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Blog2022-11-16T07:27:16-08:00
  • virtual reality

    Virtual Reality, Preparing for What’s Next

    January 12, 2022

    Maintaining security while keeping our soldiers safe is our nation’s ultimate mission. Virtual Reality (VR) is the way to do that. Through VR we can train our soldiers in replica battlefields without unnecessarily putting them in danger.

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  • hypersonics advanced manufacturing test capabilitites

    Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Test Capability (HAMTC) Awarded to Fiber Materials, Inc. and Purdue Applied Research Institute

    January 6, 2022

    S2MARTS has announced that Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Test Capability Test (HAMTC) has been awarded to Fiber Materials, Inc. and Purdue Applied Research Institute. With modern hypersonic weapons capable of traveling over five times the speed of sound, technology has never moved faster than it does today.

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  • capitol hill american innovation defense contracting ota

    Why We Need to Fight China’s Attempt to Crush American Innovation

    January 6, 2022

    When it comes to hypersonic missiles and the trusted microelectronics that make them (and other military tools) so effective, we're losing the battle to China. CIA Director William Burns called the Chinese government "the most important geopolitical threat we face in the 21st century."

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  • additive manufacturing prototype

    Additive Manufacturing (AM) for Technology Protection (TP) Awardees selected using S2MARTS OTA

    January 5, 2022

    The Additive Manufacturing for Technology Protection prototype project selected six performers through the S²MARTS OTA. Powered by NSTXL, S2MARTS is the DoD’s premier rapid OT contracting vehicle for flexible acquisition in trusted microelectronics, strategic & spectrum mission, and other critical mission areas.

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  • Virtual Reality government contracting OTA DoD contracting

    Defense Health Agency (DHA) Virtual Education Center (VEC) Prototype Project Awarded to NetImpact Strategies, Inc.

    December 8, 2021

    On 13 September 2021, the Defense Health Agency Virtual Education Center was awarded through the Training and Readiness Accelerator OTA. After a review of vendor submissions and selected demonstrations, NetImpact Strategies Inc. was awarded the DHA VEC prototype project.

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  • Expert Insight with Brooke Pyne.

    Expert Insights: S2MARTS Research with Guest Host Brooke Pyne

    November 30, 2021

    In this exclusive interview with S2MARTS Director, Brooke Pyne, we dive into the brand new OTA called S2MARTS Research. Brooke helps to cover the ins and outs of S2MARTS Research, discussing what makes the OTA so unique, how much membership costs, and much more.

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  • 5G technology, DoD contracting, OTA,

    Trending Technology Alert: The Impact of 5G

    November 30, 2021

    5G is the newest generation in wireless network technology with speeds 10x faster than 4G, and in some areas being up to 100x faster. Telecommunications companies are frantically racing to increase their 5G coverage, but why are countries also competing to dominate this new, contested spectrum space?

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  • radio frequency

    DEEP Opportunity Awarded to Slingshot Aerospace through SpEC OTA to Detect and Mitigate Radio Frequency Threats

    November 22, 2021

    On September 30, 2021, pLEO Data Exploitation and Enhanced Processing (DEEP) prototype was awarded to Slingshot Aerospace through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) OTA vehicle managed by NSTXL. The DEEP prototype automates manual human data exploitation techniques, and delivers finished user-friendly products at low latencies.

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  • Precise SpEC

    $8.4 Million Contract, Precise Space Flight Experiment, Awarded to Tyvak by AFRL Through SpEC

    November 19, 2021

    The Precise Space Flight Experiment has been awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Tyvak Nano Satellite Systems, Inc. This prototype, released through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), will develop a spacecraft for new Very Low Earth Orbit missions with a plan to launch in 2024.

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  • radio frequency, DoD contracting, prototype

    Radio Frequency Generation (RFGEN) Subsystem Development and Integration (SDI) Prototype Project Awarded to Amherst Systems Inc. through TReX

    November 9, 2021

    On 15 September 2021, the Radio Frequency Generation (RFGEN) Subsystem Development and Integration (SDI) Prototype Effort was awarded through the TReX OTA by the Army Contracting Command – Orlando. The prototype project was officially awarded to Amherst Systems Inc - A Northrop Grumman Corporation located in Williamsville, NY.

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  • S2MARTS Neptune Payload, DoD contracting, OTA

    Neptune Payload Project Awarded through S2MARTS OTA to Prototype a Subminiature RF Payload for Integration in Multiple Maritime RF Missions

    November 4, 2021

    The Neptune Payload prototype project has been awarded through the S2MARTS OTA to design and prototype a subminiature multi-mission RF payload for the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division. The project was awarded to teams from Lockheed Martin, D-TA, and Epiq Design Solutions.

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  • S2MARTS research 2371b DoD research

    S2MARTS Awarded 10 U.S.C. §4022– (formerly 2371b) Authority, Now Offering Both Research and Prototype Execution Under One Agreement

    October 26, 2021

    The S2MARTS OTA, managed by NSTXL, has been awarded authority allowing the consortium to carry out basic, applied, and advanced research projects in accordance with 10 U.S.C. §4021– (formerly 2371), in addition to their existing agreement for prototype projects under 10 U.S.C. §4022– (formerly 2371b). This award marks a huge milestone for the S2MARTS OTA and the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division, as now both research and prototype projects can be accomplished under one OTA framework.

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