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Amazon Web Services has launched a new cybersecurity managed service intended to help clients protect web applications against three types of distributed-denial-of-service attacks. AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr wrote in a blog post published Thursday the AWS Shield  offering is designed to work alongside Elastic Load Balancing, CloudFront and Route 53 platforms. AWS Shield consists of a standard […] More

The State Department has selected Nlyte Software to provide an enterprise-grade  technology platform to help DOS manage data center operations and comply with the government’s Data Center Optimization Initiative. Nlyte said Thursday it will deploy the Data Center Infrastructure Management platform, BMC Remedy Change Management and BMC Atrium CMDB connectors across multiple server racks for the department. “Many federal […] More

BAE Systems has launched a new facility in Lancashire, England, that seeks to provide aerospace training and skills development support to the company’s employees and apprentices. The company’s Academy for Skills & Knowledge will also provide training support to the north west England’s engineering and manufacturing industry and serve as an education facility for school […] More

American Systems will provide warfare area staff specialists to the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation under a $5.7 million contract from the Washington Headquarters Services. The Defense Department said Thursday American Systems will perform professional engineering services in support of the Major Defense Acquisition Program/Major Automated Information System initiatives. Work will […] More

CAE has finished construction of an Alabama-based facility where some of the company’s employees and subcontractor personnel will provide fixed-wing training for U.S. Army  aviators. The company said Wednesday it also secured occupancy certificate for the Dothan Training Center and installed a Grob G120TP flight training device at the facility. CAE is scheduled to deliver C-12 King Air full-flight simulators […] More

Fitch Ratings has released the latest edition of its Defense & Security Handbook that contains an overview of the current global defense spending environment as well as profile reports on 22 U.S. and European companies. The credit rating agency said Wednesday its report spotlights the Defense Department‘s budget, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and defense contractors’ pensions. Fitch forecasts […] More

The Indiana Department of Transportation has implemented an Avaya-built network and surveillance technology to monitor traffic flow on the state’s urban interstate highways. Avaya said Wednesday its Fabric Connect system works to provide round-the-clock video feeds from approximately 350 cameras in various locations and helps INDOT personnel to observe road incidents so they can immediately dispatch response teams. Fabric Connect replaced the department’s previous video […] More

United Launch Alliance has introduced a new website designed to provide customers with pricing information on space launch services in an effort to facilitate the decision-making process during the spacecraft development phase. ULA’s RocketBuilder website works to provide users an option to choose a launch date, rocket configuration and the satellite’s orbit as well as […] More

Orbital ATK has concluded its sixth cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station which also marked the company’s return to flight operations at NASA‘s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The company said Monday the Cygnus spacecraft, nicknamed S.S. Alan Poindexter, has completed its re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere as part of the OA-5 mission. Cygnus arrived at the space station in […] More

Rockwell Collins has completed the qualification test procedure for its military communication radio system as part of a potential $12.7 billion U.S. Army contract awarded in February. The company said Thursday it delivered 30 two-channel, software-defined AN/PRC-162 radios for the qualification tests under the Army’s Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit competition. Rockwell Collins, General Dynamics and Harris were selected to compete for the HMS contract to supply tactical radio systems, […] More

Iridium will move to absorb the majority of Boeing‘s team of workers who provide operations and maintenance support to Iridium satellites beginning Jan. 3, 2017 as part of an insourcing agreement signed between the two companies. Both companies restructured their current partnership as Iridium prepares to launch and transition into the NEXT satellite broadband service, the satellite communications firm said Wednesday. Iridium will pay a […] More

NASA‘s Space Technology Mission Directorate has forged a public-private partnership with Orbital ATK to address the agency’s robotic and human exploration goals through the establishment of a commercial space infrastructure. Orbital ATK said Tuesday the Commercial Infrastructure for Robotic Assembly and Services project aims to update technologies for in-orbit manufacturing and assembly of space platforms. The company will […] More