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  • Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary to Build Additional ScanEagle Drones for Afghanistan
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    Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary to Build Additional ScanEagle Drones for Afghanistan

    Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) Insitu subsidiary has received a $19.6 million order from the U.S. Navy to deliver an additional five ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems to the government of Afghanistan. The Defense Department said Tuesday Insitu will also deploy field service representatives, operators and site activation teams as well as provide spares, support equipment and program management services to […] More

  • Raytheon to Integrate CyberSponse Platform With Managed Security Service
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    Raytheon to Integrate CyberSponse Platform With Managed Security Service

    Raytheon will combine its managed security services with CyberSponse-made automated incident response and security orchestration tools in an effort to help customers automatically detect and respond to cyber threats. Both companies aim to help current security operations centers gather data and perform incident response actions at a faster rate through the partnership, Raytheon said Tuesday. Mark […] More

  • Rocket Crafters to Build, Test Hybrid Rocket Engine Under DARPA Contract
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    Rocket Crafters to Build, Test Hybrid Rocket Engine Under DARPA Contract

    Rocket Crafters Inc. has received a $542,600 contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop and test a large-scale hybrid rocket engine. RCI said Tuesday it will use its Direct-Digital Advanced Rocket Technology to design, build and test a throttle-capable hybrid rocket engine with a thrust capacity of up to 5,000 pound-force. The […] More

  • Dave Mosley Appointed Seagate CEO; Stephen Luczo Named Executive Chairman
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    Dave Mosley Appointed Seagate CEO; Stephen Luczo Named Executive Chairman

    Dave Mosley, president and chief operating officer at Seagate Technology, has been elected to serve as CEO of the Cupertino, California-based data storage firm in a move that takes effect Oct. 1. He will join the company’s board of directors and succeed Stephen Luczo, who will transition into a new role as executive chairman of the […] More

  • CSRA’s Larry Prior Joins Coalition for Workplace Diversity & Inclusion
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    CSRA’s Larry Prior Joins Coalition for Workplace Diversity & Inclusion

    CSRA President and CEO Larry Prior has joined a coalition of chief executives that aims to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Prior is now part of the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion comprising more than 270 corporate leaders who have pledged to help their companies develop a workplace culture that encourages discussions on diversity and inclusion, CSRA […] More

  • Aerospace Engineering Vet Doug Jones Joins Asteroid Mining Firm Deep Space Industries
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    Aerospace Engineering Vet Doug Jones Joins Asteroid Mining Firm Deep Space Industries

    Doug Jones, former chief test engineer at rocket engine manufacturer XCOR Aerospace, has joined asteroid mining company Deep Space Industries as director of propulsion systems. DSI said Tuesday Jones, who has years of experience in aerospace engineering, will lead efforts to develop new propulsion technology for small spacecraft that will support deep space exploration. “[He] is joining DSI at […] More

  • Engility to Help Integrate, Secure Navy Fleet Network Systems; Lynn Dugle Comments
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    Engility to Help Integrate, Secure Navy Fleet Network Systems; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has received a potential five-year, $39 million contract to provide integration, engineering and cybersecurity support for a U.S. Navy network of ships and systems. The company said Tuesday it will support the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command’s program executive office for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence in efforts to build a consolidated technology […] More

  • Leidos Tests Air Force Multi-Sensor ISR Platform
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    Leidos Tests Air Force Multi-Sensor ISR Platform

    Leidos has tested sensors on the U.S. Air Force‘s multi-sensor pod that is designed to feature intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions. The company said Tuesday it carried out risk reduction test on eight different sensors of the AgilePod multi-sensor platform to demonstrate how open architectures and common mechanical and electrical systems can reconfigure sensors to address […] More

  • Microsoft Adds Cognitive Services, Media Analytics to Azure Govt Cloud
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    Microsoft Adds Cognitive Services, Media Analytics to Azure Govt Cloud

    Microsoft has announced the availability of a media analytics tool and a white-glove service for government customers of the company’s Azure cloud computing platform. The Cognitive Services White Glove Program works to help clients integrate artificial intelligence in applications that will be built in Azure Government, Microsoft said July 17. The program also offers access to the company’s […] More

  • Charles River to Extend Probabilistic Modeling Tools Devt Under DARPA Contract Option
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    Charles River to Extend Probabilistic Modeling Tools Devt Under DARPA Contract Option

    Charles River Analytics has received a one-year, $500,000 contract option from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to further develop probabilistic modeling tools designed to help system engineers analyze and predict system performance in uncertain environments. The company said Monday the award extends work under DARPA’s Probabilistic Model-Based Programming Techniques for Prediction, Analysis, and Control program, which seeks […] More

  • VTO to Support DHS Drone Forensics Research Efforts; William Bryan Comments
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    VTO to Support DHS Drone Forensics Research Efforts; William Bryan Comments

    VTO has received a $928,541 research and development contract from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to help boost law enforcement officers’ capacity to collect and analyze evidential data from drones. DHS said Monday that the contract supports a cyber forensics project of S&T’s Cyber Security Division which looks to create cyber […] More

  • MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates to Continue NGA Aeronautical Charting Tech Support
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    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates to Continue NGA Aeronautical Charting Tech Support

    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates will continue to provide software systems and services to help automate the production of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency‘s aeronautical charting products under a potential five-year, $4 million contract modification. MDA said Monday the amendment has a one-year base period along with four option years and will address the NGA’s Geospatial Terminal Operations requirement. […] More