NCS News Desk

A partnership between the Orlando International Airport and the University of Central Florida for a high-tech campus at the air hub is taking the first steps toward becoming a reality. Last August, the airport and UCF revealed a conceptual plan for a digital-twin technology campus environment consisting a complex of buildings, operations and users. Now, the airport […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/04/23/vr-firm-3d-media-to-hire-developers-modelers-and.html?ana=e_orl_bn_exclusive_exclusive&j=90558421&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=NjczLVVXWS0yMjkAAAF8vT6GDs-ak0sqtVyTKYIP896fibZ3sf-qfCtZY-LkHO7HEAIW29dF0_wqA1PK8jqD7-qMy6BlcVJyG1cRd3qMoG3yq9oIHNpZDvlCfyawZ020guE A virtual reality training firm’s expansion to Orlando will create 25 high-wage jobs, but that may be just the start of 3D Media VR LLC’s growth in the region. The Thibodaux, Louisiana-based tech firm is opening a facility in the University of Central Florida Research Park Business Incubator and may move more of its […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/04/29/ucf-simulation-director-targets-new-industries-to.html?ana=e_orl_bn_exclusive_exclusive&j=90558421&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=NjczLVVXWS0yMjkAAAF8vT6GDujZakHTpKelpr2PiFxITJek4Gmis2DzUfhEPvmUZ2oTLApwtySccKCTSqZrqdIq_TUwvljoTvS7uxWRf96OygBgNAdnMGKIGrRx71UNRA8 Grace Bochenek came to the University of Central Florida more than 20 years ago with a mission. She worked in ground vehicle and automotive design for the U.S. Department of Defense, and wanted to learn improved design approaches that would make the vehicle systems better for the soldiers using them. UCF, an engineering-heavy school with […]

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/4/23/private-capital-crucial-for-defense-innovation China and Russia’s technological investments and the uncertainty surrounding future applications have fundamentally altered the geopolitical environment. This view, which has become a point of consensus in the United States, has also sparked another widely and correctly perceived imperative: the need for creating enduring public-private relationships between the Defense Department and defense-oriented companies. If […]

An Orlando-based technology firm in the red-hot artificial intelligence sector closed the region’s second-biggest venture capital deal of the year. Kore.ai Inc. raised $30.8 million in equity funding, according to an April 15 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds come more than a year after CEO Raj Koneru said Kore.ai planned to raise […]

The Orlando-based developer of a mortgage lending advisory platform launched its product last summer and this year expects rapid growth.  Home Lending Pal uses AI-based mortgage advising and will launch a mobile app. Home Lending Pal is gearing up for a year-long pilot program that includes banks and credit reporting firms. The program will use […]

SAIC lends simulation expertise to US Army SAIC will provide a range of modelling and simulation services to the US Army. Five-year deal for SAIC includes delivery of live, virtual and constructive modelling and simulation to the US Army. SAIC is conducting modelling and simulation systems engineering work for the US Army under a new […]

VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES HOSPITAL COMMUNICATIONS Virtual Reality Technology Improves Hospital Communications March 10th, 2021 As health care facilities across the country struggle to communicate in regard to ICU availability, medical inventory and testing during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Full Sail University and AdventHealth University (AHU) have teamed up to offer an award-winning solution. The two Corridor institutions […]

SoarTech Awarded Contract for DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) Technical Area Two: Building and Calibrating Trust  Soar Technologies, Inc. (SoarTech) has been awarded a contract to support the DARPA Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program. A leader in autonomy and intelligent human-machine interfaces, SoarTech will be developing Air Combat Evolution – Trust and Reliability in User-System Teaming […]

Kratos Awarded $8.9 Million Contract for CH-47F Chinook Maintenance Training Systems Enhancements March 4, 2021 SAN DIEGO, March 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has received an $8.9 million subcontract to upgrade four Kratos CH-47F Chinook Avionics Trainers […]

The global simulation software market size is expected to grow from an estimated value of USD 12.7 billion in 2020 to USD 26.9 billion by 2026, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.2% from 2020 to 2026. The simulation software market is driven by various factors, such as a reduction in production expenses […]

Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gilday visited the Central Florida Tech Grove in an event hosted by Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division Commanding Officer Tim Hill and NavalX Central Florida Tech Bridge Director Diana Teel. https://www.halldale.com/articles/18214-mst-tech-grove-opens-with-successful-visit-from-navy-leader?v=preview

https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-names-new-director-for-school-of-modeling-simulation-and-training/ The University of Central Florida today named Grace Marie Bochenek ’98PhD its new director of the School of Modeling, Simulation and Training following a national search. Bochenek brings more than 25 years of experience working in defense and energy research, most recently as director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh. Her experience driving innovation through technology […]

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/microsoft-wins-contract-to-make-modified-hololens-for-us-army.html KEY POINTS Microsoft will deliver to the U.S. Army more than 120,000 devices based on its HoloLens augmented reality headset. The deal, which could be worth as much as $21.88 billion over 10 years, follows a contract Microsoft received to build prototype headsets for the Army. The contract comes a year and a half […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/03/19/city-of-orlando-seeks-nasa-help-to-bring-flying-ta.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=ae&utm_content=or&ana=e_or_ae&j=23276048 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s flying taxis in the future skies of downtown Orlando. The city of Orlando plans to apply to a NASA program that will give the city input from NASA scientists and experts on how to build an air transportation system to usher people and goods across […]

https://www.halldale.com/articles/18214-mst-tech-grove-opens-with-successful-visit-from-navy-leader?v=preview   Tech Grove Opens with Successful Visit from Navy Leader | 2021-03-12 | Halldale Group Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gilday visited the Central Florida Tech Grove in an event hosted by Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Commanding Officer Tim Hill and NavalX Central Florida Tech Bridge Director Diana Teel. Admiral […]

Luminar Technologies Inc. is scaling its local manufacturing in preparation for when its sensors will start appearing on self-driving Volvos in 2022. The Orlando-based tech unicorn since last year has been relocating its operations from Research Parkway in Orlando to its other existing facility on Discovery Drive, the firm told Orlando Business Journal. This move enables Luminar […]

SkyWater Technologies Inc. has started on its plans to bring more than 200 jobs to Central Florida. The Bloomington, Minnesota-based semiconductor foundry is posting Central Florida job openings, with 12 listed on the website. These jobs will be based in the Center for Neovation in Osceola County’s NeoCity, where SkyWater took over the lease from the […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/03/05/pandemic-pivot-will-lead-to-new-jobs-at-esports-st.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=me&utm_content=or&ana=&j=23143817 Five years ago was the first time Johnny Williams, a former college football player at the University of Kentucky, heard about college scholarships for esports players. That jumpstarted Williams’ interest in the esports world and led him to found Player Epic Inc. last year. The Orlando-based startup will tap into the booming esports arena, where […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/03/02/spacex-valuation-rockets-with-new-funding.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=ae&utm_content=or&ana=&j=23091955 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has raised another astronomical sum, rocketing the busy aerospace company’s valuation to new heights. The Hawthorne, California-based company — which frequently launches from Florida’s Space Coast — closed $850 million in equity funding last month, reported CNBC, citing anonymous sources “familiar with the financing.” Shares were sold at $419.99, per the […]