Drone Aviation Ships Small Aerostat Systems for CBP Effort
Drone Aviation Holding has delivered new aerostat units to a prime contractor for an effort with U.S Customs and Border Protection.
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Chris Bogdan: Booz Allen Eyes Open Architecture for Ground C2 System
Chris Bogdan, a senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, said the company is interested in developing a ground-based command-and-control system with an open architecture designed to support satellites used for national security missions, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday.
Federal Resources to Offer Synapse-Built X-ray Automation Tech Under Public Sector Partnership
Federal Resources has partnered with Synapse Technology to support, market and distribute the latter’s artificial intelligence-based software security tool to government customers.
DHA Seeks Info on Enterprise IT for Electronic Health Record Modernization
The Defense Health Agency requests input on the implementation of enterprise information technology services across the Department of Defense’s electronic health record.
AeroDefense Awarded DHS Distinction for Anti-Terrorism Technology Compliance
The Department of Homeland Security has recognized AeroDefense’s drone detection platform for compliance with a law concerning anti-terrorism technologies.
Sikorsky-Built Combat Rescue Helicopter Gets Air Force Milestone C Approval
Lockheed Martin announced that the Sikorsky-built HH-60W combat rescue helicopter will now transition to low rate initial production after the U.S. Air Force issued a Milestone C decision.
ViON’s Rob Davies on Four Features Multicloud Management Tools Should Have
Rob Davies, executive vice president of operations at ViON, wrote in a GCN article published Tuesday that there are four features cloud managers should look for in a multicloud management tool and one is broad applicability.
ST Engineering Subsidiary Provides Cleveland Streetlight Control System
ST Engineering Telematics Wireless has delivered a control network to help Cleveland operate a system of 61K streetlights.
Postal Service Seeks Info on Potential Mail Delivery Drone Sources
The U.S. Postal Service has issued a request for information to seek potential sources of unmanned aircraft systems that can be used in mail delivery and data collection.
Lt. Gen. John Thompson: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Certified for Two National Security Orbits
Lt. Gen. John Thompson, commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, said the service branch certified SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to perform national security launch missions for “certain orbits,†SpaceNews reported Saturday.
Marine Corps Looks at Bell-Made Drone for Naval Ship Protection
The U.S. Marine Corps is looking to use a Bell-made unmanned tiltrotor aircraft for efforts to protect naval ships, according to officials, Military.com reported Wednesday.