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European Defence Fund receives funding for joint research and industrial projects

March 27, 2019

The European Defence Fund has received €525million for joint research and industrial projects to modernise defence. The European Commission has begun work programmes to co-finance joint research and industrial projects for 2019-2020. Projects include drone defence, intelligence and communication, and cyber defence. The Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) work programme will provide €500million for ...

Lockheed Martin secures US Army exoskeleton development agreement

Land December 4, 2018

Lockheed Martin has won a contract worth $6.9 million from the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) to enhance the ONYX exoskeleton for future soldier demonstrations. ONYX is a powered, lower-body exoskeleton with artificial intelligence (AI) technology that augments human strength and endurance. Under the two-year, sole-source agreement, ...

Raytheon wins two National Geospatial Agency contracts worth up to $600M

Homeland November 19, 2018

Raytheon has secured two contracts worth a combined value of up to $600 million from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency to develop advanced data automation, analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities. Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services will lead the Elevation Content and Precise Imagery programs, which are part of NGA’s Janus initiative ...

Viasat showcases advances in secure, battle-ready cloud-based applications

Homeland October 18, 2018

Viasat has announced the availability of secure cloud-enabled artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning applications over the Company’s global satellite communications (SATCOM) architecture and line of sight (LOS) tactical network technologies for warfighters on the move. At the recent Association of the United States Army conference in Washington, DC, Viasat completed ...