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  • Kevin Brady Appointed VP of Navy & Missile Defense Agency Business at Astrion
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    Kevin Brady Appointed VP of Navy & Missile Defense Agency Business at Astrion

    Kevin Brady, a 30-year industry veteran, announced on LinkedIn Saturday that he has been selected as the new vice president of the Navy and Missile Defense Agency business unit at Astrion. The executive brings extensive experience in business development, strategic planning, contract negotiations, proposal pricing and management, capture management and project and operations management. He has a deep […] More

  • Curtiss-Wright Books Marine Corps Follow-On Order for Combat Data Network Program Support
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    Curtiss-Wright Books Marine Corps Follow-On Order for Combat Data Network Program Support

    Curtiss-Wright‘s Defense Solutions Division has been awarded an $18 million follow-on order by the U.S. Marine Corps for Combat Data Network Program support services. Combat Data Network Program Follow-On Order Details The global engineered products and services company said Thursday it will supply the Program Executive Officer Land Systems with its Modular Open Systems Approach-based tactical communications […] More

  • Red Hat, Axiom Space to Launch Data Center Unit-1 Into Orbit
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    Red Hat, Axiom Space to Launch Data Center Unit-1 Into Orbit

    Red Hat has partnered with Axiom Space, a company specializing in in-space infrastructure, to launch and optimize the latter’s Data Center Unit-1 to the International Space Station this spring. The open source services provider said Thursday the collaboration aims to support the development and deployment of commercial orbital data centers. The data processing prototype, powered by […] More

  • Anduril Autonomous Air Vehicle Advances to Next Enterprise Test Vehicle Phase
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    Anduril Autonomous Air Vehicle Advances to Next Enterprise Test Vehicle Phase

    Anduril’s Barracuda-500 autonomous air vehicle has been selected by the Air Force Armament Directorate and the Defense Innovation Unit to proceed to the next stage of the Enterprise Test Vehicle, or ETV, prototype program. Evaluating the Barracuda-500 AAV The company said Tuesday the simple and modular design of the Barraccuda-500 enabled it to conduct a demonstration […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Conducts LRASM Flight Test on F-35
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    Lockheed Martin Conducts LRASM Flight Test on F-35

    Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, has completed the initial flight test of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, weapon system on the F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet. The company said Tuesday the test builds on the demonstration of the LRASM integration on the F-35C aircraft conducted in […] More

  • Melissa Sampson Appointed Orbit Fab VP of Business Development
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    Melissa Sampson Appointed Orbit Fab VP of Business Development

    Orbit Fab announced on LinkedIn Tuesday that former Lockheed Martin executive Melissa Sampson has been appointed vice president of business development. Melissa Sampson’s Career Highlights Sampson is a seasoned executive with an extensive background in business development, advanced programs, engineering, contracts and government affairs. The Orbit Fab VP most recently served as the strategic customer and external engagement […] More

  • Chugach Secures AFTAC Seismic Mission Support III Contract
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    Chugach Secures AFTAC Seismic Mission Support III Contract

    Chugach Government Solutions has been awarded the Seismic Mission Support III contract by the U.S. Air Force Technical Applications Center, or AFTAC, to provide mission support at three seismic stations in the United States and Canada. Seismic Mission Support III Contract Details The company said Monday the Systems Development Directorate Seismic Mission Support III contract aligns […] More

  • J&J Worldwide Services Books Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Support Services Task
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    J&J Worldwide Services Books Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Support Services Task

    J&J Worldwide Services, a CBRE business, has secured a task order contract to provide support services to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. WRNMMC Operations and Maintenance Task Order The government and defense company said Monday the task order covers specialized services supporting operations, maintenance, repair and facility management for medical facilities at the WRNMMC. The task […] More

  • Collins Aerospace Tests New EPACS System for F-35 Aircraft
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    Collins Aerospace Tests New EPACS System for F-35 Aircraft

    RTX business Collins Aerospace has completed its demonstration of its new power and thermal management system, or PTMS. Enhanced Power and Cooling System The aerospace and defense company said Friday its Enhanced Power and Cooling System, or EPACS, is designed to provide the F-35 Lightning aircraft with significantly enhanced cooling. The elevated cooling capacity provided by EPACS, […] More

  • Aerospace Demos First Optical Crosslinks Between CubeSats
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    Aerospace Demos First Optical Crosslinks Between CubeSats

    The Aerospace Corporation has conducted a demonstration of the first optical crosslink between two CubeSats in low-Earth orbit. The Chantilly, Virginia-headquartered company said Thursday the Flashlight Laser Crosslink facilitates the collaboration between small satellites. The technology allows these satellites to operate in formations paving the way for the expansion of commercial and government missions. Boosting Small […] More

  • Oracle Interconnect Now Available in Phoenix Regions
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    Oracle Interconnect Now Available in Phoenix Regions

    Oracle has made its Oracle Interconnect for Microsoft Azure generally available in the Oracle US Gov West and Azure US Gov Arizona in Phoenix. The company said Thursday the expansion aims to address the growing demand for multi-cloud capabilities and streamline the migration of workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Azure FedRAMP High-authorized environments. Enhancing […] More

  • Cisco Meraki Cloud Networking Platform Secures FedRAMP Authorization
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    Cisco Meraki Cloud Networking Platform Secures FedRAMP Authorization

    Cisco has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, authorization at the moderate impact level for its Cisco Meraki for Government platform. The San Jose, California-based company said Wednesday the authorization for the cloud networking platform was sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA. Empowering the Public […] More