Artis completed a demonstration of Sentinel, its third-generation active protection system for military vehicles under airborne or top-attack threats. The company showcased the cost-effectiveness of the technology compared to its previous Iron Curtain APS, which did not reach the fielding phase due to the high system maturity cost.

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James Clarke, director of quantum hardware at Intel Labs, has said the company is commending U.S. lawmakers’ bipartisan push to advance quantum computing research and development efforts. He wrote in a blog post published Thursday the proposed National Quantum Initiative Act seeks to encourage collaboration among government, academic and private entities to address computing challenges through methods […] More

Artis has secured a potential $32 million contract to integrate and characterize a  company-built active protection system onto a fighting vehicle of the U.S. Army. The company said Wednesday it aims to demonstrate the performance of the Iron Curtain APS in multiple scenarios under the first phase of the contract. The Army can also request for additional testing and low-risk development efforts based […] More

Artis has received the Defense Department‘s approval to test and evaluate Israel-based Rada Electronic Industries‘ radars with an Artis-built active protection system, Defense News reported Tuesday. Barbara Opall-Rome writes Rada said it would provide its Compact Hemispheric Radar-based RPS-10 system to aid Artis’ Iron Curtain APS in operations against rocket-propelled grenades and shoulder-launched threats. “We have received approval from […] More

Jacobs Engineering Group has been selected to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for Novartis Pharma‘s estimated $100 million  biotechnology center expansion project in France. Novartis Pharma aims to increase its biotechnology center’s production capacity by 70 percent and build a second line of purification to manufacture multiple drugs at the same time, Jacobs said Thursday. The project is […] More

Jacobs Engineering Group has won an award for a Novartis facility that it provided design, engineering, procurement and construction management services for. The  U.S. Flu Cell Culture Facility at the Novartis Campus in Holly Springs, N.C. won the 2013 Facility of the Year Award from the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, INTERPHEX and Pharmaceutical Processing […] More

Boeing has received a potential five-year, $56.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering, maintenance and instrumentation support for the service branch's fleet of F/A-18 A-F and EA-18G aircraft. Contract work will occur in Patuxent River, Maryland, through April 2029, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

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Lumen Technologies has booked a task order valued at over $73.6 million from the Government Accountability Office. Under the award, Lumen will support the office’s goal to help Congress and the public by upgrading its network, data and voice connectivity, the company announced from Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

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William Streilein is a federal technology executive with over three decades of experience. In May 2022, he was named the Chief Technology Officer for the Department of Defense’s Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer. Dr. Streilein’s current capacity earns him the distinction of delivering the keynote address at the 5th Annual Artificial […] More

Netskope has selected two individuals – Christian Apostolou and Kiersten Todt – to join its federal arm’s executive team. Apostolou will take the lead of U.S. federal sales and Todt will serve as a CxO adviser, the company shared with ExecutiveBiz in an email sent on Tuesday.

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Thanatos is a drone developed by Kratos Defense and Security Solutions. This isn’t just any ordinary drone. Its name, derived from the Greek personification of death, hints at its formidable capabilities.    Thanatos has been on the radar of tech enthusiasts and defense analysts since 2019. This November, in 2023, the veil of secrecy was […] More