Northrop Grumman has developed avionics software for a modernized version of the U.S. Army‘s Black Hawk helicopter platform that will undergo limited user test. The company said Thursday it collaborates with the Army Prototype Integration Facility and Redstone Defense Systems to upgrade the service branch’s fleet of UH-60L helicopters through cockpit improvements as part of a contract awarded in 2014. […] More

ViON and Nutanix teamed up to present a hyperconverged infrastructure-based platform at the five-day ESRI User Conference that kicked off in San Diego on Monday. ViON said Tuesday the HCI-based Enterprise Cloud platform from Nutanix is backed by ViON’s data center-as-a-service financial model and is designed to help users of geographic information systems manage image […] More

Todd Probert, vice president of mission support and modernization at Raytheon‘s intelligence, information and services business, told Shephard Media in an interview published Monday that the company’s presentation at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow will cover vulnerability assessment. “Every weapon system brings a new computer that represents a cyber vulnerability,” Probert said. He explained that Raytheon’s […] More

ViON has received a contract potentially worth $22 million annually to assist the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the procurement of server and data storage products. The company said Thursday it aims to provide CoPA access to the firm’s MarketPlace platform built to help customers manage product research, delivery, acceptance, billing and authorization processes. Tom Frana, ViON […] More

A NASA-owned unmanned aircraft system that flew Tuesday was equipped with a detect-and-avoid avionics system from General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business. General Atomics said Tuesday Ikhana, a modified version of the Predator B/MQ-9 UAS platform, used the DAA system that features a collision avoidance technology built to help pilots “see and avoid” other airspace users. NASA’s Ikhana took off Tuesday from southern […] More

Rockwell Collins has received a contract to extend avionics support services for the Australian army’s CH-47F Chinook helicopters. The company said Monday it will deliver field service engineering, program management, logistics, repair and overhaul services for the Common Avionics Architecture System onboard the helicopters and the Transportable Flight Proficiency Simulators. “We’ve been supporting the Australian Army since they […] More

ViON President Jeff Henry has said the company built a cloud platform in a push to support government clients’ information technology modernization efforts. Henry told MeriTalk in an interview published Friday the Herndon, Va.-based contractor works to procure and install IT systems on site for customer agencies, as well as helps them manage infrastructure capacity via […] More

The Washington Business Journal has listed Herndon, Va.-based ViON as the 53rd-largest government technology contractor in the D.C. area. The cloud service provider said Thursday the recognition was based on its 2017 revenue and workforce, which supports ViON’s government clients in fixing technical problems to boost business productivity. “We attribute our growth within this sector […] More

Elizabeth Anthony, senior vice president of marketing at ViON, has been included in the 2018 Women of the Channel list by CRN. Anthony successful career spans more than twenty years of global strategic marketing and communications experience. ViON said Tuesday executives on the list are recognized for their support for the development of the information technology […] More

The University of Wisconsin has selected ViON to help the UW system’s chief information officers implement storage and back-up platforms to support their information technology projects. ViON said Thursday it will supply the company’s switches, tapes and tape libraries to UW’s 26 campuses worldwide along with storage systems from Oracle, Fujitsu and Hitachi. Tom Frana, CEO and […] More

Brazil’s air force has selected Rockwell Collins to deliver avionics systems and flight support services under two separate deals. Rockwell Collins said Tuesday it will supply its Pro Line 21 avionics suite to update the Brazilian air force’s fleet of Hawker 800XP aircraft and support the fleet’s compliance with upcoming airspace requirements. Marcelo Vaz, managing director for […] More

ExecutiveBiz recently spoke with Jeff Henry, president of ViON Corporation, about his company’s role providing as-a-Service acquisition and information technology modernization to federal agencies. “Budget, time and resources to implement IT modernization are the major roadblocks. Across every agency one or all of these rings true. Some agencies are spending the lion’s share of their […] More