Government Technology

General Atomics has demonstrated the Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System as part of final acceptance testing requirements for an in-orbit experiment the company will conduct with the Space Development Agency. The company said Tuesday it evaluated the autonomous functions of optical communication terminals on the LINCS spacecraft during the free space interconnect ground test. […] More

Carahsoft Technology has added Keeper Security as a provider of software, software maintenance and ancillary services under the former’s information technology contract with the U.S. Army. Keeper Security said Tuesday it will offer its government-tailored password management platform under Carahsoft’s Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 contract. The Keeper Enterprise Password Management platform uses […] More

Northrop Grumman and U.K.-based security company Arqit have partnered to explore the potential use of quantum encryption technology in defense and national security programs. The partnership intends to initially assess government applications for Arqit’s satellite-based encryption platform and subsequently conduct technical assessments of the system across various projects, the British company said Tuesday. David Williams, […] More

Viasat will deploy its military-grade In-line Network Encryptor on a low earth orbit satellite intended to boost communications security and cybersecurity services for data transmission. The global communications company said Tuesday the INE will be integrated into the first Link 16-capable LEO satellite that Viasat is working on for the Space Vehicles XVI program of […] More

Santa Monica, California-based Red 6 has raised $30 million in a round of Series A financing, giving the augmented reality technology firm a valuation of $130 million. Snowpoint Ventures led the funding round with a $25 million investment, while new and other existing investors contributed $5 million to the round, Red 6 said Tuesday. “This […] More

The Air Force Sustainment Center needs an industrial internet of things platform that would help Robins, Tinker and Hill Air Force Bases handle operational technology and digitally transform maintenance work. The center seeks market information on government and commercial off-the-shelf applications that would help the U.S. Air Force bases monitor, manage and analyze IIoT operational […] More

Executives at Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business have discussed how moving from vendor lock and closed systems to an open-systems architecture could help the U.S. military address challenges associated with processing signals intelligence data. Raytheon Intelligence and Space officials believe an open-systems architecture could enable a data-centric model that is vital to modernizing the […] More

A Northrop Grumman-built autonomous maritime aircraft system has logged more than 40,000 flight hours since its first deployment with the U.S. Navy in 2009. The Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator reached the milestone during a routine flight over U.S. Central Command’s area of operations, Northrop said Thursday. BAMS-D, which was originally developed for a six-month Navy […] More

Viasat participated in a recent U.S. Navy exercise to demonstrate how company-built technology platforms could help warfighters communicate as they perform expeditionary base operations and littoral missions. The company said Thursday it demonstrated cloud-based tactical communications support for multiple echelons at the Naval Integration in Contested Environments Advanced Naval Technology Exercise. During the event, Viasat […] More