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Rand Unveils Predictive Technology for Army Recruitment Forecasting
Rand Corp. has developed a tool set based on predictive technology designed to help the U.S. Army forecast trends and achieve its recruitment goals, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday.
Use of AI, Machine Learning Evident in Top 10 Firms to Watch in Cybersecurity Market
The top 10 cybersecurity firms to watch in 2019 reflect the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics and other technologies to help speed up cyber threat detection and response to such threats, Forbes reported Sunday.
Lockheed Completes Radar Tech Demonstration for Army LTAMDS Program
Lockheed Martin conducted a series of exercises to demonstrate how its radar platform will meet the U.S. Army’s requirements for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor during the service’s “sense-off†at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Lockheed, Air Force Test Hypersonic Weapon Tech
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force demonstrated an air-launched rapid response weapon on a military bomber aircraft during a captive carry test held last week at Edwards AF Base in California. The AGM-183A ARRW technology was tested with the B-52 Stratofortress aircraft and will undergo additional ground and flight tests over the next three years, the company said Monday.
Lockheed Reaches New Delivery Milestone for F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 500th unit of its electro-optical targeting system, which utilizes infrared technology capable of tracking air or ground targets and was designed for the F-35 aircraft.
Cray, DOE Lab to Develop Exabyte Computer Storage Platform
Cray and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have signed a $50M agreement to produce an exabyte file storage for a supercomputing machine as part of a $600M project unveiled in May. The company said Monday it will integrate the ClusterStor technology into the Frontier computer being developed for ORNL.
General Atomics Unveils Automated Intell Tools for Remotely Piloted Aircraft
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has introduced a set of tools built to automate management of remotely piloted aircraft operations. The Integrated Intelligence Center has a user experience-based design and uses a modular and open architecture framework that supports third-party horizontal integration as well as the development of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies.
Kratos Completes Second Test Flight for Valkyrie UAV
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions achieved its test objectives for the XQ-58A Valkyrie, an unmanned aerial vessel, during its second flight test on June 11.