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The spending announcements come on the eve of the DSEI defense equipment show in London, opening Sept. 14.

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The U.S. military suffers because of antiquated rules and cultural norms for how government works with industry in developing new technologies. This can't continue.

Wright-Patt oversees as GE begins testing on new adaptive engine

The DoD Small Business and Technology Partnerships Office announces the opening of the following Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) topics: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), HR001121S0007 SBIR Topic HR001121S0007-23: “Inexpensive Long Endurance Drone (ILED),” published at https://sam.gov/opp/f85609948e6e4e82b15699ef246ea86e/view SBIR Topic HR001121S0007-24: “DELTA (Defining and Leveraging digital Twins in Autonomous undersea operations),” published at https://sam.gov/opp/2435dcb17e1b4ef59845f040f800858c/view SBIR Topic HR001121S0007-25: “TARMAC (Topology-Agnostic Resource Management and Control),” published at https://sam.gov/opp/a6f2630be003491f828a1cb815439035/view SBIR Topic HR001121S0007-26: “Testing Hardware for Event BasEd Systems (THEBES),” published at https://sam.gov/opp/d3ac1041b03845dfb74da4ef86d6a14b/view IMPORTANT DATES: September 9, 2021: BAA opens, begin submitting proposals in DSIP October 12, 2021: BAA closes, full proposals must be submitted in DSIP no later than 12:00 p.m. ET Full topics and instructions are available at the links provided above.

San Francisco-based Orbit Fab secured $10 million in its latest funding round, and defense companies want to be a part of the company's growth.

Reminder of the deadlines to apply for Competitive Projects' six newest challenges and the Green Heat Test Drive We wish to remind everyone of the deadline to apply to the six new challenges under Competitive Projects on Thursday, September 16, 2021: Worth a thousand sources: A fused picture for continental surveillance We Sea You: Digital tracking and accounting on navy vessels Erosion from Motion: Reducing wear and tear on rotary blades Wireless is where it's at: Secure and Seamless Wireless Network Onboard Ships High Bandwidth, Low Profile: Next generation point-to-point communication solutions for the field Less GHGs on the Seas: Practical solutions to measure and record energy consumption And the deadline to apply for the Green Heat Test Drive Call for Proposals (CFP) has been extended to Tuesday, September 28, 2021. We look forward to receiving all submissions and exploring new solutions to these important challenges. To learn more about what our Program offers, visit the IDEaS website. The IDEaS Team Rappel des dates limites pour postuler aux six nouveaux défis des Projets compétitifs et le Banc d'essai Énergie verte Nous souhaitons rappeler à tous la date limite pour postuler aux six nouveaux défis des projets compétitifs le jeudi 16 septembre 2021 : Une image vaut mille sources: image fusionnée pour la surveillance continentale On vous voit: Suivi et comptabilité numérique sur les navires de la marine Érosion due au mouvement: Réduire l'usure des pales de la voilure tournante Le sans-fil est là où il se trouve: Réseau sans fil sécurisé et transparent à bord des navires Large bande passante, courte portée: Solutions de communication point à point de nouvelle génération pour le terrain Moins de GES en mer: des solutions pratiques pour mesurer et enregistrer la consommation d'énergie Et la date limite pour postuler à l'appel de propositions du Banc d'essai Énergie Verte a été prolongée jusqu'au mardi 28 septembre 2021. Nous avons bien h'te de recevoir toutes les soumissions et d'explorer de nouvelles solutions à ces défis importants. Pour en savoir plus sur ce que propose notre programme, visitez le site Web IDEeS. L'équipe IDEeS

Indonesia has quietly signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, multiple sources have told Defense News.

The push comes after extreme weather, fueled by a warming of the earth's atmosphere, has wreaked havoc on Americans across the country this summer.