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in NewsDoD Clears Guided Missile Interceptor Tech for Initial Production Phase
A guided missile interceptor developed by Raytheon’s missile systems business and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as well as supported by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has been approved by the Department of Defense to undergo initial production efforts.
Lockheed, NASA Finish Orion Spacecraft Environmental Tests
Lockheed Martin and NASA have concluded environmental tests of the Orion spacecraft in Ohio before the final preparatory procedures, Space News reported Sunday.
in NewsSpire’s Keith Johnson Talks Company Efforts to Support DoD, NOAA Automation Projects
Keith Johnson, vice president and general manager for federal at cloud and data analytics firm Spire Global, has said that the company received Department of Defense funding to develop an automated shipping route identification system.
in NewsAEHF-6 Satellite Assembled Onto ULA’s Atlas V Rocket; Tory Bruno Quoted
The U.S. Space Force and United Launch Alliance have integrated the latest Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite onto the latter’s Atlas V rocket ahead of its launch on March 21, Spaceflight Now reported Thursday.
in M&A Activity, News, Wash100Kevin Robbins, Co-Founder of Wolf Den and Blue Delta, Named to 2020 Wash100 for Acquisition, Investment Leadership
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Kevin Robbins, co-founder of consulting firm Wolf Den Associates and investment firm Blue Delta Capital Partners, as the newest inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 for his active involvement in some of the major transactions in the government contracting space.
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L3Harris, Ansys Help Army Reduce Aviation Costs
L3Harris Technologies and Ansys are working with the U.S. Army to provide affordable, commercial products in line with the service branch’s aviation and missile technology goals.
Tetra Defense to Launch Cybersecurity Resource for Defense Contractors
Cyber risk management firm Tetra Defense is developing a web application designed to help contractors understand and prepare for the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification process. The Potomac Officers Club will host its CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2nd. Click here to register for the event.
in NewsRolls-Royce, Purdue University Form Aircraft Engine Controller Dev’t Partnership; Tom Bell Quoted
Rolls-Royce has built its first electronic engine controller at a facility near Purdue University in Indiana to support the development of next-generation aircraft engine technologies.
in Executive Moves, NewsJosh Bailes Promoted to CollabraLink Digital Services EVP
Josh Bailes, former vice president of operations at CollabraLink Technologies, has been promoted to executive VP of digital services. He will be resposible for overseeing and expanding the McLean, Va.-based company's digital transformation portfolio to include federal customers, CollabraLink said Tuesday.
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Aerial Applications Wins Air Force SBIR Funding for Mapping Analysis Tech Dev’t
Aerial Applications has won $6M in funds through the U.S. Air Force’s four-year Small Business Innovation Research Phase II B Strategic Fund Increase Pilot Program to develop artificial intelligence-based environmental monitoring and mapping analysis tools.