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Aurora Flight Sciences has received a potential two-year, $11 million contract modification to build an autonomous airborne cargo platform for the U.S. Navy. The Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System is an Office of Naval Research-funded program that seeks to allow remote-controlled, vertical take-off and landing platforms to perform cargo deliveries in unprepared landing sites, the […] More
Embraer has chosen Rockwell Collins to manufacture cargo handling and aerial delivery control systems for integration into Embraer-built KC-390 airlifters for the Brazilian military. Rockwell Collins said Wednesday its CHADCS works to help military organizations monitor, hold and manage air drops of personnel, vehicles and cargo. The digital control technology comprises a loadmaster station, activate and release […] More
ServiceNow will provide cloud services to NASA in support of the NASA Shared Services Center, which seeks to facilitate the delivery of IT, human resources and grant services to employees, contractors and researchers. The enterprise software firm said Nov. 3 its cloud-based service management platform works to support the consolidation of NSSC’s systems and automation of 50 […] More
The Department of Homeland Security has picked TeleCommunications Systems to perform the second phase of a study to examine how geo-targeting methods can help transmit mobile-based emergency alerts to the public through algorithms. TCS has teamed up with ClearTalk Wireless to conduct field tests and validate theoretical concepts via the latter’s mobile network for the eight-month study, TCS said […] More
Cloudera has partnered with Patterns and Predictions to develop artificial intelligence technology for the prediction of military veterans’ suicide risk based on their social media posts and text messages. The companies seek to integrate Hadoop-based predictive analytics architecture into the AI platform with the goal of helping mental health professionals identify suicidality indicators among former service members, Cloudera said […] More
Technavio has released a new report that estimates the global unmanned aerial vehicle flight training and simulation market’s compound annual growth rate at 6.06 percent from 2014 through 2019. The report indicates that the growing demand for UAVs over the forecast period will drive the market, which will also see an increase in the use […] More
Raytheon and Norwegian defense contractor Kongsberg Gruppen have completed a series of flight tests of a missile system designed for integration with Lockheed Martin‘s F-35A fighter jets. An F-16 aircraft was used to launch the Joint Strike Missile at an altitude of 22,000 feet over the training and test range in Utah, Kongsberg said Tuesday. Mike […] More
The U.S. Army has issued a request for information on potential industry sources of technology that can detect and identify unmanned aerial vehicles that weigh less than 20 pounds. The Army’s Rapid Equipping Force is also looking for non-kinetic radio frequency or GPS jamming systems intended to counter drones that pose a threat to the safety of people, the military […] More
DigitalGlobe and Exploration Mapping Group have forged a global information partnership in an effort to deliver imagery products to natural resources customers. Exploration Mapping plans to use DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite to identify geological features and mineral signatures as well as locate petroleum sources, DigitalGlobe said Thursday. “Our customers will benefit from our new specialized suite of […] More
General Dynamics has developed two radio communication technologies to operate with a precision-guidance instrument landing system that Thales is building for the U.S. Air Force. The CM-300/350 V2 air traffic control radios and Fortress ES2440 wireless backhaul radios will work to support the Air Force’s Deployable Instrument Landing System, General Dynamics said Thursday. According to General Dynamics, the Air […] More
DRS Technologies and BAE Systems are working to develop a wireless night-vision targeting technology for the U.S. Army as part of the service branch’s rapid target acquisition project, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday. Sandra Erwin writes that the companies separately work to build the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle and Family of Weapon Sights Individual components but will […] More
An Australia-based Northrop Grumman subsidiary has been selected to maintain a network operation center for that country’s defense department. Northrop Grumman M5 Network Security will work with the department to manage and track communications networks and information systems through the JP2068 center, the company said Thursday. Ian Irving, chief executive of Northrop Grumman Australia, said the contract formalizes […] More
