Lockheed Martin unveiled a new technology test bed that uses artificial intelligence, cloud computing and automation to manage multiple satellite operations in space. The Operations Center of the Future, which was built at Lockheed’s campus in Denver, Colorado, is equipped with its proprietary Horizon and Compass satellite software, the company said Monday. Compass is a […] More

Rob Carey, president of Cloudera Government Solutions, said federal agencies looking to effectively implement artificial intelligence tools should identify problems that are well-defined and supported by high-quality data. “This is taking what we do today with machine learning and current AI algorithms. And now we are into generative AI that helps you predict things better, […] More

ECS helped the Defense Microelectronics Activity gain clearance to use a ServiceNow-supported cloud environment for handling sensitive government data. DMEA, a laboratory within the Department of Defense, achieved the first authorization to operate in the ServiceNow National Security Cloud and seeks to modernize some of the agency’s information technology processes using the platform, ECS said […] More

Amy Hopkins, vice president and general manager of national security space at Peraton, said opportunities to achieve space dominance might come temporarily and require collaboration across the U.S. military to maximize those chances to the fullest, the Air and Space Forces Magazine reported Monday. Speaking at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & […] More

Sierra Nevada Corp., Xage Security and Blue Ridge Networks evaluated their security devices against emulated threat scenarios as part of the inaugural cohort of the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator program managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The CECA program seeks to assess and demonstrate in cohorts emerging cyber technologies against prioritized threats in a […] More

General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary has placed a $10.6 million order for Austal USA to produce electronic deck modules as part of the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear submarine procurement effort. The order comes seven months after Electric Boat initially procured command-and-control system modules, Austal said Monday. GDEB is under contract to build Block V submarines […] More

A new power plant complex was inaugurated at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba as part of an Energy Savings Performance Contract that aligns with the U.S. Navy’s focus on resiliency, reliability and efficiency regarding energy security. The $368.8 million Liquefied Natural Gas power plant supports the entire installation by using LNG for dual-fuel combined […] More

Parry Labs and EpiSci have teamed up to leverage edge cloud computing and autonomy to boost the combat strength of the U.S. Air Force. The collaboration seeks to introduce tactical autonomy capabilities in support of Department of Defense-led uncrewed and wingman aircraft initiatives, Parry Labs said Monday. EpiSci specializes in delivering tactical autonomy technology to major DOD […] More

Collins Aerospace, an RTX subsidiary, has begun the production of a 1-megawatt electric generator to power future manned and unmanned military platforms as part of an Air Force Research Laboratory initiative. The electric power generation system moved into the manufacturing phase after the company concluded engineering work and completed the detailed design review phase of the program. More

ECS helped the Defense Microelectronics Activity gain clearance to use a ServiceNow-supported cloud environment for handling sensitive government data. DMEA, a laboratory within the Department of Defense, achieved the first authorization to operate in the ServiceNow National Security Cloud and seeks to modernize some of the agency's information technology processes using the platform. More

Amy Hopkins, vice president and general manager of national security space at Peraton, said opportunities to achieve space dominance might come temporarily and require collaboration across the U.S. military to maximize those chances to the fullest. She added that there would be "episodic instances of space superiority" and the U.S. military should focus on ensuring that it is efficiently prepared and trained to maximize its effects. More

Parry Labs and EpiSci have teamed up to leverage edge cloud computing and autonomy to boost the combat strength of the U.S. Air Force. The collaboration seeks to introduce tactical autonomy capabilities in support of Department of Defense-led uncrewed and wingman aircraft initiatives. More