Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, plans to conduct a fully autonomous flight of the S-70 helicopter as an optionally manned aircraft by 2020, Military.com reported Thursday. Read more
General Motors’ vision for its defense segment is to “reimagine” ways of turning its commercial vehicles and other technology products into platforms that could be offered to the U.S. milita... Read more
Rob Mott, a vice president at Hexagon US Federal, wrote in an opinion piece published Wednesday on C4ISRNET how artificial intelligence could help defense and intelligence agencies collect a... Read more
Raytheon is one of the companies introducing new technologies aimed at identifying drones and the operators flying such unmanned aircraft systems over sporting events and concert venues, Def... Read more
Boeing and SpaceX have announced plans to conduct flight tests of their commercial crew vehicles before the end of 2019, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. Read more
Satelles, a Reston, Va.-based satellite time and location services provider, has raised $26M in a round of Series C financing led by C5 Capital and will use the investment to advance product... Read more
General Dynamics’ mission systems business has received the National Security Agency’s certification for a network encryptor that works to protect classified and top secret information. Read more
Leidos has announced it will exhibit technologies at the Association of U.S. Army’s upcoming exposition and conference event in Washington, D.C. Read more
Industry executives and government officials gathered at the Satellite Innovation 2019 conference to discuss the Department of Defense’s reliance on the commercial sector for Earth observati... Read more
Raytheon has developed a technology designed to meet the U.S. Army’s need for a virtual training platform for dismounted warfighters, Fox News reported Tuesday. Read more
NASA may request for an extension of the testing of SpaceX’s emergency escape system, which was designed for the Dragon spacecraft, in the middle of an expiring deal with Russia, Spaceflight... Read more
Microsoft and Esri have collaborated with the Department of Agriculture to develop technology that will assist farmers in sustaining crop growth and expanding yields through the use of data... Read more
Some industry executives say they see government agencies as potential customers of commercial satellite servicing platforms, SpaceNews reported Monday. Read more
Intelligence-driven security firm FireEye has agreed to support By Light Professional IT Services' cybersecurity portfolio under a new partnership. Read more
Boeing, Porsche Partner to Explore Future Urban Airspace
Boeing has partnered with automobile company Porsche to study the market and implementation of a potential urban air vehicle environment. Read more