DARPA’S CONTRACT FOR BAE SYSTEMS

In a press release, BAE Systems announced that it has received funding from the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Defence Sciences Office to develop advanced analytics technology that will assist in the detection and deterrence of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) activity, helping to ensure national security. The technology will leverage multiple data sources and uses data fusion, adversary

modelling, pattern matching, and machine learning techniques to detect and identify indications of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) threat.