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  • Lockheed: Army Eyes Competition for Ground Intelligence Platform’s Increment 2
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    Lockheed: Army Eyes Competition for Ground Intelligence Platform’s Increment 2

    The U.S. Army plans to hold a competition for the Distributed Common Ground System-Army Increment 2 as part of its efforts to update the system. The DCGS-A system is designed to allow uniformed personnel to collect, process and share intelligence through data derived from radio intercepts, infrared images, videos, maritime signals and other sources, Lockheed […] More

  • Dynetics to Launch Sensor System, Cyber Risk Mgmt Portfolio at Grid Security Conference
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    Dynetics to Launch Sensor System, Cyber Risk Mgmt Portfolio at Grid Security Conference

    Dynetics will launch two security platforms at the four-day Grid Security Conference scheduled to kick off Tuesday in Philadelphia. Dynetics will showcase its GroundAware Reconfigurable Surveillance Sensor system and Cyber RiskScope portfolio at the North American Electric Reliability Corp.-hosted event, the company said Friday. GroundAware works to detect and alert security personnel of intrusions at physical infrastructures. […] More

  • Aerospace Corp.-made CubeSat for Laser Communications Demo Mission Reaches Orbit; Steve Jurczyk Comments
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    Aerospace Corp.-made CubeSat for Laser Communications Demo Mission Reaches Orbit; Steve Jurczyk Comments

    An Aerospace Corp.-built CubeSat has reached orbit after it lifted onboard the Atlas V rocket at California-based Vandenberg Air Force Base Thursday. NASA said Saturday the CubeSat spacecraft is part of the Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration mission that will work to assess the capability of the miniature satellite to perform laser-based data transfer at a […] More

  • General Dynamics Electric Boat Unveils 13th Navy Virginia-Class Submarine
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    General Dynamics Electric Boat Unveils 13th Navy Virginia-Class Submarine

    General Dynamics’ Electric Boat subsidiary has launched the 13th Virginia-class nuclear submarine of the U.S. Navy at its shipyard in Groton, Connecticut. First Lady Michelle Obama served as the sponsor for USS Illinois (SSN 786) and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus delivered the keynote address during the christening ceremony Saturday, General Dynamics said Saturday. Electric Boat will hand […] More

  • NIS-CyberSecure Alliance Aims to Mitigate Fiber Network Attacks; Joe Giovannini Comments
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    NIS-CyberSecure Alliance Aims to Mitigate Fiber Network Attacks; Joe Giovannini Comments

    Network Integrity Systems and CyberSecure IPS have teamed up to provide platforms for industry and government agencies that seek to secure their physical network infrastructures from cyber attacks. NIS said Wednesday it will combine its Interceptor CS and Vanguard CS offerings with CyberSecure’s Infrastructure Management System under the partnership. “NIS has long recognized that a missing component in […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Develop Army AMP Tank Rounds; Dan Olson Comments
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    Orbital ATK to Develop Army AMP Tank Rounds; Dan Olson Comments

    Orbital ATK will carry out the initial phase of development work on a new 120-millimeter tank ammunition under a potential $16 million contract with the U.S. Army. The company said Thursday it will manufacture the Advanced Multi-Purpose XM1147 High Explosive Multi-Purpose round for the service branch’s Abrams battle tanks. The AMP tank ammo has a […] More

  • Iron Mountain to Open Sterling-Based Federal Records Storage Center; Ernest Cloutier Comments
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    Iron Mountain to Open Sterling-Based Federal Records Storage Center; Ernest Cloutier Comments

    Iron Mountain will open a new center Tuesday that will store government records for federal agencies that seek to comply with policies to reduce their physical footprints. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) is scheduled to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the federal records facility in Sterling, Virginia, Iron Mountain said Wednesday. “A well-managed offsite records management program creates more efficiency […] More

  • Lockheed Completes Updates to Army PAC-3 Missile Interceptors; Scott Arnold Comments
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    Lockheed Completes Updates to Army PAC-3 Missile Interceptors; Scott Arnold Comments

    Lockheed Martin has handed over the first updated PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors to the U.S. Army. The company said Tuesday it installed new support systems, larger solid-rocket motors and control fins on the PAC-3 MSE interceptor that works to counter threats from aircraft, cruise and tactical ballistic missiles. “As enemy threats grow in number and complexity, these […] More

  • Research and Markets: Civilian Drones Market to See 28% CAGR Through 2019
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    Research and Markets: Civilian Drones Market to See 28% CAGR Through 2019

    A new report from Research and Markets  predicts the global market for civilian drones to experience a compound annual growth rate of 28 percent over the next four years. Demand for civilian unmanned aerial systems for use in crop surveillance operations will drive market growth, the firm said Tuesday. Risks of accidents posed by such drones to […] More

  • Lockheed Completes Spacecraft Electronics Factory Revamp
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    Lockheed Completes Spacecraft Electronics Factory Revamp

    Lockheed Martin has completed renovation works on an electronics production facility in Littleton, Colorado. Lockheed said Tuesday the open of the newly-renovated manufacturing facility at the campus of Lockheed’s space systems company coincides with the celebration of the National Manufacturing Day on Friday. The company will use the 28,000-square-foot factory to design, fabricate and perform environmental […] More

  • John McNally: Capstone Awarded Navy CNIC Facilities, Environment Support Task Order
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    John McNally: Capstone Awarded Navy CNIC Facilities, Environment Support Task Order

    Capstone has received a task order to provide strategic planning and environment support services for the Commander, Navy Installations Command’s N4 facilities and environment division. The award also covers knowledge management, public relations, energy programs, strategic communications and process improvement assistance to the CNIC N4 division, Capstone said Monday. John McNally, senior vice president of […] More

  • VArmour Extends Security Tool to AWS Cloud Platforms; Angie Messer Comments
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    VArmour Extends Security Tool to AWS Cloud Platforms; Angie Messer Comments

    Data center security firm vArmour and Amazon Web Services have formed a partnership to help enterprises secure and manage their data workloads on AWS’ private, public and hybrid cloud computing platforms. VArmour will offer network control, policy enforcement and visibility to clients with workloads that run on AWS cloud environments through its Distributed Security System, vArmour said Monday. […] More