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  • Avaya Helps Indiana Transport Dept Implement New Traffic Surveillance Platform
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    Avaya Helps Indiana Transport Dept Implement New Traffic Surveillance Platform

    The Indiana Department of Transportation has implemented an Avaya-built network and surveillance technology to monitor traffic flow on the state’s urban interstate highways. Avaya said Wednesday its Fabric Connect system works to provide round-the-clock video feeds from approximately 350 cameras in various locations and helps INDOT personnel to observe road incidents so they can immediately dispatch response teams. Fabric Connect replaced the department’s previous video […] More

  • OGSystems, Narrative Science Partner on New Location-Based Intell Offering; Omar Balkissoon Comments
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    OGSystems, Narrative Science Partner on New Location-Based Intell Offering; Omar Balkissoon Comments

    OGSystems and natural language generation technology provider Narrative Science have teamed up to develop a new location-based intelligence platform offering for enterprise customers. The BlueGlass platform integrates remote sensing, big data and cognitive analytics features to help clients gain situational insights in real time through anomaly alerting and activity reports about potential risks, OGSystems said Wednesday. […] More

  • VA, Flow Health Partner to Build Medical Knowledge Graph for AI Training
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    VA, Flow Health Partner to Build Medical Knowledge Graph for AI Training

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has forged a five-year alliance with Flow Health to develop a medical knowledge graph that will incorporate deep learning to aid medical decision-making and train artificial intelligence systems on how to personalize care plans. The VA-Flow Health partnership aims to understand common elements that impact a person’s susceptibility to diseases as well as […] More

  • Tory Bruno: ULA Seeks to Provide Pricing Data on Space Launch Services Via New Website
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    Tory Bruno: ULA Seeks to Provide Pricing Data on Space Launch Services Via New Website

    United Launch Alliance has introduced a new website designed to provide customers with pricing information on space launch services in an effort to facilitate the decision-making process during the spacecraft development phase. ULA’s RocketBuilder website works to provide users an option to choose a launch date, rocket configuration and the satellite’s orbit as well as […] More

  • Lockheed Taps Textron for F-35 Electronic Warfare Simulation Tests; Steve Mensh Comments
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    Lockheed Taps Textron for F-35 Electronic Warfare Simulation Tests; Steve Mensh Comments

    Lockheed Martin has selected Textron’s electronic systems business unit to provide threat simulation systems for electronic warfare tests on the F-35 fighter jet. Lockheed will use Textron’s Advanced Architecture Phase Amplitude and Time Simulator system to develop and confirm aircraft software requirements for the F-35, Textron said Wednesday Textron will manufacture the simulation system at the F-35 […] More

  • Army Taps TrellisWare to Develop Narrowband Mode for Soldier Radio Waveform
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    Army Taps TrellisWare to Develop Narrowband Mode for Soldier Radio Waveform

    TrellisWare Technologies has secured a contract from the U.S. Army to develop a narrowband mode for the service branch’s Solider Radio Waveform. The company said Tuesday the SRW Narrowband capacity will be developed, field tested and prototyped on the Army ground tactical radios over a three-year period and will operate in VHF, UHF and reduced L-band. Rockwell Collins […] More

  • On Semiconductor Receives DoD Trusted Test Accreditation for Electronic Component Security
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    On Semiconductor Receives DoD Trusted Test Accreditation for Electronic Component Security

    On Semiconductor has achieved the Trusted Test status from the Defense Department‘s Defense MicroElectronics Activity accreditation program for the company’s efforts to address government requirements over the security of electronic components. Trusted Test will support the work of On Semiconductor’s Trusted-related programs, cycle time, costs and process flow to allow control over supply chains, On Semiconductor said Wednesday. The […] More

  • Rockwell Collins, BTSI Combine Training, Simulation Offerings; Nick Gibbs Comments
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    Rockwell Collins, BTSI Combine Training, Simulation Offerings; Nick Gibbs Comments

    Rockwell Collins and Bluedrop Training and Simulation Inc. have partnered to integrate the companies’ technology offerings and intellectual property in an effort to provide simulation and learning systems to military customers. “Together we’ll cover the full spectrum — from requirements analysis through instructional execution all on a common software architecture,” Nick Gibbs, vice president and […] More

  • RRDS to Supply Bullet Resistant Panels to US Military Recruiting Facilities
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    RRDS to Supply Bullet Resistant Panels to US Military Recruiting Facilities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded RRDS a 10-month, $10 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide bullet resistant panels to nearly 900 military recruiting stations across U.S. states and territories. RRDS said Wednesday it will produce, deliver and offer warranty and installation services for UL-Level 8 cubicle panels designed to comply with set safety, durability, dimensions, design, ergonomics […] More

  • Orbital ATK Cygnus Concludes 6th Space Station Cargo Resupply Mission
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    Orbital ATK Cygnus Concludes 6th Space Station Cargo Resupply Mission

    Orbital ATK has concluded its sixth cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station which also marked the company’s return to flight operations at NASA‘s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The company said Monday the Cygnus spacecraft, nicknamed S.S. Alan Poindexter, has completed its re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere as part of the OA-5 mission. Cygnus arrived at the space station in […] More

  • Rockwell Collins’ Manpack Radio Tech Completes Army Qualification Test
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    Rockwell Collins’ Manpack Radio Tech Completes Army Qualification Test

    Rockwell Collins has completed the qualification test procedure for its military communication radio system as part of a potential $12.7 billion U.S. Army contract awarded in February. The company said Thursday it delivered 30 two-channel, software-defined AN/PRC-162 radios for the qualification tests under the Army’s Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit competition. Rockwell Collins, General Dynamics and Harris were selected to compete for the HMS contract to supply tactical radio systems, […] More

  • Aerospace Industry Vet Scott Campbell Joins AAMSI in SVP Role; Dennis Zalupski Comments
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    Aerospace Industry Vet Scott Campbell Joins AAMSI in SVP Role; Dennis Zalupski Comments

    Scott Campbell, a former senior vice president at VAS Defense, has joined Associated Aircraft Manufacturing & Sales Inc. to serve in a similar role at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based military aviation technology manufacturing and repair company. AAMSI said Wednesday the 26-year aerospace industry veteran will oversee sales and business development functions of the company’s newly formed business unit that supports customers […] More