An Engility subsidiary has won $22.2 million in task orders to help the U.S. Air Force engineer, test and manage the branch’s fleet of Reaper and Predator unmanned aerial systems. Dynamics Research Corp. will perform UAS flight and ground assessments, weapons integration, logistics, acquisition and flight scheduling, among other support services, Engility said Wednesday. “We appreciate […] More

Northrop Grumman has concluded its 12-week high school students competition to promote interest in science, technology, engineering and math. This year’s Northrop Grumman High School Innovation Challenge had the students design and build and renewable energy-powered model vehicle that could carry a payload efficiently, Northrop Grumman announced Monday. For the competition, the company’s engineers at […] More

ManTech International has been awarded a $33.6 million contract to provide training resources for U.S. Navy personnel stationed in remote locations. Daniel Keefe, president and chief operating officer of ManTech’s mission services group, said Thursday the company will continue to help the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific use the company’s computer- and web-based training […] More

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have finished the first test flight phase for the company’s Triton unmanned aircraft system in an effort to evaluate how the drone flies at different altitudes, speeds and weights. The company said Monday 568 test points were evaluated during the initial envelope expansion test program through 13 simulated flight tests, 81 hours of long-endurance […] More

Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a position on a potential 10-year, $4 billion contract to help the Defense Threat Reduction Agency research and develop technologies for countering weapons of mass destruction. DTRA selected Alion as one of seven contractors that will compete for task orders to perform anti-WMD  software and hardware systems R&D, […] More

Neil Albert serves as vice chairman of MCR‘s board of directors where he oversees strategic growth, business development, community outreach and a number of other company functions. The 26-year company veteran is the former president and CEO and has served in many leadership roles at the McLean,Va.- based firm including VP and director. Albert caught […] More

ManTech International has opened a new Charleston, S.C.-based integration center to develop services for defense and homeland security customers. The 12,000-square-foot facility is built for the company to work with Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command clients, local municipal governments, technology companies, and trade and professional groups, ManTech said Tuesday. Dan Keefe, president and chief operating […] More

Dr. Melvin Greer serves as senior fellow and chief strategist for service-oriented architecture and cloud computing at Lockheed Martin, where he brings more than 25 years of experience leading systems and software engineering efforts to the contractor’s advanced technology office. Greer is a principal investigator in advanced research studies, and has dedicated his efforts towards […] More

Raytheon has been directed to restart production work on new defense radar systems for the U.S. Navy under a potential $1.6 billion contract. The company will continue to develop, integrate and test the Air and Missile Defense S-Band Radar and radar suite controller that is being built for the Arleigh Burke class destroyers, Raytheon said Monday. AMDR is built […] More

An updated missile interceptor developed by Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries completed its second successful flight test on Jan. 3 over the Mediterranean Sea. The Arrow 3 test was conducted by the Israel Ministry of Defense and U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Boeing announced Tuesday. “Boeing and IAI designed Arrow 3 to engage threats at high […] More