CACI to provide (the other) C3PO support
The US Army Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) has awarded a task order to CACI International to continue providing Command, Control, Communications, and Prototyping Operations (C3PO) support, the company announced on 21 December.
The multi-million dollar, multi-year contract has been awarded under the Rapid Response-Third Generation contract vehicle.
The company will provide hardware and software engineering support to assist I2WD in protecting ground and air platforms against electronic warfare (EW) attack, and support the development of EW countermeasures.
I2WD is the army’s centre for research and development of advanced cyber operations, radar, signals intelligence technologies, electronic warfare, and intelligence analysis, exploitation, and dissemination capabilities.
John Mengucci, chief operating officer and president of US operations, CACI, said: ‘CACI’s engineering solutions for electronic warfare technologies and techniques will help our US Army customer improve the survivability of air and ground platforms.’
Ken Asbury, president and chief executive officer, CACI, said: ‘CACI’s long experience with electronic warfare, combined with our technological innovation, will assist the US Army in providing troops with the technological edge to stay ahead of rapidly evolving global threats.’
More from Digital Battlespace
-
Australia looks towards space with force restructure, investment and training
Australia is looking to improve its presence in space with a focus on communications and creating a dedicated segment of its defence forces committed to the domain.
-
EID to unveil new vehicle communication system at DSEI
The Portuguese company’s naval communications system is in service across more than a dozen countries. It has turned to its home nation for support in developing a new vehicle based C2 system.
-
Chess Dynamics successfully demonstrates Vision4ce AI-driven tracker
The Vision4ce Deep Embedded Feature Tracking (DEFT) technology software is designed to process video and images by blending traditional computer vision with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to present actionable information from complex environments.
-
Wave Relay devices cleared for security use on commercial systems in industry trend
Persistent Systems has been cleared by National Security Agency (NSA) to transmit sensitive data on commercial networks. The devices are added to the NSA’s Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) component list which also includes other companies’ products providing the same security.
-
UK teases cyber spending boost in Strategic Defence Review ahead of “imminent” release
The release of the UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) has been long promised as mid-year. It is possible it could be as early as 2 June although the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) continues to play its cards close to its chest.
-
Intelsat emphasises SATCOM resilience for SOF in contested domains (video)
Intelsat outlines how its multi-orbit SATCOM architecture is enhancing connectivity and resilience for special operations forces operating in degraded and contested environments.