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Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Eileen Drake on Potential Impact of Political Changes on Space, Military Programs
Eileen Drake, president and CEO of Aerojet Rocketdyne, said the company thinks some civilian space and defense programs could be in jeopardy if a new president is elected in 2020, SpaceNews reported Thursday.
Cloudera’s Shaun Bierweiler: Open Source Offers Flexibility to Gov’t Clients as They Meet Mission Needs
Shaun Bierweiler, vice president and general manager of the public sector business at Cloudera, wrote in a LinkedIn article published Thursday that open source provides mission-critical value to public sector clients in support of their missions and requirements.
Trustwave Rolls Out Cloud-Based Platform for Security Visibility
Trustwave has unveiled a new cloud-based cybersecurity platform designed to help organizations protect critical assets on-premises or in public and private cloud computing environments. The company said Wednesday its Trustwave Fusion offering allows users to have more control and visibility of multiple systems by providing a single view of an organization’s entire environment.
NASA Launches Autonomous Robot Competition
NASA has launched the second phase of its robotics competition, which seeks autonomous platforms that will help the agency carry out space exploration missions, Fedscoop reported Wednesday.
Charles River Analytics Secures Air Force Funding for Space Situational Awareness Tech Dev’t
The U.S. Air Force has issued funds to help Charles River Analytics develop an augmented reality tool that will work to improve users’ situational awareness capabilities concerning space-based assets.
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Industry Supports Gov’t Missions Through Investments in Satcom Capabilities
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch of Inmarsat Government wrote in a SatMagazine article that the commercial satellite communications industry supports government customers’ missions and understand their requirements by investing in programs and capabilities that seek to improve the mobility, redundancy, flexibility, throughput, protection and resilience of satcom systems.
Leonardo DRS Conducts Test Flight for Infrared Missile Warning System
Leonardo DRS has completed a test flight for its missile-warning and countermeasures system, which is designed to defend fixed-wing as well as transport and surveillance aircraft against airborne threats.
DARPA to Field Radio Frequency Emulator Tech in Spectrum Dev’t Competition
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will utilize a customized virtual testbed system in October to facilitate the final phase of the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge, which will have a $2M grand prize.
Forcepoint’s Eric Trexler: Human-Centric Monitoring Could Help Protect Controlled Unclassified Information
Eric Trexler, vice president of global government and critical infrastructure at Forcepoint, wrote in a Fifth Domain opinion piece published Tuesday that the defense industrial base should implement a human-centric monitoring approach to protect controlled unclassified information from cyber threats.