Lockheed CEO James Taiclet on Using 5G to Support Military Vehicle Autonomy
Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet said he intends to pursue the use of 5G networks to strengthen the autonomous capabilities of military vehicles, Reuters reported Tuesday.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Finishes Engine Production for NASA’s Crewed Flight Mission; Eileen Drake Quoted
Aerojet Rocketdyne has fulfilled its task to produce hardware necessary for the propulsion of the rocket that would send a crewed Orion spacecraft around the moon as part of NASA's second Artemis mission. The company said Monday it completed the RL10 and RS-25 engines for the Space Launch System in support of Artemis II, the second integrated SLS-Orion flight and the first lunar flyby with crew.
Raytheon Technologies Provides Radar System for Navy’s Flight III Guided Missile Destroyer
Raytheon Technologies's missile and defense business has provided a new AN/SPY-6 radar array for integration onto the U.S. Navy's first Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer with the Flight III combat system configuration.
Raytheon Technologies’ Roy Azevedo on Backing Advanced Battle Management System Dev’t Effort
Roy Azevedo, president of Raytheon Technologies’ intelligence and space business and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said he believes the business has the capabilities to support the development of the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System, Breaking Defense reported Monday.
Federal HR Execs on Virtual Onboarding; SOSi’s Janet Hanofee Quoted
Human resources leaders at federal contractors discussed how their companies transitioned to virtual onboarding of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, Federal News Network reported Monday.
NIH’s NITAAC Portal Showcases ManTech Cyber Range Platform; Chip Taylor Quoted
The National Institutes of Health's Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center has featured ManTech's virtual cyber training environment in the NITAAC Solutions Showcase portal, which offers federal agencies insight into IT offerings from industry.
Carahsoft Offers Pavilion Data Systems Storage Tech to Federal Sector via NASA SEWP V; Michael Tanner Quoted
Carahsoft Technology has agreed to distribute Pavilion Data Systems' flash arrays to help the federal government address needs for storage technologies. The Pavilion Hyperparallel Flash Arrays are designed to speed up data activities via big data analytics and artificial intelligence, Carahsoft said Thursday.
Raytheon Technologies Combines Wearable Shooter Detection Tech, Situational Awareness App
Raytheon Technologies has incorporated a smartphone-based military situation awareness application into a wearable system built to help soldiers determine hostile fire or sniper attack locations. The integration of Raytheon's Boomerang Warrior-X technology for dismounted soldier gunshot detection and the Android Team Awareness Kit is intended to facilitate battlespace coordination in real time, the company said Wednesday.
Halfaker and Associates, &Partners Form New Joint Venture; Dawn Halfaker Quoted
Halfaker and Associates and &Partners, a minority-owned small business, have established a new joint venture – United Digital Partners – that will focus on delivering digital services to federal government clients.
Honeywell Establishes Center of Excellence for Military Helicopter Engines
Honeywell has established a center of excellence in Phoenix to maintain engines that power CH-47 Chinook helicopters flown by the U.S. Army and international defense customers. The T55 Repair and Overhaul CoE is close to Honeywell's aerospace business headquarters and co-located with its engine production and engineering operations, the company said Thursday.
Sierra Nevada Gets DIU Contract to Design Autonomous Space Outpost
The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded Sierra Nevada Corp. a contract to create an unmanned orbital outpost prototype based on the company's space transport vehicle design. SNC said Tuesday it will repurpose the 16-foot Shooting Star hardware that was originally designed to function as a Dream Chaser spaceplane attachment under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 program.