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Parsons has helped the National Security Agency facilitate a daylong event that aimed to prepare U.S. military students to guard information technology networks and data against cybersecurity threats. The company said Monday it produced cyber-attack and defend simulations, scoring software and 60 challenges for cadets and misdhipmen who took part in the NSA Cyber Exercise Live Fire event […] More
Boeing has invested in Myriota through its ventures arm to help the Adelaide, Australia-based startup further develop its direct-to-orbit technology platform designed to facilitate communications for internet of things-based devices in remote areas. Boeing said Monday its HorizonX Ventures arm joined investors such as Blue Sky Venture Capital, Main Sequence Ventures, Right Click Capital and Singtel Innov8 in the […] More
Harris has unveiled a two-channel tactical handheld radio the company designed to help U.S. Army users transmit data and voice communications in real time. AN/PRC-163 Army Radio employs a software-defined architecture that allows operators to integrate new waveforms and applications into the system, Harris said Monday. The device is equipped with crossbanding technology for military personnel to […] More
Telos‘ identity management solutions business has secured a contract to help process background checks for aviation workers at the Los Angeles International Airport. The company said Monday it integrated the web-based Designated Aviation Channeling service with LAX’s credential management system and performed onsite DAC and Rap Back training. Los Angeles World Airports, which operates LAX, awarded the contract. Dawn […] More
A Sparton business unit has received a $13 million contract to supply ruggedized flat panel displays for a BAE Systems program that supports the U.S. Navy. Sparton said Monday its Aydin Displays team will deliver more than 600 panels to BAE over a 30-month period. “Our suppliers help us meet the commitments we make to our customers, and it is essential those relationships […] More
Drone Aviation will provide an additional tactical aerostat system and operator training support to the Defense Department under a potential $1.7 million contract. The company said Monday it expects to deliver the multimission Winch Aerostat Small Platform to DoD by the end of the third quarter. The order also covers multifrequency and multiwaveform communications services and intelligence, surveillance […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has partnered with Magnolia Optical Technologies to develop a photovoltaic system under a Small Business Innovation Research effort. The company said it aims to build power generator for military and commercial applications via the Phase II SBIR Program for Development of High-Performance Thin-Film Solar Cells for Portable Power Applications. A PV device can help power unmanned aircraft, […] More
Katrina McFarland, a member of Sehlke Consulting‘s board of advisers and president at Blue Oryx, will participate in a panel discussion on government acquisition reform at an upcoming Naval Postgraduate School event in Monterey, California. Sehlke said McFarland will speak at NPS’ 15th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium on May 10 along with David Berteau, president and […] More
Maxar Technologies‘ Radiant Solutions business will continue to help the Army Geospatial Center engineer systems and develop software for the Remote Ground Terminal program under a $2.6 million follow-on contract. Radiant Solutions said Thursday it helped the center develop the RGT platform for the U.S. Army to access geospatial data when the service branch performs military, humanitarian and disaster relief missions. The terminal […] More
Amazon.com has secured a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for an unmanned aerial vehicle that is designed to react to human gestures, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The patent supports Amazon’s plans to develop a fleet of UAVs that will work to deliver packages to customers within 30 minutes. The UAV will use various […] More
A team led by BAE Systems has secured a $227.5 million contract from the British defense ministry to update the power and propulsion systems of the U.K. navy’s fleet of Type 45 destroyers. The defense ministry said Wednesday the Power Improvement Project will replace two generators of all six Type 45 ships with three larger units that will […] More
Orbital ATK will establish a new 47-acre campus in Chandler, Arizona to accommodate the expansion of the company’s launch vehicle operations. The new campus will include 617,000 square feet of space for two buildings as well as 261,000 square feet for manufacturing, Orbital ATK said Friday. Rich Straka, vice president and general manager of Orbital ATK’s launch vehicles division, […] More
