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Northrop Grumman has participated in the Northern Edge joint exercise and showcased its advanced networking technologies aimed at supporting the communication and information sharing of warfighters and military units. The company said Friday it has demonstrated its Freedom targeting pod and Freedom radios using three separate platforms. James Conroy, Northrop’s vice president for navigation, targeting […] More
VAAXA Cybersecurity, a division of minority-owned small business FirstWorld USA, has introduced service offerings to help clients manage compliance with government standards for securing systems and sensitive data. Brookline, Massachusetts-based VAAXA said Friday it offers a managed service platform to assist companies that are working to meet the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special […] More
BridgeComm aims to show U.S. government customers how the company’s point-to-point technology can facilitate optical wireless communications for data transfer at a speed of 100 gigabits per second within a 2-kilometer distance. Denver-based BridgeComm said Thursday it intends to present the high-speed OWC approach using Nokia‘s networking hardware and services as part of a partnership […] More
Verizon and Robotic Research have partnered to demonstrate the joint application of a 5G wireless network and a data collection system for an autonomous shuttle pilot program at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. The 90-day pilot, which is part of the 5G Living Lab initiative on the military installation, will use Verizon’s […] More
Lockheed Martin has received a $49.5 million contract to support the U.S. Army’s logistics program for a new target engagement and pilotage system of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopters. The company will provide logistics support for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor systems under the performance-based contract, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. […] More
Douglas Davis, a 35-year veteran of Intel, will formally join the board of directors of Wisconsin-based specialty truck and access equipment manufacturing company Oshkosh on July 1. His appointment to Oshkosh’s board will bring the number of its directors to 11, the company said Wednesday. David most recently served as senior vice president of Intel’s […] More
General Atomics has demonstrated the Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System as part of final acceptance testing requirements for an in-orbit experiment the company will conduct with the Space Development Agency. The company said Tuesday it evaluated the autonomous functions of optical communication terminals on the LINCS spacecraft during the free space interconnect ground test. […] More
Viasat will deploy its military-grade In-line Network Encryptor on a low earth orbit satellite intended to boost communications security and cybersecurity services for data transmission. The global communications company said Tuesday the INE will be integrated into the first Link 16-capable LEO satellite that Viasat is working on for the Space Vehicles XVI program of […] More
Telecommunication equipment vendor COMSovereign has named five new members to its advisory board in charge of helping the management team define technology initiatives and integrate intellectual property rights from business units. COMSovereign said Thursday the appointments align with the company’s strategies and goals to expand its portfolio of 5G communications products. The newly appointed advisers […] More
IHI, a Japan-based heavy-industry manufacturer, has completed its $20 million investment in NuScale Power and will serve as global manufacturing partner of the Oregon-headquartered small modular reactor technology provider as part of the agreement. IHI’s investment will also allow the Japanese engineering company to deliver steel plate reinforced concrete wall structures and designs in support […] More
The Federal Risk and Management Program has granted the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard an authority to operate the cloud-based platform it developed in collaboration with Microsoft and Verily. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based research organization said Monday the Terra cloud-native tool is meant for use in biomedical research to access data and conduct analysis operations, […] More
The National Security Agency granted a certification to X-Net, a data communications system designed by a Raytheon Technologies business to support secure data link operations of airborne-launched munitions and other weapon systems. Raytheon Intelligence and Space’s X-Net system, through the Type 1 certification, is now recognized as a Crypto High Value Product that enables data […] More
