WBB Participates in Aviation-Themed STEM Education Event
Whitney, Bradley & Brown took part in a week-long event to provide aviation training to students at the Goddard School in Herndon, Va.
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HawkEye 360 Commissions Small Satellites for RF Signal Geolocation
HawkEye 360 has begun efforts to identify and locate radio frequency signals from space through a cluster of three newly commissioned small satellites.
Boeing Launches New Drone for Coordinated Flight With Manned Aircraft
Boeing has unveiled an unmanned aerial system that uses artificial intelligence to support “smart teaming†with existing manned military aircraft. The company said Wednesday the new Boeing Airpower Teaming System is designed to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations and electronic warfare missions.
Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert Seeks More Authority for State Chief Data Officers
Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert has called on state governors to expand the authority of chief data officers in their jurisdictions to better manage data collection efforts, StateScoop reported Monday.
USPS Seeks Self-Driving Delivery Vehicles, Requests Industry Input
The U.S. Postal Service on Friday posted a request for information, seeking market feedback about autonomous vehicle technologies that the agency could use on its fleet of delivery vans. The USPS said in its FedBizOpps notice that it is looking into the possibility of fielding delivery vehicles that can safely drive themselves along a postal route while an operator sorts mail onboard.
Collins Aerospace to Modernize NYC Subway Info System Under $68M Contract
United Technologies Corp.'s Collins Aerospace business has received a potential four-year, $68M contract to modernize the information management platform and operations center of the New York City subway.
Jazz Networks Takes First Place in Cybercom Insider Threat Detection Contest
Cybersecurity firm Jazz Networks has won a competition that focused on the detection of insider threat attacks within a simulated battlefield at a U.S. Cyber Command-backed cyber innovation and collaboration hub in Columbia, Md.
Northrop Spacecraft Completes 10th Cargo Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft re-entered Earth's atmosphere on Monday, nearly three months after the cargo ship launched aboard an Antares rocket in Virginia as part of the company's 10th contracted resupply flight to the International Space Station.
NASA Requests Info on Market Capability to Develop Solar Irradiance Sensor Spacecraft
NASA on Friday issued a request for information notice, seeking capability statements from companies that possess the expertise and technologies needed to develop and support a spacecraft for the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 Mission. The goal of TSIS-2 is to deliver by March 2022 a spacecraft equipped with sensors that will gather solar irradiance data.
Lockheed Licenses Varactor Tech to Help Mitigate Sensor Interference
Lockheed Martin and the University of Dayton have partnered to determine whether a varactor technology can mitigate interference from devices that may affect the performance of sensors.
General Atomics to Equip MQ-9B RPA With Detect-Avoid Tech for Certification; Linden Blue Quoted
General Atomics' aeronautical systems business continues to develop a multimission remotely piloted aircraft and intends to equip the new vehicle with a detect and avoid technology as part of certification efforts.