United States Army Research Laboratory

Agile Defense Expands Support to US Army PEO C3T through Key Contract Win

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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Complimentary to Agile Defense's ongoing support to U.S. Army Futures Command and Army Research Lab, this award will enable Agile Defense to bridge the gap between research and cutting-edge technology and deliver it directly to the battlefield.

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  • Complimentary to Agile Defense's ongoing support to U.S. Army Futures Command and Army Research Lab, this award will enable Agile Defense to bridge the gap between research and cutting-edge technology and deliver it directly to the battlefield.
  • As the third largest ITES-3S support provider, Agile Defense brings a depth of knowledge and expertise to serving the warfighter's operational needs.
  • Through this contract, Agile Defense will manage, operate, and maintain critical networks such as Blue Force Tracker (BFT) in support of Program Executive Office Command Control Communication-Tactical (PEO-C3T) and subordinate organizations.
  • Agile Defense will also be providing helpdesk support for global combat operations, disaster relief, and training missions.

ACMI Federal Secures $75 Million DoD Contract for Munitions Campus to Strengthen Munitions Supply Chain

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Using a public-private partnership framework, the initiative will bolster the United States' manufacturing capabilities in areas vital for national defense.

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  • Using a public-private partnership framework, the initiative will bolster the United States' manufacturing capabilities in areas vital for national defense.
  • This pilot constitutes a core component of MCEIP's five-year roadmap designed to secure supply chain resiliency and fortify the defense industrial base.
  • "ACMI Federal is privileged to lead this critical endeavor," said John Burer, Founder of ACMI.
  • The Munitions Campus will support companies by providing a range of key resources necessary for munitions development and production, such as non-destructive inspection, explosives storage and transportation, prototype testing, and munitions manufacturing tools.

Intel’s New Chip to Advance Silicon Spin Qubit Research for Quantum Computing

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Thursday, June 15, 2023
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What’s New: Today, Intel announced the release of its newest quantum research chip, Tunnel Falls, a 12-qubit silicon chip, and it is making the chip available to the quantum research community.

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  • What’s New: Today, Intel announced the release of its newest quantum research chip, Tunnel Falls, a 12-qubit silicon chip, and it is making the chip available to the quantum research community.
  • In addition, Intel is collaborating with the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) at the University of Maryland, College Park’s Qubit Collaboratory ( LQC ), a national-level Quantum Information Sciences (QIS) Research Center, to advance quantum computing research.
  • (Credit: Intel Corporation)
    “Tunnel Falls is Intel’s most advanced silicon spin qubit chip to date and draws upon the company’s decades of transistor design and manufacturing expertise.
  • The information gathered from these experiments will be shared with the community to advance quantum research and to help Intel improve qubit performance and scalability.

The Vertical Flight Society Announces the Winners of the 3rd Annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight Student Competition

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Friday, June 9, 2023
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FAIRFAX, Va., June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vertical Flight Society today announces the winners of its third annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition. Auburn University took first place, University of Maryland took second and McGill University took third:

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  • Auburn University Wins Top Honors in eVTOL Drone Competition, followed by University of Maryland and McGill University
    FAIRFAX, Va., June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vertical Flight Society today announces the winners of its third annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition.
  • The Vertical Flight Society encourages universities from around the world to form teams and take part in this exciting and challenging competition next year.
  • The Vertical Flight Society is the world's premier vertical flight technical society.
  • Since it was founded as the American Helicopter Society in 1943, the Society has been a major force in the advancement of vertical flight.

Liqid Powers Army Research Laboratory with World’s Largest Composable Supercomputers

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Liqid, the global leader in composable disaggregated infrastructure (CDI) solutions, proudly announces the successful delivery and acceptance of the largest composable supercomputers by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

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  • Liqid, the global leader in composable disaggregated infrastructure (CDI) solutions, proudly announces the successful delivery and acceptance of the largest composable supercomputers by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
  • Liqid served as the prime contractor for the $32 million contract, delivering two systems to the Army Research Laboratory DoD Supercomputing Resource Center (ARL DSRC).
  • These systems boast the largest composable GPU pools worldwide, with 360 NVIDIA A100 GPUs.
  • Located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, it operates under the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Computational and Information Sciences Directorate (CISD).

Vertical Flight Society Announces 2023 Individual Recipients of Its Prestigious Awards Nine

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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FAIRFAX, Va., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the individual recipients of its prestigious 2023 awards. For nearly 80 years, the VFS awards program has paid tribute to the outstanding leaders of vertical flight and served as a catalyst for stimulating technological advances. This year's winners will be recognized at the 79th Annual Grand Awards Banquet on Thursday, May 18, 2023, during the Society's 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display in West Palm Beach, Florida (http://www.vtol.org/forum).

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  • FAIRFAX, Va., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the individual recipients of its prestigious 2023 awards.
  • For nearly 80 years, the VFS awards program has paid tribute to the outstanding leaders of vertical flight and served as a catalyst for stimulating technological advances.
  • The Vertical Flight Society was founded as the American Helicopter Society in 1943 by the pioneers of the helicopter industry, who believed that technological cooperation and collaboration were essential to advancing vertical flight.
  • VFS is the global non-profit society for engineers, scientists and others working on vertical flight technology.

Advanced Radio Technology Startup Announces Move to West Virginia

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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"Our move to West Virginia will allow Xtremis to capitalize on the unique defense innovation community anchored by CMI2," said Shane Van Wyngaardt, Co-Founder and Principal at Xtremis.

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  • "Our move to West Virginia will allow Xtremis to capitalize on the unique defense innovation community anchored by CMI2," said Shane Van Wyngaardt, Co-Founder and Principal at Xtremis.
  • "Innovative startups like Xtremis play critical roles in both unlocking the economic potential of West Virginia and ensuring our nation's security.
  • Once completed, the Fola site will provide a unique, real-world laboratory for the development of Xtremis' novel radio technologies in conjunction with realistic military training.
  • "Welcoming Xtremis to West Virginia is exactly the outcome CMI2 has been working to achieve with programs like Pathfinder and the Army Accelerator," said Aly Goodwin Gregg, Vice President at CMI2.

Rob Albritton Promoted to Vice President of Octo’s AI Center of Excellence

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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Senior Director of the AI Center of Excellence at Octos oLabs R&D innovation facility, has been promoted to Vice President.

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  • Senior Director of the AI Center of Excellence at Octos oLabs R&D innovation facility, has been promoted to Vice President.
  • In his new role, Albritton, an award-winning AI and machine learning (ML) authority, will continue to shape Octos AI capability, strategy, and vision.
  • Albritton was instrumental in launching oLabs and developing it as a center for government AI innovation .
  • Weve built government contractings most robust, mission-focused AI and emerging technology facility and we staffed it with world-class talent.

Mavenir and Northeastern University Announce the Availability of Open-Source Open RAN Simulation Platform

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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RICHARDSON, Texas and BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University and Mavenir, Mobile Network Software Provider, are pleased to announce the public availability of ns-O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network Simulator), the first open-source platform for end-to-end simulation of 5G wireless networks driven and optimized by Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) components.

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  • Enables detailed, end-to-end simulation of 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) optimized by O-RAN Near Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller (Near-RT RIC) over E2.
  • RICHARDSON, Texas and BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University and Mavenir, Mobile Network Software Provider, are pleased to announce the public availability of ns-O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network Simulator), the first open-source platform for end-to-end simulation of 5G wireless networks driven and optimized by Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) components.
  • This allows data collection of RAN Key Performance Metrics (KPMs) at scale, in different simulated scenarios, and with different applications (e.g., multimedia streaming, web browsing, wireless virtual reality, etc).
  • ns-O-RAN is part of a suite of tools for research on intelligent Open RAN systems developed by WIoT.

Northeastern University's Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) launches OUSD(R&E) Funded Open6G Cooperative Research and Development Center

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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BOSTON, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University is pleased to announce the creation of Open6G, a new US Department of Defense (DoD) supported industry-university cooperative research center focused on future open, programmable, and disaggregated 6G systems. Open6G is led by an anchor award under the auspices of the Innovate Beyond 5G thrust within the 5G-to-xG Initiative, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) (OUSD(R&E)). The technical effort will be housed at Northeastern University's Institute for Wireless Internet of Things.  Industry partners and collaborators of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) who are active in the wireless, defense, computing, and manufacturing industries include A5G Networks, AiRANACULUS, AMD, ANDRO Computational Solutions, AT&T, Bionet Sonar, Dell Technologies, InterDigital, Keysight Technologies, MathWorks, Mavenir, MITRE, Nexcepta, NI (formerly National Instruments), NVIDIA, Qualcomm Inc., Raytheon Technologies, Red Hat, US Ignite, and VIAVI.

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  • The technical effort will be housed at Northeastern University's Institute for Wireless Internet of Things.
  • Open6G's overarching goal is to create a Federal-Industry-University cooperative research, development, testing, and commercialization hub to jumpstart beyond-5G systems research.
  • For more information on Open6G, please visit: www.open6g.us
    About the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University.
  • The Open6G project is managed by the Kostas Research Institute through a cooperative agreement with the Army Research Laboratory.