Axonius‘ federal arm has helped the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implement a company-built platform for the agency to manage and secure information technology infrastructure. CMS has worked with the cybersecurity asset management platform vendor over the past year to establish a process to automate asset data access, Axonius said Thursday. The agency chose […] More

Tom Kennedy, formerly vice president of public sector at Rubrik, has joined Axonius to serve as VP at the software company’s government-focused subsidiary. As VP of Axonius Federal Systems, Kennedy will be tasked to continue scaling the business following a 152 percent year-over-year growth in 2021 and to expand its federal marketplace footprint, the company […] More

Marion Kennedy, senior vice president of Intelligence Market at LMI, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding her transition to join the company last October as well as her insights into the impact that AI and machine learning capabilities are having on the U.S. military and more during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. You can read the full interview with Marion Kennedy […] More

In recent years, the U.S. has spearheaded multiple efforts to research, develop and harness quantum science, information and technology for a broad range of applications. President Biden’s most recent quantum-related policy measures — an executive order and a national security memorandum — were put in place to advance the country’s quantum leadership and mitigate risk to […] More

A Sierra Nevada subsidiary is close to completing the first Dream Chaser spaceplane being built at a facility in Colorado, SpaceNews reported Friday. Sierra Space has yet to install thermal protection systems and other components into the vehicle, dubbed Tenacity. Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice said the spaceplane’s structural testing is already completed and the […] More

General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business maintains on-schedule delivery of electromagnetic aircraft launch systems and advanced arresting gear for the U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford-class carriers. The company said Monday its recently delivered EMALS and AAG units will be installed on the future USS John F. Kennedy and USS Enterprise, also known as CVN 79 and […] More

The Laser Interconnect and Networking Communications System developed by the electromagnetic systems unit of General Atomics has completed its launching onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.  General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems said Wednesday the liftoff of the LINCS satellites to orbit is aimed at conducting experiments and tests of optical communications capabilities in space. The effort […] More

General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has kicked off the final preparations for the launch of its Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System satellites aboard the Falcon 9 rocket for a series of optical intersatellite link experiments. GA-EMS, in collaboration with the Space Development Agency, will conduct demonstrations using the LINCS system intended to test optical […] More

The U.S. Navy has surpassed its goal of completing 8,000 aircraft launches and recoveries with General Atomics-built systems for the post-delivery test and trial phase of USS Gerald R. Ford carrier without causing safety incidents. General Atomics said Monday its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear beat the military branch’s target for cats […] More

Greg Hayes, CEO of Raytheon Technologies, will assume Thomas Kennedy's current role as executive chairman of the board of directors upon the latter's retirement on June 1. Kennedy has held multiple leadership positions since joining Raytheon in 1983 and served on its board for six years, the company said Monday.

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The U.S. Navy has launched and recovered aircraft more than 3K times onboard the USS Gerald R. Ford  using a pair of General Atomics-built systems.

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General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems business has landed a contract of an undisclosed value from the U.S. Navy to engineer and sustain electromagnetic aircraft launch systems and advanced arresting gear platforms aboard USS Gerald R. Ford.

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