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Lockheed-Elta Systems Team to Pursue Army Radar Sense-Off” Program”
Lockheed Martin is in discussions with Israeli Aerospace Industries' Elta Systems subsidiary to jointly develop a radar technology for an upcoming U.S. Army demonstration event at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, Defense News reported Saturday.
ARPA-E Unveils Funding Program for AI, Machine Learning Projects
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy plans to award up to $20M for innovation projects that could help accelerate the integration of machine learning and artificial intelligence tools into energy technology and product design processes.
Report: Airbus, Bell, Leonardo Eye Navy Helicopter Trainer Replacement Contract
The U.S. Navy issued in January a solicitation for a program to replace the TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopter trainer and companies such as Airbus, Bell and Leonardo have publicly announced plans to compete for the program, National Defense reported Friday.
Lockheed’s Maria Demaree: ‘SmartSat’ Tech Could Help Satellites Adapt to Mission Requirement
Maria Demaree, vice president and general manager of mission solutions at Lockheed Martin’s space segment, has said a new software-based technology can support reconfiguration of satellites according to mission requirements, C4ISRNET reported Friday.
Hexagon’s Robert Jastram: Smart Cities Should Utilize Data Analytics, Visualization Tools
Robert Jastram, senior vice president of sales for North America at Hexagon’s geospatial division, said city leaders who are planning for smart city projects should consider adopting data analytics and visualization tools designed to combine location-based data and business intelligence from multiple sources.
Cisco Seeks to Help Air Force AI-Based Attacks With Cloud Security Tech
Cisco is helping the U.S. Air Force explore new cloud-based cybersecurity technologies to protect military data from artificial intelligence-based cyber attacks, Warrior Maven reported Thursday.
Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes Engine, Flight Controller Acceptance Trials to Support Space Launch System Flights
Sixteen Aerojet Rocketdyne-built engines and flight controllers have passed acceptance trials to fly on four planned NASA flights of the Space Launch System.
Pegasystems’ Cynthia Stuebner: No-Code Approach Could Help Organizations Accelerate App Development
Cynthia Stuebner, defense director and industry principal at Pegasystems, told Federal News Network in a video interview aired Wednesday about the potential benefits of a no-code approach to organizations as they pursue information technology modernization efforts.
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: DoD Should Embrace Satcom as a Service, Advance ‘Commercial First’ Approach
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch of Inmarsat Government has said the Department of Defense should make a few steps in order to emerge as a better satellite communications customer and one is eliminating the one-size-fits-all approach to satcom acquisition.
Northrop Concludes Second Ground Test of Atlas V Rocket Motor
Northrop Grumman completed a second ground test of a graphite epoxy motor designed to power United Launch Alliance' Altlas V launch vehicle.