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BAE, UiPath Form Business Process Automation Partnership; Manish Parikh Quoted
BAE Systems and UiPath have partnered to develop robot software platforms intended to help U.S. government and military customers automate business processes. “Working with UiPath, our analysts are laying the foundation on which future augmented analytics capabilities will be designed and integrated into government systems,†said Manish Parikh, chief technology officer of BAE's intelligence and security sector.
SpaceX Confirms Operability of 60 Starlink Satellites
Sixty SpaceX-built small satellites have made contact to ground stations since their deployment on May 24 as part of the company's efforts to establish an orbital constellation for a new broadband service, Space News reported Friday.
Army, Industry Partner on Cyber, EW Tech Development; Northrop’s Ginger Wierzbanowski Quoted
The U.S. Army has teamed up with industry to develop cyber and electronic warfare capabilities under the $982M R4 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and is now issuing task orders to support the service’s cyber electromagnetic activities, Army Technology reported Wednesday.
Air Force Issues RFI for Rapid Space Launch Capabilities
The U.S. Air Force has posted a request for information to seek statements of capability that can outline conceptual and practical guidelines on how the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center can meet future time and speed requirements for space launches.
Johns Hopkins Medicine, APL Create Healthcare Research Data Analytics Tool
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has released a tool designed to analyze huge amounts of data for research efforts aimed at helping clinicians improve patient care and medical decisions.
Johns Hopkins APL Software Helps DARPA Test UAVs in GPS-Denied Areas
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory deployed a testing system that helps evaluate unmanned aerial vehicles in GPS-denied environments to support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s “collaborative autonomy†effort.
Pat Gelsinger on VMware’s Efforts to Secure FedRAMP Certification
VMware is close to earning an authority to operate for its cloud offering under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and CEO Pat Gelsinger said he considers the FedRAMP certification a “critical milestone†and a significant opportunity for the company, CRN reported Thursday.
NASA, Northrop Complete Extreme Temperature Testing of Webb Telescope Spacecraft Element
Northrop Grumman facilitated the thermal vacuum testing of a NASA spacecraft element designed to support a space science observatory. James Webb Space Telescope’s spacecraft element was subjected to extreme temperatures during the trial in Redondo Beach, Calif., the company said Thursday.
DoD Adds Forcepoint Next-Gen Firewall to Approved Products List
The Department of Defense has placed Forcepoint’s Next Generation Firewall on the DoD Information Network Approved Products List following the completion of testing and requirements for security certification.
Inmarsat Taps Airbus to Build Three Satellites for Global Xpress Network
Inmarsat has selected Airbus’ defense and space business to develop three next-generation satellites for its Global Xpress satellite network. Inmarsat said Thursday the production of GX7, GX8 and GX9 satellites is part of the company’s move to expand its mobile broadband coverage worldwide, improve ability to incorporate future technology platforms and provide agility in space deployment.