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Rockwell Collins has provided systems and services to aid testing efforts under NASA‘s Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management program. The company said Monday it served as a UAS service supplier to help the agency manage safety of a UAS operating beyond visual line of sight during flight tests. The two-week test series demonstrated the consecutive, repetitive use of […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries has installed the forward section of the main deck on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the company is building for the U.S. Navy. HII said Monday its Newport News Shipbuilding division has completed approximately 75 percent of USS John F. Kennedy structures through a “modular” building process, wherein smaller sections of a ship are consolidated into […] More
Chris McGugan, a more than 25-year communications technology veteran, has returned to Avaya as chief technology strategist. Avaya said Monday McGugan will work to assess customer requirements, market trends and the potential of new and emerging digital platforms to create value for clients. He served as vice president of emerging products and technology at the communications technology provider from […] More
A United Launch Alliance-built rocket is set to take off on July 31 from a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida to bring into space a NASA solar probe, Spaceflight Now reported Friday. The Delta 4-Heavy rocket will lift off in July to carry into space the agency’s Parker Solar Probe designed to collect data […] More
NASA has announced plans to conduct a full and open competition for a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to deliver scientific payloads to the Moon. In a draft request for proposals notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps, the space agency said it seeks contractor-provided assets to integrate, transport and operate instruments and technology demonstration payloads intended for the […] More
Finland is seeking a contractor to provide a replacement for the country’s F/A-18 Hornet aircraft slated for retirement beginning in 2025, Reuters reported Friday. The report said possible candidates to replace the current Finnish fighter aircraft include Boeing, Lockheed Martin and a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo. The Finnish government looks to buy 64 multirole […] More
Sallie Bailey, executive vice president and chief financial officer at building materials manufacturing company Louisiana-Pacific, has joined Harris‘ board of directors. In her current role, Bailey oversees LP’s accounting, financial reporting, treasury, internal audit, information technology and corporate communications functions, Harris said Friday. She also serves as a director at wire manufacturer General Cable. Bailey previously worked as VP and […] More
Orbital ATK has completed a series of three ground-based static firing tests of a rocket motor for tactical missiles at both cold and hot extreme temperatures. The company said Friday it performed the tests over a period of three weeks at its Rocket Center, W. Va.-based ballistics laboratory as part of its contract with the […] More
Ruben Pena, a 25-year veteran of Transportation Technology Center Inc., has joined Ensco as director of the company’s government surface transportation business. Ensco said Friday Pena will oversee customer relations and help government clients implement transportation safety and security technology platforms. “He brings with him more than 25 years of experience successfully leading new programs in railway safety […] More
Steve Tarallo, a more than 28-year industry veteran, has been named associate vice president and manager of the water/wastewater unit for Dewberry‘s office in Baltimore, Md. Tarallo’s previous work in the municipal water and wastewater industry includes conducting engineering services such as the selection and design of process technology to mature treatment, energy efficiency and resource […] More
Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has said he observed new low-Earth orbit satellites work to support broadband services that the company already offers along with very small aperture terminals, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Desch told investors in an earnings call held Thursday he believes LEO constellation operators do not pose a significant threat to Iridium’s business. “This is […] More
Leidos’ Sea Hunter autonomous anti-submarine vessel has passed nearly two years of testing with the U.S. Navy and joined the service’s fleet of warships, CNBC reported Wednesday. The report said almost all of Sea Hunter’s elements are now classified. Rear Adm. Nevin Carr, vice president and Navy strategic account executive at Leidos, stated that Sea […] More
