L3Harris Introduces Compact Radio Tech; Dana Mehnert Quoted
L3Harris Technologies has unveiled a small form factor radio built to help military users communicate when they perform ground, airborne, maritime and dismounted soldier missions.
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DOE Enters Enterprise Agreement with Google Cloud to Support Cloud Tech; Rocky Campione, Mike Daniels Quoted
Google Cloud has entered into a five-year agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide access to a variety of Google Cloud technologies to help the department scale research efforts and drive innovation across DOE national labs and field sites, the company announced Thursday. "Our work with Google Cloud is helping us reduce the friction and pivot to innovation," said  Rocky Campione.
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Air Force OKs Raytheon Technologies-Made Weapon for F-15 Mission Deployment
The U.S. Air Force has authorized a Raytheon Technologies-built “smart†weapon for fielding on Air Combat Command's F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft following a recent test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The StormBreaker munition uses a multimode seeker technology with infrared, semi-active laser and millimeter wave radar guidance technologies that can work alongside GPS and inertial navigation systems to reach targets over 40 miles away from the aircraft, the company said Tuesday.
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SwRI Associate VP Alan Stern to Join NASA Commercial Space Flight Mission
Alan Stern, associate vice president of the space science and engineering division at Southwest Research Institute, has been selected to join a scientific team that will fly aboard a Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo vehicle to carry out NASA-backed experiments.
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Test Pilot on Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant Aircraft’s X2 Technology
A test pilot of the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter talked about his flying experience and the capabilities of the aircraft’s X2 Technology during a webcast hosted Wednesday by Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary as part of the Association of the United States Army conference, Aviation Today reported.
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BAE Unveils Cybersecurity Platform for Military Platforms; Michael Weber Quoted
BAE Systems has introduced a product suite the company designed to protect military vehicles and systems from cyber threats. The Fox Shield offering is comprised of tools that can work with ground, aerial and space platforms to help defense customers safeguard mission technologies.
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Boeing, General Atomics to Collaborate on Laser Weapon Tech Offering for Defense Applications
Boeing and General Atomics' electromagnetic systems business have teamed up to develop a high-energy laser weapon system intended for missile and air defense operations.
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IBM, General Dynamics, BAE Highlight Hybrid Cloud Offerings at AUSA Conference
IBM, BAE Systems and General Dynamics presented at the 2020 Association of the United States Army conference their hybrid cloud services that can be moved from one system to another, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday.
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ULA CEO Tory Bruno: US Gov’t Should Consider Space-Based Fuel Production
Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance and a previous Wash100 awardee, said the U.S. government should consider producing fuel in space to stimulate the development of the space economy, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
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Raytheon Technologies to Discuss Work on Army Projects at AUSA Annual Meeting
Raytheon Technologies will provide an update at the virtual Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting & Exposition on several projects the company is working on for the service branch.
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