Jane Edwards

Fairbanks Morse Defense has introduced a program to help businesses and entrepreneurs further develop their emerging technologies with potential maritime defense applications. Selected participants for the FM Defense Accelerator program will work with the defense contractor’s mentors from the Technology Center of Excellence and gain access to technical experts, a global service network and other […] More

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have started installing a supercomputer, dubbed Kestrel, designed to advance research on clean energy technologies and renewable energy. DOE’s office of energy efficiency and renewable energy will use the high-performance computing system to pursue research in continuum mechanics and computational materials and perform […] More

Raytheon Technologies subsidiary Pratt & Whitney intends to invest $255 million over five years in a new 845,000-square-foot facility in Oklahoma City that will support depot operations for engines used to power several military aircraft, including F-35, F-15, F-16, F-22 and C-17. Pratt & Whitney said Friday the new Oklahoma City Sustainment Center near Tinker […] More

Space domain awareness experts cited the need for the satellite industry to work with governments and other stakeholders to manage space traffic and mitigate orbital debris during a panel discussion at a conference, Via Satellite reported Thursday. Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, mentioned the increasing number of […] More

Northrop Grumman conducted a flight test to demonstrate the capability of a radio terminal to provide multifunction communications support to the U.S. Air Force. The Northrop-built Software Programmable Open Mission Systems Compliant terminal aboard the company’s flying test bed established connectivity with a ground station using advanced data links during the test flight, the defense […] More

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense has partnered with Blueforce Development, Exacom, Common Objects and Catalyst Communications Technologies to further advance the delivery of mission-critical communications capabilities to customers in public safety, national security and enterprise markets. “These new partnerships offer a universe of customizable solutions for a wide variety of customers to turn data into […] More

Strangeworks, an Austin, Texas-based software company focused on quantum computing, has closed a round of Series A financing led by Hitachi Ventures and will use the investment to support efforts to offer quantum-inspired technologies, high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and other tech platforms. IBM and Raytheon Technologies participated in the Series A round, which raised $24 […] More

Anthony Robbins, vice president of federal at NVIDIA, said autonomous systems, weather prediction models, simulators and other artificial intelligence-based technologies could enable fire departments and first responders to predict and prevent wildfires. “Drones and other autonomous systems will increase the efficacy of the nation’s overall wildfire response and provide a new way to protect firefighters […] More