A new study from TechNavio predicts the market for aviation cybersecurity platforms will experience a 5.94 percent compound annual growth rate from 2014 to 2019. The research highlighted cyber threats as a major security issue for aviation organizations due to a growing adoption of mobile technologies, Reportlinker said Wednesday. TechNavio analysts believe technology could help […] More

A new Research and Markets report forecasts that the market for military electro-optical and infrared systems will climb in value at a 7.71 percent compound annual growth rate to reach $16.35 billion revenues by 2020. The company said Thursday that strategies to establish uncontested market space and increased military spending will drive fast-paced growth for the EO/IR market, particularly in the […] More

The Louis Berger Group is celebrating the 100th birthday of its founder Louis Berger and is also marking the company’s 60th anniversary. He founded Berger Associates in 1953 as a consulting firm in Harrisburg, Pa. with only 12 employees, the company announced Thursday. Berger worked to combine modern engineering practices with training to help develop and […] More

Imaging scanners developer Redlen Technologies has raised $5.5 million in private funding from investors, including Pangaea Ventures and In-Q-Tel. The financing round is meant to help Redlen further develop cadmium zinc telluride-based radiation detectors for security and medical applications, Redlen said Thursday. Redlen is developing CZT semiconductor technology to aid computed tomography, bone density scans, […] More

Parsons has secured a $63 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to supply additional Recovery of Airbase Denied by Ordnance platforms. The company said Thursday the new award increases the total number of RADBO unit orders for the service branch to 29. Equipped with the Parsons-built ZEUS directed energy weapon […] More

Fusion Technology has secured a five-year, $159.8 million contract to help the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division adopt Scaled Agile Framework practices and methodologies to support the development of its mission-critical systems. The company said Thursday it will provide a team of Agile practitioners who will define, build and test law enforcement platforms, including […] More

Spirent Federal Systems has appointed retired U.S. Space Force Gen. David Thompson to an advisory role. The company said Monday that it plans to prioritize military position, navigation and timing innovation and would need strategic counsel from Thompson as it partners with defense and industry to develop robust test equipment for emerging navigation warfare technologies.

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A subsidiary of systems integrator Tyto Athene has secured a five-year, $168 million Army contract to assist with network infrastructure modernization. The award was issued to Tyto Government Solutions as part of the service branch’s ITES-3S contract vehicle supporting the Army’s Europe Infrastructure Modernization Capabilities Set, the company announced from Herndon, Virginia on Tuesday.

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Drone technology developer Red Cat has partnered with Sentien Robotics to deliver an autonomous drone-swarming capability to military customers to enable defense and security operations in land, air and sea domains. Under the partnership, Red Cat will integrate its Teal 2 drones into Sentien's Hive-Expedition and Hive-XL automated unmanned aerial system fleet transport and launch vehicles to provide drone swarms that can support multidomain operations, Red Cat said Thursday.

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L3Harris Technologies will continue supplying Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular units to the U.S. Army under a $256 million contract. The company said Monday the award signifies the commencement of full-scale production for the ENVG-B program. 

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Rich Guzzardi has joined Parsons as vice president of contracts for engineered systems, concluding a career spanning over two decades at RTX subsidiary Raytheon, where he most recently served as executive director of operations strategy development and capital. Guzzardi announced his transition to Parsons via LinkedIn.

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Raft, a software engineering firm, received over $60 million in strategic growth investment from Washington Harbour Partners, a private investment firm. Raft said Wednesday that the growth capital will help with its research and development efforts and enhance its command and control product offerings for the tactical edge.

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