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AtHoc has been awarded a $7.5 million contract to provide network-wide emergency alert systems for U.S. Air Force installations worldwide. AtHoc’s mass notification systems are designed to help the military branch’s base personnel to securely send and share emergency alerts in less than 10 minutes and aim to facilitate collaboration among mission partners, regional response teams and […] More
The U.S. Marine Corps has completed an initial operational test of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II multirole fighter aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney-built F135 engines on board a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship. The six F-35B fighter planes were able to carry out at least 100 takeoffs and landings during the 10-day flight demonstration, Pratt […] More
Sachin Lawande, recently appointed chief executive of automotive parts supply firm Visteon Corp., has joined Computer Sciences Corp.’s board of directors. CSC said Thursday he was also named a member of the firm’s compensation committee. “Sachin’s depth of experience, industry knowledge and global perspective will be valuable assets as CSC continues on its transformational journey,†[…] More
Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received two awards from the National Safety Council in recognition of the company’s safety performance at work. CTC earned the Perfect Record Award for completing the working hours between March 4, 2013, and December 12, 2014, the company said Monday. The company also won the Million Work Hours Award for achieving […] More
The Aerospace Corp. has promoted Timothy N. Jones, formerly principal engineer at the firm’s national intelligence division, to general manager of NID. Jones will oversee all intelligence operations for the company’s clients and will report to Catherine Steele, senior vice president of national systems unit, Aerospace said Thursday. Prior to returning to Aerospace in 2014, […] More
Insitu has received the Champions of Veterans Enterprise award from the National Veteran Small Business Coalition for the company’s support for veteran-owned small businesses in fiscal year 2014. The National Veteran Small Business Coalition presented the award during a symposium held in Norfolk, Virginia, last week, Insitu said Thursday. “At Insitu we pride ourselves in […] More
The U.S. Army has used a new remote system to demonstrate a General Atomics-built MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, the Army News Service reported Wednesday. David Vergun writes F Company/227th Aviation soldiers managed the unmanned aircraft system’s payload with the One System Remote Video Terminal during a […] More
Raytheon has upgraded the main radar of the Patriot air and missile defense system with a gallium nitride-based active electronically scanned array. The milestone moves the company closer to completing the full system set to be operational in early 2016, Raytheon said Thursday. Ralph Acaba, vice president of integrated air and missile defense at Raytheon’s integrated defense […] More
Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, told investors Wednesday the company wants to insure its upcoming constellation of NEXT satellites against potential operational risks, Space News reported Thursday. “We have to place insurance before launch and we’re in that process right now,†he was quoted as saying. Desch, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for […] More
Raytheon has conducted demonstrations on a GPS platform’s operational control technology before a group of industry representatives and Pentagon officials. The company said Friday GPS OCX is a ground-based system that works to control the movement of GPS satellites and protect the equipment from potential cyber threats. The test, which included the system’s software, was made […] More
Northrop Grumman company AOA Xinetics has completed delivery of the primary mirror for University of Massachusetts, Lowell’s Picture B mission. The goal of Picture B, short for Planet Imaging Coronagraphic Technology Using a Reconfigurable Experimental Base, is to accelerate UMass Lowell’s exoplanet research through accurate dust and debris measurements from nearby stars, Northrop said Thursday. […] More
Engility Holdings has assisted the U.S. Navy in a program to demonstrate the automated aerial refueling of an X-47B unmanned aircraft built by Northrop Grumman. The company said Thursday it engineered a navigation software system that worked to help the X-47B maneuver to a fixed position behind an Omega K-707 tanker during a recent demonstration. […] More
