Iridium Taps Relativity Space for Ground Spare Satellite Launches; Matt Desch Quoted
Iridium Communications has awarded Relativity Space a contract to perform up to six on-demand launches to deliver ground spare satellites to low-Earth orbit.
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Rich Uhlig: Intel Explores Use of Emerging Tech to Improve Virtual Work, Privacy
Rich Uhlig, a senior fellow at Intel, wrote in an editorial published Tuesday that the company is advancing research on emerging technologies to improve learning and virtual work experiences, speed up pathogen surveillance and protect privacy in health data sharing efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Julian Setian: SOSi, AppTek Engineers Kick Off Collaboration
Julian Setian, president and CEO of SOS International and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said the company’s engineers started discussing sales channels with their counterparts at Applications Technology, a McLean, Va.-based developer of artificial intelligence-based speech recognition systems, days after SOSi made an investment in the latter company, Inside Defense reported Tuesday.
Qualys Offers Remote Endpoint Security Platform to Federal Agencies
Qualys has rolled out a technology built to help federal customers secure remote computing systems and applications. The company said Tuesday it offers Remote Endpoint Protection for government use without charge through a 60-day pilot program.
Mercury Systems Unveils Rugged Memory Device
Mercury Systems has begun to produce small-form-factor memory devices that are designed for mission computing and sensor processing systems.
AT&T Becomes First to Deliver Managed Internet Connectivity Service to NLRB Under GSA EIS Task Order; Chris Smith Quoted
AT&T has completed a Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Services task order with the National Labor Relations Board under the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions procurement vehicle, the company announced Tuesday.
Aerojet Rocketdyne Reaches THAAD Motor, Control Tech Delivery Milestone; Eileen Drake Quoted
Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed delivery of a milestone 600th delivery of boost motor and divert-and-attitude control system to the Missile Defense Agency's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense program.
DISA Conducts Market Research for Spectrum Scheduling System
The Defense Information Systems Agency has sought information on potential sources of a scheduling system to improve dynamic spectrum sharing for the Citizen Broadband Radio Service.
Lockheed Puts SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite Through Thermal Vacuum Test
Lockheed Martin has completed thermal vacuum testing of a new missile warning satellite the company built for the U.S. Space Force, C4ISRNET reported Sunday. The fifth Space-Based Infrared System satellite, or SBIRS GEO-5, underwent hot and cold temperatures that simulated conditions in space.