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An experimentation group within the Air Force Research Laboratory is requesting for industry input on high energy laser and high power microwave technologies. The AFRL’s Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Group intends to use these technologies for strike and defense applications against surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, the U.S. Air Force said Oct. 25 in a […] More
The Naval Air Systems Command has chosen Hughes Network Systems to integrate satellite communications systems on C-27J aircraft used for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts. The company said Monday it will partner with Virginia-based procurement and logistics firm ADS, Inc. to provide satcom integration services to support the Coast Guard’s HADR-focused intelligence, surveillance […] More
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is accepting proposals for a new program aimed at developing a system that can visualize agricultural field outlines from satellite sources. The Agricultural Delineation contest tasks industry to contribute ideas for a remote sensing platform that utilizes satellite imagery to outline large homogenous and heterogeneous fields that are prominent in the […] More
BAE Systems’ land and armaments business has received a $45.9M contract modification to provide mechanical engineering support for the U.S. Navy’s high-priority ballistic missile defense system. The Defense Department said Friday the company will provide cable, canister, canister support and mechanical equipment as well as related ancillary materials for the MK41 Vertical Launch System as part […] More
Amazon is in talks with stakeholders about plans to establish its second corporate headquarters in Northern Virginia’s Crystal City, the Washington Post reported Saturday. Sources familiar with the matter told The Post the discussions are now in the advanced stages and more elaborate than those the company has had with other potential sites within the […] More
Northrop Grumman plans to launch no earlier than Wednesday, Nov. 7, NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer spacecraft aboard the Pegasus XL rocket that will be air-dropped from the L-1011 Stargazer carrier aircraft, Spaceflight Now reported Friday. Northrop tentatively rescheduled the ICON launch as the company plans to conduct a launch readiness review as early as Monday to further […] More
IBM’s planned $34B acquisition of Red Hat could have an impact on the federal cloud market and agencies’ information technology modernization plans, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. IBM agreed in late October to pay $190 in cash for each share of Red Hat in a move to establish a global provider of hybrid cloud platforms. BGOV […] More
Boeing and Northrop Grumman have started setting the requirements for the next phase of a program that aims to replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Patricia Dare, team lead for strategic deterrence systems at Boeing, said the firm will provide the Air Force with a set of […] More
Seth Abrams, federal civilian cyber manager at General Dynamics’ information technology business, has recommended methods and tools for IT system operators to keep up with the changing cybersecurity landscape and stay ahead of potential risks. He wrote in a blog entry posted Friday a “zero trust” approach can help government agencies avoid exploits that attempt to manipulate […] More
Raytheon has concluded a series of cybersecurity vulnerability tests for the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III satellites. The company said Friday GPS OCX demonstrated its ability to intercept the broadcast of corrupt navigation and timing data in all rounds of the assessments. The tests cleared the control system for […] More
Siemens and the International Society of Automation co-sponsored a workshop on Monday, Oct. 29, in Houston to discuss new approaches to safeguard the energy sector from cyber attacks. Cybersecurity professionals from government and industry discussed how machine learning and security analytics platforms could help detect vulnerabilities and defend industrial control systems and other critical infrastructure […] More
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has opened a facility at the Will Rogers Business Park in Oklahoma City to manufacture unmanned aerial and target drone systems designed for military use. Kratos said Friday it seeks to address current and projected demand for the company’s jet-powered Tactical UAS and MQM-178 Firejet threat representation platforms through the new 100K-square-foot […] More
