Google has introduced multiple cloud-based tools built to help public sector customers manage communications and collaboration, job search, customer service and improper payment identification processes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Boeing, Navy Fly MQ-25 UAS With Cobham-Built Refueling Pod
The U.S. Navy and Boeing have tested the aerodynamics of an MQ-25 unmanned aircraft system that features a Cobham-built aerial refueling store mounted on the vehicle wing structure.
Read More »AAR Creates Board Committee to Oversee Aviation Safety; John Holmes Quoted
AAR has established a committee tasked with assisting the company's board of directors in ensuring safety across employee training programs and aviation services. AAR said Tuesday that Duncan McNabb, a retired U.S. Air Force general and former head of U.S. Transportation Command, will serve as chair of the Aviation Safety and Training Committee.
Read More »Appian Gets FedRAMP OK for Robotic Process Automation Tech
Appian's cloud-based robotic process automation technology has been certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for government use. The RPA offering functions as a component of a low-code automation platform and features an architecture designed to comply with federal information security standards, the company said Tuesday.
Read More »Titan Alpha Receives VA Innovation Center Support Order
Titan Alpha, a joint venture between Atlas Research and Prometheus Federal Services, has received a task order to help the Department of Veterans Affairs' innovation hub create cost-reduction pilot programs.
Read More »Aptima-Owned Small Business to Refine Air Force Crew Safety Monitoring Tech
An Ohio-based startup company of Aptima will further develop technology the Air Force Research Laboratory designed to monitor the safety of aircraft maintainers who work in tight spaces. AFRL said Friday its 711th Human Performance Wing transitioned the Confined Space Monitoring System prototype to Sentinel Operational Security for final development, demonstration and potential commercialization under the Small Business Innovation Research program.
Read More »Collins Aerospace Wraps Up E-6B Block I Aircraft Modernization Work
Raytheon Technologies’ Collins Aerospace business has concluded an effort to modernize a fleet of E-6B Block I aircraft for the U.S. Navy. The upgraded aircraft is equipped with a communications central control, internet protocol bandwidth expansion digital backbone, command and control battlestaff and a multienclave distribution system for voice, data and video.
Read More »Veritone Gets AWS Competency Status for Public Safety AI Tech
Veritone has attained a designation from Amazon Web Services that represents the company's performance under the AWS Technology Partner initiative as a provider of public safety technologies equipped with artificial intelligence. Veritone said Friday it now holds the AWS Public Safety and Disaster Response Competency status in recognition of AWS-powered technologies that support public safety missions.
Read More »Updated Dragon Spacecraft Launches With New Scientific Samples
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that NASA launched Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the company's 21st commercial resupply mission is expected to arrive at the International Space Station on Monday around 1:30 p.m. EST. The updated Dragon flew with over 6.4K pounds of cargo for the station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket and will demonstrate SpaceX's first autonomous docking with the ISS, NASA said Monday.
Read More »Raytheon Technologies Creates Customizable Platform for Air Traffic Management
Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business has developed a workstation designed to streamline the way air traffic controllers manage and perform multiple tasks. The company said Thursday it gathered input from air traffic controllers to produce the Multi-platform Automation Re-hosting Solution or MARS.
Read More »Space Force Announces Operational Acceptance of Fourth Lockheed-Made GPS III Satellite
The fourth Lockheed Martin-made satellite under the U.S. Space Force's GPS III constellation effort has gained operational acceptance earlier than usual, C4ISRnet reported Thursday. The GPS III Space Vehicle 04 satellite launched last month and supports the implementation of the M-Code military GPS signal.
Read More »Viasat Equips Small Radio Device With Link 16 Crypto Modernization Capability
A Viasat-made terminal now accommodates cryptography-protected Link 16 communications in support of operations across ground, aerial and maritime domains. The KOR-24A small tactical terminal has been fitted with Link 16 cryptographic modernization capability that facilitates secure access to important information, Viasat said Thursday.
Read More »Booz Allen Receives $50M Army Contract for ISR R&D Modernization
Booz Allen Hamilton has received a $49.9M contract to help the U.S. Army modernize research and development of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies. The Army held an online solicitation for the contract and received one proposal, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
Read More »Lockheed-Made SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite Set for Launch Next Year
Lockheed Martin has announced the launch readiness of an upcoming military space satellite designed to provide missile warning via infrared technology. The company said Wednesday its fifth Space-Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite or SBIRS GEO-5 is set for flight in 2021, following the satellite's completion in October this year.
Read More »Parsons Announces New Products for Cloud Native Streaming
Parsons has unveiled a new series of cloud products designed to help government and commercial customers process large amounts of data while ensuring lesser infrastructure costs. The company said Wednesday it will offer cloud native stream platforms to deliver the scalability needed to maximize cloud resources.
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