Jane Edwards

Jacobs supported a live flight test of the Missile Defense Agency’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System held on March 30 in Hawaii as part of the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions contract. During the test, the Standard Missile-6 Dual II with Software Upgrade intercepted a target launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility […] More

Leidos has unveiled the design of its proposed lunar rover for NASA and will work with NASCAR to develop the vehicle through a promotional partnership. Leidos said Tuesday it has submitted a proposal for a NASA contract that seeks to create a sustainable lunar presence through the development of a moon lander. “This groundbreaking collaboration […] More

Amazon Web Services has announced the selection of 14 global startups for a four-week mentorship, technical and business program that seeks to help the companies leverage cloud computing to further develop their space platforms and advance growth initiatives. AWS and TechConnect experts selected the startups for the 2023 AWS Space Accelerator program based on the […] More

Verizon is preparing to offer network slicing services using its standalone 5G core technology and is eyeing public safety as one of the areas to market such services, Light Reading reported Monday. “We will be continuing to work with our public safety partners to innovate with them,” Maggie Hallbach, senior vice president of public sector […] More

Orbit Fab has closed a round of Series A financing led by 8090 Industries and will use the investment to accelerate the deployment of fuel delivery and storage platforms in geostationary and low-Earth orbits. Lockheed Martin’s venture arm, Stride Capital, Industrious Ventures, Tribe Capital, Massive Capital Partners and Good Growth Capital also participated in the […] More

Parsons and Ensco are showcasing their products and services designed to support national security missions at the four-day Space Symposium that will run through Thursday, April 20, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Parsons said Monday some of the capabilities on display at the event are its Ground Operations Center as a Service, Parsons Digital Engineering Framework […] More

Verizon has opened a new innovation laboratory in San Francisco and lab personnel demonstrated to attendees how 5G technology and mobile edge computing infrastructure could support drone-based radio frequency sensing and precise positioning for defense and aerospace applications, RCR Wireless News reported Thursday. Dan Rice, vice president of 5G.MIL programs at Lockheed Martin, attended the […] More

Austal plans to employ about 1,000 additional workers to staff a new facility that will be established at its shipyard in Alabama as part of efforts to accommodate work on nuclear-powered submarines, Defense News reported Friday. The Australia-based company is producing key components for Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines. “We’re putting a new building in that’s […] More

Defense industry leaders and military and government officials who attended a three-day conference in Maryland discussed their need for talent and the importance of developing and retaining the workforce. Industry executives cited how companies could support the armed forces and agencies in their workforce development efforts amid defense budget cuts, Francis Rose of Fed Gov […] More

Justin Woulfe, chief technology officer at Systecon’s North American arm, and other panelists at a symposium discussed the capacity problem facing the U.S. when it comes to producing and delivering weapons systems in a quick timeline, USNI News reported Monday. Woulfe cited the lack of capability to quickly manufacture artillery, radar and other weapons platforms […] More

Ball Aerospace will work with Microsoft and Loft Federal on a Space Development Agency program to build and launch into orbit a set of 10 satellites with experimental payloads. Ball Aerospace said Tuesday it will lead spacecraft and payload integration for SDA’s NExT experimental testbed program under a $176 million other transaction prototype agreement awarded […] More