DARPA Seeks Hypersonic Vehicle Leading Edge Material Research Proposals
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has begun to solicit research proposals on high-performance leading edges for hypersonic air systems under a new initiative.
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Army Selects Lockheed for Airborne EW Pod Dev’t Project
Lockheed Martin has landed a contract with two 18-month phased tasks to develop an airborne electronic warfare pod technology for the U.S. Army, C4ISRNETÂ reported Monday.
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket Deploys Eight NASA Tech Payloads
Eight NASA-supported research and technology payloads launched aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft Wednesday as part of the space agency's Flight Opportunities program.
Air Force Space Command Eyes Rapid Procurement of New Tech Platforms; Lt. Gen. David Thompson Quoted
Lt. Gen. David Thompson, vice commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command, has said AFSPC plans to use its acquisition authorities to accelerate procurement of three technology platforms, National Defense Magazine reported Friday.
DARPA to Host Proposers Day on Machine Learning Model Defense Initiative
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host an event on Feb. 6 to familiarize interested vendors with DARPA's plan to explore methods to defend machine learning models from adversarial deception attacks.
Defense Startup in New Mexico Focuses on Counter-Drone, Satcom Tech
A new Albuquerque, N.M.-based defense company founded by former Raytheon employees has begun to design and produce technology platforms for counter-drone operations and satellite communications, Albuquerque Business First reported Friday. Established in June 2018, Raven Defense occupies a 5K-square-foot office in New Mexico and plans to lease more space as the company works on radio frequency-based platforms and builds up its hiring pipeline through the University of New Mexico's workforce training program and COSMIAC research center.
ÂUSAF Explores Potential Intell Collaboration Tool Sources
The U.S. Air Force has posted a request for information on potential vendors that can provide an enterprise technology platform to facilitate collaboration and communication between Distributed Common Ground System users.
AWS Launches Cloud Template for NIH-Funded Electronic Data Capture App
Amazon Web Services has made its cloud automation templates available for use with a National Institutes of Health-funded web application designed to help users build and manage online surveys and databases.
SAP NS2, Google Forge Cloud Partnership; Mark Testoni Quoted
SAP National Security Services and Google have teamed up to deliver cloud and data capabilities to public sector customers. SAP NS2 said Thursday the partnership will allow its clients to use the SAP HANA in-memory database system on the Google Cloud Platform to derive actionable insights from data and advance digital transformation efforts.
Air Force Accepts Two Boeing-Built KC-46 Tankers; Leanne Caret Quoted
Boeing handed over two KC-46A Pegasus tanker planes to the U.S. Air Force during a ceremony held Thursday at the company’s Everett, Wash.-based assembly facility, GeekWire reported Thursday. Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business, made a surprise announcement Thursday before employees and service personnel that the company would deliver not just one, but two KC-46As to the military branch.
Chris Pogue on MDA’s Government Division, UAS Surveillance Offerings
Chris Pogue, president of government division at Maxar Technologies’ MDA business, told MilsatMagazine in an interview that he oversees the operations and growth of defense, enterprise geospatial platforms, Earth observation systems and space robotics business lines as head of MDA Government. Pogue, who assumed his current role in June 2018, discussed how MDA meets the surveillance needs of warfighters and defense clients worldwide through unmanned aircraft systems.