New Research and Markets reports predict Asia-Pacific and North America to dominate the global markets for military radar, satellites and command, control, computers, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms over the next decade. Research and Markets said Monday spending on military radar tools in North America and Asia Pacific will account for at least 72 percent […] More

A Research and Markets report predicts the global market for military aerospace simulation and training technologies will have a compound annual growth rate of -1.46 percent through 2019. The company said Monday aging fleets military aircraft and demand to extend their service lives will drive growth in the market. According to its report, the efforts to drive down costs will […] More

Matt Truong serves as director of business development at NCR‘s government systems business unit and is in charge of BD operations throughout the public sector. He joined NCR in May 2014 after two years of work in a similar role within the national defense group of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Prior to Kratos, he […] More

A Kratos Defense & Security Solutions unit has partnered with Norse to offer a suite of cybersecurity awareness services aimed at helping medical organizations identify fraudulent schemes and protect electronic data. SecureInfo and Norse seek to deliver real-time fraud and threat intelligence data for electronically-protected health information through the alliance, Kratos said Thursday. Sam Glines, […] More

Dave Wajsgras, CEO of satellite services provider Intelsat and seven-time Wash100 awardee, recently said he sees the company’s multi-orbit strategy as having a significant impact on the industry. He told Constellations in an interview published Monday though Intelsat is the operator of over 50 satellites in geostationary orbit — such as the recently launched G-37/H-4 […] More

Dave Wajsgras, CEO of satellite services provider Intelsat, said he sees the company's multi-orbit strategy as having a significant impact on the industry. According to the seven-time Wash100 awardee, though Intelsat is the operator of over 50 satellites in geostationary orbit -- such as the recently-launched G-37/H-4 communications spacecraft -- it also partners with operators of satellites in low-Earth orbit. More

John Song and Jean Stack, managing directors with Baird, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the organization’s recent efforts within mergers & acquisition (M&A), following the close of NuWave’s acquisition of BigBear and Jacobs’ recent purchase of The Buffalo Group. The two leaders also discussed current market trends, and provided insight into Baird's upcoming Government & Defense Conference.

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Seth Seifman, an analyst with J.P. Morgan, has said he predicts sales of hypersonic missiles to go beyond $5B by the middle of 2020s as the Defense Department prioritizes the development of the weapons technology, CNBC reported Wednesday. He cited several defense companies that may pursue hypersonic contracts such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, […] More

A $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2018 would allocate approximately $600 million in funds to support the development of two new Wideband Global Satcom satellites for the Defense Department, Bloomberg Government reported Tuesday. The budget allocation for the WGS program will be a boon to Boeing, which has secured approximately $4 billion in […] More

Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division, will participate in a panel discussion at SMi Group‘s Global MilSatCom Conference that is scheduled to take place in London from Nov. 7 to 9. SMi Group said Tuesday the forum will center on ground segment innovations for military satellite communications and cover […] More

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $40.8 million cost-share research-and-development contract to Composite Engineering Inc. to help the service branch develop an unmanned aerial system. The Defense Department said Friday CEI will design, build, assemble and test a technical baseline for a new long-range, high-speed UAS platform as well as identify key technology for future aircraft demonstrations and a vehicle for […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton has won 17 awards from several U.S. and international organizations for its military health team’s social marketing and social engagement efforts, communications planning and multimedia solutions. The company said Friday the team received recognition for its projects with the Defense Department‘s Military Health System, U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Navy. Maria Darby, Booz Allen Hamilton senior vice president, said the military […] More