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AeroVironment Announces Release of New Long Endurance Small UAS
AeroVironment has released a long endurance variant of the firm’s Puma small unmanned aircraft system, a platform that captures imagery for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
Boeing-Saab Team Eyes Sales of Next-Gen Small Diameter Bomb to US Allies
Boeing and Saab have completed testing activities for their jointly developed ground-launched small diameter bomb and are now slated to begin production of the munition, Defense News reported Monday.
HUD Deploys AWS-Based Performance Analysis Tool to Combat Homelessness
Research and technical assistance firm Abt Associates has deployed Amazon Web Services products to develop an analytics tool designed to help the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development address the homelessness crisis.
Northrop-Made Satellites Reach Decade-Long Operational Milestone
Northrop Grumman-made satellites have completed ten years of operations, surpassing more than double the original four-year lifespan, in support of the Missile Defense Agency.
Johns Hopkins APL Introduces Inflammable Lithium-ion Battery Tech
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has developed a Lithium-ion battery technology that works to function under extreme conditions, including being cut or burned.
SAIC Selects 10 Military Vets for Cybersecurity Scholarship Program; Alicia Lynch Quoted
Science Applications International Corp. has named 10 military veterans as 2019 CyberWarrior Scholarship recipients. The CyberWarrior Scholarship program is a partnership between SAIC and ISC2’s Center for Cyber Safety and Education and seeks to provide career opportunities to veterans to help meet the demand for cybersecurity professionals, SAIC said Monday.
Raytheon Displays Missile Defense Radar Offering at AUSA Conference
Raytheon has exhibited at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference its proposed radar for the Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor program meant to replace the Patriot air-and-missile defense radar system. C4ISRNET reported Monday.
Leonardo, Rafael Deliver Abrams Tank Protection System to Army
Leonardo DRS and Israel-based partner Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have jointly delivered the first unit of a new technology designed to actively protect the U.S. Army’s Abrams battle tanks.
Kratos Tests Flight, Descent of Valkyrie UAS
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has demonstrated launching and flight of its XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft systems.