DARPA Prepares to Seek Long-Term Endurance Unmanned Vessel
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is almost ready to solicit for a 100-ton unmanned surface vessel designed for year-long unmanned operation, Inside Defense reported Tuesday.
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General Atomics Flies First Production MQ-9B Aircraft; David Alexander Quoted
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has flown the first production unit of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, a remotely piloted aircraft designed for all-weather performance.
SteelCloud Software to Help DoD Automate Drone Security Controls
The Department of Defense has selected a SteelCloud-made software to automate security compliance in a federal unmanned aircraft system effort.
Zscaler’s Patrick Perry: DoD Should Shift Focus to Data Security
Patrick Perry, director of emerging technology for federal DOD/IC at Zscaler, wrote in a commentary published Tuesday on Defense Systems that the Department of Defense should change its focus from network security to data security to better manage large data volumes and increasing bandwidth requirements.
DOE Issues RFI for Potential Smart Building Program
The Department of Energy seeks industry input on the potential development of connected buildings to boost operational and energy grid efficiency.
Stratolaunch Pursues Development of ‘Talon-A’ Hypersonic Vehicle
Stratolaunch is working on a reusable hypersonic vehicle designed to fly at speeds of up to Mach 7 to support hypersonic experiments, research and operational missions, SpaceNews reported Monday. Talon-A is an 8.5-meter-long hypersonic vehicle with a liquid-propellant rocket engine and a 3.4-meter wing span that can launch from the company’s carrier aircraft.
Tech Companies Back Federal Government’s COVID-19 Response Initiatives
Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google and other technology companies are reaching out to the federal government to help with coronavirus pandemic response efforts, FedScoop reported Monday. “This is unprecedented and so the response from the tech sector has been unprecedented,â€Â Nick Sinai, a senior adviser at venture capital firm Insight Partners, told the publication.
ST Engineering Launches Aethon Mobile Robots to Deliver Supplies, Increase Health Safety Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic; Tom Vecchiolla Quoted
ST Engineering has announced that it will utilize mobile robots to help healthcare organizations increase preparedness and create more resources amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, the company announced on Monday.Â
Governments Use JHU APL-Made Tool to Address COVID-19
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has distributed an existing device to help communities track the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease.
General Atomics Unveils Flight Simulator Tech for MQ-9 Reaper Variant; David Alexander Quoted
General Atomics’ aeronautics systems business has installed a flight simulator system at a North Dakota facility for Block 5 variants of a remotely piloted aircraft built to attack time-sensitive targets.
Red Hat’s David Egts: Agile Principles Could Help Agencies Improve FITARA Scores
David Egts, chief technologist at Red Hat’s North American public sector business, wrote in an article published Friday on FedScoop about how federal agencies can develop and implement Agile principles to improve their ratings on the Federal Information Security Modernization Act scorecard.