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Intelligent Tech Could Provide Data Insights for Aerospace & Defense Firms; SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni Quoted
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, digital twins, internet of things and other intelligent technologies that use and process data could provide actionable insights that could help aerospace and defense companies gain visibility into the supply chain and facilitate the decision-making process.
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AIA Reports Growth of U.S. Aerospace And Defense Industry
The aerospace and defense industry in the U.S. saw a significant growth in jobs and exports in 2018, which contributed more than $374B to the country’s gross domestic product, Rotor & Wing International reported Friday.
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DARPA Solicits Logistics, Supply Chain Awareness Tech Proposals
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has laid out its technical requirements for the development of a technology that would increase situational awareness in logistics and supply chain operations across the Department of Defense’s Joint Logistics Enterprise. July 30 is the deadline for interested parties to propose approaches to develop a system that could operate with current information technology platforms that process digital and cloud-based logistics data, according to a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday.
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Verve, DoD Center Partner to Secure Manufacturing Supply Chain
Verve Industrial Protection and the Department of Defense's Center for Manufacturing Cyber Security, MxD, have partnered to mature cybersecurity processes within the manufacturing supply chain.
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SAIC’s Stephen Rigdon on Need to Rebuild Supply Chain for Navy Mk48 Torpedo
Production of Mk48 torpedoes went on hiatus for 20 years and Science Applications International Corp. is now starting to manufacture the propulsion system and other afterbody sections of the submarine-launched weapon at its Bedford, Ind.-based facility under a contract with the U.S. Navy, Seapower reported Tuesday.
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Forcepoint’s George Kamis: Behavioral Analysis Could Help Secure Defense Industrial Base
George Kamis, chief technology officer for global governments and critical infrastructure at Forcepoint, wrote in an opinion piece published Monday on Fifth Domain that the security of the defense industrial base begins with people. Kamis said companies working with the Department of Defense should have a system in place that could help track the behavioral patterns of users.
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Nimbis Gets $59M Ceiling Increase on Air Force Microelectronics Design Ecosystem R&D IDIQ
Nimbis Services received a four-year, $59M contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory develop a cloud-based microelectronics verification system for the Department of Defense.
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Symantec’s Ken Durbin: Formjacking, Supply Chain Among Security Concerns in Federal Gov’t
Ken Durbin, senior strategist of global government affairs and cybersecurity at Symantec, wrote in a Fifth Domain opinion piece published Friday about several security threats that federal agencies should be aware of.
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BAE, Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop & Raytheon Join Supply Chain Cybersecurity Task Force
The Defense Industrial Base Sector Coordinating Council has named BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon as founding members of a task force that aims to protect controlled unclassified information across the supply chain.
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Industry Execs Talk Complex Supply Chain’s Impact on Cybersecurity at Senate Hearing
Industry executives appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday to discuss complex supply chains facing prime contractors and how the issue increases cybersecurity risk, Nextgov reported Wednesday. William LaPlante, senior vice president and general manager of Mitre’s national security sector, said some prime contractors do not know the companies their subcontractors work with.
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