Naomi Cooper

BAE Systems has commenced the construction of a shiplift and land-level repair facility that will expand the capacity of its Jacksonville shipyard to drydock U.S. Navy vessels by 300 percent. The company said Wednesday it is investing $200 million in the upgraded complex that will start supporting the repair of naval and commercial ships homeported […] More

An electronic warfare system Northrop Grumman built for the F-16 aircraft surpassed benchmarks during a recent simulation test in the U.S. Air Force’s Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator. The LIVE testing process showcased the potential of the Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite to defend against radio frequency threats by putting simulated air defense radar pulses into […] More

Carahsoft has agreed to distribute WinMagic‘s data security technology offerings to the public sector market through a reseller network and two contract vehicles. Under a partnership deal, Carahsoft will be the master government aggregator of the MagicEndpoint passwordless authentication tool and the SecureDoc file encryption software, the companies said Tuesday in a joint statement. Steve […] More

Intelsat has launched its IS-40e communication satellite to the geostationary orbit aboard SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket to deliver space-based, high-speed connectivity to commercial aviation, mobility and network service clients in North America. The satellite, manufactured by Maxar Technologies, started transmitting and receiving signals after lifting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, Intelsat […] More

True Anomaly, a space security and sustainability start-up, has raised $17 million in a Series A funding round led by Eclipse and will use the capital to test its Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle. The company said Thursday the recent round brings the company’s total funding amount to $30 million and will support the validation of […] More

Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, has introduced its Integrator unmanned aerial system capable of vertical take-off and landing at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exhibition in Maryland. Integrator uses Hood Tech’s Flying Launch and Recovery System to launch vertically from ships without reducing payload capacity or minimizing flight endurance, Insitu said Monday. The VTOL platform works […] More

Parsons is set to deliver 13 mine-resistant ground-based directed energy weapon systems to the U.S. Air Force to support the clearance and disposal of mines or unexploded weapons. The Recovery of Airbase Denied by Ordnance platform is made up of an arm assembly and the Zeus laser neutralization system, and is designed to enable Air […] More

Second Front Systems, a provider of software-as-a-service offerings to the federal government, has joined an Amazon Web Services program that seeks to assist global service providers looking to address the public sector’s compliance authorization requirements. Under the AWS Global Security and Compliance Acceleration program, Second Front Systems will provide access to its Game Warden platform […] More