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Kepler Partners With Cailabs to Demonstrate Space-to-Ground Optical Data Relay

Kepler Communications, in partnership with French optical ground station company Cailabs, has demonstrated space-to-ground optical data relay in multiple scenarios for the first time. Data transmissions were performed between the optical Pathfinder satellite equipped with TESAT’s SCOT80 terminal in low Earth orbit and Cailabs’ optical ground station in France, demonstrating space-to-ground laser links that meet […] More

by Kristen Smith May 15, 2025, 11:00 am
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in DOD, News, Technology

Airbus US Space & Defense, L3Harris Enter Into Systems Integration Partnership for MQ-72C Logistics Connector

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and L3Harris Technologies have partnered to use the latter’s system integration capabilities on Airbus MQ-72C, an unmanned aerial logistics connector. Airbus U.S. said Wednesday the partnership will allow it to use L3Harris’ digital backbone with integrated command and control nodes and enable the U.S. Marine Corps to further develop its […] More

by Jane Edwards May 15, 2025, 10:48 am
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in DOD, News

Raft’s AOC Anywhere Facilitates US-Philippines Joint Military Exercise

Raft revealed that the 613th Air Operations Center utilized the AOC Anywhere platform during the Exercise Balikatan 25 joint military exercise between the United States and the Philippines. The autonomous data fusion and agentic artificial intelligence company said Wednesday the AOC Anywhere platform was used to execute operational command and control from a forward position during […] More

by Miles Jamison May 15, 2025, 10:31 am
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in Artificial Intelligence, News

SpaceWorks Boosts Aerospace Project Planning With Galorath’s AI-Powered SEER Platform

Galorath, an artificial intelligence-powered estimation platform provider, has revealed that SpaceWorks Enterprises is utilizing its flagship SEER platform to enhance its aerospace project planning and business models. Galorath said Tuesday its AI-driven SEER for Hardware, or SEER-H, and SEERai tools will enable SpaceWorks to efficiently estimate cost, schedule and risk assessments, and perform predictive analytics fueled by […] More

by Miles Jamison May 15, 2025, 10:20 am
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in Artificial Intelligence, News

Cubic Launches Tethys Data Management Platform

Cubic Digital Intelligence has launched Tethys, an artificial intelligence-powered data management platform designed to support defense and intelligence missions. The company said Wednesday that Tethys expands its suite of defense software tools, including the TAKTICS platform, which was recently enhanced with HawkEye 360’s advanced radiofrequency data and analytics. Paul Sartorius, vice president and general manager at CDI, said, […] More

by Kacey Roberts May 15, 2025, 8:42 am
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in Executive Moves, News

Aretum Names Brian Johnson as Air Force & Army Business Development Director

Government technology support services provider Aretum has appointed Brian Johnson, who has over 30 years of federal customer relations experience, as business development director for the U.S. Air Force and Army sectors. Johnson’s “mission-first mindset” is a vital addition to Aretum’s team, Sean DuGuay, the company’s chief growth officer, said in a company announcement Wednesday. […] More

by Arthur McMiler May 15, 2025, 8:11 am
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Viasat, Blue Origin Partner to Demonstrate Launch Telemetry Service for NASA

Viasat, in partnership with Blue Origin, will demonstrate its InRange launch telemetry relay service to support NASA’s move from its legacy Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system to commercial satellite communications providers. Joint Launches With Blue Origin Viasat said Wednesday it will work with Blue Origin to test the InRange launch communications capability on the latter’s New […] More

by Kacey Roberts May 15, 2025, 8:10 am
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in Contract Awards, News

IAP World Services Secures $58M Navy Base Operations Support Contract

IAP World Services will provide base operations support to the U.S. Navy’s facility in Greece under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Navy procurement comes with a potential maximum value of approximately $58 million if all its eight option periods are exercised, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. The contract calls for housekeeping and facility operations support […] More

by Arthur McMiler May 15, 2025, 5:19 am
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in Announcements, News

What Is a Modular Open Systems Approach?

A modular open systems approach, a.k.a. MOSA, is one of the most well known terms in military contracting. Introduced decades ago, it is the ability for DOD to “plug and play” components, allowing it to upgrade and modernize weapon systems faster, easier and cheaper. DOD has had a habit of developing weapon systems that can […] More

by Pat Host May 15, 2025, 12:00 am
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in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, News

Vertosoft to Deliver Darktrace Federal’s Cyber Tech to Federal Agencies

Government IT provider Vertosoft has partnered with Darktrace Federal to deliver the latter’s technology products and services to public sector customers. The collaboration will give Darktrace Federal access to government contract vehicles, ensuring cybersecurity resilience for federal agencies, Vertosoft said Tuesday. The partnership will also bolster Vertosoft’s cybersecurity portfolio, enabling the organization to provide customers […] More

by Derrick Henry May 14, 2025, 11:41 am
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in Cybersecurity, News

seQure Cybersecurity Platform Launches on Oracle Cloud

seQure’s cybersecurity and data observability platform, Ground-Truth, is now available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, serving clients across public, government, sovereign and dedicated regions. Running on OCI, Ground-Truth enables customers to leverage artificial intelligence-powered threat detection while meeting data residency requirements, Oracle said Tuesday. Additionally, Ground-Truth enables fast, adaptive security operations and integrates seamlessly with existing systems to […] More

by Kacey Roberts May 14, 2025, 11:37 am
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in Artificial Intelligence, News

Digital Science Brings Data & Analytics Tools to US Libraries

Digital Science, a U.K.-based technology company specializing in artificial intelligence, is now offering its research data and analytics tools to U.S. government libraries through a new partnership with the Federal Library and Information Network. In a statement Tuesday, Duane Willams, managing director of global governments and non-profits at Digital Science, said, “As an approved FEDLINK vendor, […] More

by Kacey Roberts May 14, 2025, 11:29 am