Lockheed Martin has completed a field test of its prototype Advanced Test High Energy Asset laser weapon system in a push to demonstrate precision functions for lasers to counter ground-based targets. The company said Tuesday ATHENA features the 30-kilowatt, fiber-optic Accelerated Laser Demonstration Initiative technology and is based on the Area Defense Anti-Munitions system. “Fiber-optic lasers are revolutionizing directed energy systems,” said Keoki […] More

Cisco and IBM have forged a partnership with other companies to develop and deliver Internet of Things and machine-to-machine services, PCC Mobile Broadband reported Friday. The LoRa alliance will focus on providing M2M, smart city, sensor network and industrial automation applications through wireless area network standards, according to the report. “In addition to IBM’s support […] More

NASA plans to issue a draft request for proposals for a recompete of its Enterprise Applications Services Technologies indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity program. The single cost-plus-performance-fee contract will comprise maintenance, management and development of the agency’s enterprise information technology applications, NASA said Nov. 25. NASA indicated that the EAST-2 project will have a two-year base period of performance and options to […] More

General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has kicked off construction work on crude oil and refined products tankers for SEA-Vista LLC. NASSCO will build the liquefied natural gas-conversion ready product tankers at its shipyard in San Diego in compliance with the Jones Act transportation requirements, General Dynamics said Tuesday. “We are proud and honored to partner with SEA-Vista and build three state-of-the-art Jones […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s Rick Ambrose and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper led the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the company’s new commercial space business headquarters in Denver this week after a transition from the previous headquarters in Pennsylvania. Lockheed said Wednesday the new office will house its program management, engineering and A2100 satellite operations, which deliver mobile and broadband communications services to global commercial clients. “Colorado […] More

Mercury Systems will provide technical support for an unnamed company’s naval radar applications under a follow-on task order worth $5.7 million. The work will run for several months and include solutions for digital signal processing systems, the company said Thursday. Brian Hoerl, Mercury vice president of sales, indicated that the new project extends the company’s […] More

A Mercury Systems subsidiary has received a $2.6 million order to build digital radio frequency memory jammers for the U.S. Navy. Mercury Defense Systems booked the order for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2015 and the contract is a follow-on order under a five-year agreement with the Navy, Mercury Systems said. “The continued technology advancements are designed to keep pace with the […] More

Jim Reinhart, chief operating officer for development and operations at QTS, said the company has added hybrid connectivity to its enterprise cloud offering to give clients more options to fulfill their information technology requirements. “Our strategy for the QTS Enterprise Cloud has always been to make it scalable and cost-efficient for our customers, whose information […] More

Boeing has awarded SSC Group subsidiary Universal Space Network a five-year, $12 million contract to support Boeing’s commercial satellite services unit’s work on the Global Xpress program. USN said Thursday it will design and construct a Mil-Ka gateway and operate and maintain the system for the satellite program. “Our commercial approach allowed flexibility to meet changing requirements while maintaining a focus […] More

Leidos will work to develop and integrate services for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic under three task orders worth nearly $54 million. Leidos will provide information assurance, training, configuration management, logistics, help desk support and Joint Concentrator Architecture site services for the SSC’s Distributed Common Ground System – Navy program, Leidos said […] More

Boeing has joined forces with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space for an initiative to identify flight-ready concepts with the goal of advancing the U.S. National Laboratory onboard the International Space Station. The partnership aims to support entrepreneurial researchers through MassChallenge, a four-month global startup accelerator program that provides funding support and mentorship […] More

Iron Mountain has completed approximately $65 million in domestic and international acquisitions to further build its presence in the document storage and data management markets and among small- and medium-sized business clients. The records management company closed $60 million in purchases of five international companies and an additional five U.S. companies between January and early April, […] More