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General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has flight-tested a new datalink capability that the U.S. Army is looking to equip on a future, modernized version of the Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft system. The company said Thursday it demonstrated GE-ER’s ability to maintain link and accommodate high-bandwidth data rates with satellites in geostationary and […] More
Boeing has conducted several tests at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama to demonstrate the readiness of its fully composite cryogenic fuel tank for use on aerospace vehicles. The company said Wednesday its engineers and their NASA counterparts put the cryogenic liquid-filled composite tank to a stress test, with the storage surviving in pressure […] More
Caitlin Waldie, formerly director of finance at Assured Consulting Solutions, has been elevated to the role of chief financial officer of the company. Waldie managed ACS’ fiscal planning and financial operations and oversaw the implementation of the company’s financial strategy as head of finance, ACS said Thursday. Prior to ACS, she was director of development […] More
Peter Pace, retired U.S. Marine Corps general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been elected chairman of the board of directors of quantum computing company Rigetti Computing. Chad Rigetti, founder and CEO of Rigetti Computing, said in a statement published Thursday Pace brings to his new role experience in leading national […] More
Cloud security company Zscaler has created a government-focused subsidiary with the intent to help federal customers implement strategies for the adoption of cybersecurity technologies and zero trust frameworks. The Zscaler U.S. Government Solutions business is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and will accommodate 75 employees to support agencies and their systems integration partners, the company said […] More
L3Harris Technologies will continue to upgrade a system used to track space launches, debris and other space objects to help counter anti-satellite threats under a potential $50 million contract extension with the U.S. Space Force. The company said Thursday it will integrate government equipment and manage the deployment of applications for the Advanced Tracking and […] More
ICEYE, a synthetic aperture radar satellite operator, has raised $136 million in a round of Series D financing and will use the capital to further develop its SAR satellite constellation and build up its analytics services. Seraphim Space led the funding round, which brings ICEYE’s total financing to $304 million and saw the participation of […] More
Executive Mosaic has presented Kevin Plexico, senior vice president for information solutions at Deltek and a key member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, his third consecutive Wash100 Award for leading government contracting market research and driving federal opportunities. The 2022 Wash100 recognition also underscored Plexico’s insight into GovCon industry efforts to combat the effects […] More
Lance Alsheimer has been promoted to serve as executive vice president and manager of the air-sea forces support sector at DCS, where he previously worked as VP. He now leads a team focused on naval and air weapons research and development, and succeeds Larry Egbert who is now the president and chief operating officer of […] More
Joe Boeckx, executive vice president of Tenax Aerospace, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview to discuss his experience moving from his military service career into government contracting (GovCon) and the defense sector. In addition, Boeckx also discussed Tenax’s organic growth in the aerospace industry, the impact of JADC2 and digital […] More
Executive Mosaic is glad to introduce Bill Monet, president and CEO of Akima, as an inductee into the 2022 edition of the Wash100 Award for leading the company as its subsidiaries secured several government contracts and received certifications from standard-setting organizations. This represents Monet’s third consecutive Wash100 recognition. His previous award was presented to him […] More
A Textron subsidiary demonstrated the potential of a multicopter unmanned aircraft to interoperate with a ground-based radar system in airspace navigation during a recent detect-and-avoid flight demonstration in Texas. The Bell Autonomous Pod Transport completed a mission to fly beyond visual line of sight above a specialized test environment as part of NASA’s Systems Integration […] More
