AeroVironment, SoftBank Test Solar-Powered, High-Altitude UAS
AeroVironment has completed the initial flight of a solar-powered unmanned aircraft system under a partnership with Japanese company SoftBank.
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Lockheed Partners With Air Force, MDA on Multidomain Ops Demonstration
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works arm has teamed up with the U.S. Air Force and the Missile Defense Agency to demonstrate multidomain operations and secure data transmission across multiple systems.
DataPath Updates Network Mgmt Program With Optimal Satcom Tech
DataPath has incorporated an Optimal Satcom-built software tool into its MaxView Enterprise network management software to equip the latter with automated satellite capacity and ground network configuration features.
CEO Chris Lynch: Rebellion Defense Seeks to Support DoD Missions With Software, Tech
Chris Lynch, CEO and co-founder of Washington, D.C.-based software startup Rebellion Defense, told Defense One in an interview published Friday that the company sees itself as a strategic partner developing software and other technology platforms in the national defense market.
Motorola Solutions to Commercially Deploy Radio-Based Broadband Service With FCC
Motorola Solutions will enter its radio-based broadband service into initial commercial deployment with the Federal Communications Commission.
SwRI, Industry Partners to Help DoD Develop Processing System for Satellite Data
The Department of Defense has selected Southwest Research Institute and partners to develop a prototype system for the processing of satellite-based military data.
Industry Execs Say Flexibility Now a Must-Have Capability in Satellites
Executives from Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Thales Alenia Space and other satellite manufacturers said software-defined or “flexible†satellites that can redesign capacity and beams have now become a requirement for operators, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.
Bucher + Suter, NovelVox Partner for Cisco Contact Center Integration Services
Bucher + Suter and NovelVox have partnered to globally leverage the latter’s software for use in integrations of Cisco contact center services.
DARPA Launches Mental Health Medicine Dev’t Program for Veterans
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched an effort to develop new psychotherapeutic medicine for the mental health of servicemen and veterans.