NASA OKs Lockheed-Made Supersonic Aircraft for Final Assembly
NASA has verified the readiness of its Lockheed Martin-built supersonic X-plane for final assembly and systems integration.
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Marine Corps Taps Elbit Systems to Develop Portable Targeting Tech
Elbit Systems’ U.S. arm will be building a prototype lightweight targeting platform that will support the U.S. Marine Corps’ warfighters during ground operations.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Polls Law Enforcement Leaders on Data Sharing; Haywood Talcove Quoted
A new LexisNexis Risk Solutions survey has found that 66 percent of law enforcement leaders said they prefer to share data with agencies nationwide and 34 percent said they intend to share information with their region only.
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Booz Allen Opens New Colorado Office
Booz Allen Hamilton has inaugurated a new office in Aurora, Colo., that will function to support federal government customers from the intelligence and defense sectors, Denver Post reported Friday.
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Jacobs CEO Steven Demetriou Talks Rebranding, KeyW Acquisition
Steven Demetriou, chairman and CEO of Jacobs, has said that the company’s integration of KeyW is “off to a great start†as it seeks to leverage the latter’s low-Earth orbit and space intelligence offerings.
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Boeing’s Starliner Capsule Cleared for Orbital Flight Test to ISS
Boeing and NASA have recently completed assessments for the CST-100 Starliner that certifies its readiness for an orbital flight test to the International Space Station on Dec. 20, International Business Times reported Saturday.
Lockheed Ships Protective Shell to NASA for Mars 2020 Rover
Lockheed Martin has delivered an aeroshell that will cover and protect the Mars 2020 rover as the spacecraft descends to Mars.
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Navy Receives 1000th Northrop-Built Anti-Radiation Missile
Northrop Grumman has handed over to the U.S. Navy the 1000th unit of a supersonic air-launched tactical missile designed to defeat airborne defenses.
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STS International Exec David Thomas to Vice-Chair NDIA Robotics Unit
David Thomas, director of business development and strategy at STS International, has been appointed to serve as vice chair of the National Defense Industrial Association’s robotics division.