Raytheon has developed a new line of systems, satellite sensors and radars to facilitate communication and monitoring at the northernmost points of the Earth, the company said Saturday. In May, Canada awarded the company a five-year contract to operate radar systems and new tools to help Arctic ships with navigation and communication for U.S. military operations and low-light […] More

Ron Fouse oversees legal affairs for government services contractor ASRC Federal and its subsidiaries as chief compliance officer and general counsel for the Greenbelt, Md.-based company. Fouse holds legal experience from both sides of the GovCon sector as he also served as an associate counsel to the Naval Air Systems Command and as a trial attorney […] More

Hewlett-Packard conducts service delivery reviews to gain new technological ideas and use these to improve customer experience, Washington Technology reported Wednesday. Nick Wakeman writes that Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager for public sector at HP Enterprise Services, has said the current business landscape pushes HP to collaborate with clients on balancing cost […] More

Norman Hayes, a retired U.S. Navy intelligence officer, has joined SBG Technology Solutions as a principal advisor on intelligence, national security and cybersecurity. He brings to the company his experience working as a strategist, integrator and analyst for the national and international intelligence community, SBG said Tuesday. “I am thrilled to welcome Admiral Hayes to […] More

Following a recent Defense Department announcement that it is developing a laser weapon against enemy drones, The Telegraph listed Tuesday 10 other “weird” U.S. military weapons and gadgets in the pipeline. Rosa Prince reports on the following equipment that will soon be used in the battlefield, leveraging technologies that range from robotics to advanced weaponry and […] More

Brent Harvey, a 23-year veteran at Parsons and former global business development director for its environment and infrastructure business, has been named the company’s manager of internal audit. Harvey will oversee the management and operations of Parsons’ internal audit department out of the company’s office in Charlotte, North Carolina, Parsons said Thursday. “Brent brings a wealth of industry […] More

Lockheed Martin has finished modernization work on the Marine Corps system used to coordinate all flying operations, Lockheed said Wednesday. The Theater Battle Management Core System, originally developed by Lockheed Martin, links the command and control systems for all of the U.S. service branches to create a synchronized air battle management system. “Replacing 18 years […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has selected the armor materials from TenCate for its new amphibious assault ship that is being developed under a $2.38 billion incentive contract. Huntington Ingalls will combine the Tripoli (LHA 7) assault ship with TenCate-built composite armor, TenCate said Tuesday. “We are proud that Huntington has selected TenCate materials to be incorporated […] More

Serco Inc., the U.K.-based services contractor’s North American arm, will work with the U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to install a shipboard network on the USS Ronald Reagan. The company said Tuesday that it will perform the work under a potential two-and-a-half year, $17.5 million contract that includes an option for installation work on the […] More

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon have been awarded two-year contracts worth $11 million combined to help the Air Force explore new methods of manufacturing  active phased array radars for military aircraft, Military & Aerospace  Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes that Northrop won $3.8 million and Raytheon won $7.1 million to support phase one of the […] More

Dell has provided a commercial off-the-shelf product to support Northrop Grumman‘s X-47B unmanned aircraft for the U.S. Navy‘s Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration program. The Dell COTS technology was used to develop the ground control system for the X-47B, which flew last year to demonstrate carrier-based UAS launch and recovery functions, Dell said Wednesday. “Developing the X-47B system […] More

CAE has won a contract of an undisclosed amount to supply a simulation system to Sweden’s navy in order to help train sailors in warfare tactics and C4 operations. The company is slated to deliver its Naval Warfare Training System to Sweden’s navy in late 2015 and will also provide technical support as well as […] More