Ball Aerospace & Technologies has completed a six-month study on the wide field instrument for a NASA observatory that seeks to support the agency’s astrophysics research mission. The company said Monday it examined WFI technology and scientific requirements for NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope currently under development as a follow-on project to the James Webb Space Telescope. WFIRST is designed to capture images […] More

Mercury Systems has introduced a set of products designed to help address mission computing, avionics and platform management requirements of defense and commercial aerospace organizations. The Mercury Mission Systems product line is comprised of avionics-certified Ethernet and input/output systems, command and control processors, flight test computers, graphics and video processing, mission computers and primary flight control units, the company said Thursday. The portfolio […] More

Inmarsat‘s satellite system was field tested on a North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command exercise in Alaska that also involved the company’s value added reseller partner L-3‘s global communications solutions business unit. Inmarsat said Monday the test involved L-3 GCS’ Panther II, Cheetah II and Hawkeye III VSAT systems which were tested on the Global […] More

Ball Aerospace and Technologies plans to open a new office in Columbia, Maryland  this summer as part of expansion initiatives after the company completed its acquisition of specialized engineering cyber services provider Wavefront Technologies. The company said Tuesday it seeks candidates from various fields such as systems engineering, software development, cybersecurity, intelligence analysis and computer science to join the Maryland office. Ball Aerospace […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has kicked off a project to explore new algorithms and protocols for physically dispersed computing infrastructure, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. According to the report by John Keller, DARPA aims to increase the performance of the U.S. military’s dispersed computing applications and networks through the Dispersed Computing initiative. Keller writes the program will work to […] More

L-3 Communications‘ aerospace sustainment and support business has re-adopted the “Vertex Aerospace” name in a move to highlight the unit’s specialized services for the public sector. The business is part of L3’s aerospace systems segment and provides a wide range of  aviation services to military and government customers, L-3 said Monday. “The name Vertex Aerospace resonates with our customers and employees because […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has won a NASA contract to perform a concept study on how to carry out manufacturing, modularity, testing and scheduling work for a future infrared telescope the space agency intends to have a wider view than that of Hubble. Scheduled for launch in mid 2020s, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope […] More

Vonna Heaton serves as vice president and lead executive for information and intelligence solutions at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. In this role, she is responsible for strategy and customer engagement for information services and related programs and opportunities. Prior to Ball Aerospace, Heaton served as special assistant to the deputy director of the National Geospatial‐Intelligence […] More

Boeing sought to highlight the company’s activities and showcase its latest fighter aircraft, artillery and battlefield systems at the Air Force Association’s annual aerospace expo. Boeing said Sept. 9 that Chris Chadwick, CEO for Boeing Defense, Space & Security, was scheduled to address participants and the media with a speech on industry developments at the Sept. 15-17 […] More

L-3 Communications is working to extend mobile communications to frontline soldiers under a $15.5 million contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Sunday. John Keller writes the U.S. Army and Marine Corps warfighters will connect to a millimeter-wave communications backbone under the DARPA Mobile Hotspots program. The company will work to […] More

Pentek has launched a new suite of data recorder products for aerospace and defense customers to perform field operations in harsh environments, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes the Talon RTX Rackmount data storage system is built to record up to 30 terabytes of military data at 5 gigabytes per second. The data […] More

Executive Mosaic is excited to announce that Akima President and CEO Bill Monet has rejoined the ranks of Wash100 with his fifth consecutive win of the esteemed award. Monet’s 2024 Wash100 win builds on his momentum from previous years, in which he was recognized for spearheading company growth and landing major contract wins. His strong track record continued in 2023, in which he secured significant awards for Akima while leading a notable acquisition and bringing in top talent.

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