Jane Edwards

An Orbital ATK spacecraft took off Monday aboard the company’s Antares rocket to deliver approximately 7,400 pounds of experiments and crew supplies to the International Space Station. The launch of the Orbital ATK-built Cygnus spacecraft designated S.S. J.R. Thompson from NASA‘s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia serves as the company’s ninth cargo delivery mission to the orbiting laboratory under the […] More

Marcus Featherston, executive vice president for mission solutions at Polaris Alpha, has said the company develops machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence platforms designed to analyze data and facilitate the decision-making process for government clients in support of their national security missions. Featherston told Geospatial World in an interview published Monday about the company’s efforts to […] More

The State Department has approved Bahrain’s request to buy from the U.S. government penetrator and general purpose warhead bomb bodies through a potential $45 million foreign military sales agreement. Bahrain asked to purchase BLU-109 penetrator and MK-82, MK-83 and MK-84 GP munitions to deter regional threats, carry out counterterrorism operations and build up homeland defense, […] More

A San Diego-based fusion research reactor that General Atomics operates for the Energy Department is set to undergo a year-long upgrade to incorporate new equipment to support studies that seek to discover new platforms for future fusion reactors. Technicians will incorporate into the DIII-D National Fusion Facility new radio-frequency systems and particle beams designed to […] More

Steve Over, director of F-35 international business development at Lockheed Martin, has said he thinks pilots flying the F-35 Lightning II aircraft could someday operate and launch drones during missions, Forces.net reported Thursday. He noted that the fighter jet in stealth mode could be used in the future to field a drone to trigger an […] More

Sehlke Consulting has been included in the Inc. magazine’s list of the 50 “fastest-growing” U.S. veteran-owned companies. The Arlington, Va.-based consulting firm said it landed the 18th spot on the Vet50 list that is based on last year’s Inc. 5000/500 ranking of the country’s fastest-growing private businesses. CEO Chad Sehlke said the company’s recognition can be […] More

The government of Bulgaria has asked the parliament’s permission to approve the planned procurement of up to 16 fighter aircraft and 150 combat vehicles, SeeNews.com reported Wednesday. Bulgaria intends to make the fighter jet procurement in two phases with plans to buy up to eight aircraft worth approximately $1.1 billion in total under the first […] More

Centerstone Executive Search and Consulting has established a Washington, D.C.-based practice targeted at defense, aerospace and security sectors as part of efforts to broaden its business portfolio. Jim Donnelly, a more than 25-year talent acquisition professional in the federal contracting sector, has been named managing director of the aerospace, defense and security practice, Centerstone said Thursday. […] More

The Philippines plans to launch a potential $14 billion development project that seeks to establish a new sustainable city approximately 75 miles outside the Manila capital, Business Insider reported last Wednesday. BCDA Group and Surbana Jurong will serve as developers of the New Clark city project that is set to enter the construction phase in […] More