Government Technology

Companies that offer satellite imagery and data to government agency customers are now providing data analysis support to help clients quickly generate insights from large volumes of data amid the growth of satellite constellations and emergence of new sensors, Defense One reported Thursday. Maxar Intelligence CEO Dan Smoot talked about the “push, pull” model, in […] More

Cubic‘s defense-focused business arm is among the partners of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency working on the Air Combat Evolution program. The company said Wednesday ACE program uses a modified F-16 equipped with autonomous artificial intelligence control known as the X-62A or Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft. It poses human-machine collaborative dogfighting as a […] More

SandboxAQ has signed two agreements with the U.S. Army to help the military branch advance the development of battery chemistries for next-generation power systems and alloy materials for armored vehicles using the company’s artificial intelligence-based platform. The company said Tuesday the collaboration with the Army’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center […] More

CGI Federal has unveiled a framework that provides a set of tools and consulting services designed to help U.S. federal agencies accelerate transformation and improve transparency by determining the right agile implementation approach to specific challenges facing their organizations. The company said Monday the CGI Agile Catalyst framework includes preconfigured workflows, dashboards, assessments, subject matter […] More

GE Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kratos Turbine Technologies for the development and production of small affordable engines that could power unmanned aerial systems and collaborative combat aircraft. The partnership will advance the companies’ current engine development project, which is being carried out under an existing joint development agreement, GE said Monday. […] More

GE Aerospace has signed a new cooperative research and development agreement with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to continue work on the Open Fan engine architecture for the aviation industry by developing artificial intelligence-powered computational modeling and simulation capabilities to be run on the Frontier supercomputer. With access to the supercomputer, complex […] More

L3Harris Technologies and electronic warfare developer Epirus have partnered to integrate the former’s tactical communications systems with the latter’s advanced electronics technology to develop high-efficiency tactical radios. The team will work towards improving the range, battery life and heat management of communication systems to meet modern combat demands, L3Harris said Thursday. The partnership is in support of […] More

GE Aerospace plans to invest in facilities to broaden aviation repair capabilities throughout its overhaul shops. The company aims to design technology that addresses future flight challenges by investing more than $1 billion over five years in its maintenance, repair and overhaul, or MRO, and unit repair facilities, the aviation technology company announced Friday. Russell Stokes, […] More