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is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.
A maritime autonomy system that Leidos developed with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has taken its maiden self-guided voyage. Leidos installed and tested its autonomous technology on a surrogate boat as part of DARPA’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel development program, the company said Monday. DARPA aims to build a maritime vehicle that […] More
Deltek has projected data management issues would prompt federal agencies to invest in sensor-enabled technologies for analyzing and transmitting information, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Deniece Peterson, director of federal industry analysis at Deltek, said she forecasts agencies to adopt sensor products for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical and software-based infrastructure. “The adoption of these emerging […] More
Lockheed Martin has received a $43.4 million contract to provide multisensor target sight systems for installation on the U.S. Marine Corps‘ helicopter gunships, Intelligent Aerospace reported Monday. John Keller writes that Lockheed will deliver AN/AAQ-30 targeting products for the Cobra attack helicopter modernization. The AN/AAQ-30 system is comprised of a forward-looking infrared sensor technology, color […] More
Raytheon has awarded Alfalight a potential 18-month, $3.1 million contract to produce semiconductor laser subsystems for a Raytheon aerospace system. Alfalight said Thursday it also received a Supplier Excellence Award for work to deliver rugged laser diode modules to Raytheon. Mohan Warrior, president and CEO of Alfalight, said the company is committed to providing defense […] More
The U.S. Navy has granted Lockheed Martin approval to start producing infrared search and track sensors for the branch’s Super Hornet aircraft. Lockheed said Thursday it collaborated with Boeing to develop and integrate the F/A-18 IRST technology and received the green light to move forward with low-rate initial production work. The system is comprised of […] More
Northrop Grumman has formed two internal teams to design and build a “sixth-generation” fighter in anticipation of future aircraft requirements at the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, Defense News reported Thursday. Aaron Mehta writes Tom Vice, vice president at Northrop’s aerospace business, said the company also named a program manager to lead new fighter […] More
A rise in breach incidents has prompted U.S. government agencies to invest more on cybersecurity tools against insider threats or outsider attacks, according to General Dynamics executive Nadia Short, Reuters reported Thursday. Andrea Shalal writes Short, vice president and general manager for the cyber and intelligence solutions division at General Dynamics’ mission systems business, said at least […] More
SRA International Chairman Ernst Volgenau has recounted his experience and concerns during the time when the company would be taken private through an acquisition deal, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday. “When we were a public company, we were having some problems,” Volgenau told WBJ reporter Jill Aitoro in an interview. “I made many, many […] More
Australian engineering firm Varley Group aims to expand its presence in the U.S. aerospace and defense market by acquiring and partnering with U.S.-based companies. Varley is seeking a strategic partnership that would leverage synergies and help the parties market offerings across the U.S. and Pacific Rim, the company said Wednesday. The Australian firm says it […] More
Casey Coleman, client executive vice president at AT&T‘s government solutions business, forecasts industry to drive an interlinking of social, mobile, analytics and cloud systems in 2015, she told FCW in an interview published Tuesday. She told interviewer Colby Hochmuth that technological convergence could help federal agencies to better manage workloads with any device. Coleman also […] More
MarketsandMarkets has projected the global electronic warfare market will expand from $17.7 billion in 2014 at a 5.37 compound annual growth rate to reach $24.3 billion by 2020. The research firm said Friday modern EW systems are built with digital and signal processing technology and that smaller EW platforms for unmanned aerial vehicles and patrol […] More
A new Research and Markets report predicts worldwide demand for avionics equipment will grow as military and defense agencies invest more on fighter aircraft. The global military and defense avionic systems market is projected to enjoy a 9.63 percent compound annual growth rate from 2013 to 2018, the research firm said Friday. ARINC, BAE Systems, […] More
