Northrop-Made Satellites Reach Decade-Long Operational Milestone
Northrop Grumman-made satellites have completed ten years of operations, surpassing more than double the original four-year lifespan, in support of the Missile Defense Agency.
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Johns Hopkins APL Introduces Inflammable Lithium-ion Battery Tech
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has developed a Lithium-ion battery technology that works to function under extreme conditions, including being cut or burned.
SAIC Selects 10 Military Vets for Cybersecurity Scholarship Program; Alicia Lynch Quoted
Science Applications International Corp. has named 10 military veterans as 2019 CyberWarrior Scholarship recipients. The CyberWarrior Scholarship program is a partnership between SAIC and ISC2’s Center for Cyber Safety and Education and seeks to provide career opportunities to veterans to help meet the demand for cybersecurity professionals, SAIC said Monday.
Raytheon Displays Missile Defense Radar Offering at AUSA Conference
Raytheon has exhibited at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference its proposed radar for the Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor program meant to replace the Patriot air-and-missile defense radar system. C4ISRNET reported Monday.
Leonardo, Rafael Deliver Abrams Tank Protection System to Army
Leonardo DRS and Israel-based partner Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have jointly delivered the first unit of a new technology designed to actively protect the U.S. Army’s Abrams battle tanks.
Kratos Tests Flight, Descent of Valkyrie UAS
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has demonstrated launching and flight of its XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft systems.
Jim Bridenstine: Boeing, SpaceX Vehicles Could Be Ready for Crewed Flights in Early 2020
Jim Bridenstine, NASA Administrator and a 2019 Wash100 winner, said he thinks spacecraft from Boeing and SpaceX could be ready to fly astronauts as soon as the first quarter of 2020, CNBC reported Sunday.
Lockheed Subsidiary Plans Full Demo of Autonomous Helicopter Tech in 2020
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, plans to conduct a fully autonomous flight of the S-70 helicopter as an optionally manned aircraft by 2020, Military.com reported Thursday.
GM Defense Seeks to Leverage Commercial Tech to Support US Military; David Albritton Quoted
General Motors’ vision for its defense segment is to “reimagine†ways of turning its commercial vehicles and other technology products into platforms that could be offered to the U.S. military and allied forces, Defense One reported Thursday.