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Boeing-SparkCognition JV Collaborates With NASA on Advanced Air Mobility Initiative

SkyGrid, a joint venture between Boeing and SparkCognition, is collaborating with NASA Langley Research Center to incorporate essential capabilities, functions and services to support the integration of autonomous aircraft within the air transportation system. The company said Friday it will help NASA Langley integrate its traffic surveillance software to support the unmanned aircraft system traffic […] More

by Naomi Cooper June 3, 2024, 11:15 am
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Wallaroo.AI to Build AI Tools for Space Domain Awareness Under Space Force Accelerator Program

The U.S. Space Force has selected Wallaroo.AI for inclusion in Cohort 3 of the Space Domain Awareness TAP Lab Apollo Accelerator program. The company said Thursday it will leverage its artificial intelligence architecture to build AI and machine learning models and other tech platforms designed to improve SDA-related use cases. The SDA TAP Lab Apollo […] More

by Jane Edwards June 3, 2024, 11:14 am
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Peter Krauss, Adarsh Parekh, Mathieu Riffel Take on C-Level Roles at Terran Orbital

Terran Orbital has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of Peter Krauss as chief operating officer, Adarsh Parekh as chief financial officer and Mathieu Riffel as chief accounting officer. Krauss, a senior adviser to Terran Orbital since January, will assume his new role on June 1 and oversee engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, marketing, […] More

by Naomi Cooper May 31, 2024, 12:21 pm
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MetTel Secures Spot on $2.7B Navy Wireless Mobility Services Contract; Don Parente Quoted

MetTel has been awarded a spot on a potential 10-year, $2.7 billion multi-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Department of Defense contract to provide wireless mobility services across various U.S. locations. In a statement Thursday, Don Parente, vice president of sales and solution architecture at MetTel Federal, said: “MetTel’s network aggregation capabilities can provide wireless services from local and national carriers […] More

by Kacey Roberts May 31, 2024, 12:20 pm
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Lockheed Unveils Engineering Facility in Alabama

Lockheed Martin has opened a 122,000-square-foot engineering facility in Huntsville, Alabama, to drive innovation and advance the development of national security capabilities. The new facility expands Lockheed’s footprint in the state to 30 work sites and can accommodate 500 employees, the company said Thursday. The $18 million facility will support readiness and sustainment work on […] More

by Jane Edwards May 31, 2024, 12:20 pm
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IBM Secures Air Force Contract for NorthPole Chip Software & Hardware

IBM will provide the U.S. Air Force with a new chip prototype for test and demonstration under a three-year, $48.2 million cost reimbursement contract. The Department of Defense said Thursday IBM Almaden Research Center’s contract work includes research, design, development and delivery of NorthPole Hub hardware and software. The research lab will also be responsible […] More

by Christine Thropp May 31, 2024, 12:19 pm
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Palantir Receives Prototype OTA From DOD Chief Digital & AI Office; Akash Jain Quoted

A Palantir Technologies subsidiary has secured a potential $33 million prototype other transaction agreement from the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to transition government and third-party vendor capabilities into a data environment to help combatant commands meet priority digital requirements. Palantir USG will integrate commercial AI platforms into the Combined Joint […] More

by Jane Edwards May 31, 2024, 12:19 pm
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General Atomics Unit Tests New Unmanned Aircraft System Fuel Engine

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems division has finished the durability testing of its new 200-horsepower heavy fuel engine for the Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system. The HFE 2.0 engine underwent tests simulating a 2,500-hour lifespan, including 1,250 full power take-offs and climbs to high altitudes and over 200 hours of cruise under extreme conditions. The U.S. Army […] More

by Kacey Roberts May 31, 2024, 12:18 pm
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HawkEye 360 Opens Satellite Vibration Testing Facility in Virginia

HawkEye 360 has opened a new laboratory space within its advanced research and development and manufacturing facility in Herndon, Virginia, that will support vibration testing of the company’s satellite clusters. The new Vibration Testing Facility features an electrodynamic shaker system that includes an H-series shaker with an ST series slip-table and magnesium head expander and […] More

by Naomi Cooper May 31, 2024, 12:18 pm
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Omni Federal Expanding Digital University With SOCOM-Focused Training Offerings

Omni Federal has received an award from the U.S. Special Operations Command to develop the combatant command’s enterprise training marketplace within Digital University. The training marketplace addresses the need of SOCOM units for an Amazon-like platform where approved training services from reputable vendors can be browsed, purchased and managed, Omni Federal said Thursday. Work under […] More

by Aidan Daly May 31, 2024, 12:18 pm
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Ursa Major Hotfires AFRL-backed Hypersonic Engine; Brad Appel Quoted

Ursa Major has successfully hotfired its Draper engine, putting the development process ahead of schedule. First announced in May 2023, Draper is designed to be maneuverable and flexible to support hypersonic defense capabilities, the company said on Thursday. “We’re excited with how quickly the development program has progressed and look forward to fielding the engine for […] More

by Ireland Degges May 31, 2024, 12:17 pm
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Carahsoft Announces Inclusion of Juniper Networks IT Offerings to GSA Schedule Contract

Carahsoft Technology has added the artificial intelligence-powered networking security products from Juniper Networks to its General Services Administration Schedule contract, rendering them available to federal, state and local government agencies. Carahsoft said Thursday that the products are also available to the public sector via its NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement, OMNIA Partners Contract and Quilt Master […] More

by Jerry Petersen May 31, 2024, 12:16 pm