Mary-Louise Hoffman

Orbital ATK aims to build a rocket technology offering for the U.S. Air Force as part of the company’s push into the national security satellite market, Reuters reported Tuesday. Irene Klotz writes John Steinmeyer, director of business development at Orbital ATK, said at the Space Congress held Tuesday in Florida the company would base its “Next Generation Launcher” on solid-rocket […] More

A joint venture of Schneider Electric‘s U.S. subsidiary and infrastructure development company Black & Veatch has won a potential two-year, $21.9 million contract to design and build an energy security microgrid system for a San Diego-based U.S. Marine Corps air base. The U.S. Navy asked Schneider Electric USA–Black & Veatch JV to construct a system that would power […] More

The Army Research Laboratory has partnered with Drexel University in Pennsylvania to explore methods to detect structural fatigue and stress problems in military aerial vehicles. ARL and the university also seeks to identify approaches to model the severity of aircraft  material damage precursors as part of their cooperative research and development agreement, the U.S. Army said Friday. “While many […] More

The Defense Department‘s F-35 joint program office seeks information on potential vendors that can provide knowledge-based information technology support to F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter and related air system programs. JPO and the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division will collaborate to identify qualified providers for an upcoming contract, which could have a ceiling value of $160 million over five years, the Department […] More

Doha, Qatar-based satellite operator Es’hailSat has chosen Harris subsidiary Harris CapRock Communications to build a very small-aperture terminal hub to support the Qatari company’s government and corporate clients. Steve Brannan, a senior project manager at Harris CapRock, said Wednesday the business worked with multiple vendors to develop and install an “advanced” VSAT network for Es’hailSat under a tight deadline. Harris CapRock obtained a government license […] More

Japan-based industrial conglomerate Hitachi Ltd. has established a business unit to help drive the company’s Internet of Things research-and-development and go-to-market  strategic efforts. Hitachi Insight Group, led by Keiji Kojima, will offer IoT-based technologies and services meant to help government and enterprise customers achieve smart city, energy, healthcare and industrial goals through actionable insights, Hitachi said May 10. […] More