Nichols Martin

In-Q-Tel, the intelligence community’s venture capital arm, has named Focal Systems as the winner of a competition that featured artificial intelligence tools from 12 startup companies. Focal Systems developed and presented a retail automation technology to IC representatives, investors and corporate executives during the “AI Computing at the Edge” pitch event, IQT said Thursday. The winning tool […] More

Raytheon has integrated a navigation payload into the Federal Aviation Administration‘s Wide Area Augmentation System that works to support global positioning system functions. Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting 5‘s payload is designed to address GPS satellite signal ionospheric disturbances, timing issues and minor orbit adjustments, the company said Thursday. The technology is part of the Raytheon-managed GEO 5 system […] More

A second prototype of Sikorsky‘s S-97 Raider light tactical helicopter has reached a milestone necessary to enter into the full-flight testing phase, Defense News reported Wednesday. The report said pilots of the Lockheed Martin subsidiary operated the helicopter for 90 minutes Tuesday and have completed a flight-test card. Dan Spoor, vice president of future vertical lift at Sikorsky, told […] More

Koniag‘s Eagle Harbor Solutions subsidiary and Diversified have partnered to share general and technical business knowledge in support of federal and intelligence communities. Under the Business Development Mentor-Protégé Program, the companies will seek to form a business relationship that would aid future government contracts, EHS said Monday. “Diversified welcomes the opportunity to work alongside and mentor our trusted partner, […] More