SpaceX to Launch Third Lockheed-Built GPS III Satellite Tuesday
SpaceX is scheduled to launch on Tuesday the U.S. Air Force's third GPS III satellite, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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in NewsNorthrop Ramps Up Precision Guidance Kit Production
Northrop Grumman has expanded its production capacity for precision guidance kits at a facility in Plymouth, Minn., and exceeded 50K deliveries.
Motorola Solutions Broadband Device Certified for Gov’t Use; Mark McNulty Quoted
Motorola Solutions has secured certifications from the National Security Agency and NSA’s partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to offer an LTE device to government agencies. The company said Thursday its LEX L11 technology is compliant with the National Information Assurance Partnership's Common Criteria Certification and approved under the National Security Agency's Commercial Solutions for Classified Program.
in NewsGeneral Atomics Updates Automatic Takeoff, Landing System for Air Force MQ-9A
A General Atomics affiliate has updated an automatic takeoff and landing system for the U.S. Air Force's MQ-9A Reaper remotely piloted aircraft as part of a modernization project.
Space Tech Firm MDA Selected to Build Robotic System for NASA’s Moon Mission
The Canadian space agency has indicated its intent to award MDA Inc. a contract to build a robotic system that will serve as Canada's contribution Artemis, NASA's mission to put astronauts on the moon by 2024. Brampton, Ontario-based MDA will work to develop robotic and small dexterous arms and special tools to support heavy-duty tasks on a lunar Gateway outpost, CSA said Friday.
Jellyfish Receives GSA OK to Support Public Sector Digital Advertising Strategies
The General Services Administration has authorized Jellyfish to offer a suite of technologies and services intended to help federal agencies implement digital marketing efforts. Jellyfish said Thursday it will provide government customers access to a range of cloud-based marketing platforms from Google and Salesforce.
in Contract Awards, NewsNavy Allocates $62M to Support Huntington Ingalls’ Destroyer Shipbuilding Supplier Base
The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a $62M contract modification to finance capital expenditures associated with industrial base efforts for a destroyer ship construction program. HII will use the funds to sustain its supplier base that helps build Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, the Department of Defense said Friday.
in NewsSDA Seeks Prototypes for Multilayered Space Defense Architecture
The Space Development Agency is soliciting concepts for space technologies to support a proposed defense architecture for hypersonic missile tracking and position, navigation and timing operations.
Hitachi Vantara Federal’s Gary Hix: Agency IT Leaders Should Expand Tech Consideration Set
Gary Hix, chief technology officer at Hitachi Vantara Federal, wrote in a GCN article published Friday that information technology leaders at government agencies should consider adopting cloud and other new technologies in addition to virtual private networks and virtual desktop infrastructure to support telework environments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
in Executive Moves, NewsUSGIF Board Names Roger Mason Interim Chairman, Elects 11 New Members
Roger Mason – president of Peraton's space, intelligence and cyber sector and four-time Wash100 Award recipient – has been appointed interim chairman of the board of directors at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.
