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is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.
Lockheed Martin has handed over the first updated PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors to the U.S. Army. The company said Tuesday it installed new support systems, larger solid-rocket motors and control fins on the PAC-3 MSE interceptor that works to counter threats from aircraft, cruise and tactical ballistic missiles. “As enemy threats grow in number and complexity, these […] More
A new report from Research and Markets  predicts the global market for civilian drones to experience a compound annual growth rate of 28 percent over the next four years. Demand for civilian unmanned aerial systems for use in crop surveillance operations will drive market growth, the firm said Tuesday. Risks of accidents posed by such drones to […] More
Lockheed Martin has completed renovation works on an electronics production facility in Littleton, Colorado. Lockheed said Tuesday the open of the newly-renovated manufacturing facility at the campus of Lockheed’s space systems company coincides with the celebration of the National Manufacturing Day on Friday. The company will use the 28,000-square-foot factory to design, fabricate and perform environmental […] More
Capstone has received a task order to provide strategic planning and environment support services for the Commander, Navy Installations Command’s N4 facilities and environment division. The award also covers knowledge management, public relations, energy programs, strategic communications and process improvement assistance to the CNIC N4 division, Capstone said Monday. John McNally, senior vice president of […] More
Data center security firm vArmour and Amazon Web Services have formed a partnership to help enterprises secure and manage their data workloads on AWS’ private, public and hybrid cloud computing platforms. VArmour will offer network control, policy enforcement and visibility to clients with workloads that run on AWS cloud environments through its Distributed Security System, vArmour said Monday. […] More
Harris Corp. and Government Tactical Solutions have formed a new partnership through the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Mentor-Protege Program. Harris will offer developmental support to GovTact in an effort to help the latter create new business, be more competitive and gain business independence under the SBA program, Harris said Sept. 28. GovTact has collaborated with Harris […] More
Lockheed Martin has secured a contract to supply three TPS-77 multi-role radars to Latvia for use in aircraft surveillance operations. The company said Monday the TPS-77 MRR consists of a single, multirole scan platform that works to allow users to choose specific flight surveillance functions for the radar and a Gallium Nitride system designed to reduce […] More
Orion Health will provide an interoperability and information exchange platform for implementation across the Military Health System for the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization program at the Defense Department. The company’s Rhapsody Integration Engine works to facilitate interoperability between DoD’s EHR platform and civilian centers that provide healthcare services to uniformed personnel, the company said Monday. Orion Health is part of […] More
United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno has said the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture cannot submit a bid for the GPS III satellite launch contract due to a ban on the Russia-made RD-180 engine, Reuters reported Friday. Irene Klotz writes Bruno made the remarks in Florida after the U.S. Air Force issued a request for proposals on Wednesday for GPS 3 satellites the service branch […] More
Boeing has concluded its work to install a new imagery tool in F-22 Raptor training simulators at the U.S. Air Force’s mission training centers. The Constant Resolution Visual System installed on 20 training simulators works to provide F-22 fighter pilots with a 360-degree view of the flight environment, Boeing said Friday. Boeing partnered with the service branch to […] More
Battelle and SMT have forged an alliance to further develop and commercialize a tool that works to detect cloned or counterfeit electronic chips. Battelle said Thursday its Barricade platform consists of a hardware and software system that works to verify the authenticity of an integrated circuit based on the chip’s electrical signatures and classification algorithm […] More
Scientists at IBM Research have developed a new process that could help advance the adoption of carbon nanotubes as a semiconductor material used to produce computer chips and other devices. IBM said Thursday the new process works to scale down transistor contacts to less than 10 nanometers without affecting the performance of carbon nanotubes. “As silicon technology nears […] More
