MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) is pleased to announce that its Mission Technologies Division is committed to developing research, analytical, electronic warfare (EW) and electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) capabilities. Tests and evaluations that support and inform relevant USAF decisions.
Grant Hagen, the division’s president of cyber and electronic warfare, said: & Space Business Group. “This award reinforces the USAF’s confidence in our team and we look forward to fulfilling our contract.”
The EMS Superiority Development Task Order was awarded under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center (DOD IAC) Multiple Contract (MAC) vehicle. USAF 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, part of the USAF Installation Contracting Center, awards his DOD IAC MAC Task Order through a competitive process.
HII has been supporting the program since 2017 and has been working with DCS Corporation, Modern Technology Solutions Inc., On-Line Applications Research Corporation, Southwest Research Institute and Vanderbilt University in teams for five years.
The HII team produced technical recommendations for the Advanced Capabilities and Strategic Integration Team, part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Electronic Warfare and Avionics Division, and provided AFLCMC leaders with EW and EMS capability development and guidance. Provides decision-quality information on modernization. Research areas include artificial intelligence and machine learning, cyber and microelectronics.
HII research and analysis will be leveraged by the USAF to provide the rigor of systems engineering needed to reduce technical risk, provide technology maturity, and improve fighter survivability while reducing total lifecycle costs. to achieve
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HII is a global, all-domain defense partner that builds and delivers the world’s most powerful and survivable naval vessels and technologies that protect seas, air, land, space and cyber. As America’s largest shipbuilder, with a history of advancing America’s defense for more than 135 years, we are united by our mission to serve the heroes who defended freedom. HII’s diverse workforce includes skilled tradesmen. Expert in artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML). Engineers; Technicians; Scientists; Logistics Professionals; and Business Professionals. Headquartered in Virginia, HII employs 44,000 people. For more information, see:
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