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BAE Systems has launched a new center to advance the use of robotic process automation and machine learning tools to support national security missions.
Read More »BAE Unveils Robotic Operations Center; Peder Jungck, Jon Dorn Quoted
GovCon Leaders Address AI Implementation Challenges During Expert Panel at Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Artificial Intelligence Forum
Potomac Officers Club hosted the 2019 Artificial Intelligence Forum on Thursday to bring the GovCon leaders from the public and private sector together to discuss the latest initiatives and challenges that federal agencies and industry are facing as AI technology continues to develop at an incredible rate.
Read More »Christine Gex, Innovation and RPA Lead, DASA-FIM of the U.S. Army, Announced as Panelist for Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Artificial Intelligence Forum on June 13th
Christine Gex, Innovation and RPA Lead, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Financial Information Management (DASA-FIM) of U.S. Army, will be featured as a panelist during Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Artificial Intelligence Forum on June 13th. At the event, GovCon leaders from the public and private sector will discuss “Starting Your AI Journey” and the challenges that come with that process. You can register for the event here.
Read More »UiPath’s Jim Walker: Agencies Could Use Robotic Process Automation as ‘Starting Point’ for AI Adoption
Jim Walker, federal chief technology officer and director of public sector marketing at UiPath, has said government agencies could use robotic process automation as an initial platform to begin investing in artificial intelligence to advance their digital transformation initiatives. Walker wrote that RPA could help agencies improve the delivery of …
Read More »General Atomics Concludes Large-Scale Flight Demo of Guardian RPA
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 26, 2018 — General Atomics’ Guardian remotely piloted aircraft has undergone its first large-scale demonstration aimed at showcasing the platform’s civil and scientific applications, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Thursday the activity, which was held in Iki Island, Japan, allowed Guardian to validate its capability …
Read More »General Atomics Picks Industry Partners in Bid for Canada’s RPA Project
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 31, 2018 — General Atomics’ aeronautical systems unit has created an industry team aimed at addressing Canada’s requirements for multimission remotely piloted aircraft systems, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it partnered with CAE, L3 Technologies’ (NYSE: LLL) Wescam subsidiary and Maxar Technologies’ (NYSE: MAXR) MDA business …
Read More »General Atomics Holds Demonstration of Guardian RPA in Japan
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 16, 2018 — General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has begun the three-week public demonstration of its Guardian remotely piloted aircraft in Nagasaki, Japan, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the demonstration of the Guardian RPA, which is designed to gather data to help develop guidelines for …
Read More »AECOM to Help USAF Maintain Remotely Piloted Aircraft Under Potential $961M Contract; John Vollmer Comments
AECOM‘s (NYSE: ACM) management services group has landed a potential seven-year, $961 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force maintain and operate remotely piloted aircraft. The company said Tuesday it will provide organizational-level maintenance services for MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk systems, as well as support MQ-9 aircrew operators worldwide. “RPA systems are …
Read More »Air Force May Transfer General Atomics-Built Predator RPAs to Navy
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 24, 2018 — Some of the U.S. Air Force‘s General Atomics-built MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft may be transferred to the U.S. Navy as the air fleet transitions to the MQ-9 Reaper by the end of the year for additional capacity, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The War Zone reported …
Read More »General Atomics Expands Industry Team to Address Australian RPA Requirement
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 8, 2017 — A General Atomics business unit has added five more industry partners to support work on an Australian government project that aims to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the new members of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems-led Team Reaper …
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