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Dynetics Team Builds Lunar Lander Model for NASA’s Artemis Program
Dynetics has produced a full-size mockup of its human landing system three months after the Leidos subsidiary received a design and development contract to support NASA's Artemis moon mission.
AWS Clears Tech Products for Managed Cloud Service Integration
Amazon Web Services has partnered with multiple technology providers for a new program that aims to help customers deploy security, networking and storage platforms that are integrated with the cloud company's managed service offering.
Lockheed Concludes On-Orbit Test of Sixth AEHF Military Comms Satellite
Lockheed Martin wrapped up on-orbit testing activities for the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite five months after the U.S. Space Force launched the system into orbit to support global military communications.Â
ULA’s Tory Bruno: US Gov’t Could Do More to Address China’s Supply Chain Infiltration Efforts
Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance and a previous Wash100 awardee, said he believes the U.S. government could take more steps to help contractors address the risk posed by China’s infiltration of the U.S. supply chain, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
BAE’s Paul Lewis on Issues to Address When Implementing DoD’s AI Ethical Principles
Paul Lewis, director of ethics and business conduct for the intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems Inc., wrote in a commentary published Tuesday on Federal News Network that there are several issues the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center should address when implementing the five ethical principles for AI and one is clarifying the terms used in the principles.
General Atomics Test-Flies SeaGuardian RPA in Maritime Environment
General Atomics demonstrated the performance of its MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft in the maritime domain through flight tests that took place Friday over Southern California's coast.
NASA Taps Ball Aerospace to Support Land Imaging Tech Studies
Ball Aerospace has been selected to conduct three research projects to explore sustainable land imaging platforms that could support Earth observation satellite operations under a joint NASA-U.S. Geological Survey program.
Air Force Receives Raytheon Technologies-Built Laser Weapon System
Raytheon Technologies has built and delivered another high-energy laser weapon system to the U.S. Air Force for use in the branch's upcoming experiments and training activities overseas. The company said Monday HELWS has completed a directed energy weapon evaluation process and been approved for initial operational employment.
HP Federal’s Tommy Gardner on Supply Chain Security, Device Procurement for Remote Work
Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer at HP Federal, discussed in an article published Monday on Federal News Network about the vulnerability of supply chains to threats highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for federal agencies to examine the specifications of a device being procured for employees who are teleworking.