Air Force Research Lab-Backed Accelerator Taps Eight Firms for Space Security Tech Initiative
The Catalyst Space Accelerator has chosen eight small businesses to take part in its sixth accelerator program.
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Accenture’s George Franz, Kristen Vaughan: DoD Needs Highly Skilled Workforce to Achieve Cyber Resilience
George Franz and Kristen Vaughan of Accenture Federal Services wrote in a joint opinion piece published Wednesday on C4ISRNET that there are four steps that could help Department of Defense organizations advance workforce development to improve their cyber resilience and one is assessing the talent they will need in the next five years.
Steve Schorer: MacB Acquisition Prompts Alion to Focus More on Tech Work
Steve Schorer, chairman and CEO of Alion Science and Technology and a previous Wash100Â awardee, said the acquisition of MacAulay-Brown has helped the company to focus more on technology work, particularly in the areas of artificial intelligence and electronic warfare, Inside Defense reported Tuesday.
Elbit Systems’ US Subsidiary Adds Ground Sensor Data to Border Patrol C2 Tech
Elbit Systems of America has incorporated data from Sintela-built linear ground detection systems into the U.S. Border Patrol's TORCH command and control platform.
Navy Requests Info on Proprietary Waveform Tech Capabilities
The U.S. Navy has asked industry to provide information on proprietary low probability of intercept and low probability of detection waveforms and other capabilities that may be considered for future contracts, Inside Defense reported Monday.
SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: Pandemic Highlights Need for Gov’t, Industry to Rethink Classified Work Practices
Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, wrote in an article published Monday on FedScoop that the COVID-19 pandemic should serve as a wake-up call for the government and industry to reassess how they manage classified information and work to support national security missions.
Raytheon Technologies Conducts Flight Test of Navy NGJ-MB; Annabel Flores Quoted
Raytheon Technologies has announced that the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB), built by Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S), flew on an EA-18G Growler, marking the first flight test on the aircraft, the company announced Monday.Â
PredaSAR Completes CDR & Begins Testing of SAR Spacecraft; Mike Moran, Eric Truitt Quoted
PredaSAR has completed the critical design review of its synthetic aperture radar spacecraft and is set to begin fabrication, testing and launch of the vehicle, the company announced Monday.
Reaction Engines, Rolls-Royce Forge Aircraft Propulsion Tech Dev’t Partnership; Mark Thomas Quoted
Rolls-Royce and Reaction Engines have agreed to team up to build high-speed aircraft propulsion platforms and explore the use of Reaction Engines’ thermal management technologies in hybrid-electric systems and gas turbine engines for defense and civil aerospace platforms.