Scott Aken, CEO of Axellio, said the new version of the Transport Layer Security protocol, called TLS 1.3, could provide organizations with end-to-end data encryption but comes with network visibility challenges, particularly in zero trust architectures. “The advent of TLS 1.3 brings to the forefront a need to balance between robust data encryption and the […] More

Quantum software company SandboxAQ has unveiled an open-source encryption library that works to enable software developers to use cryptographic algorithms to create more secure applications. Sandwich provides tools designed to embed post-quantum cryptography algorithms directly into software applications and swap cryptographic elements without rewriting code, SandboxAQ said Tuesday. The meta-library works with open-source cryptographic libraries […] More

Lockheed Martin unveiled a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing site that will be used to assemble small satellite programs and technologies. The company announced Friday the facility at its Waterton, Colorado, will help expedite the delivery of Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites to the Space Development Agency. Lockheed is currently working to complete more than 50 Transport Layer […] More

Michael House, vice president of infrastructure and energy solutions at Siemens Government Technologies, said federal agencies could help address climate change and improve energy resilience and sustainability by adopting smart building technologies. In a LinkedIn article published Monday, House discussed how smart lighting, HVAC controls, storage systems such as mobile microgrids and solar panels and […] More

Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics‘ information technology business, has noted a 50 percent increase in the company’s investment in emerging technologies, research and development laboratories, strategic partnerships and workforce development programs, Breaking Defense reported Friday. She told the publication in an interview that GDIT spent the past year testing its tech investment strategy in […] More

The U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm has granted X-Bow Systems a potential $60 million Strategic Funding Increase award to boost its solid rocket motor production capabilities. Through the additional investment from AFWERX, X-Bow will expand its work with the Air Force Research Laboratory to accelerate additive manufacturing of solid rocket motors, the space technology company […] More

Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners and financing and development authority Space Florida have partnered to help interested aerospace companies expand and relocate in Florida. The alliance will also aim to create a talent pool for the sector using the state’s existing educational institutions and labor force development initiatives, AEI said Monday. “Our goal is to streamline the […] More

BAE Systems is expanding the capacity of its York, Pennsylvania manufacturing site to accommodate increased production of armored multi-purpose vehicles for the U.S. Army and amphibious combat vehicles for the Marine Corps. The defense contractor said Friday it will transfer other vehicle production work from the York site to its different facilities in the U.S. […] More

The U.S. Agency for International Development granted Tetra Tech $42 million in additional funding to its single-award contract to support the Republic of Moldova’s energy security goals. The company said Thursday it originally received $17 million in 2022 to carry out the four-year contract under the USAID Moldova Energy Security Activity. Under the terms of […] More

Blue Force Technologies has completed a propulsion flowpath test for the Fury unmanned aircraft vehicle it is developing under an Air Force Research Laboratory program. Both organizations have collaborated for almost six months to conduct the ground engine test as part of AFRL’s Bandit initiative, which seeks a novel aircraft to support adversary air training […] More

Shannon Vaughn, general manager of Virtru Federal, and Ben Minichino, president of Pole Star Defense, said encrypting location data streams, vessel ID and other information could help mitigate maritime piracy threats. “By encrypting the data and making it accessible only to authorized officials, ships can securely transmit information pertaining to their locations, identities, cargo, and […] More

Duality Technologies, a developer of secure data collaboration tools, has been selected to participate in the second phase of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that seeks to protect and preserve sensitive information in virtual environments.  The company said Tuesday it will continue to lead an industry team in developing a hardware accelerator for […] More