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.
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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.
BlackRidge Technology to Help NIST Secure Industrial Internet of Things
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected BlackRidge Technology International to take part in an industrial cybersecurity project on distributed energy resources.
Maxar, NASA Form Space Station Dev’t Partnership
Maxar Technologies has partnered with NASA to explore the development of an unmanned space station that will house scientific instruments while in synchronous low-earth orbit.
SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni on Potential Iranian Cyber Attacks
Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services and a four-time Wash100 award winner, said potential Iran-backed cyber attacks against the U.S. will be based on motivations, FOX Business reported Wednesday.
Army Wants Higher Altitude Update for Special Operations Parachute
The U.S. Army seeks to update a certain parachute system to support special operation drops from altitudes exceeding 25K feet, Flight Global reported Wednesday.
MobileIron Adds Mobile Threat Detection Feature to Cloud Offering
MobileIron now offers a product designed to help federal agencies detect and address cyber threats carried out from mobile devices.