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Navy Wants Torpedo Tubes for Underwater Drone Launch
The U.S. Navy is seeking developers that could build torpedo tubes to launch unmanned underwater vehicles from submarines, C4ISRNET reported Sunday.
Charles River Analytics to Update Autonomy Tool for Unmanned Robotic Vehicles
Charles River Analytics secured funds from the U.S. Army to update a technology designed to direct unmanned robotic vehicles to autonomously perform a range of tasks.
AWS’ Brett McMillen on Cloud Adoption in Federal Government
Brett McMillen, director of federal government at Amazon Web Services, told FedScoop in a video interview posted Wednesday that the company has seen meaningful progress in federal information technology modernization as agencies realize the benefits of cloud adoption.
Air Force Teams Up With Pivotal, Agencies to Speed Up Software Deployment
The U.S. Air Force partnered with Pivotal Software, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the Defense Innovation Unit to accelerate the development and deployment of software capabilities through an experimentation laboratory, Federal News Network reported Friday.
Symantec’s Ken Durbin: Formjacking, Supply Chain Among Security Concerns in Federal Gov’t
Ken Durbin, senior strategist of global government affairs and cybersecurity at Symantec, wrote in a Fifth Domain opinion piece published Friday about several security threats that federal agencies should be aware of.
ATLAS to Help DoD Innovation Org Develop Military Satcom Tech
ATLAS Space Operations and the Defense Innovation Unit have partnered to develop a satellite communications system in an effort to help the U.S. Air Force address multiband, multimission requirements.
Collins Aerospace, University of Iowa Conclude Air Combat Training Tech Live Demo
United Technology Corp.'s Collins Aerospace business and the University of Iowa have partnered to demonstrate the integration of secure live, virtual and constructive air combat training systems.
Northrop Completes Milestone C for KC-135 Large Aircraft IR Countermeasures Pod
Northrop Grumman has received milestone C approval to enter the production phase for a pod-based missile detection, tracking and jamming system designed for the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft.