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  • DoD Seeks Underwater-Launched UAV Platform
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    DoD Seeks Underwater-Launched UAV Platform

    The Defense Department has started to accept solution briefs for an underwater-launched unmanned aerial vehicle with interface and control features similar to those of existing consumer drones. A solicitation notice posted on the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental’s website says that DoD seeks a platform that can process full-motion video and operate for more than one hour at a range […] More

  • Startup Firm Relativity Enters Agreement to Use NASA Stennis Test Stand
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    Startup Firm Relativity Enters Agreement to Use NASA Stennis Test Stand

    NASA‘s Stennis Space Center and launch vehicle provider Relativity have entered an agreement that authorizes the startup to use one of Stennis’ test stands exclusively, Space News reported Wednesday. The Commercial Space Launch Act agreement grants the exclusive use of the E-4 Test Complex to Relativity for 20 years. The complex features four cells for engine […] More

  • Cubic Taps CPI for UAV Ground Terminal, Antennas
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    Cubic Taps CPI for UAV Ground Terminal, Antennas

    Cubic‘s mission solutions business has awarded multiple contracts to Communications and Power Industries to supply a ground data terminal and antennas for unmanned aerial vehicle operations, Space Daily reported Wednesday. CPI will provide the HD-30T Ground Data Terminal and tactical airborne common data link antennas, such as the AT-20 two-axis Data Link Antenna, to Cubic. HD-30T is […] More

  • Tiag Obtains CMMI Level 3 Rating, ISO 9001:2015 Certification
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    Tiag Obtains CMMI Level 3 Rating, ISO 9001:2015 Certification

    The Informatics Applications Group has obtained separate certifications for services and quality management systems from the CMMI Institute and the International Organization for Standardization. Tiag said Wednesday it received a Capability Maturity Model Integration Level 3 rating for services, validating that the company performs at a “defined” level based on its standards, procedures, processes, tools and methods. […] More

  • Google Cloud Platform Gets FedRAMP Provisional Authorization
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    Google Cloud Platform Gets FedRAMP Provisional Authorization

    Google has received a provisional authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its suite of cloud computing services and underlying common infrastructure. FedRAMP’s Joint Authorization Board issued Rev. 4 P-ATO approval to the Google Cloud Platform at the moderate impact level, Jennifer Lin, director of product management for Google’s GCP security and privacy […] More

  • Harris to Help Modernize Asian Country’s Military Comms Network
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    Harris to Help Modernize Asian Country’s Military Comms Network

    Harris has been named the prime systems integrator for a project to update a military communications network of an undisclosed Asian country. The company said Wednesday it will replace the country’s disparate systems with military and commercial products that will compose an integrated platform compatible with Falcon III tactical radios. Falcon III is designed for military users […] More

  • Peraton Gets Navy Unexploded Ordnance Removal Support Contract; Gus Bontzos Comments
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    Peraton Gets Navy Unexploded Ordnance Removal Support Contract; Gus Bontzos Comments

    Peraton has received a potential five-year, $40.97 million contract to help the Department of the Navy identify, locate and remove unexploded underwater and ground ordnance. The contract has a one-year base term and four one-year options and covers support for the Navy’s explosive ordnance disposal program management office, Peraton said Wednesday. “Detecting, locating, removing or […] More

  • Sierra Nevada Gets USAF Precision Strike Package Contract Option
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    Sierra Nevada Gets USAF Precision Strike Package Contract Option

    Sierra Nevada Corp. has received a one-year, $19.9 million contract modification to provide additional services for the U.S. Air Force’s aircraft precision strike package. The Air Force exercised an option under a previously awarded contract that covers PSP logistics support for the Lockheed Martin-built AC-130J and AC-130W platforms, the Defense Department said Tuesday. DoD noted the latest award brings the contract’s […] More

  • Gemalto Adds Security Features to Color Laser Tech for Govt ID Documents
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    Gemalto Adds Security Features to Color Laser Tech for Govt ID Documents

    Gemalto has introduced two laser-personalized tools designed to secure polycarbonate documents such as driver’s licenses, national identification cards, passports and resident and voting permit cards. The company said Wednesday it offers the Color Variable Microtext and Color Window  systems as additional options in the Color Laser Shield product range. Both features are designed to help government customers prevent […] More

  • Mythic Raises $40M in Lockheed-Backed Funding Round for AI Chip Tech
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    Mythic Raises $40M in Lockheed-Backed Funding Round for AI Chip Tech

    Artificial intelligence chip developer Mythic has obtained $40 million in series B financing round led by SoftBank Ventures and backed by Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm, Data Collective, Lux Capital, DFJ, AME Cloud Ventures and Andy Bechtolsheim. Mythic said Wednesday it will use the investment to further develop a compute-in-memory technology designed to deliver the […] More

  • State Dept Clears Second Kratos UAS Offering for International Markets
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    State Dept Clears Second Kratos UAS Offering for International Markets

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has received State Department approval to market a second tactical unmanned aerial system in select countries within North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The department initially cleared Kratos’ Mako UAS for the European and APAC markets, the company said Wednesday. Eric DeMarco, president and CEO of Kratos, said the company has invested $85 million […] More

  • KBR to Help Naval Group Design Australian Submarine Construction Yard
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    KBR to Help Naval Group Design Australian Submarine Construction Yard

    Naval Group has subcontracted KBR to support the concept design of a proposed shipyard for the Australian navy’s future class of submarines. KBR said Wednesday it will help Naval Group produce and deliver the concept design for a South Australian-based Future Submarine construction yard to the Australian government by July. Naval Group aims to build the facility at Osborne […] More