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Air Force Eyes AI for Teaming Fighter Jets With Drones; Will Roper Quoted
The U.S. Air Force has begun to assess whether it can integrate an artificial intelligence platform, Skyborg, into an F-35 or F-15EX fighter aircraft to enable pilots to control the Kratos Defense-built XQ-58 Valkyrie unmanned air vehicle and other drones, Defense News reported Wednesday. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, told the publication Tuesday that the service is in talks with Lockheed Martin and Boeing on the plan to team fighter aircraft with drones through the Skyborg program.
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Sierra Nevada Wins $75M Contract to Implement Air Force Visual Systems Upgrade
Sierra Nevada Corp. will install its Degraded Visual Environment Systems on the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of HH-60G helicopters under a five-year, $74.9M contract.
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Navy, Contractors Plan Littoral Combat Ship Upgrades
The U.S. Navy is working with contractors Lockheed Martin and Austal USA to identify the next set of upgrades to the service’s fleet of littoral combat ships, USNI News reported Tuesday.
Monkton Helps USAF Implement Aircraft Maintainer Support App
Amazon Web Services and Monkton collaborated to develop a mobile application for U.S. Air Force maintainers to view data they need to perform flight line work using mobile devices. Harold Smith, CEO of Monkton, said in a statement posted Tuesday the BRICE app underwent three months of user acceptance testing with support of Monkton's Rebar security tool and AWS' GovCloud.
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OPM Eyes Industry Partner for IT Modernization Program
The General Services Administration selected the Office of Personnel Management as the third agency that will undergo information technology modernization as part of the former's Centers of Excellence program, Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday.
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Mark Gerencser Joins Guidehouse Board of Directors; Scott McIntyre Quoted
Guidehouse, a leading provider of management, technology, and risk consulting services to the public and commercial markets, announced on Wednesday that Mark Gerencser, a 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, has joined the company’s Board of Directors.
DHS Issues RFI on Device Tracking Services
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking potential vendors of cloud-based subscription services that could locate connected devices, including mobile phones and laptops, at any given time.Â
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Maritime Administration Taps Tote Services for Training Ship Construction Mgmt
The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has selected Tote Services to manage the construction of a new national security training ship under a $39.1M contract.
The company will choose a shipyard and apply industry best practices for the delivery of the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, MARAD said Tuesday.
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Report: Bell Meets Army Flight Requirements in V-280 Demo
Bell's V-280 Valor tiltrotor met the U.S. Army’s handling requirements during the latest series of flight demonstrations, Flightglobal reported Tuesday.