Former DARPA chief joins policy institute's board

Anthony Tether has joined the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' board of regents.

DARPA looks for stealthier Internet access

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking technologies to give the military “anonymous Internet communications to bypass techniques that suppress, localize and/or corrupt information.”

DARPA plans to SMITE insider enemies

DARPA is looking for technologies to deal with attacks originating from within.

DARPA wants razor sharp optics for satellite surveillance

DARPA is looking to fund a new program that would develop a diffractive optics membrane and related equipment and structures for use in a geosynchronous orbit telescope.

Timing the pre-emptive cyber defense

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is apparently turning to the hacker community for its next level of cybersecurity development.

Lockheed opens next phase of DARPA cybersecurity initiative

Lockheed Martin Corp. will continue to work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to help develop a governmentwide cybersecurity initiative under a $30.8 million contract.

DARPA: Calling all cyber geneticists

A DARPA research program would combine technologies to apply genetics, anthropology, sociology and physiology to the identification of cyberattackers.

Lockheed enters next phase of National Cyber Range project

Lockheed Martin Corp. will begin to implement Phase II of an Army program to develop the National Cyber Range under an $8,121,044 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The National Cyber Range program is a research and development testbed aimed at accelerating the deployment of new cybersecurity systems.

Lockheed leads effort to strengthen military networks security

Lockheed Martin Corp. will seek to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of military networks under a $31 million Military Network Protocol contract.

Army orders ground robots for engineer, infantry support

The Army has placed an order for 486 of iRobot’s PackBot 510s, the largest order the company has ever received.

Battlefield networks roll with the punches

New technologies make wireless networks more powerful and flexible.

Raytheon wins Navy research contract

Raytheon Co. won a $7 million follow-on contract to continue work on a project to develop a new kind of semiconductor for the Defense Department.

BAE aims to help DARPA improve targeting urban enemies

BAE Systems will work with DARPA to expand the accuracy of geospatial analysis for targeting enemies under a contract worth $7.1 million.

Demand for robotics fuels contract opportunities

iRobot won contracts from the Army and Navy this week for robots used on the battlefield.

Raytheon to build wireless radio network for DARPA

Raytheon Co. will create a wireless network for the military under a four-year contract that could be worth as much as $155 million.

Cobham to support DARPA wireless network program

Cobham Sensor Systems has won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop wireless technology for next-generation tactical radios.

SAIC to support DARPA's Machine Reading Program

Science Applications International Corp. will assist the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in developing its Machine Reading Program under a five-year, $13 million project.

$50B Alliant award goes to 59 firms

Lockheed Martin Corp. came out ahead in April with a pair of federal contract wins worth a combined total of $800 million.

CACI chosen for DARPA program management support

CACI International Inc. will provide acquisition and program management assistance to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under a five-year, $50 million prime contract.

Lockheed team to develop surveillance radar

Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a prime contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design, build and flight test a model of a high-altitude, autonomous airship featuring advanced radar for theaterwide surveillance and tracking.