourism rocket New Shepard , a giant reusable rocket called New Glenn , and an astronaut lunar lander for NASA . (tradingbees.com)
  • Lockheed Wins Contract for Blackjack Satellite Integration is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report , an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership. (aviationweek.com)
  • Northrop Grumman and Martin Defense Group have received a new contract each to continue developing a payload-capable unmanned underwater vehicle demonstrator for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. (sea-technology.com)
  • Metron is proud to be supporting DARPA's efforts to deliver cutting-edge innovations for next-generation radar solutions," stated J. Van Gurley , President and Chief Executive Officer, Metron Inc . "We are pleased to continue our collaboration with DARPA to deliver innovations that enable greater capabilities for the operating forces. (wtnh.com)
  • Updated Nov. 30 with the value of DARPA's contracts with Telesat, Airbus Defence and Space and Blue Canyon Technologies. (spacenews.com)
  • Telesat received an earlier contract Nov. 16 worth approximately $550,000 to help DARPA better understand "commercial, commoditized buses, their operational concepts, and to define their mechanical, electrical, and network interfaces," Paul Thomas, DARPA's project manager for Blackjack, said by email. (spacenews.com)
  • We are extremely proud to play a significant role as a DARPA team member with SIL's VBITS enabling technology to support DARPA's ALASA goal to launch a 100 pound satellite into LEO for $1 million total cost per launch" said Edmund Burke, Space Information Laboratories, CEO. (spaceinformationlabs.com)
  • There is not a clear signal that this contract sends regarding the long-term significance of this contract award to Telesat," said Northern Sky Research senior analyst Carolyn Belle. (spacenews.com)
  • This project or effort depicted was or is sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and DARPA under contract number FA8750-19-C-0085. (galois.com)
  • The research project this contract is about is for now undisclosed. (airrecognition.com)
  • The contract valued $9 million awarded today provides for the research, development and demonstration of the Longshot. (globaldefensecorp.com)
  • The Pentagon's research and development arm on Monday awarded a trio of companies with contracts to build and demonstrate a nuclear-based propulsion system on a spacecraft in orbit by 2025. (tradingbees.com)
  • The funded contract, entitled Research and Analysis of PCB Deconstruction Techniques , aims to research, test, characterize, and document a variety of techniques useful in the deconstruction of a printed circuit board (PCB). (grandideastudio.com)
  • The multi-million-dollar contract will leverage Metron's tracking and signal processing expertise to develop, test, and deploy innovations to increase radar system performance for small-scale sea, air, and ground platforms. (wtnh.com)
  • Jeff Shealy, founder and CEO of Akoustis, stated, "We are honored to receive this contract award from DARPA to further develop the XBAW™ platform and expand the reach of our technology to facilitate new customers. (microwavejournal.com)
  • Space Information Laboratories (SIL) was awarded a DARPA ALASA (Airborne Launch Assist Space Access) enabling technology contract (HR0011-12-C-0053) on March 18, 2012 to develop GPS Metric Tracking, Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) and Space Based Range to reduce range launch cost. (spaceinformationlabs.com)
  • Under the terms of this contract, CytoSorbents will develop next-generation broad-spectrum, porous polymers capable of removing cytokines, toxins and certain biowarfare agents from whole blood, with $1.5 million in funding designated for the first year, based upon the achievement of pre-determined milestones. (thecancerconsortium.org)
  • The contract requires PNI Sensor to develop and offer magnetometers for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), which is headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island. (naval-technology.com)
  • European satellite manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space and small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies of Boulder, Colorado, received similar contracts over the past four weeks - Airbus for $2.9 million and Blue Canyon for $1.5 million. (spacenews.com)
  • Boeing Defence Australia will continue to support the maintenance, training and sustainment services for Army's fleet of 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters following a contract extension signed by Defence. (aidn.org.au)
  • This contract extension will expand the maintenance and training support for our Chinook fleet, while boosting opportunities for defence industry in Queensland. (aidn.org.au)
  • The multi-million-dollar contract will leverage Metron's tracking and signal processing expertise. (wtnh.com)
  • DARPA aims to pay no more than $6 million per satellite, including launch. (spacenews.com)
  • Telesat's $2.8 million contract, which the company announced Nov. 27, is a 12-month study to assess the utility of Telesat buses as the company refines its plans for a constellation of roughly 300 small, broadband satellites. (spacenews.com)
  • The contract, announced 21 March 2012, is worth $34 million. (shephardmedia.com)
  • With all options exercised, the four-year contract for HIPPOCRATIC App is valued over $15.5 million. (cra.com)
  • In August 2012, DARPA announced that it would pay about $10.9 million to Boston Dynamics to build seven platforms based on the PETMAN project by August 2014. (wikipedia.org)
  • In Track A, General Atomics will tackle the preliminary design of a nuclear thermal reactor and the concept for a propulsion subsystem, with its contract worth $22.2 million. (tradingbees.com)
  • First Assistant Secretary Joint Aviation System Division, Mr Shane Fairweather, said the $41 million contract extension would ensure continued support for the Chinook fleet over the next five years. (aidn.org.au)
  • The extension will see the total contract value increased to $146 million. (aidn.org.au)
  • The Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) is has been awarded an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the US DoD to provide a high-lift heliporter designed and manufactured by Dart Aerospace to the USN. (shephardmedia.com)
  • iRobot has been awarded an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide support services for the US Army's iRobot 310 small unmanned ground vehicle (SUGV) systems. (army-technology.com)
  • Under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, Astra will preserve, stimulate and improve the small launch industrial base. (airforce-technology.com)
  • Spare parts will be provided under an initial $2m instalment of the original IDIQ contract. (army-technology.com)
  • Launch Enterprise Small Launch and Targets division chief lieutenant colonel Justin Beltz said: "We need this IDIQ contract to continue to introduce speed, agility, and flexibility into the launch enterprise and continue to cultivate a resilient and affordable launch market. (airforce-technology.com)
  • SIL's VBITS patented technology will enable DARPA ALASA's goal to significantly reduce launch cost with Vehicle Based GPS Tracking, Autonomous Flight Termination and Space Based Range Systems. (spaceinformationlabs.com)
  • Dr. Phillip Chan, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are delighted to officially begin working with DARPA on this exciting project and are honored to have had our unique core blood purification technology selected for funding. (thecancerconsortium.org)
  • We are excited to be working with DARPA and our colleagues at Penn State to advance the state of technology in concrete composite materials and 3D concrete printing, with such far-reaching implications for critical infrastructure," says Nate Watson, VP of Engineering and Product, who is the principal investigator for the project. (xhab3d.com)
  • Blue Origin is excited to support DARPA in maturing spacecraft concepts for this important technology area," Brent Sherwood, the company's senior vice president of advanced development programs, said in a statement to CNBC. (tradingbees.com)
  • DARPA is interested in capitalizing on these advances to demonstrate military utility, emphasizing a commoditized bus and low-cost interchangeable payloads with short design cycles and frequent technology upgrades. (insidegnss.com)
  • Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Air Force and DARPA. (galois.com)
  • This material is based upon work supported by United States Air Force and DARPA under Contract No. FA8750-18-C-0056. (cra.com)
  • Telesat of Ottawa, Canada, is the third company to receive a study contract for Blackjack, a DARPA demonstration mission that envisions deploying 20 satellites - each carrying one or more payloads. (spacenews.com)
  • The DARPA study includes evaluating the use of intersatellite links on Blackjack satellites that would enable them to connect with Telesat's constellation, which will also have intersatellite links for in-space communications. (spacenews.com)
  • If the engagement is successful this certainly could give Telesat an upper hand in winning valuable DoD contracts for satcom services across its network, whether using Telesat satellites themselves or leveraging the system's [intersatellite links] and satellite production capacity (e.g., keeping the satellite production lines running even when Telesat does not require replacement satellites, helping to maintain personnel and supply chain as well as keep costs low)," she said. (spacenews.com)
  • DARPA will provide to some participants "a robotic hardware platform with arms, legs, torso and head. (wikipedia.org)
  • The following set of links is available to help you find biometrics news about "Darpa" and other relevant terms. (biometricupdate.com)
  • The contract will conclude with a pre-pilot scale demonstration. (ga.com)
  • The IU Testbed project was carried out under DARPA Contract No. MDA903-79-C-0588. (sri.com)
  • As part of a separate $3.7m contract from RSJPO, the company will also supply heads-down controllers, featuring a 5.6in sunlight readable LCD display screen to the army. (army-technology.com)
  • This contract follows the arrival of two additional Chinook helicopters in 2022, which joined the Australian Army Aviation Command's existing 12 CH-47F Chinook medium-lift helicopters operated by C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment in Townsville. (aidn.org.au)
  • Over the past several months, we have also collaborated with some of the leading potential systems integrators, to include our technologies into their integration proposals, under a separately funded DARPA DLT solicitation. (thecancerconsortium.org)
  • Belle added that the Blackjack contract has potential to create new business for Telesat, nonetheless. (spacenews.com)
  • DARPA is in the innovation business, not in the development business. (wikipedia.org)
  • Work on this contract is being conducted in Andover, Massachusetts. (semiconductor-today.com)
  • The contract moves forward work at Northrop Grumman's Linthicum Heights, MD and Woodland Hills, CA facilities. (insidegnss.com)
  • With government customers like DARPA and NIST, and commercial clients in transportation, human resources, and telecommunications, Tozny delivers reliable and easy to use software development toolkits for security and privacy. (cra.com)
  • Get the latest thought in innovative government contracting delivered to your inbox. (strategicinstitute.org)
  • The US Air Force and DARPA are looking at new concepts of operations that will enable unmanned platforms to support the future air component in all operational environments. (defense-update.com)
  • Geomagnetic sensors provider PNI Sensor has secured a contract to provide high-performance magnetometers for the US Navy. (naval-technology.com)
  • Tortuga did not mention how much money the contract is worth or over what period of time it will run, but said it's security solution for emulation platforms will be available for purchase later this year. (eenewseurope.com)
  • Tracks A and B receive DARPA funding, while Tracks C and D will receive no DARPA funding initially. (wikipedia.org)
  • This contract was a competitive acquisition under an open broad agency announcement and 42 offers were received. (cbrnecentral.com)
  • The contract scope specifically addresses electromagnetic interactions with electronics contained within enclosures and the effects on system operation. (verusresearch.net)
  • Tortuga has been contracted to integrate its current product portfolio of design tools - Prospect and Unison - with emulation platforms. (eenewseurope.com)
  • Airbus Helicopters and KAI have agreed a contract covering the supply of helicopter components for the latter over the next decade. (shephardmedia.com)