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A new Accenture report predicts that cyber attacks on U.S. health systems over the next five years will cost the healthcare sector $305 billion in cumulative lifetime revenue. The company said Wednesday data breaches that result in the theft of personal information will impact one in 13 patients from 2015 to 2019, with approximately 6 million […] More
Iridium Communications has unveiled new broadband core transceiver modules that work to help the company’s manufacturing partners develop Iridium Certus broadband terminal prototypes ahead of end-to-end tests early next year. The company said Tuesday the modules are part of developer kits for the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation’s new broadband terminals. “Delivering these developer kits into the hands of our […] More
Intellicheck Mobilisa will provide additional units of Defense ID devices and workstations to the U.S. Army at Fort Sill in support of the service’s expanded deployment of the identification authentication system. The company said Tuesday it will supply more Defense ID handhelds and establish a visitor/vendor registration and credentialing center to help Fort Sill’s security personnel verify […] More
Raytheon continues work to upgrade the radar component of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System with a gallium nitride-based active electronically scanned array to provide a 360-degree radar coverage. The company said Tuesday the GaN-based AESA radar works to help the Patriot system protect U.S. and allied forces against attacks that come from multiple directions. “The Raytheon-developed GaN-based AESA […] More
FireEye has released a new threat intelligence offering and on-site support service to help customers operationalize threat intelligence and contextualize cyber threats in support of cybersecurity efforts. The company said Monday the FireEye Threat Intelligence Engine and Forward Deployed Analyst service work together through intelligence capture, processing and analysis and the delivery of operational, tactical and strategic insights. Kevin Mandia, […] More
Stephen Parker, vice president for cargo helicopters and H-47 Chinook program manager at Boeing, said the company aims to secure 150 direct commercial and foreign military sales for the Chinook helicopter through 2022, Defense News reported Monday. Aaron Mehta writes that Parker told reporters at the Association of the United States Army event that the projected international […] More
Lockheed Martin has unveiled at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting a new software system that works to detect and intercept threats from commercially available unmanned aircraft systems. Lockheed said Monday Icarus operates defensively and combines electronic warfare, cybersecurity, sensor and nonkinetic technology or techniques. According to Deon Viergutz, vice president of cyber solutions at Lockheed Martin, […] More
A new Research and Markets report predicts that the global managed security services market will climb in value from 2014 to 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 11.3 percent. The company said Monday the growth is due to increased demand for cloud services and adoption of bring-your-own-device practices, which have resulted in the need for security […] More
The Energy Department has awarded the University of Arkansas and the University of Illinois $34.7 million in grants to develop technologies for the defense of U.S. energy critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. DOE said Friday the universities will conduct research and development activities in support of efforts to secure the electric grid and other energy delivery systems. “Cybersecurity […] More
Lockheed Martin has completed a second round of F-35C at-sea tests aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower to check the maneuver, launch and nighttime operations of the F-35‘s carrier-based variant, Reuters reported Friday. Andrea Shalal writes those tests included night flights in which pilots used helmets that Rockwell Collins and Elbit Systems redesigned for the U.S. Navy. The Navy […] More
Orbital ATK has received orders from domestic and international customers for $105 million in medium- and large-caliber ammunition as part of an award through the U.S. Army‘s project manager for maneuver ammunition systems. The company said Monday the contracts include 20-millimeter, 25-millimeter and 30-milimeter tactical and target practice ammunition such as the PGU-27 and PGU-28 incendiary, MK244 and M940 cartridges, M792 incendiary with tracer and […] More
Harris Corp. will supply Falcon tactical radios to customers in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa as part of orders valued at $66 million for the first quarter of the company’s 2016 fiscal year. The company said Monday the orders are for various configurations of the multiband Falcon radios as well as for associated support services. […] More
