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The first Terminal Flight Data Manager system, which Leidos developed for the Federal Aviation Administration, is now operational at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Ohio. The deployment of TFDM is meant to diminish runway departure queues and ensure streamlined air traffic control tower operations, the Reston, Virginia-based company said Friday. Commenting on the launch, Leidos Transportation […] More

Eight start-ups have completed the third cohort of a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency-backed accelerator program aimed at advancing the development of geospatial technology. As part of the initiative, the participants secured a $100,000 non-dilutive grant, obtained access to NGA’s office in St. Louis and received mentoring from subject matter experts, NGA partner Missouri Technology Corp. said […] More

Michael McCord, comptroller of the Department of Defense; John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI; Byron Bright, president of government solutions at KBR; and Tony Frazier, executive vice president and general manager of public sector Earth intelligence at Maxar Technologies, are some of the government and industry leaders set to participate in Baird‘s Government & […] More

Jeremy Banik, deputy director of the commercial systems program office at the National Reconnaissance Office, said NRO is close to completing a solicitation to procure commercial hyperspectral satellite data and expects to issue the request for proposals before the end of 2022, Via Satellite reported Thursday. “I’m looking forward to exploring [hyperspectral], this emerging phenomenology […] More

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California has licensed a rocket-launching concept to Fenix Space and is in discussions with another company that wants to further develop the new technology for deploying satellites into orbit. The Towed-Glider Air Launch System seeks to employ a private jet that would pull an unmanned sailplane carrying a launch […] More

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking comments from potential industry partners looking to work on a cooperative research and development agreement for an artificial intelligence-powered system to augment search and rescue planning operations. Under the study, researchers will detect and characterize targets for search from video output taken from various sensors to help them develop mechanisms to […] More

Professional services firm DCS Corp. and Hawaiian consulting and engineering company Makai have created a joint venture program called Pele Solutions under the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protege program. DCS said Wednesday it will assist Makai in enhancing capabilities in software development, systems engineering and technology integration to advance the latter’s role in the national security sector through the […] More