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DARPA Names Top Five Teams in Subterranean Challenge Virtual Tunnel Circuit Event
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announces the top five performing teams that competed in a DARPA challenge, which evaluated the capability of software-based tools to detect artifacts in simulated tunnel environments. The agency said Wednesday eight self-funded and DARPA-backed teams developed and tested software for their set of robots and sensors designed to explore tunnels in simulated environments as part of the Subterranean Challenge Virtual Tunnel Circuit event.
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HII Readies John F. Kennedy Carrier Drydock for Christening
Huntington Ingalls Industries has begun filling the John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier’s dry dock with water in preparation for christening and various tests.
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IntelliDyne Awarded DHA Contract for IT Integration Support
IntelliDyne has secured a $27M contract to support information technology integration activities at the Defense Health Agency’s Global Service Center.
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AWS, Tyler Technologies Form Public Sector Cloud Dev’t Partnership; Teresa Carlson Quoted
Tyler Technologies has agreed with Amazon Web Services to use the latter’s cloud offerings as a basis for the development of the former’s future technologies to support public sector clients.
Charles River Analytics Partners With Academia to Support DARPA Effort
Charles River Analytics has partnered with academic institutions to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency boost the efficiency of machine-learning model development.
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Northrop, NASA Conclude ‘Global Hawk’ UAS Flight Control Testing
Northrop Grumman and NASA have completed flight control testing of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system at the Grand Sky testing facility in North Dakota.
Altamira Elevates Blaine Worthington to COO Post; Ted Davies Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 30, 2019 — Altamira Technologies has promoted six-year company executive Blaine Worthington to chief operating officer, GovCon Wire reported Oct. 21.
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Electrosoft Obtains CMMI Maturity Level 3 Reappraisal for Services, Dev’t
Electrosoft Services has been reappraised at Maturity Level 3 under the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration framework for the firm’s service delivery and developmental capacities.
Carahsoft to Distribute Qualys Cloud-Based Inventory App to Public Sector; Craig Abod Quoted
Qualys has partnered with Carahsoft Technology to market a cloud-based data analytics and inventory tool to public sector customers.
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Lockheed to Manufacture Additional Radar Detection Systems for Army, Foreign Military Clients
Lockheed Martin has received a $42.7M delivery order to produce additional helicopter systems designed to help U.S. Army and foreign military sales customers detect, identify and locate radars. The latest order for Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometers will increase the program's total potential value to $102M, the company said Monday.