InstantEye Unveils Mk-3 Small UAS Variants
InstantEye Robotics has released variants of its Mk-3 small unmanned aerial system with new payload, endurance and range capacities.
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Report: Firefly Aerospace to Launch First Flight of Smallsat Rocket in 2020
Firefly Aerospace remains on track for the inaugural flight of its Alpha small satellite rocket sometime in 2020 as the company works to accelerate development and testing of launch vehicle components, NASASpaceFlight reported Thursday.Â
EY, SailPoint Form Digital Identity Mgmt Partnership
Ernst & Young and identity management company SailPoint Technologies have partnered in a move to help joint customers secure digital identities across the organization. EY said Thursday it will integrate cyber managed services with a technology offering SailPoint designed for use on premises or in cloud computing environments to address clients' identity governance requirements.
FAA to Put Drones Into National Airspace System; Seeks White Papers from Industry
The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking white papers from industry for the development of tools to support integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system.
Thales eSecurity’s Kanav Gandhi on Five Cybersecurity Takeaways From ‘Game of Thrones’
Kanav Gandhi, a product manager at Thales eSecurity, wrote in a blog post published Thursday about the key insights cybersecurity professionals can draw from the television series Game of Thrones and one of those is the need for long-term plans to protect data from threats.
Industry Execs Cite Commercial Efforts to Help Address Army’s IT Network Challenges
Some industry executives discussed how to help the U.S. Army develop an information technology network designed to support warfighters in bandwidth- and power-constrained environments, C4ISRNET reported Thursday.
Sikorsky Demos Optionally-Piloted Tech Kit on Black Hawk Helicopter
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary flew a Black Hawk helicopter aircraft through the use of an optionally piloted vehicle technology kit in a flight demonstration May 29.
NRO Plans to Buy Satellite Imagery From Multiple Vendors; Maxar’s Tony Frazier Quoted
The National Reconnaissance Office plans to begin in 2020 a new procurement process to buy commercial satellite imagery from several companies, SpaceNews reported Thursday.
New Lockheed Tech Designed to Analyze Satellite Imagery; Maria Demaree Quoted
Lockheed Martin’s new Global Automated Target Recognition tool showed high accuracy rate during tests ahead of its launch at the GEOINT 2019 symposium in San Antonio.