General Atomics Celebrates Predator UAS 25th Anniversary
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has announced the 25th anniversary of the company’s Predator A unmanned aircraft system.
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Telos Cyber Risk Mgmt Tech Approved for DHS CDM Program
Telos' cyber risk management platform has been added to the Department of Homeland Security’s list of approved information technology products for the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program. Xacta is designed to help users address cyber risks and automate monitoring, security assessment and authorization functions.
Atlas, AWS Form Satellite Operator Support Partnership
Atlas Space Operations has partnered with Amazon Web Services to provide research teams and commercial clients with access to satellite ground stations for storage, data processing and analysis functions.
CBP Requests Info on Commercial Cloud Partners
The Customs and Border Protection has issued a request for information on potential commercial partners that could help the agency manage its applications and information technology systems in the cloud, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday.
Equinix’s David Peed on Four Steps to Advance Federal Data Center Optimization
David Peed, vice president and general manager at Equinix, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that there are four steps federal agencies can implement to accelerate their data center modernization efforts and the first step is building network hubs and optimizing network infrastructures.
DUST Identity Announces Series A Funding Round to Back Supply Chain Security Tech Development
Supply chain security technology developer DUST Identity has raised $10M in Series A funding round led by Kleiner Perkins and supported by Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm, Airbus Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, New Science Ventures and Angular Ventures.
BEI Precision Ships Motor Assembly for Raytheon Infrared Radiometer Payload
BEI Precision Systems and Space Company has delivered an encoder/motor assembly for an infrared imaging radiometer payload developed by Raytheon.
Army Deploys Multi-Pack Launcher for AeroVironment ‘Switchblade’ Missiles
The U.S. Army has fielded a six-tube launcher that can fire AeroVironment-built missiles during forward-operating base defense missions, National Defense reported Tuesday. Brett Hush, vice president of tactical missile systems at AeroVironment, said that special operations forces as well as the Army and Marine Corps have been using the small weapons for over seven years.
Alion to Demo C3 Tech to Air Force in AFWERX Showcase Event
An Alion Science and Technology-built command, control and communications offering has been chosen by U.S. Air Force program AFWERX as a finalist in the FUSION Multi-Domain Operations Showcase, an event that displays technology and concepts of interest to the Air Force.
CenturyLink Introduces Call Handling Service for Public Safety Providers
CenturyLink has unveiled an emergency call handling service that will allow public safety customers to transfer their call management offerings to the cloud.