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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.
Oshkosh has invested in Robotic Research to advance innovation and expand autonomous capabilities. The two companies started collaboration on autonomy initiatives for the Department of Defense in 2017 and Oshkosh said Tuesday the partnership with Robotic Research will further build up its work on autonomous vehicles and related systems that could be used to support […] More
The Department of the Air Force has selected the Boeing-built E-7 Wedgetail aircraft to replace part of its fleet of E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system planes, the service reported Tuesday. The military branch said the selection was based on market research and that the E-7 Wedgetail platform could meet the Department of Defense’s […] More
A team consisting of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary and Boeing has selected Honeywell to provide auxiliary power units for the Defiant X helicopter. Defiant X is the Sikorsky-Boeing team’s helicopter offering for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program and is being evaluated in a digital combat environment, Honeywell said Monday. Honeywell will provide […] More
Capella Space has raised $97 million in a round of Series C funding led by NightDragon and intends to use the capital to expand its artificial intelligence-enabled geospatial analytics offerings and imagery products to customers worldwide. The Earth observation company said Monday it will also use the funding to launch additional satellites and integrate intelligent […] More
The U.S. Space Force is soliciting industry insights on the draft master specifications for the Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements program. The service plans to compete the SABER program as a single- or multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-price task orders and as a set-aside effort for small vendors certified under […] More
A new study by Next Pathway has found that at least 78 percent of information technology leaders report a rise in demand for migrating enterprise workloads to the cloud as companies seek to generate revenue streams through digital transformation efforts. Next Pathway surveyed approximately 1,200 IT decision-makers and professionals in February and found that only […] More
Raytheon Technologies has selected CAES to provide line replaceable units for the U.S. Navy’s AN/SPY-6 radar system. CAES said Tuesday the hardware production and sustainment award from Raytheon’s missiles and defense business came after it completed the low-rate initial production phase as part of the Navy’s Air & Missile Defense Radar program. “The HP&S award […] More
BlueHalo has announced the delivery of its laser weapon platform, LOCUST, to the U.S. Army for integration into the service’s Palletized High Energy Laser system. The P-HEL program launched by the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office seeks to address the increasing threat posed by small unmanned aircraft systems through the development of counter-sUAS […] More
Aeyon has secured a contract to provide Defense Agencies Initiative systems integration support to the Marine Corps Forces Reserve. DAI is a Department of Defense initiative meant to modernize budget and accounting operations and other financial management capabilities of DOD agencies to streamline decision-making processes in support of warfighters, the company said Tuesday. The contract’s […] More
Lockheed Martin said it is in discussions with the Department of Defense about ramping up the production of weapons meant for Ukraine as the Eastern European country fights Russian invasion, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Jim Taiclet, CEO of Lockheed and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, and other chief executives from major defense contractors […] More
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of the Treasury and the FBI have released a joint advisory on a group of North Korean state-backed advanced persistent threat actors targeting blockchain companies, cryptocurrency exchanges and other businesses in the cryptocurrency industry. Cyberthreat actors launch intrusions by sending spearphishing messages to employees of cryptocurrency companies using […] More
Sarah Schellpfeffer, chief technology officer of Northrop Grumman’s space sector, said the company is advancing in-space sustainability through SpaceLogistics’ Mission Extension Vehicle, which is designed to extend the life of geosynchronous satellites through in-orbit satellite servicing, and is seeing an interest from defense and civil agencies in spacecraft servicing. “It’s really using this as an […] More
