Leidos subsidiary Dynetics completed on Saturday its first test launch of a hypersonic test bed from Rocket Lab‘s launch complex at a spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The inaugural launch was conducted as part of the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed program awarded by Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane under the […] More

Rolls-Royce has built its first electronic engine controller at a facility near Purdue University in Indiana to support the development of next-generation aircraft engine technologies.

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Rebellion Defense has received a subcontract from warfighter-focused engineering and design firm Fuse to deliver custom software technology services to the U.S. Navy in support of a program that seeks to enhance the Pentagon’s joint tactical network. The Washington-based technology company said Monday it will integrate its engineers and operators into Project Overmatch through its mission engineering service.

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SpaceX will research and develop an automated collision avoidance technology under a cooperative research and development agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Space Commerce. OSC said Wednesday it will conduct an astrodynamics assessment of SpaceX’s software under the CRADA, which includes satellite conjunction evaluation screenings.

Hear government leaders, space experts and industry executives discuss the latest space technologies, commercial investments and urgent issues facing the space domain at the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Space Summit on March 5. Register here.

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Rebellion Defense will assist the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration in conducting continuous cybersecurity testing under a follow-on contract for the company’s automated adversary emulation technology. NNSA will use Rebellion Defense’s Rebellion Nova to bolster its cyber defense by mimicing adversarial attacks, Rebellion Defense said Tuesday.  The technology is developed to accurately pinpoint […] More

Greg Muhlner, vice president of sales and customer engagement with Rebellion Defense, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the core values that drive the company’s culture as well as the challenges of implementing the latest emerging technologies and achieving its growth goals heading into 2023 during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. You can read the full interview with Greg Muhlner below. […] More

Thomas Campbell, a former general manager for L3Harris Technologies, has been named president of Made In Space, a Redwire subsidiary focused on in-space manufacturing technology. Campbell will lead activities under a portfolio of in-space production technologies, and will succeed Andrew Rush, who will serve as Redwire's chief operating officer on a full-time basis, the company said Wednesday.

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NASA will collaborate with General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business, PAE ISR and Textron‘s Bell subsidiary on a two-year project to demonstrate commercial unmanned aircraft systems through various flight missions. The space agency said Wednesday it selected the three UAS developers to conduct multiple flight demonstrations at an altitude of more than 500 feet by 2020 under cooperative agreements worth up to […] More

Rebellion Defense is set to provide its software services to federal, state, local and tribal government customers through the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicle. The competitively awarded GSA MAS contract includes all Rebellion software products, such as Iris and Nova, alongside mission engineering services, the Washington-based startup said Wednesday.

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Greg Muhlner, vice president of public sector at Atom Computing and a member of Executive Mosaic's 4x24 Quantum Group, completed the Cuyamaca 100K Endurance Run in 15 hours on Saturday. The former Naval SEAL officer was among the 250 participants in the 100-kilometer ultramarathon race.

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Rebellion Defense has secured a U.S. Army award to continue boosting the capabilities of the company’s penetration testing software under a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III effort. The software company said Wednesday Rebellion Nova will be enhanced further to provide the Army Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical with automated cyber red team […] More

Rebellion Defense has secured a U.S. Army award to continue boosting the capabilities of the company's penetration testing software under a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III effort. Rebellion Nova will be enhanced further to provide the Army Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical with automated cyber red team testing. More