The U.S. Army awarded Parry Labs two task orders to help implement a modular open systems approach to the service branch’s aviation hardware and software operating environments. The contracts are part of the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium MOSA agreement, the company said Thursday. The project involves deploying an Aviation Mission Computing Environment for future […] More

A Griffon Aerospace unmanned aerial system equipped with a computing device from Parry Labs has flown at a Huntsville, Alabama, private airfield. The recent flight of Valiant, Griffon’s tactical UAS offering for the U.S. Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System competition, included the Edge Compute Micro technology, Parry Labs said Monday. EC Micro is powered […] More

GE Aerospace developed a computational fluid dynamics software that could be paired with the Department of Energy’s supercomputer, Frontier, to support engine development.  The company said Saturday it conducted simulations on Frontier using the software to evaluate the performance of a novel open fan engine architecture, which is showing promise in helping reduce carbon emissions […] More

Boeing has released for public use a data modeling tool designed to analyze the lifecycle of alternative sources of energy for aviation and measure the ability to reduce aviation’s carbon emissions. The Boeing Cascade Climate Impact Model can be accessed on the company’s Sustainable Aerospace Together hub and could help measure aircraft fleet renewal and […] More

Ensco will exhibit its products and services for human machine interface as well as airworthiness safety and security at the U.S. Army’s Aviation Mission Solutions Summit. The engineering company said Wednesday that it will feature the IData HMI toolkit, IDataMap 2D and 3D digital mapping platform and IGL software graphics renderer. Ensco’s certification services are […] More

Joby Aviation will deliver up to nine electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies under a $55 million Agility Prime contract extension, bringing the potential contract value to $131 million.  The transportation company said Tuesday that under the award, Joby will turn over two zero operating emissions […] More

Executive Mosaic is excited to honor Roy Stevens, president of Leidos’ intelligence group, with a 2023 Wash100 Award in recognition of his tireless commitment to supporting the company’s U.S. intelligence and homeland security missions as well as helping grow its Australian business unit. For 10 years, the annual Wash100 Award has continued the tradition of illuminating the government […] More

General Dynamics‘ NASSCO business delivered USNS John L. Canley (ESB 6), the fourth ship for the U.S. Navy’s reclassified Expeditionary Sea Base program, to the service branch on Wednesday. According to the Naval Sea Systems Command, the vessel named after Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley can support various military operations, including airborne mine countermeasures and […] More

The Federal Aviation Administration has tasked Changeis to provide an agency office with strategic business management support services. Under the task order, the woman-owned small business said Monday it will utilize its expertise in management consulting and technology services to help FAA with the strategic planning, transition, implementation and maintenance of activities of the Office […] More

The Defense Innovation Unit has issued a commercial solutions opening for high-capacity rechargeable battery cells or packs that could be applied to dismounted warfighter operations, ground vehicles, aviation and space missions. DIU said it is looking to tap a vendor or vendors for collaboration with the Department of Defense on the development of the Family of […] More

Textron reported a net income of $861 million for the full 2022 period, up from the $746 million logged in the prior year. The defense and industrial conglomerate said Wednesday profit increased to $226 million for the fourth quarter from $207 million in the same period a year ago. Earnings from continuing operations income were […] More

Electronic warfare — strategic, targeted attacks typified by cyber aggression and hacking of adversaries’ technology systems — was first seen on the global battlefield at a large scale with Russia’s instigating conflicts in Ukraine circa 2014. Destruction from EW was widespread at the time, with interceptions to communications networks causing fatalities and scrambling military organization […] More