Representatives from industry and the U.S. Air Force’s Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems discussed new guidance for integrating security protections into the systems engineering process at a roundtable event. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, FireEye, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon participated in the discussion about the Department of the Air Force’s Systems Security Engineering Cyber Guidebook, the […] More

Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded an $8.5 million contract to SpaceX to enhance manufacturing technologies used to produce hypersonic-capable thermal protection systems, Space News reported Monday.

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Lockheed Martin has delivered to the U.S. Navy a high-energy laser weapon built for integration into an operational Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.

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Eight U.S. companies have been selected by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to produce machines that are based on a high-pressure ventilator technology to aid in the fight against COVID-19. The manufacturers will receive free licenses for the Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally prototype, which JPL engineers created over a 37-day period.

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Idemia has launched its new biometrics platform designed to process identity verification at high-traffic sites such as airports and event venues.

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Booz Allen Hamilton has secured a $13.3M contract modification from the Defense Health Agency to provide integrated professional services to the Military Health System. The company will support MHS as the enterprise works toward obtaining a “High Reliability Organization” status and perform additional services worth $3M in the National Capital Region, the Defense Department said Friday. DoD […] More

Vencore will support QWK Integrated Solutions‘ efforts to develop a laser technology for the U.S. Army‘s the High Energy Laser Technical Vehicle Demonstrator project. Vencore said Wednesday it will provide program management, engineering and testing services under a HEL TVD task order awarded to the company’s QWK joint venture with Kratos Defense and Security Solutions‘ Digital Fusion Solutions. The Army aims to […] More

Hughes Network Systems has selected Space Systems Loral to develop the former’s next-generation ultra high density satellite designed to expand the Hughes Ka-band capacity across the Americas region. The new Jupiter-powered EchoStar XXIV UHDS will help aid the business expansion of Hughes in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil and other countries in South America, the […] More

Raytheon has won a $15 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support high power electromagnetics transition efforts of the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Tuesday that the company will help the service branch analyze and integrate HPEM systems on multiple airborne platforms. Raytheon will use simulation tools to evaluate the performance of a proposed integrated platform in mission operations. The Air […] More

Tony Whigham, formerly director of the federal business at Hewlett Packard Enterprise‘s Aruba Networks subsidiary, has joined Hitachi Data Systems as director of government sales in Australia and New Zealand. He will work to develop strategies for HDS’ federal and state government portfolio and  explore new areas of collaboration with the company’s social innovation solutions unit, Hitachi said Thursday. The […] More

The U.S. Army has awarded Cray and Silicon Graphics International‘s federal business contract modifications worth $26.6 million each to support the Defense Department‘s high-performance computing modernization program. DoD said Wednesday Cray and SGI Federal will provide HPC systems as well as administration and maintenance services. Work will occur through Apr. 24, 2021 in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland for SGI Federal […] More

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has launched its Geospatial Information Systems fair in support of NGA’s Partners in Education program to provide more than 100 high school students a means to exhibit their GIS projects. NGA employees examined the projects of young geospatial inventors and provided purpose, design, methodology, execution and creativity feedback to assist the participants’ final works, the […] More