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Rocket Lab’s Electron Lifts Off for Eighth Rideshare Mission; Peter Beck Quoted
Rocket Lab has launched its Electron rocket carrying a maritime surveillance cube satellite built by space technology firm UnseenLabs as well as other payloads as part of the ‘Look Ma, No Hands’ mission.
BCT to Help Viasat Demo Military Data Link Connectivity in Space
Blue Canyon Technologies will support Viasat’s effort to test a low-Earth orbit spacecraft designed to access the Link 16 military data link, which is used to transmit data between military vessels.
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Deep Labs, Visual Connections Develop AI-Based Medicare Fraud Detection Tool
Artificial intelligence technology developer Deep Labs partnered with information technology services firm Visual Connections to develop an AI-driven system that will help the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services detect fraud in Medicare-related transactions.
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DOE Issues First Small Biz Funding Opportunity Announcement for Fiscal 2020
The Department of Energy plans to award $31.5M in total research grants under the first phase of its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs for fiscal 2020. Interested companies can propose technical feasibility studies to facilitate innovation across program offices under the DOE Office of Science, the department said Monday.
CDC Solicits New Toolkit for Nuclear-Related Disease Tracking
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks a new platform that will help U.S. health agencies monitor illnesses that result from nuclear catastrophes, Nextgov reported Monday.
Leonardo DRS’ Todd Hicks: Military, Industry Work Together to Address Cyber Threats
Todd Hicks, chief technology officer at Leonardo DRS, told C4ISRNET in an interview published Monday how industry helps the military address cyber challenges.
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AeroVironment Lands Army Contract for Raven UAS Delivery
AeroVironment has secured a $45.1M firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army to deliver small unmanned aircraft systems and initial spare kits to the service branch’s security force assistance brigades.
Software Firm cloudtamer.io to Offer Cloud Governance Tech on AWS Secret Regions
Software company cloudtamer.io has partnered with Amazon Web Services to market the former’s automated cloud governance tool through the Commercial Cloud Services and Secret Commercial Cloud Services regions.
ULA Kicks Off Factory Upgrades to Prepare for Vulcan Centaur Rocket Production
United Launch Alliance has started updating manufacturing tools and robotic assembly lines at its factory in Decatur, Ala., as it prepares to transition to Vulcan Centaur rocket production, SpaceNews reported Monday.