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Northrop Grumman Boosts Range, Payload Capacity of MDA’s ICBM Target Vehicles

Northrop Grumman has modified the Missile Defense Agency’s intercontinental ballistic missile target vehicle to increase the range and payload capacity of ICBM target missions. The redesign effort used virtual and augmented reality capabilities to animate and validate the target vehicle’s new integration and stacking operations, the company said on Tuesday. Northrop installed a Peacekeeper SR119 […] More

August 28, 2024, 12:14 pm
in Cybersecurity, Executive Moves, News

Steve Stone Joins SentinelOne as SVP of Threat Intelligence and Managed Hunting

Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne has appointed Steve Stone as senior vice president of threat intelligence and managed hunting, a role responsible for driving innovation to the organization’s offerings. In his new job, the new SVP is tasked to build a new threat intelligence function that will serve as the connective tissue between the company’s TI sources […] More

August 27, 2024, 11:45 am
in Acquisition & Procurement, Contract Awards, News

Navy Selects 3 Companies for $82M IDIQ to Repair Ship Gas Turbine Engines

The U.S. Navy has awarded StandardAero and two other companies positions on an $81.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to repair K34 marine gas turbine engines. StandardAero, represented by the government contracting agency Canadian Commercial Corp., was selected to compete for orders in the IDIQ along with RWG Repair & Overhauls USA and Hanwha Aerospace, the Department […] More

August 26, 2024, 12:03 pm
in News, Space

Amazon to Build New Facility to Support Project Kuiper’s Expanding Florida Operations

Amazon will build a new facility to expand Project Kuiper’s operations at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and support the full-scale deployment of its satellite constellation. The structure will cost $19.5 million, bringing the project’s total investment in the site to around $140 million, Amazon said. The upcoming support building will be constructed next to […] More

August 23, 2024, 11:24 am
in Executive Moves, Executive Profiles, News

Leslie Jones Joins CyrusOne as EVP, Chief People Officer

CyrusOne has named Leslie Jones as its new executive vice president and chief people officer. She brings to the role an expansive experience as a human resources executive, with her most recent post as the chief HR officer at Coalfire, where she oversaw the cybersecurity company’s human capital strategy, CyrusOne said. In her LinkedIn profile, […] More

August 22, 2024, 11:57 am
in Executive Moves, News, Technology

Steve Wieland Appointed as Tech and Solutions VP, CTO at NetCentrics

NetCentrics has appointed Steve Wieland as its new chief technology officer and vice president of technology and solutions. In a Tuesday LinkedIn post, the new CTO said he started the new job this August, coming from his most recent stint as division chief of future operations and plans at the U.S. Cyber Command. He brings […] More

August 21, 2024, 12:26 pm
in Artificial Intelligence, News, Space

Sierra Space to Provide AI Solutions for SSC’s Space Threat Detection Program

The Space Systems Command has selected Sierra Space to support its project to deploy advanced technologies that could detect potential threats to U.S. satellites in orbit. Under the agreement, Sierra Space said Tuesday it would work on cohort 4 of the SSC’s Space Domain Awareness Tools Applications and Processing Lab Accelerator program, which aims to […] More

August 21, 2024, 12:21 pm
in Contract Awards, News, Technology

MTSI Awarded $74M MDA Deal to Build Testing Platform for Missile Defeat Kill Webs

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Modern Technology Solutions Inc. a $73.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide a digital engineering ecosystem for testing and assessing missile defeat kill webs. Under the deal, MTSI will build and deploy the required experimentation and evaluation platform to accelerate the MDKW’s transition into usable technology, the Department of Defense […] More

August 20, 2024, 12:03 pm
in Contract Awards, News

SOCOM Component Announces Planned Procurement of Maritime Services for Special Operations Forces

The Naval Special Warfare Command, the Navy component of the U.S. Special Operations Command, has an upcoming requirement to support its daily operations that enable critical mission areas. In a presolicitation notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov, the command announced its need for qualified maritime services, allowing it to perform the mission of organizing, training, equipping […] More

August 19, 2024, 11:09 am
in Acquisition & Procurement, News, Technology

US Army Seeks Qualified Vendors to Develop Future AI-Enabled ISR Ground Station

The U.S. Army is conducting market research to identify potential industry capabilities to develop and produce future Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node systems. In a notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov, the service seeks information on vendors that can produce the envisioned system, deliver software updates and perform the required initial operational support for TITAN. The […] More

August 16, 2024, 11:34 am
in Industry News, News, Technology

TechnoMile Listed as Among Inc. Magazine’s 5,000 Fastest-Growing US Companies; Ashish Khot Quoted

TechnoMile made it to Inc. magazine’s 2024 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The listing is the third straight year for TechnoMile to be recognized as among the most successful business organizations in the country, the company said. “This achievement is the direct result of our entire team’s continued dedication […] More

August 14, 2024, 11:51 am
in News, Space, Technology

Space Force Seeks Prototype Proposals for Global Tracking of Hypersonic, Ballistic Missiles

The Space Systems Command has issued a solicitation for designs of a planned U.S. Space Force network of missile-tracking satellites in medium Earth orbit. According to a Friday notice on SAM.gov, the command seeks prototype proposals for the Missile Track Custody Epoch 2 program to develop a global tracking system capable of countering advanced hypersonic […] More

August 12, 2024, 12:28 pm