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Exelis has unveiled an airspace technology for U.S. unmanned aerial system and test range operators to monitor UAS flights from multiple locations. The Symphony RangeVue system is designed to help users access drone surveillance data through a web hosting service and alert them when a drone approaches boundary or another aircraft enters a UAS vicinity, […] More
DRS Technologies has exhibited the performance of its 10-micron pixel pitch infrared sensor. The IR detector features a thermal camera with 1280×1024 resolution, as well as 640×512 and 320×256 arrays designed for integration into original equipment manufacturer systems, DRS said Tuesday. The sensor passed the 50 milliKelvins noise equivalent temperature difference standard for uncooled IR technologies. […] More
Computer Sciences Corp. has been selected to co-manage a local patient care coordination center in Trafford, U.K. CSC will provide patient communications through a unified system, perform clinical workflow services and analyze care delivery performance in collaboration with the British National Health Service’s Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group, CSC said Wednesday. Philippe Houssiau, vice president of U.K. healthcare at […] More
SES Government Solutions will host a Federal Aviation Administration payload on the company’s satellite under a 14-year contract with Raytheon. SES will construct the wide area augmentation systems payload, launch the SES-15 satellite and operate the spacecraft for 11 years in orbit, SES said Wednesday. The SES-15 satellite is scheduled for launch in 2017. The […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has invested $991,557 in new funds for LiquidPiston’s effort to further the development of a rotary internal combustion system for small engines. LiquidPiston said Thursday the project’s goal is to reduce fuel usage by half and increase power density by three times through a demonstration of a pathway towards a rotary jet […] More
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have completed an autonomous aerial refueling test on the Northrop-built X-47B unmanned combat air system aircraft. The X-47B system received more than 4,000 pounds of fuel from an Omega K-707 tanker using the Navy’s probe-and-drogue method during the demonstration off the coast of Maryland and Virginia, Northrop said Wednesday. […] More
Parsons has agreed to support the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security’s 2015 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition to be held in Texas from April 24 to 26. Mary Ann Hopkins, Parsons group president and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2015, said Wednesday the company will participate as a silver sponsor. “The competition has a positive impact on college students and institutions of […] More
A Research and Markets report has forecast the worldwide market for unmanned ground vehicles will enjoy a 31.34 percent growth year-over-year from 2014 to 2019. The research firm said Monday defense agencies use UGVs to examine terrain, supply weapons to soldiers during combat operations, and perform explosive detection and disaster search and rescue efforts. UGVs are also […] More
Amit Yoran, president of the RSA security division at EMC, has urged the technology security sector to go beyond “legacy mindsets” to address what he views as emerging challenges in the current threat environment. Yoran, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2015, told attendees of this week’s RSA Conference that technology is not the problem for industry as it works to combat cyber […] More
CACI International has received a five-year, $32 million task order to provide the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with a case management platform for HHS to process Medicare appeals electronically. The company said Wednesday it will use the MicroPact-made entellitrak software to implement the Electronic Case Adjudication and Processing Environment infrastructure for HHS’ Office […] More
BAE Systems Plc‘s applied intelligence business has expanded its enterprise managed security services portfolio for the North American market to include new managed advanced threat detection and incident response offerings. “As cyber attacks become increasingly sophisticated, large enterprises are looking for additional safeguards to bolster defenses,” Jim Anderson, president of the Americas at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, said […] More
General Dynamics has deployed its air traffic control radios in Floyd W. Jones Lebanon Airport in Missouri as part of the Federal Aviation Administration air-ground communications modernization program. The CM300/350 V2 VHF and UHF voice over Internet protocol radios are the first to go into operation at the airport, the company said Monday. Chris Marzilli, president of […] More
