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The Defense Department could issue a certification for Space Exploration Technologies to compete for military satellite launch programs by Dec. 1, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Doug Cameron writes SpaceX will get the chance to pursue work to launch satellites for DoD once the company’s Falcon 9 rocket is approved. Boeing and Lockheed Martin‘s joint […] More
Thales has received a contract to provide operational support for France’s Lyon international airport. Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport will utilize the company’s Airport Operation Control Centre to help consolidate security and information technology systems, handle technical monitoring and carry out event management, Thales said Monday. According to the company, the Aeroports de Lyon management, which announced […] More
Advanced Photonix Inc. will develop a custom-built photodiode for the U.S. Navy’s ship self-defense weapon under a $1.6 million, 18-month contract from an unnamed military contractor. The photodiodes, semiconductor devices that convert photons of light to generate current, will be made for the RIM-116 rolling airframe missile program, API said Monday. API will design the […] More
Boeing has wrapped up a design review on a U.S. Air Force communication and information sharing system following the technology’s demonstration on various platforms. Boeing developed the Talon HATE system to consolidate data from fighter networks, national sources and joint command and control infrastructure for data-link transmission to joint aircraft, ship and ground stations, Boeing said Tuesday. “The Boeing team demonstrated communications […] More
A team of scientists at the Sandia National Laboratories has sequenced the genome of an antibiotic-resistant pathogen strain to understand how its resistance operates and spreads to other bacteria. Patti Koning writes in a piece published Aug. 22 that Sandia’s Zach Bent, Corey Hudson, Robert Meagher and Kelly Williams studied the composition of the Klebsiella pneumoniae strain and encoded the New […] More
A QinetiQ subsidiary has launched a new cloud-based platform that aims to help security and risk professionals perform their own analyses of available threat intelligence using various investigative tools and data sources. Cyveillance‘s Cyber Threat Center platform also works to use intelligence reports, web search and social media monitoring to collect threat data that can be “distilled” to generate actionable security […] More
Progressive Insurance has adopted BAE Systems‘ anti-fraud technology in an effort to identify potentially fraudulent activities in personal auto insurance claims. The insurance company will incorporate the BAE Systems Applied Intelligence-built NetReveal insurance counter-fraud tool for internal systems and operations, BAE Systems said Monday. “Our NetReveal solution will help Progressive with evaluating the risk of claims throughout the lifecycle, reducing fraud […] More
United Launch Alliance will announce on Wednesday a collaboration with Blue Origin to develop and offer a rocket engine for U.S. space programs, Reuters reported Monday. Andrea Shalal writes the partnership seeks to replace Russian-made RD-180 engines that are used on ULA’s Atlas V rockets to lift off U.S. military satellites. Frank Kendall, the Defense […] More
Battelle‘s Matthew Shaw has outlined what he says is a growing focus of U.S. and international government, intelligence and law enforcement organizations on technologies to detect and classify biological threats that are both natural man-made. Shaw, head of the CBRNE defense business within Battelle’s national security segment, writes in a piece published Monday on Homeland Security Today that the […] More
Lockheed Martin has delivered the logistics system for the F-35 fighter jet to several flight test sites for validation work ahead of the system’s planned deployment next year. The U.S. military will evaluate the Autonomic Logistics Information System‘s high-speed data download and other capabilities before the scheduled integration into the F-35 fleet for military operations in 2015, Lockheed said Tuesday. Mary Ann Horter, vice president of F-35 […] More
Boeing seeks to increase the engine power of its 737 aircraft over the coming years as it looks to replace the U.S. Air Force‘s joint surveillance target attack radar system aircraft, Defense News reported Monday. Aaron Mehta writes that Boeing has determined that the 737 airframe requires a 10-member crew, an extra seat and two pilots to fulfill operational demands […] More
Boeing has established an aerospace-focused research facility on the campus of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, Arab News reported Monday. Arab News reports the Boeing Research and Technology office seeks to work with other companies through the KAUST Industrial Cooperation program, as well as to develop young professionals’ technical […] More
