Antaris closes $28M Series A capital round

Lockheed Martin’s venture arm is a new investor in this five-year-old startup, which develops software for satellite makers to look at all lifecycles of missions in a digital twin environment. Antaris, a developer of artificial intelligence assistance software for satellite makers, has collected $28 million in Series A capital from investors to accelerate the development of […]
Army launches $50B IT, professional services solicitation

Industry will have roughly one month to finalize bids for the 10-year Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services vehicle. With much anticipation and fanfare, the Army has unveiled the final solicitation for its potential $50 billion contract that will bundle IT and professional services into a single vehicle. The Army set up the Marketplace for […]
Air Force seeks data migration solution for classified 3DExperience systems

This new market research effort focuses on air-gapped engineering environments. The Air Force is looking for ways to package data so it can move between two classified systems that are air-gapped from each other. The systems work in a 3DExperience environment and several data types need to move from between them including PDFs, Word documents, CATIA […]
Old-school spycraft could make a comeback as AI undermines trust

An article in the CIA’s Studies in Intelligence journal argues that artificial intelligence may erode confidence in certain electronic communications and further revive centuries-old human intelligence techniques. Artificial intelligence is widely expected to revolutionize intelligence gathering, enabling faster, cheaper and more scalable collection of information. But a new analysis suggests the technology may also spur a […]
Vendors struggle to navigate the Anthropic ban’s fallout

Tech contractors say ambiguity in how Anthropic’s products are able to be used by companies working with the federal government is leaving “traps” they may unknowingly fall into. The artificial intelligence vendor landscape in Washington, D.C., has been rocked by the ongoing dispute between Anthropic and the administration, with the business community searching for clarity in […]
Startup debuts agentic AI assistant for war

As the Pentagon eyes agentic AI, a veteran-founded company introduces a tool that puts the military first. The Pentagon is eager to incorporate AI “agents”—software that can autonomously execute complex tasks like customer service, scheduling, or code writing—into more of what soldiers and defense civilians do. But a growing body of research shows that agents built […]