Industry News

NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have completed a second ground-based assessment of an engine controller for the Space Launch System exploration rocket. Aerojet Rocketdyne said Monday the RS-25 engine underwent eight minutes of test firing as part of an effort to verify its flight readiness and the performance of its modified components. The engine features modernized hardware that include a vibration […] More

Boeing has selected Rolls-Royce to manufacture an engine technology to power four unmanned aerial refueling vehicles the Chicago-based company will build for the U.S. Navy. Rolls-Royce said Thurday it will provide AE 3007N engines designed to generate more than 10K pounds of thrust and provide additional electrical power to the service branch’s future MQ-25 Stingray tanker drones. Jarrett Jones, executive vice […] More

Five joint ventures have shown interest in pursuing a potential $650M contract to help the New York Department of Health build a laboratory, Times Union reported Thursday. The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York will oversee the project and select multiple industry teams to respond to a formal request for proposals on the Wadsworth Center […] More

Boeing‘s venture capital arm has invested in BridgeSat through a recent Series B funding round to help the latter company accelerate deployment of an optical system for space-based connectivity services. Brian Schettler, managing director of Boeing’s HorizonX Ventures organization, said in a statement released Monday the company seeks to facilitate digital transition in satellite communications through […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary is conducting ground checks to prepare a medium-lift utility helicopter equipped with a robotic co-pilot kit for initial flight tests slated to commence by the end of the year, Rotor & Wing reported Friday. The upcoming flight demonstration of an automated UH-60A Black Hawk will culminate a decade-long collaborative effort of Sikorsky, the U.S. Army and the Defense […] More

Military Simulation and Training Magazine has recognized Science Applications International Corp. for the company’s training support for U.S. Navy fleet personnel. SAIC said Friday it received the publication’s Industry Award for Excellence in Outstanding Service and Support Program in recognition of its work under the service branch’s Fleet Forces Command Fleet Training Support/Fleet Deployment Training Program. The company has […] More

The San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Commission has selected Cubic as the agency’s preferred contractor to update the fare collection system in California’s Bay Area. Cubic said Friday its transportation systems business aims to modernize the Clipper electronic fare payment being used by 22 transit agencies across the region if the commission awards the project to the company after a three-stage approval […] More

Northrop Grumman has won a potential $17.2M contract to produce and engineer a software platform for integration into the U.S. Navy’s primary computer-based navigation plotting system. The company will provide the software as part of a project to modernize the hardware and cyber operating system of the Electronic Chart and Display Information System, the Defense […] More

Engility has won a pair of task orders under a potential five-year, $45M contract for support services to the U.S. Army’s Armament Software Engineering Center. The company said Friday it seeks to help the center develop and sustain software as well as provide process assurance support for military weapons, training and combat support platforms. Scott Whatmough, senior vice […] More

DLT Solutions has received access to a national purchasing medium that includes Google and Amazon Web Services among its members. The company will now be able to offer a wide range of technology services to state and local public sector customers via competitive contracts acquired through The Interlocal Purchasing System vehicle, DLT said Thursday. The Herndon, […] More

A consortium of defense publications has recognized Leidos for its contributions to the industry and public sector. The company said Thursday it was selected for the industry innovator and public sector innovation categories in this year’s Government Innovation Awards. Leidos was bestowed the “Industry Innovator” award for its cloud-based Leidos Enterprise Application Framework system containing reusable software development applications. […] More