Ericsson and the Brazilian communications ministry have partnered to establish a laboratory to explore the potential applications of Internet of Things technology in agriculture, rainforest protection, disaster monitoring and prevention and energy production. The company said Monday the Networked Security Lab will be part of the Ericsson Innovation Center that aims to drive IoT innovation across Brazil and other Latin American […] More

Tom Stanton, director of international business development at Lockheed Martin, will speak at the Joint Precision Fires Future Conference in United Arab Emirates on Nov. 16. Stanton will provide an update on the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher during the event set to take place at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Abu Dhabi, […] More

Iridium Communications Inc. has received an $8.57 million task order to update the network gateway of the Defense Department in preparation for the military’s planned transition to the company’s next-generation global satellite constellation. DoD and its partners will gain access to airtime service for voice, data, paging and distributed tactical communications services under the contract, Iridium said […] More

Raytheon is launching a global cyber education program as part of efforts to help organizations address a talent shortage in the information technology security field. Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business, said Tuesday the company aims to help U.S. partner nations “secure their cyber space by developing the next generation of cybersecurity experts […] More

Orbital ATK has launched a jointly-owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia in a move to help the country fulfill its national security, defense and training goals. Riyadh-based Alliant Techsystems Operations will develop local systems for efforts to help Saudi companies build up their capabilities, Orbital ATK said Thursday. “This new Saudi company reflects our long-term commitment […] More

Northrop Grumman held several activities in the summer that aimed to promote cybersecurity careers among high school and college students. The company conducted cyber camps from June through August in Colorado and Virginia, and on-the-job training for high school and college interns in partnership with local universities and high schools, Northrop said Tuesday. Northrop also launched the […] More

A new Research and Markets report predicts the U.S. market for military aviation heads-up display systems to rise at a compound annual growth rate of 3.49 percent from 2014 to 2019. The market research firm said Tuesday there will be an increase in demand for U.S.-made multipurpose and combat military helicopters in Asia Pacific as countries […] More

Jane Holl Lute, a former deputy secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, has been appointed to succeed the retiring William Pelgrin as president and CEO of the Center for Internet Security. CIS said May 20 Pelgrin was scheduled to retire May 31 and will continue to serve as a board member for the nonprofit organization. Pelgrin has […] More

Orbital ATK will collaborate with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, satellite communications firm Yahsat and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency to form a new academic program focused on space technology. Masdar Institute will start to accept graduate students in UAE for the master’s degree program by January 2016 under the memorandum of understanding, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. […] More

American Systems CEO Peter Smith has not closed the doors on the 100-percent employee-owned company going public but said current conditions are not yet ripe for a stock market launch, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday. “We consider everything – going public, merging with another ESOP, staying just the way we are – but we’ve […] More

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch said the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 incident has prompted the aviation industry to consider using satellite technologies for commercial aircraft tracking, Air Traffic Management magazine reported Tuesday. Aimee Turner writes Desch told the magazine that air navigation service providers are also moving down a path to implement automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast. “I […] More

Angela “Angie” Messer, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, leads the firm’s digital services and solutions team within its Strategic Innovation Group. She also leads the predictive intelligence business, which focuses on cyber and global threat missions and oversees offerings to clients in the federal government and commercial sectors across areas such as analytics, technologies, and systems […] More