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  • HII’s Newport News Hosts Launch of Virginia-Class Submarine New Jersey
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    HII’s Newport News Hosts Launch of Virginia-Class Submarine New Jersey

    The Newport News Shipbuilding division of HII has launched the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) into the James River in preparation for its final outfitting, testing and crew certification activities. HII said Thursday the construction of New Jersey, a 7,800-ton nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, is about 92 percent complete. General Dynamics‘ Electric […] More

  • MagniX Taps AeroTEC & Air Tindi to Support Electric Propulsion System Demo Program With NASA
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    MagniX Taps AeroTEC & Air Tindi to Support Electric Propulsion System Demo Program With NASA

    MagniX has added engineering company AeroTEC and Canadian operator Air Tindi to its industry team for a NASA demonstration program aimed at developing and testing commercial electrified propulsion systems. The Everett, Washington-based electric motor manufacturer said Thursday AeroTEC and Air Tindi will help it advance electric flight technologies for commercial aviation under the NASA Electrified […] More

  • Q&A: Khalid Syed on Booz Allen’s Digital Battlespace Vision, Mission-Based Innovation
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    Q&A: Khalid Syed on Booz Allen’s Digital Battlespace Vision, Mission-Based Innovation

    Khalid Syed, a senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, said in a recent Executive Spotlight interview that the company aims to help the U.S. military achieve system interoperability and apply a digital battlespace concept in support of the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy. “As JADC2 envisions a force that is […] More

  • Lumen to Support Next-Gen 911 Implementation in New Jersey
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    Lumen to Support Next-Gen 911 Implementation in New Jersey

    Lumen Technologies will help the state of New Jersey move to a next-generation 911 platform under a seven-year contract to improve the delivery of emergency calls for the state’s 8.9 million residents. The company said Thursday the Lumen NG911 platform is supported by a carrier-class, tier 1 network that connects network management services, emergency call […] More

  • NIST Kicks Off First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge
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    NIST Kicks Off First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology, through a prize challenge, seeks to provide first responders with unmanned aircraft systems tailored to enhance their indoor search and rescue operations. The First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge requires competitors to design, develop and demonstrate drones capable of assisting firefighters and first responders by increasing their situational awareness, […] More

  • Boeing Launches T-7A Red Hawk Trainer Jet
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    Boeing Launches T-7A Red Hawk Trainer Jet

    Boeing has introduced a digitally designed trainer jet that is set for delivery to the U.S. Air Force. The company said Thursday it developed and tested the T-7A Red Hawk aircraft using digital engineering, agile software development and advanced manufacturing. The trainer jet, which comes with open architecture software to accommodate future mission requirements, features […] More

  • Former DIA Official Frank Miller Named Exovera’s Intelligence Integration VP
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    Former DIA Official Frank Miller Named Exovera’s Intelligence Integration VP

    Frank Miller, formerly director of partner engagements at the Defense Intelligence Agency, has joined Exovera to serve as vice president of intelligence integration and director of its Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis. The open source data-focused subsidiary of SOS International said Thursday Miller will be responsible for driving business planning, capability development, talent acquisition […] More

  • Maxar’s Tony Frazier: Shareability a Feature of Commercial Imagery
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    Maxar’s Tony Frazier: Shareability a Feature of Commercial Imagery

    Tony Frazier, executive vice president and general manager of public sector Earth intelligence at Maxar Technologies, said at the GEOINT 2022 event that shareability is a key feature of imagery from commercial satellites, Defense One reported Thursday. The five-time Wash100 Award winner noted that the company will deploy additional satellites designed to take very high-resolution […] More

  • Raytheon Busines Invests in Hybrid Rocket Engine Maker Firehawk Aerospace
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    Raytheon Busines Invests in Hybrid Rocket Engine Maker Firehawk Aerospace

    A subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies has invested in Firehawk Aerospace through a Series A funding round to support the start up’s development of custom-made hybrid rocket engines. Raytheon Missiles and Defense will collaborate with Firehawk to research the feasibility of integrating the latter’s hybrid propulsion engine technology into future missile systems, the defense contractor said […] More

  • GSA Posts RFI for Equity Study on Digital Identity Verification Capabilities
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    GSA Posts RFI for Equity Study on Digital Identity Verification Capabilities

    A General Services Administration unit is seeking information on its plan to conduct a study into equity standards in remote identity proofing capabilities. In a request for information posted Monday on SAM.gov, GSA Technology Transformation Services said the equity study will help the agency decide whether to use facial recognition to verify users of Login.gov […] More

  • Presidio’s Federal Business Receives CMMI Maturity Level 3 Rating
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    Presidio’s Federal Business Receives CMMI Maturity Level 3 Rating

    A Presidio Federal organizational unit has rated at Capability Maturity Model Integration Level 3 based on the results of an appraisal conducted by GMS Registrar. The rating for Presidio Federal’s voice over internet protocol technology systems business used ISACA’s CMMI for Development model, the company said Wednesday. Maturity Level 3 signifies a “defined” level of […] More

  • Philip Rizzi Appointed Managing Director at Wolf Den Associates
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    Philip Rizzi Appointed Managing Director at Wolf Den Associates

    Philip Rizzi, formerly chief operating officer at ARServices, has joined Wolf Den Associates as managing director responsible for supporting its customers’ growth efforts. He announced via a LinkedIn posting his new post at the Virginia-based business management consultant, where he will assist federal government agencies and contractors in identifying, preparing for and securing opportunities. At […] More