Sierra Nevada Eyes Potential Dream Chaser Spacecraft Applications
Sierra Nevada Corp. is exploring potential applications that may employ the Dream Chaser spacecraft and its components, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
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Northrop Tests Anti-Infrared System for Army
Northrop Grumman has tested a new infrared countermeasure system in a free flight missile trial for the U.S. Army.
Telesat Forms Commercial Satellite Tech Demo Partnerships With General Dynamics, Ball Aerospace
Telesat has partnered with General Dynamics and Ball Aerospace to demonstrate space-based data exploitation and processing approaches with the use of commercial satellite technology. The partnerships will use Telesat-built satellite and network emulation systems for live demo events in support of the U.S. Air Force's Commercially Augmented Space Inter Networked Operations program.
Army to Move Forward With Squad Weapons Prototyping
The U.S. Army seeks to test squad weapon prototypes from General Dynamics, Textron Systems and Sig Sauer with a new fire control system this April, National Defense Magazine reported Monday.
Leidos Partners With Analytics Firm for Augmented Health Care Services
Leidos has agreed to use Clarify Health Solutions’ predictive analytics in support of customers’ health care activities.
Cloudera’s Shaun Bierweiler: Agencies Need Independent Strategy for Data Utilization
Shaun Bierweiler, vice president and general manager of Cloudera’s government solutions business, wrote in a blog post published Monday that federal agencies need a standalone data strategy to ensure security and maintain control over data.
TSA Announces Cybersecurity Requirements for Gov’t Contractors
The Transportation Security Administration seeks to implement information security requirements across practices and activities in both public and private sectors.
Dynetics-Led Team Submits Proposal for NASA Lunar Lander Program
A Dynetics-led team is bidding to secure an award under NASA’s specific effort to land astronauts on the lunar surface, Space News reported Friday.
Raytheon’s Tom Bussing on Hypersonic Weapons Development
Tom Bussing, vice president of advanced missile systems at Raytheon’s missile systems business, wrote in a Defense News commentary published Friday that it is a national imperative for the U.S. to keep its advantage in the development of hypersonic weapons.
SpaceX Conducts Hot-Fire Test of Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX has completed a hot-fire test for a Falcon 9 rocket that will support a scheduled in-flight abort test for the Crew Dragon spacecraft, Space.com reported Sunday.
ABL Space Systems Supports AFRL Space Launch R&D
ABL Space Systems has partnered with Air Force Research Laboratory to develop rocket propulsion components for launch vehicles.
Air Force Installs Northrop Radar Tech on Air National Guard F-16s
The U.S. Air Force has equipped Air National Guard F-16 jets with Northrop Grumman-built radars in a move to address a homeland defense requirement. Select F-16s at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland feature the AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar technology that the service branch procured to meet a "joint operational need" identified by U.S. Northern Command, Northrop said Thursday.