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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.