Government Technology

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has increased its product line with the launch of a multi-mode drone radar designed to capture high-resolution imagery of targets in rain, fog, smoke, clouds and dust at long ranges. The new Eagle Eye radar of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. operates from the Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft […] More

An industry and defense team consisting of Lockheed Martin, Aerojet Rocketdyne Air Force Research Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has demonstrated the flight and speed of an air-breathing hypersonic rocket. The companies teamed up with Department of Defense organizations to test-fly the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, which exhibited speeds over Mach 5 […] More

Public and private sector organizations alike are investing in digital twin modeling and simulation technology to address tough challenges in today’s supply chain crisis as the federal government sharpens its focus on the issue. In March 2022, the Biden administration launched its Freight Logistics Optimization Works initiative, which ultimately aims to address supply chain congestion and speed […] More

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has installed initial factory updates on the Gray Eagle-Extended Range unmanned aircraft system in an effort under a U.S. Army-funded program to better prepare the aircraft for multi-domain operations. The company said Monday it partnered with the Army to demonstrate MDO capabilities including internally mounted long-range sensors, computer-based and handheld […] More

Microsoft Azure has announced several partnerships made to support the platform’s use for artificial intelligence and connectivity applications in space. Tom Keane, corporate vice president for mission engineering at Microsoft Azure, wrote in a blog post published Monday that the company partnered with NASA and Hewlett Packard Enterprise to test how AI can support astronaut […] More

Military shipbuilder HII has rolled out a suite of products designed to make vehicles operate autonomously. The Odyssey offering has features from multiple platforms such as the company’s REMUS unmanned underwater vehicle and can support system health monitoring, perception, sensor fusion and collaborative autonomy between multiple vehicles, HII said Monday. Duane Fotheringham, president of the […] More

Lockheed Martin and Intel will collaborate on 5G-enabled military communications technologies for customers within the Department of Defense. Dan Rice, vice president of 5G.MIL Programs at Lockheed, said in a statement published Monday that the partnership resulting from a memorandum of understanding aims to advance the delivery of secure 5G communications to DOD in an […] More

Infor will collaborate with New River Systems to carry out a risk management automation project for the State Department through the implementation of software designed to help organizations monitor business data and user access. The department chose the Infor Risk & Compliance platform to simplify its compliance obligations procedure, evaluate the process of accessing sensitive […] More

Michael Conlin, chief technology officer at Definitive Logic, said the adoption of a DL-designed enterprise technology enabled the acquisition services directorate at the Department of the Interior to deploy a data analytics platform to facilitate and speed up the integration of data from its three independent systems – core financial system, federal repository for contracting […] More

Northrop Grumman and AT&T have strategically partnered to plan and grow a digital battle network for the Department of Defense. The project will harness AT&T’s 5G network capabilities and Northrop’s modernized mission strategies to help strengthen the DOD’s Joint All Domain Command and Control function, the telecommunications company said Tuesday. “Our 5G capabilities can help the […] More