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  • DRS Unveils New Radiometric Camera Cores; Gregory Christison Comments
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    DRS Unveils New Radiometric Camera Cores; Gregory Christison Comments

    DRS Technologies has launched a new suite of radiometric camera cores designed to measure temperature and provide imagery. The Tamarisk Precision Series line of products feature infrared sensor technology, calibration and new developer tools for integration with the systems of original equipment manufacturers, DRS said Tuesday. DRS developed Tamarisk 320 with a 17-micron pitch and infrared […] More

  • Larry Price: Lockheed Uses Flight Test Data to Improve Orion Spacecraft’s Design
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    Larry Price: Lockheed Uses Flight Test Data to Improve Orion Spacecraft’s Design

    Larry Price, a deputy program manager at Lockheed Martin, said data from the December test flight of the Orion spacecraft helped validate the company’s spacecraft design and performance models, Florida Today reported Tuesday. James Dean writes Price offered details of the Exploration Flight Test-1 during a presentation at a National Space Club Florida Committee luncheon […] More

  • Richard Goglia to Retire from Raytheon as VP and Treasurer
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    Richard Goglia to Retire from Raytheon as VP and Treasurer

    Richard Goglia is set to retire from Raytheon  as vice president and treasurer on March 31 after 17 years of service to the company. As a treasurer, Goglia has been responsible for Raytheon’s merger and acquisition team and the firm’s commercial aircraft finance unit, Raytheon said Tuesday. He also served as chief investment officer for the […] More

  • Karen Sivek Appointed Ensco HR Division Manager
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    Karen Sivek Appointed Ensco HR Division Manager

    Karen Sivek has been named division manager for human resources at Ensco after serving in the post on an acting basis since November 2014. Sivek, a 17-year company veteran, will be responsible for coordinating the organization’s HR programs, Ensco said Thursday. She joined the company in 1998 as an HR database specialist and later became […] More

  • EMC Survey Shows Rise in Global Adoption of Hybrid Cloud; Jeremy Burton Comments
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    EMC Survey Shows Rise in Global Adoption of Hybrid Cloud; Jeremy Burton Comments

    EMC has commissioned a survey of 10,451 information technology professionals worldwide to assess their views on the role of IT in organizations. The survey, conducted by Vanson Bourne, indicates a growing adoption of hybrid cloud among companies due to pressure from IT skills gap and the need for an in-house broker of on-demand services, EMC […] More

  • Bell Boeing Delivers Osprey Flight Training Simulators to US Marine Corps; Randy Deidrick Comments
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    Bell Boeing Delivers Osprey Flight Training Simulators to US Marine Corps; Randy Deidrick Comments

    Bell Boeing has delivered two MV-22 Osprey flight training simulators to the U.S. Marine Corps’ HMX-1 presidential airlift squadron. The simulators have been installed at the squadron’s Quantico, Virginia-based headquarters, where aircrews will rehearse operations in a virtual setting, Boeing said Tuesday. Randy Deidrick, director of Boeing’s tactical training systems, said the training device is […] More

  • Carahsoft Inks Deal as Government Aggregator for Clockwork Services; Michael Shrader Comments
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    Carahsoft Inks Deal as Government Aggregator for Clockwork Services; Michael Shrader Comments

    Carahsoft Technology has inked an agreement to become the master government aggregator of Clockwork Solutions‘ predictive analytics software products and services. Carahsoft will add Clockwork’s enterprise asset management services to the company’s General Services Administration schedule as part of the deal, Carahsoft said Tuesday. Michael Shrader, vice president of intelligence and innovative services at Carahsoft, said […] More

  • Research and Markets: Sonar Systems Market to Reach $5B by 2020
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    Research and Markets: Sonar Systems Market to Reach $5B by 2020

    A new Research and Markets report has forecast a sonar systems and technology market worth $4.90 billion by 2020 from $3.41 billion in 2014. The report tackles various factors that influence market dynamics and examines the technology’s landscape in more than 12 countries, Research and Markets said Tuesday. The market analyst noted that tier-one market players, including Ultra Electronics, Thales Underwater Systems and Kongsberg […] More

  • ABI Research: Commercial Segment to Overtake Gov’t in Biometrics Spending by 2017
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    ABI Research: Commercial Segment to Overtake Gov’t in Biometrics Spending by 2017

    A new ABI Research report predicts that the biometrics market will reach a value of $13.8 million this year as the commercial sector is poised to catch up with government agencies in utilizing biometrics technology. The company said Monday that the consumer and enterprise segments will have the dominant share of the market by late 2017 and reach $8 million […] More

  • ICF, Crossmark Partner to Promote Energy-Saving Programs; Tom Roessler Comments
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    ICF, Crossmark Partner to Promote Energy-Saving Programs; Tom Roessler Comments

    ICF International has partnered with marketing services company Crossmark to disseminate information on energy-saving programs in retail outlets. The team will conduct in-store activation and merchandising of consumer electronics, appliances and lighting products with energy efficiency labels such as Energy Star, ICF said Tuesday. “ICF, Crossmark, utility providers and shoppers all have the same goal with […] More

  • SpaceX Leases USAF Launch Complex as Future Landing Pad for Falcon Rockets
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    SpaceX Leases USAF Launch Complex as Future Landing Pad for Falcon Rockets

    SpaceX has secured a five-year lease agreement with the U.S. Air Force‘s 45th Space Wing to construct a landing pad for reusable rocket boosters at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Launch Complex 13 in Florida. The Air Force said Tuesday that 45th Space Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Nina Armagno signed the agreement for SpaceX to repurpose LC-13 as a vertical-landing […] More

  • BANC3 to Support Army’s Tech R&D, Engineering Programs
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    BANC3 to Support Army’s Tech R&D, Engineering Programs

    BANC3 has secured $35 million in contract funds to help the U.S. Army research, develop and engineer mission-based systems for military personnel. The technology firm said Monday it will work with the Army’s Research, Development and Engineering Command to build imaging sensors, microdisplays, advanced optical materials, lasers, digital image processors and related software programs. The Army […] More