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  • Report: Google, DoD Partner to Develop AI Tech for UAS Footage Analysis
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    Report: Google, DoD Partner to Develop AI Tech for UAS Footage Analysis

    Google and the Defense Department have teamed up to develop an artificial intelligence technology that would aid analysis of footage collected through unmanned aircraft systems, Gizmodo reported Tuesday. An anonymous Google spokesperson told Gizmodo that the company will provide TensorFlow application programming interfaces to help DoD analysts identify objects in UAS footage as part of the department’s Project Maven. […] More

  • Army Demos Raytheon’s Updated Air & Missile Defense System to US Allies
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    Army Demos Raytheon’s Updated Air & Missile Defense System to US Allies

    Delegates from eight foreign countries observed a recent U.S. Army-led demonstration of Raytheon‘s updated air and missile defense system. A team of Army soldiers engaged two tactical ballistic missile targets using Global Patriot interceptors with the Post Deployment Build 8 configuration during a live-fire test,  Raytheon said Monday. Global Patriot uses radar and command-and-control technologies to guide multiple interceptor […] More

  • AeroVironment Receives UAS Order From Middle East-Based Military Customer
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    AeroVironment Receives UAS Order From Middle East-Based Military Customer

    AeroVironment has secured a $44.5 million contract to supply small unmanned aircraft systems to an undisclosed military customer in the Middle East. The international client ordered Puma II AE UAS that features with Mantis i45 electro-optical/infrared gimbal sensor package and offers tactical reconnaissance capacity for maritime and ground missions, AeroVironment said Tuesday. Canada’s department of national defense selected AeroVironment’s […] More

  • Lockheed PAC-3 Interceptor Test Supports Army’s Field Surveillance Program
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    Lockheed PAC-3 Interceptor Test Supports Army’s Field Surveillance Program

    The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin have demonstrated the capacity of two company-built PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative interceptors to counter tactical ballistic missile targets. Lockheed said Tuesday its PAC-3 CRI interceptors engaged two ballistic missiles during an Army-led flight test that supported the service branch’s Field Surveillance Program. FSP aims to ensure the readiness and reliability of fielded missile defense systems. Some Army officials […] More

  • By Light, Cybraics Form Healthcare IT Security Partnership; Bob Donahue Comments
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    By Light, Cybraics Form Healthcare IT Security Partnership; Bob Donahue Comments

    By Light Professional IT Services and Cybraics have partnered to expand their healthcare information security and data protection services for the government sector. The partnership seeks to integrate artificial intelligence and security analytics “as a service” platforms into By Light’s cybersecurity portfolio, the company said Monday. By Light CEO Bob Donahue said that adding AI technology into the […] More

  • FCC OKs Modified Licenses for Iridium’s Certus Earth Station Terminals
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    FCC OKs Modified Licenses for Iridium’s Certus Earth Station Terminals

    The Federal Communications Commission has approved Iridium Communications’ request to modify its two licenses to facilitate the deployment of new Earth station terminals with its Iridium NEXT satellite constellation. An FCC authorization notice released Tuesday says the two modified licenses apply to the company’s Iridium Certus Earth stations. Iridium should secure approval from the Federal Aviation […] More

  • CSRA Gets DoD Provisional Authorization for milCloud 2.0
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    CSRA Gets DoD Provisional Authorization for milCloud 2.0

    CSRA has received a provisional authorization from the Defense Department to deploy and operate a cloud platform. The provisional Impact Level 5 Systems certification from DoD allows CSRA’s milCloud 2.0 to host military applications and national security platforms that store mission critical data and controlled unclassified information, the company said Tuesday. Larry Prior, CSRA president […] More

  • Lockheed to Pursue Air Force Unified Cyber Platform Devt Contract; Deon Viergutz Comments
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    Lockheed to Pursue Air Force Unified Cyber Platform Devt Contract; Deon Viergutz Comments

    Lockheed Martin has announced it will bid on contract to build a unified technology platform for the U.S. Air Force to manage cross-domain cybersecurity missions. The company said Tuesday its cyber solutions arm will offer the Henosis integrated mission system that works to integrate cyber functions into air, land, maritime and space operations. Henosis is a command-and-control battle […] More

  • 3 Firms Win Navy Signature Technology Office Support IDIQ
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    3 Firms Win Navy Signature Technology Office Support IDIQ

    Devine Consulting, EOIR Technologies and ThermoAnalytics have won spots on a potential $48.5 million contract to support the U.S. Navy‘s Signature Technology Office. All three companies are eligible to vie for scientific, engineering, programmatic, research and development support task orders under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Navy intends to obligate $2,500 in fiscal year 2018 working […] More

  • Report: Air Force to Test Northrop B-21 Bomber at Edwards AF Base
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    Report: Air Force to Test Northrop B-21 Bomber at Edwards AF Base

    Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, commander of the U.S. Air Force‘s 412th Test Wing, has said the service branch plans to test the B-21 bomber aircraft under development by a Northrop Grumman-led team at Edwards AF Base in California, The Drive reported Monday. He told audience at the Antelope Valley Board of Trade and Business Outlook Conference held Saturday that […] More

  • Lockheed Delivers Initial Deployable Support Facilities for Australian F-35 Aircraft
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    Lockheed Delivers Initial Deployable Support Facilities for Australian F-35 Aircraft

    Lockheed Martin has delivered two mobile mission system facilities built to support operations and maintenance of the Royal Australian Air Force’s F-35 aircraft. Christopher Pyne, Australian minister for defense industry, said in a statement published Monday the country’s defense force will use the mobile mission system facilities to operate and maintain F-35s while deployed away from the Williamtown […] More