Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, who leads Air Mobility Command, has allowed the Boeing-made KC-46A Pegasus aircraft to use the centerline drogue system for aerial refueling on an interim basis. Van Ovost’s approval of an interim capability release advances the U.S. Air Force’s capacity for daily tanker operations and supports air refueling requirements, AMC said Monday. […] More

CAES was tapped by an unnamed fifth generation wireless technology manufacturer to supply a millimeter wave up- and down-converter that will be designed and developed to be applicable to 5G equipment and capable of supporting the 28 GHz and 39 GHz bands and multichannel communications.

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Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) has received a hypersonic antenna development contract of an undisclosed sum from the U.S. government. The company said Monday the contract will require CAES to develop innovative antenna communication devices that could be applied to hypersonic technologies.

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Executive Mosaic is thrilled to introduce Mike Kahn, CEO of CAES, as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for implementing new initiatives to renew the company’s focus on providing mission critical electronics that support the aerospace and defense sectors. This represents the second-time that Kahn has been selected for a Wash100 Award.

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William Irby, a nearly three-decade aerospace and defense industry veteran, has joined unmanned aircraft system manufacturing company Martin UAV as chief operating officer.

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TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 16, 2021 — Mike Kahn, president and CEO of CAES, said the company adopted a shorter name to differentiate itself from legacy Cobham businesses and highlight its renewed focus on meeting customer requirements, GovCon Wire reported Feb. 3.

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Executive Mosaic, a leadership media and events company in the government contracting space, has named the winners of the 2021 Wash100 Award that seeks to highlight the contributions and efforts of the 100 private and public sector leaders in leading government contracting industry's growth and innovation. "We are thrilled to honor the winners of the 2021 Wash100 Award," said Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic. “This is our eighth consecutive year recognizing the outstanding achievements of the most significant GovCon and federal executives in 2020 as well as the vision and success they will continue to bring in 2021 and beyond."

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Iridium Communications has revealed the first batch of beta partners for the development of devices based on the company’s Certus 9770 transceiver.

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Iridium Communications has unveiled its L-band broadband service powered by the company’s $3B Iridium NEXT satellite network. The company said Wednesday initial activations of the Iridium Certus service kicked off in December 2018 for terrestrial and maritime applications with the aviation service expected later this year once certification is secured.
 

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Iridium Communications’ seventh batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites took off Wednesday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The launch is the seventh of eight Iridium NEXT satellite missions that SpaceX agreed to perform to replace the McLean, Va.-based company’s existing network of 66 satellites in low-Earth orbit, Iridium said Wednesday. […] More

A joint venture between Boeing and Bell Helicopter aims to begin the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft’s midair refueling trials in early 2019 to achieve full service capability in 2020, AIN Online reported Wednesday. The effort to include a refueling function in the Osprey aims to eliminate the reliance of the U.S. Marine Corps‘ Air Combat Elements […] More

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy for Inmarsat Government, has been reappointed to serve on the Mobile Satellite Users Association’s board of directors. MSUA works to promote exchange of ideas, information and news among providers and customers of mobility communications, navigation and safety platforms, the association said Thursday. Other individuals elected to the MSUA […] More