The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded contracts to General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business and Dynetics under the second phase of a program that seeks to develop unmanned aircraft systems that can be launched and retrieved by aircraft carriers. DARPA said Wednesday the Gremlins program’s phase two aims to build and conduct risk-reduction tests of […] More

Dynetics has been awarded a five-year, $2 million contract to provide information security assessment and consulting services for government agencies in the state of Tennessee. The company said Monday it will perform source code reviews, penetration tests and vulnerability/compliance and risk assessments under the contract with Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration. Work will also include information security program assessment, system design, data […] More

Kay Gray, formerly director of human resources at Dynetics‘ technical services subsidiary, has been promoted as HR director of the Huntsville, Alabama-based government services contractor. Dynetics said Wednesday Gray will oversee recruitment, benefits and systems and compensation functions as well as support corporate growth and strategy development efforts in her new position. The more than 20-year HR professional was also […] More

Dynetics has introduced a new guided bomb with a larger warhead that it will provide to the U.S. Special Operations Command under an $11.6 million contract awarded in early June to develop small glide munition, Flightglobal reported Tuesday. Stephen Trimble writes the nearly 60-pound guided bomb’s warhead case incorporates separate modules for the nose section, tail kit and wing […] More

Dynetics has unveiled a new reconfigurable surveillance radar that works to help owners or operators of critical infrastructure monitor a larger area without the use of multiple short-range sensors. The new surveillance technology called GroundAware CS4 includes a radar sensitivity feature that could help detect threats beyond 2.2 miles across a 120-degree view, the company said Wednesday. Dynetics […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne has selected Dynetics to further assist in the development of a new rocket engine intended to replace the Russian-made RD-180 currently used by the U.S. military to launch defense and national security space assets. Dynetics has participated in the AR1 development team over the past 18 months and will supply the engine’s main propulsion system, ignition system and […] More

Mike Eison, a former principal research scientist and engineer at Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, has joined Dynetics as director of Army electronic systems within the company’s cyber and missile defense business. He brings missile system design and performance management experience to his new position, Ronnie Chronister, Dynetics’ director of Army, cyber and missile […] More

Steve Cook, director of corporate development and a vice president of Dynetics, has been named a fellow with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in recognition of his aerospace sector contributions. Cook was responsible for Dynetics’ launch programs, orbital spacecraft, analysis works, planetary exploration and nanotechnology research as the former director of space technologies, […] More

Dynetics will launch two security platforms at the four-day Grid Security Conference scheduled to kick off Tuesday in Philadelphia. Dynetics will showcase its GroundAware Reconfigurable Surveillance Sensor system and Cyber RiskScope portfolio at the North American Electric Reliability Corp.-hosted event, the company said Friday. GroundAware works to detect and alert security personnel of intrusions at physical infrastructures. […] More

Dynetics has received a recognition from NASA for the company’s role as an aerospace contractor of the space agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA presented the Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year award to Dynetics and a set of other awards to other recipients during the 2015 Industry & Advocates Awards […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne and Dynetics have completed a second hot-fire test on the F-1 rocket engine’s gas generator at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The companies carried out the test series under the Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction contract that aims to reduce risks in rocket boosters for the Space Launch System program, the companies said Wednesday. Aerojet […] More

Dynetics and Aerojet Rocketdyne have carried out proof and burst tests to verify the structural design of the Space Launch System Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction tank for NASA. Dynetics said Tuesday the tests consisted of hydrostatic proof tests, a proof test with cryogenic fluid and a planned burst test for efforts to reduce risks in rocket boosters for the […] More