The Department of Energy has selected five teams that will receive funding to further develop their technology platforms and tools designed to mitigate aviation emissions. Boeing, GE Research, Northrop Grumman, RTX and the Universities Space Research Association will be funded through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energys exploratory topic titled Predictive Real-time Emissions Technologies Reducing Aircraft Induced Lines in the Sky or PRE-TRAILS. More

General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business unit has demonstrated the capability of its industrial supercritical water oxidation system to eliminate per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances-contaminated leachate from a municipal landfill. The iSCWO system is being tested at GA-EMS’ facility in San Diego in collaboration with landfill operators to gather test data verifying the technology’s capability to eliminate PFAS […] More

Technological advancements have led both the United States and its adversaries further into the space domain, bringing about a host of new threats. To address these challenges, the Department of Defense is investing heavily in space capabilities – with its 2024 space budget request being its largest yet. The DOD’s plan for the space domain encompasses numerous […] More

Northrop Grumman will boost risk reduction efforts and increase materials provided for the first phase of the U.S. Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program under a $42.8 million contract modification. The Department of Defense said Friday the award brings the contract’s total amount to $1.98 billion and has a performance period through July 31, […] More

Today, the impact of software on the battlespace is stronger than ever, and the Department of Defense has recognized the necessity of upgrading its systems to keep pace with United States adversaries. In February 2022, the department released its first software modernization strategy, a three-pronged approach designed to drive these efforts forward. According to Rob Vietmeyer, chief […] More

Raytheon Technologies has unveiled an electro-optical intelligent-sensing technology designed to provide enhanced threat identification capabilities to pilots. RAIVEN uses light detection and ranging sensors and hyperspectral imagery to enable real-time optical and spectral object identification and employs artificial intelligence to generate a complete picture of the battlefield, Raytheon said Monday. Torrey Cady, vice president of […] More

Executive Mosaic is pleased to induct U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth into its Wash100 Award class of 2023 in recognition of her outstanding leadership strategy, modernization efforts and innovation initiatives as she lays the foundation for the Army of the future. Each year, Executive Mosaic considers thousands of executives and ultimately selects 100 of the most effective and […] More

Throughout Anthony Verna’s 30-year career in the private sector, he has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience in strategy, business development, operations and technology. Verna, who currently serves as senior vice president and general manager of Cubic Mission & Performance Solutions’ DTECH Mission Solutions business unit, was drawn to the company for the opportunity it presented […] More

A new SpyCloud study identified malware as the key cyberthreat that led to the most incidents of user data exposure in 2022 and indicated that government devices were more prone to malware infection than enterprise systems. The 2023 SpyCloud Identity Exposure Report, released Tuesday, investigated almost 22 billion records from devices and cookie sessions, as […] More

Executive Mosaic is pleased to award QinetiQ U.S. President and CEO Shawn Purvis with the 2023 Wash100. This recognition is given only to the finest and most promising executives in the government contracting field and U.S. federal government, whose proven abilities in leadership, innovation and vision have impressed the award’s discerning voting body. Wash100 inductees are seen as […] More

Justin Woulfe is committed to the mission of helping aviation, defense and oil and gas industry clients make data actionable. With his company Systecon, where he is the chief technology officer of the North American arm, Woulfe focuses his efforts on creating predictive maintenance tools and systems to help develop and upgrade support structure, reinvigorate strategy, […] More

A Raytheon Technologies subsidiary has secured a prime contract to develop a missile warning satellite prototype under a U.S. Space Force program focused on advancing the detection and tracking of missiles in medium Earth orbit. Raytheon Intelligence & Space said Wednesday it will team up with Lockheed Martin to integrate its Missile Track Custody payload […] More