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Report: Raytheon Preps Combat Aircraft for ‘Friend or Foe’ ID Mode 5 Requirement
Raytheon plans to equip military aircraft with an identification friend or foe interrogator system to comply with an IFF mandate by June 30, 2020, Avionics International reported Wednesday.
Lifeboat Distribution Adds Turbonomic to GSA IT Schedule 70 Vehicle
Lifeboat Distribution has partnered with Turbonomic to offer the latter’s application resource management services through the General Services Administration’s IT Schedule 70 contract vehicle.
Lockheed to Use Qorvo-Made Power Amplifiers for Q-53 Radar Update
Lockheed Martin has selected Qorvo to provide gallium nitride power amplifiers for a U.S. Army-employed phased array radar.
Kratos to Test Valkyrie UAS Payloads Early Next Year
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions plans to commence payload tests of the XQ-58A unmanned aircraft system by next year’s first quarter, Flight Global reported Thursday.
Tenable’s James Hayes: Vulnerability Management Key Step to Cyber Risk Mitigation
James Hayes, vice president for global government affairs at Tenable, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that government agencies and other organizations should consider vulnerability management as a “fundamental first step†to reduce the risk of cyber attacks.
DoD Needs ‘Smart Edge’ Infrastructure to Back AI Initiatives; Cameron Chehreh Quoted
The Department of Defense needs a “smart edge†computing infrastructure to better leverage the capabilities of artificial intelligence and support warfighters at the tactical edge, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday.
Hitachi Vantara-Hitachi Consulting Integration Seeks to Expand Digital Capabilities
Hitachi has announced plans to combine Hitachi Vantara with its consulting business to expand its Lumada-based platforms and digital capabilities for its partners and clients worldwide.
Jacobs Partners With NASA to Develop, Deploy Wireless Portable HD Camera System; Steve Arnette Quoted
Jacobs announced that the company has, through a partnership with NASA, successfully deployed a wireless high-definition camera system to use it for the first time while orbiting the International Space Station back in August, Jacobs reported on Tuesday.Â
Elbit Systems to Supply Tech for Boeing T-X Aircraft
Elbit Systems’ U.S. arm has agreed to provide certain technologies for a Boeing-made pilot training aircraft.