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An Orbital ATK-built Cygnus spacecraft has departed from the International Space Station to conduct three secondary payload missions as part of its next mission phase. The company said Sunday that the S.S. John Glenn will perform NASA‘s Spacecraft Fire Experiment-III experiment which will monitor the behavior of fires in microgravity. “The experiment will intentionally ignite and record a large-scale […] More

Carahsoft will offer encryption devices from Seagate‘s government solutions business unit in the government market as a public sector distributor. The two companies said Thursday that Seagate’s Trade Agreements Act-compliant self-encrypting drives were developed to help clients address security risks meet regulatory compliance and provide transparency. Seagate offers disk drives that have received the FIPS 140-2 Level 2 […] More

PAE will work with the U.S. Army to help mentor and train Afghanistan’s national defense and security forces in the field of warehouse support, supply chain management and maintenance under a potential $142 million contract awarded in May. The Army’s Tank-automotive and Armaments Command awarded the National Maintenance Strategy contract that also covers the delivery of ground […] More

Mercury Systems has obtained design service accreditation from a Defense Department organization for its microelectronics facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The Advanced Microelectronics Center in Phoenix is the company’s second facility to obtain the Category 1A Trusted Supplier certification for design services from DoD’s Defense Microelectronics Activity organization, Mercury Systems said Wednesday. The accreditation seeks to […] More

A SpaceX-built spacecraft took off Saturday aboard the company’s Falcon 9 rocket to deliver approximately 6,000 pounds of scientific instruments and crew supplies to the International Space Station, Space.com reported Saturday. The Dragon spacecraft’s launch from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida marks the first time that SpaceX used a refurbished second stage as well as the company’s […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding unit has delivered a first-of-class aircraft carrier to the U.S. Navy following the platform’s completion of acceptance trials. The company said Thursday the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier, dubbed CVN 78, is the first in the Ford class of carriers that serves as successor to the Nimitz-class ships. CVN 78 is equipped […] More

AeroVironment has secured a potential 10-year, $36.5 million contract from Australia’s defense department to deliver small unmanned aircraft systems as well as training and logistics support. The company said Thursday it will integrate Australian content into the WASP AE UAS to meet the country’s military and industry needs. AeroVironment will work with XTEK, General Dynamics‘ Mediaware subsidiary and Sentient Vision […] More

The U.S. National Guard has received the first of four Lockheed Martin-developed fixed-wing personnel recovery aircraft that will support operations in Alaska and the Pacific Theater. Lockheed said Thursday that the HC-130J aircraft will help users respond to disaster scenarios, evacuate aeromedical personnel, support humanitarian outreach programs, disseminate aviation advisories and perform security cooperation missions. HC-130J, which will succeed […] More

SpaceX has rescheduled to June 3 the launch of a Dragon spacecraft that will bring crew supplies, scientific research and equipment to the International Space Station, USA Today reported Thursday. The company’s 11th cargo resupply mission was originally slated for deployment on Thursday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA said the new […] More

BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has selected CH2M to support the installation of airfield and shore-based landing systems at more than 35 U.S. Marine Corps and Navy facilities globally. The two companies will collaborate to help the Navy’s air traffic control systems division implement the Instrument Landing System and Instrument Carrier Landing System as part of the service branch’s Air Traffic Control […] More