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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
LookingGlass Cyber Solutions will continue to handle cyberthreat intelligence analysis for the U.S. federal government under an extended and expanded contract with a defense customer. Under the renewed contract, the company said Wednesday it will broaden optimization of threat intelligence in support of government cyber analysts working to bolster the client agency’s cybersecurity operations. Government […] More
A Day & Zimmermann division has received an $18 million contract to renovate facilities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee that will store a new device intended to help researchers develop fusion reactor materials. The Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment Facilities Enhancement project will mark the first government sector work for D&Z’s maintenance and […] More
Oshkosh‘s defense business arm has put forward its bid for phases 3 and 4 of the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program. Oshkosh Defense said Tuesdat it collaborated with Pratt Miller Defense, Hanwha Defense USA, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, QinetiQ and Plasan to work on the design and prototype test build of the war […] More
Christopher Galvin, former chairman and CEO of Motorola, joined the board of directors of ColdQuanta following the executive’s investment in the quantum technology company via recent Series B funding round. ColdQuanta said Tuesday it raised $110 million through the financing round, which was led by LCP Quantum along with other investors such as In-Q-Tel, Sumitomo […] More
The National Science Foundation will work with semiconductor manufacturing company Micron Technology to finance the creation of an industry learning framework for colleges and universities. The cross-sector partnership will see NSF and Micron, through the Micron Foundation, invest $5 million each to develop educational materials on semiconductor design and manufacturing for students and professors to […] More
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business will deliver MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles to Poland under a $70.6 million lease agreement with that country’s defense ministry. The MQ-9A system is designed to fly up to 50,000 feet, operate for more than 27 hours and carry up to 3,850 pounds of payload, the company said Monday. Linden Blue, CEO […] More
The U.S. Army has awarded 13 small businesses grants under its Small Business Innovation Research Program for projects focusing on system monitoring and radar targeting sensors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as climate and clean technologies. Eight small businesses were awarded Phase I contracts of up to $250,000 each, while five entities received […] More
Lockheed Martin‘s Aculight business will help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency develop a laser tile under its Modular Efficient Laser Technology program. The one-year, $12.8 million contract covers the creation of the technology to serve as the building block for panelized and scalable high-energy laser source, the Department of Defense said Friday. Eighty-one percent […] More
The General Services Administration has awarded data analytics services provider Amivero a $9.5 million task order to modernize enterprise data services for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Amivero will leverage its expertise in cloud architecture, security engineering, as well as development, security and operations to drive the enterprise data transition at CDC in […] More
Parsons has received contracts to study the feasibility of transitioning fleets in three U.S. states to a zero-emission vehicle design and help the transportation departments there to plan their adoption of electric buses. The multimillion-dollar projects involve looking into the possible bottlenecks of truck electrification as part of comprehensive research work, Parsons said Wednesday. Peter […] More
