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    DLA Moves to 3rd Phase of Federal Logistics Info System Modernization Effort

    The Defense Logistics Agency’s Logistics Information Services is entering the third phase of a program meant to modernize the agency’s management system that provides information about supply items used by the Department of Defense. Launched in 2020, the Federal Logistics Information System Data Cleansing Project developed a modernized algorithmic base that uses machine learning and […] More

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    State Department Clears Japan’s $104M Request to Procure JASSM Extended-Range Missiles

    The State Department has approved a potential $104 million foreign military sale of Lockheed Martin-made extended-range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile systems and related equipment to the government of Japan.  Under the FMS request, Lockheed would supply 50 units of the AGM-158B/B-2 JASSM-ER, a variant designed to launch from the bomber aircraft, the Defense Security Cooperation […] More

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    Denodo’s Bill Sullivan, NRC CIO David Nelson Underscore Need for Government-Industry Collaboration

    Bill Sullivan, vice president and general manager of U.S. federal for Denodo, has discussed with David Nelson, chief information and data officer at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the importance of vendor collaboration to develop new technologies and capabilities for the agency, CDO Magazine reported. In a video interview with Sullivan, Nelson said NRC is working […] More

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    SNR GovIT Wins DLA JETS Operational Technology Support Task Order

    SNR Government IT Services, a business of SkyePoint Decisions, has received a task order to perform operational technology support to the Defense Logistics Agency. Tetra Tech subsidiary Amyx will work with SNR GovIT to conduct information technology life cycle management for industrial control systems, utility monitoring, building physical access controls and fuel handling systems under […] More

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    Northrop Develops Miniature High-Energy Laser Tech for Government Customer

    Northrop Grumman has produced and delivered a 10 kilowatt-class laser technology to an unnamed U.S. government customer for use in tactical environments. Phantom is a high-energy system that weighs less than 200 pounds and measures 12 cubic feet, or about the size of a mini fridge, the company said Thursday. “By miniaturizing this advanced capability, […] More

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    Kyle Tuberson: Low-Code, No-Code Applications Can Simplify AI Integration Into Business Workflows

    Kyle Tuberson, chief technology officer of ICF, said low-code and no-code software applications could streamline the artificial intelligence technology integrations in a business or customer workflow, Techopedia reported Thursday. “Since these platforms often utilize a drag-and-drop editor with little to no coding, developers can easily integrate pre-built and pre-trained AI models into their applications by […] More

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    Army’s Sentinel A4 Radar Program Enters Low-Rate Initial Production Phase

    The U.S. Army has cleared the Lockheed Martin-manufactured Sentinel A4 air and missile defense radar systems to enter the low-rate initial production phase, DefenseNews reported Thursday. Lockheed is contracted to manufacture and produce a total of 19 Sentinel A4 systems for the service branch by 2025 to help military operators detect cruise missiles, unmanned aerial […] More

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    Spire Global Joins 4th Phase of NGA’s Magnetic Field Mapping Competition; Chuck Cash Quoted

    Spire Global will participate in the fourth phase of a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency competition that aims to advance novel geomagnetic data collection methodologies to measure Earth’s magnetic field. The company said Wednesday it will work on the design, development and launch of a satellite with a diamond quantum magnetometer system from SBQuantum to gather geomagnetic […] More

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    MAG Aerospace, L3Harris Tapped to Build Army Aircraft With ISR Capabilities

    MAG Aerospace and L3Harris Technologies have won a U.S. Army competition to develop and deliver a pair of high-altitude aircraft with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The team will equip two Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft with ISR payloads to support the service branch’s mission to advance long-range precision fires under the Theater-Level, High-Altitude Expeditionary Next […] More

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    Elastic Named Leidos Technology Alliance Partner; Chris Townsend Quoted

    Leidos has added search and analytics engine provider Elastic to its network of partner companies that deliver new technologies to federal and commercial customers in support of their mission needs. Elastic is now part of the technology alliance tier of the Leidos Alliance Partner Network in recognition of its efforts to offer cloud computing products […] More

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    CAES Receives $200M Follow-On Contract for SPY-6 Radar Assemblies; Mike Kahn Quoted

    CAES has secured a $200 million follow-on contract from an RTX business to continue production and delivery of radar module assemblies for a family of anti-ballistic missile radars under development for the U.S. Navy. The Arlington, Virginia-headquartered company said Monday the contract extends its partnership with Raytheon on the development of the AN/SPY-6 family of […] More

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    Boeing Gears Up for Test Flight of Air Force’s 3rd F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Jet

    Boeing is preparing the U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft for flight testing ahead of its delivery to the service branch later in 2023. The defense contractor shared in a Linked post published Thursday that the F-15EX Eagle II multirole strike fighter has been moved from its factory to the ramp to prepare for its […] More