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Northrop Grumman Wins $91M Contract to Upgrade US Army, Navy Radar Receiver; Ryan Tintner Quoted
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Northrop Grumman Wins $91M Contract to Upgrade US Army, Navy Radar Receiver; Ryan Tintner Quoted

Northrop Grumman has won a $91 million contract to produce AN/APR-39D(V)2 digital radar warning receivers (RWR), the company reported on Thursday. 

“As the radio frequency threat grows worldwide, the protection the AN/APR-39D(V)2 provides has become essential for our warfighters and international partners,” said Ryan Tintner, vice president, navigation, targeting and survivability, Northrop Grumman.

Northrop Grumman will deliver small and lightweight systems that protect rotary and fixed wing aircraft from modern radio frequency (RF) threats, such as radar-guided missiles and anti-aircraft artillery. The APR-39D(V)2 RWR will feature an all-digital, multichannel monitor with a 360° spherical coverage area to detect threats. 

The company’s receivers will also determine identity, bearing and lethality. The system is able to automatically initiate optimal defensive measures and has an immediate growth capability for RF countermeasures.

Northrop Grumman will leverage its next generation electronic warfare architecture, which will increase value and agility. The company has integrated this architecture across proven electronic warfare systems that are currently in production. The AN/APR-39D(V)2 is planned for integration on the AH-1Z, AH-64E, ARL-E, MV-22, UH-1Y and CH-53E/K.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services.

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SAIC Wins $737M AFMS3 Contract to Support Modeling, Simulation; Michael LaRouche Quoted
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SAIC Wins $737M AFMS3 Contract to Support Modeling, Simulation; Michael LaRouche Quoted

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded the potential $737 million U.S. Air Force Modeling and Simulation Support Services (AFMS3) 2.0 contract to implement, integrate and develop modeling and simulation (M&S), the company reported on Thursday. 

“The Air Force and DoD rely on M&S for operational readiness and mission preparedness. As part of this new work with the Air Force, we will provide live virtual constructive simulations to prepare airmen and other users for real-life situations,” said Michael LaRouche, executive vice president and general manager of SAIC’s National Security Customer Group.

SAIC will also drive M&S training and analysis standards for the Air Force, Department of Defense, and other federal organizations. SAIC will work with the Air Force Agency for M&S (AFAMS) and the M&S communities to deliver innovative solutions that support global operations for the warfighter. 

“By bringing exceptional experience and understanding of the complex DoD M&S operational environment, SAIC will support the Air Force’s transition to future warfighting capability like Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) for better battlespace awareness and decision-making across all domains,” LaRouche added. 

Under the terms of the contract, SAIC will help AFAMS develop policies, architectures and standards to support emerging technologies. Additionally, the company will prepare warfighters for readiness across all domains. SAIC will deliver M&S support for the Air Force medical, analytical, test and evaluation and acquisition communities.

SAIC will leverage its expertise in integrated training, data analytics, and cybersecurity for its winning solution. The award aligns with the company’s focus on command and control, IT modernization, digital engineering, and digital transformation. The single award contract was released by General Service Administration (GSA) FEDSIM on the GSA OASIS contract vehicle. 

About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation’s digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

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ArchIntel Announces Competitive Intelligence Event Roundtable Series Membership to Promote CI Professional Networking
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ArchIntel Announces Competitive Intelligence Event Roundtable Series Membership to Promote CI Professional Networking

ArchIntel, a market leader in open source daily intelligence, competitive intelligence reports and competitive intelligence events, has launched an executive level Competitive Intelligence Event Roundtable Series to develop a network of support for leaders in the competitive intelligence sector, the company reported on Thursday.

ArchIntel’s CI Roundtable Membership will enable CI professionals to participate in a private and interactive monthly roundtable, tailored specifically to competitive and market intelligence professionals.

During the sessions, notable leaders across the market will exchange best practices, share information and develop professional relationships as well as the opportunity to become an active member of the competitive intelligence community.

“Success is being viewed as a trusted partner by our capture teams and our senior leadership. It is also being viewed as a trusted partner across our sectors and by our counterparts in the other sectors,” said Marcia Altgilbers, Competitive Intelligence & Price-to-Win director of BAE Systems, during her Competitive Intelligence Spotlight with ArchIntel.

The ArchIntel Events will feature both peer level as well as industry recognized experts across a variety of competitive intelligence topics, technologies and market forces. The membership also offers 50 percent off all upcoming ArchIntel Events and ten percent off all new products and services offered by ArchIntel.

Visit ArchIntel.com to learn more about the Competitive Intelligence Roundtable Membership and the benefits it offers to support professionals throughout the competitive and market intelligence sectors. Working in tandem with a network of CI professionals will position your company to find and maintain success in the industry.

ArchIntel’s announcement follows the recent publication of the company’s “State of Competitive Intelligence: Through the Lens of the Competitive Intelligence Executive” Compendium. ‘The State of Competitive Intelligence’ Compendium has further addressed how CI practitioners can continue to advance intelligence as competition rises to continue to be successful in the field.

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NGA CTO Mark Munsell to Retire in November
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NGA CTO Mark Munsell to Retire in November

Mark Munsell, chief technology officer at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), will retire on Nov. 9 after more than a year in the position and two decades of service in the federal government, FedScoop reported Wednesday.

Munsell, who started his career at NGA in 1996, assumed the CTO role in February 2019 and led the development of the agency’s first technology strategy.

He previously served as deputy director of NGA’s chief information officer and information technology services directorate. He returned to the agency in 2006 after spending a few years as a contractor focused on maritime and flight planning.

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Rep. Jim Langevin: Countries Should Quickly Attribute Cyber Incidents
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Rep. Jim Langevin: Countries Should Quickly Attribute Cyber Incidents

Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., said the international community should speed up attribution of cyber attacks by other countries to implement cyber norms, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday. 

“If you wait two or three years before you can take action, it loses its effectiveness,” Langevin, chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities and a commissioner on the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, said Wednesday at the CyberCon event. 

“The message needs to move quickly if you want it to be heard.” He believes that countries should leverage human and signals intelligence and other cyber resources and be more willing to publicly attribute cyber incidents. Langevin wants to focus more on cyber threats facing the country. 

“I really also hope that a Biden administration will leverage the State Department and [be] more forward-leaning [in] working with our international partners and allies in establishing rules of the road,” he said. “Beyond that, I also hope that a new bureau of cyberspace security and emerging technologies headed by an assistant secretary at the State Department will be created.”

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DHS S&T Tackles Driving Distraction Issue Affecting Patrol Operations
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DHS S&T Tackles Driving Distraction Issue Affecting Patrol Operations

The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology (DHS S&T) Directorate has launched an effort to address driving distractions that affect the safety of law enforcement personnel. 

The Advanced Decision Support for Public Safety—Preventable Law Enforcement Distracted Driving project will virtually gather patrol officers and supervisors from the U.S. and Canada to discuss the issue of driving distractions, DHS said Tuesday.

This effort will address an issue, which according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, has caused almost 40 percent of police deaths between 2005 and 2017. These distractions are often caused by the multitude of systems used in patrol operations.

“With over 35 years of driver training experience, I have grown concerned with the dangerous mix of new recruits with limited driving experience and the requirement to manage multiple police data sources, all with the expectation of safely controlling their patrol vehicle,” said Albert Liebno, executive director of the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions.

S&T's partners on the effort include Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and various stakeholders from government, industry and academia.

“Based on the information and input received in these early stages of the project, in coming months, first responders, technologists and innovators will all have opportunities to present low-cost, easily-implemented ideas and solutions for consideration and evaluation by law enforcement,” said Jim Grove, S&T's portfolio manager for efforts associated with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.

The effort's resulting data would inform policy recommendations and technology assessments.

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JAIC Achieves Milestones After a Year of CoE Partnership; Bob De Luca Quoted
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JAIC Achieves Milestones After a Year of CoE Partnership; Bob De Luca Quoted

The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) celebrates a new milestone with the achievement of five operational goals resulting from Centers of Excellence partnerships.

JAIC has designed an agile procurement approach for AI, implemented data management procedures and consolidated activities for infrastructure support and program management, the General Services Administration (GSA) said Tuesday.

The center has also delivered AI and machine learning development environments for the Joint Common Foundation, an AI development space made for the military.

Lastly, JAIC contributed to the establishment of the First Five Consortium, an organization made to support humanitarian assistance and disaster response efforts via AI technologies.

“The CoE and the JAIC continue to showcase what’s possible in the federal space when agencies come together to accelerate modernization thinking and best practices,” said Bob De Luca. acting deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) and director of GSA’s Technology Transformation Services.

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NSA Engages in Partnerships to Support 5G Network Security
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NSA Engages in Partnerships to Support 5G Network Security

The National Security Agency talked about its efforts to bolster 5G security, as part of the nearly concluded National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

NSA said Tuesday that it partners with industry and other government entities to protect the emerging 5G technology that the agency believes will influence national security operations.

The agency's engagements in this effort address the areas of analytics, cloud, threats and standards associated with 5G.

Experts from NSA's Enduring Security Framework team are working with partners to address these areas and improve the 5G infrastructure's threat modelling, detection and recovery capabilities.

Additionally, NSA's Center for Cybersecurity Standards works with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project and other organizations to support 5G security.

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Merel Ekelhof Joins JAIC as Foreign Exchange Officer; Lt. General Michael Groen Quoted
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Merel Ekelhof Joins JAIC as Foreign Exchange Officer; Lt. General Michael Groen Quoted

Merel Ekelhof, formerly an artificial intelligence innovation manager at the Defense Materiel Organization Joint IV Commando in the Netherlands, has been appointed foreign exchange officer at the Department of Defense's (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC).

Ekelhof will handle issues on AI ethics, policy, governance and international partnerships as part of the center's strategy and policy team, JAIC said Monday.

Prior to her previous capacity, the certified NATO Joint Force Air Component targeteer advised the Dutch government on matters linked with autonomous weaponry. She also served as the lead researcher for AI and autonomy at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

“We are pleased to welcome Merel to the JAIC team and we look forward to leveraging her knowledge and expertise in artificial intelligence and autonomy,” said Lt. General Michael Groen, director at JAIC.

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CISA, FBI, USCYBEROM Issue Warning on ‘Kimsuky’ North Korean-Backed Hacking Group
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CISA, FBI, USCYBEROM Issue Warning on ‘Kimsuky’ North Korean-Backed Hacking Group

The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and U.S. Cyber Command Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) have issued a joint advisory to warn the public of a North Korean-linked hacking group called Kimsuky.

The advanced persistent threat (APT) group uses social engineering and spearphishing tactics to infiltrate U.S. systems, according to the notice dated Tuesday.

CISA, FBI and CNMF utilized data from intelligence reporting and open-source databases to consolidate Kimsuky’s tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP).

Kimsuky has also used stolen web hosting credentials to disseminate threats and created subdomains to mimic websites such as Google and Yahoo.

According to the advisory, Kimsuky conducts intelligence collection operations against organizations and individuals in the U.S., Japan and South Korea. The APT group was most likely launched in 2012, the notice states.

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