DARPA awarded Raytheon subsidiary BBN Technologies a $2.4 million contract to design and integrate an information architecture for wireless, small module satellites as part of the System F6 program. Under System F6, DARPA researchers seek to break the paradigm of designing large—and expensive—monolithic satellites by creating a “virtual satellite” that is made up of small, affordable modules that are physically separated in a cluster on orbit, but function seamlessly as a whole via a wireless network. That’s where BBN comes in. “With this contract award, our goal is nothing short of assuring that DARPA gets a superior networking capability that enables F6’s many advantages over a single, large satellite,” said Craig Partridge, BBN principal investigator, in the company’s release.
Bombers Need Wider Range of Weapons: Panel
March 3, 2026
Any new missiles and bombs the Pentagon develops in the coming years need to be compatible with the bomber fleet to maximize options for long-range strike, Lt. Gen. Jason R. Armagost said last week at AFA’s Warfare Symposium.