Lockheed, Air Force Squadron Conclude GPS III Satellite Tests
Lockheed Martin has gifted the U.S. Air Force’s 2nd Space Operations Squadron a miniature model of a GPS III satellite to mark the conclusion of the spacecraft's on-orbit tests.
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Atlas Space Operations Expands Global Ground Station Network
Atlas Space Operations has added nine new ground stations to its satellite communications network, providing a total of 13 ground stations.
VA, DeepMind Create AI-Based Disease Prediction Model
Google's DeepMind business and the Department of Veterans Affairs have developed a machine learning-based application that works to predict early symptoms of kidney failure. A study published in the journal Nature found that the AI model could help clinicians spot acute kidney injury in patients up to two days in advance and could potentially mitigate the need for serious medical procedures like dialysis or a kidney transplant, VA said Wednesday.
Iridium, AWS to Launch IoT Satellite Service; Matt Desch Quoted
Iridium Communications and Amazon Web Services are set to deploy a satellite cloud-based offering for internet-of-things users in September, Capacity Media reported Monday.
IARPA Funds Charles River Analytics to Support Multi-Path Reasoning Program
Charles River Analytics has received funds in the amount of $4.5M to support a reasoning testing project in support of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.
TransLumen Technologies Finishes Air Traffic Control Training Apps for FAA
TransLumen Technologies has delivered a set of training-tailored mobile game apps with Science Applications International Corp under an effort supporting the Federal Aviation Administration.
Booz Allen’s Courtney Crosby: DoD Must Address Need for AI Training, Experts
Courtney Crosby, a senior lead scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton, has said that the military’s lack of internal artificial intelligence experts warrants collaborations with industry until its human capital is “fully developed.â€
Skyworks Announces New Communications Amplifier
Skyworks Solutions has unveiled a new series of amplifiers designed to support communications in austere environments.
John Hopkins APL Tests 32-Year-Old Algorithm for Quantum Computing
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have tested a 32-year-old scientific approach for use in quantum computing, a data processing method that breaks down information into quantum bits for faster processing.
CoSo Cloud to Add Adobe Learning Management System to FedRAMP-Certified Private Cloud Platform
Adobe has selected CoSo Cloud’s private cloud platform to host its enterprise learning management system in support of government organizations.
USAF Plans Solicitation for Command & Control AI, Machine Learning
The U.S. Air Force intends to solicit for artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies designed to support command and control activities.