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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has entered into a partnership with Saab to enhance the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft with airborne early warning and control, or AEW&C, capabilities. GA-ASI said Sunday the SkyGuardian, SeaGuardian, the UK’s Protector and the MQ-9B short takeoff and landing aircraft will receive the AEW&C capability by 2026. What Is the Airborne Early […] More
In April, the U.S. Army debuted a new generative AI program called the Army Enterprise Large Language Model Workspace. The suite of tools is meant to streamline tedious back-office tasks like writing up job descriptions and outlining experience requirements. The service’s chief information officer, Wash100 Award winner Leonel Garciga, said that this optimizes the genAI usage at the Army — […] More
Carahsoft Technology will bring Thread AI’s artificial intelligence platform, Lemma, to federal, state and local government customers under a distribution partnership. Features and Benefits of Lemma Thread AI’s Lemma platform “addresses the critical need for data interoperability and ensures compliance with security protocols,” said Michael Adams, senior sales director at Carahsoft, in a press release […] More
Bob Ritchie, chief technology officer at SAIC, said during a Federal News Network podcast that achieving digital maturity depends on getting platforms produced. “We’re really focused on the concept of ‘prod or it didn’t happen,’” Ritchie said. In an interview for the FNN series Delivering the tech that delivers for government, Ritchie noted that production […] More
MITRE has entered into a partnership with defense company Gambit to develop and test autonomous ground and aerial vehicles for use in Department of Homeland Security operations and Department of Defense missions. Scope of the MITRE-Gambit Partnership MITRE said Tuesday that it brings to the partnership its autonomous system teams at the MITRE MASE Lab […] More
Phoenix Semiconductor raised $5.5 million in its recent seed funding round. The Texas-headquartered semiconductor firm said Tuesday that J2 Ventures, RTX Ventures, IronGate Capital Advisors and Lockheed Martin Ventures participated in the funding round. What Phoenix Semiconductor Offers Phoenix is tackling the challenge of microelectronics obsolescence by recreating legacy chips that are still in use […] More
IBM Quantum has set out a roadmap to build the world’s first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029. The technology company said Tuesday that IBM Quantum Starling will be able to perform 20,000 times more operations compared to current quantum computers. “IBM is charting the next frontier in quantum computing,” stated Arvind Krishna, chairman and […] More
Gina Scinta, the deputy chief technology officer of Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies, said transitioning to post-quantum cryptography is necessary due to adversary efforts to collect encrypted data and leave it in storage until quantum computers capable of breaking current encryption standards become available. In an opinion piece published Monday on Carahsoft’s website, Scinta highlighted the National […] More
Carahsoft Technology has entered into a new partnership to distribute Torq’s hyperautomation platform, which is designed to automate, manage and monitor security operations center responses at machine speed, to the public sector. The platform leverages advanced natural language processing to initiate and accelerate the investigation, triage and remediation of security events, allowing it to deliver comprehensive […] More
Leidos is developing a magnetic navigation capability that uses quantum technology as an alternative to the Global Positioning System signal, which is susceptible to jamming. The work is under a Defense Innovation Unit contract and involves subcontractor Frequency Electronics and MIT Lincoln Lab, Leidos said Thursday. Unlike GPS, MagNav has no signal to jam, explained […] More
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have tested the Highly Loaded Grain, or HLG, solid rocket motors for the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor, also known as NGSRI. The HLG propellant technology will work to increase the energy output and extend the range of NGSRI, the Army’s short-range missile that can be fired from a tripod, vehicle […] More
The U.S. Air Force has tapped Ultra Intelligence & Communications and Dell Technologies to supply the airborne CSO 3U-VPX Software Programmable Open Mission Systems Compliant, or SPOC, processor for the Air Force Materiel Command Life Cycle Management Center. The two companies will collaborate on the SPOC processor’s software development, integration and testing, Ultra I&C said […] More
