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The Missile Defense Agency has requested companies to submit concepts for a “Sea-Based Terminal Future Interceptor” that counters hypersonic missile threats. The agency is asking industry players for technologies for a layered defense based on a multi-mission terminal-phase interceptor that functions with midcourse weapons to combat future hypersonic attacks. Interested organizations are required to provide descriptions […]

Microsoft has unveiled the new cloud platform meant for the needs of the space industry. Azure Space aims to serve the private and public sectors seeking to store space-based data. The Redmond-based software company also partnered with organizations to connect the cloud network with the latest data centers and satellites.  One of the partners is […]

Google Cloud has entered into a five-year agreement to provide the Department of Energy with a range of cloud tools, including its cloud platform and workspace productivity tools.  The agreement is expected to make it easier for the department's over 100K employees and contractors to access Google's tools, effectively scaling research efforts and driving innovation.  […]

The U.S. Army is working with Wichita State University in Kansas on dismantling a Black Hawk helicopter and scanning every part to make a detailed three-dimensional model for 3D printing. Maj. Gen. Todd Royar, commanding general for Aviation and Missile Command, expects to find roughly 20K structural components when the entire helicopter is taken apart. […]

Viasat and AeroVironment will team up to provide the U.S. Army with small unmanned aircraft systems capable of deploying encrypted communications networks to counter adversaries.  The two companies will work on a contract awarded under the Army Reconfigurable Communications for Small Unmanned Systems program to implement the advanced system in response to growing electronic warfare […]