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Air Force, SpaceX Test ‘Starlink’ Smallsats to Support C-12 Aircraft; Gwynne Shotwell Quoted
The U.S. Air Force and SpaceX are testing the capacity of the latter’s Starlink satellite constellation to provide encrypted broadband connectivity to military transport planes, Reuters reported Tuesday.
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LMI to Offer The Climate Service’s Risk Analysis Tool to Federal Clients
The Climate Service and an LMI-operated venture capital fund have partnered to offer the former’s cost analysis tool to federal clients to help them better assess climate risks associated with their organizational decisions.
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Collins Aerospace Concludes Critical Design Review for Navy Airborne Training Tech
Collins Aerospace has cleared a critical design review for its updated version of an airborne training platform designed to secure tactics and provide realism during flight exercises.
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Rocket Lab Unveils Lunar, Low-Earth Orbit Mission Plans; Peter Beck Quoted
Rocket Lab intends to conduct payload delivery missions and help expand operational range for small satellite systems.
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Raytheon Team Gets Recognition for Drone Airspace Integration Support Work; Matt Gilligan Quoted
The Air Traffic Control Association has recognized a Raytheon team that built a ground-based detect and avoid system to help the U.S. government facilitate the integration of drones into the public airspace. Raytheon said Tuesday its GBDAA team accepted an award during ATCA's 64th annual conference and exposition in recognition of collaborative efforts with the Air Force Research Laboratory, government agencies and academic institutions.
Federal Agencies Use AWS Cloud to Support Research Collaboration, Track Apps
Officials from three federal agencies have shared how their organizations leverage Amazon Web Services cloud to advance information technology modernization and support their missions.
Splunk Invests in Wildfire Detection Tool Provider Zonehaven; Lenny Stein Quoted
Splunk has made an investment in San Francisco-based technology startup Zonehaven to help the latter advance its team expansion and research-and-development efforts. The funding marks the initial investment Splunk made through its $50M Social Impact Fund, Splunk said Tuesday.
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ATI Signs Nuclear Reactor Material Delivery Agreement with BWX Technologies
Pennsylvania-based manufacturing firm Allegheny Technologies Inc. has entered into a 6.5-year agreement with BWX Technologies to provide materials that will support the U.S. Navy’s development of nuclear reactor components.
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Reaction Engines Demos Precooler for Sabre Rocket Engine
Reaction Engines conducted a ground-based test for a precooler heat exchanger developed in partnership with BAE Systems for a Sabre-built rocket engine.
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ElectrifAi Appoints Saroj Venkatesh, Xian Sun, Nancy Hornberger to Leadership Team; Edward Scott Quoted
ElectrifAi has appointed Saroj Venkatesh as the head of India, Xian Sun as the head of China and Nancy Hornberger as executive vice president and co-head of Healthcare to its leadership team, the company announced on Tuesday.Â
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NCI Awarded $269.9M Contract to Provide IT Support for DISA’s Joint Service Provider; Paul Dillahay Quoted
NCI Information Systems announced on Tuesday that the Washington Headquarters Services has awarded the company a potential four-year, $269.9M prime contract to provide information technology support to the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Joint Service Provider.