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Satellite Data Services Company SpaceLink Opens Virginia HQ

SpaceLink has stood up a new headquarters office in Tysons Corner, Virginia, as the company works to develop a medium-Earth orbit space relay network that is meant to provide customers with secure and high-bandwidth communications between their spacecraft in low-Earth orbit and the ground operations. The northern location in Virginia allows the office to serve as a hub that supports a wide range of spacecraft operators, David Bettinger, CEO of SpaceLink, said in a statement published Wednesday.

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March 25, 2021, 7:59 am
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Northrop Maintains Army’s Air & Missile Defense Hardware for Future Test

Northrop Grumman has concluded an effort to refresh and refurbish the hardware of a missile defense system for the U.S. Army in preparation for its initial operational test and evaluation. The company said Tuesday it performed this work for major end items of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System or IBCS, including integrated fire control network relays, integrated collaborative environments and engagement operations centers.

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March 24, 2021, 9:32 am
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Army Taps Cubic Nuvotronics to Make Surrogate Payload for Satcoms

Nuvotronics, a business within Cubic's mission and performance solutions segment, has received a contract from the U.S. Army to produce a surrogate payload that could substitute for a satellite communication in satcom-denied scenarios. The contractor said Tuesday it will develop a high-altitude balloon payload that could enable contingency communications and support Wideband Global Satellites surrogate operations during electronic or kinetic attacks.

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March 24, 2021, 7:49 am
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Neustar-Sponsored Study: Organizations View Threat Feeds as Essential to Cybersecurity Posture

A Neustar-sponsored study revealed that 79 percent of over 1,000 surveyed security professionals see threat data feeds as an essential tool to strengthen the cybersecurity posture of their organizations. Neustar said Monday it sponsored Ponemon Institute's study that aims to determine the effectiveness of threat feeds in strengthening cybersecurity.

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March 24, 2021, 3:54 am
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DroneShield, Trakka Test Integrated Counter-Drone System at Eglin Air Force Base

DroneShield and Trakka Systems jointly demonstrated at Eglin Air Force Base a new technology designed to detect and counter unmanned aircraft system threats. The vehicle-mounted Trakka Interceptor Package Solution or TIPS-C uses DroneShield's DroneSentry-C2 software to detect and track drones by providing a common operating picture within the local airspace, DroneShield said Monday.

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March 23, 2021, 7:57 am
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LMI Expands Research Collaboration With Howard University; Doug Wagoner Quoted

LMI has agreed to expand its partnership with Howard University and help it pursue academic research that supports the needs of the company's government customers. The company said Monday it will provide funds, mentorship and customer engagements in support of Howard University, which has been receiving LMI's help since 2005.

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March 23, 2021, 5:56 am
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Boeing Kicks Off Growler Aircraft Modification Effort for Navy

Boeing has commenced an effort to update the U.S. Navyâ€™s fleet of EA-18G Growler aircraft, which operates to jam the communications of enemy forces. The company said Friday it will modify the aircraft's architecture in both mission system and structural aspects over a five-year period.

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March 22, 2021, 6:05 am
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Industry Vet Thomas Hutton Assumes CEO Post at Gamma Aerospace

Thomas Hutton, former CEO of Cadence Aerospace, has been appointed to fill the same role at Gamma Aerospace, a Mansfield, Texas-based manufacturer of airframe and flight components. He will be responsible for overseeing the company's aerospace leadership team and for driving its efforts to achieve growth and transformation, Gamma Aerospace said Wednesday.

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March 18, 2021, 8:18 am
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Airbus OneWeb Satellites CEO James Hinds Named to Space and Satellite Professionals International’s Board

James Hinds, CEO of a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb, has joined the board of directors of Space and Satellite Professionals International, an association working to bolster the space industry's workforce. Hinds has been Airbus OneWeb Satellites' chief executive since January, when he was promoted from his role as the company's chief operating officer, SSPI said Wednesday.

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March 18, 2021, 7:36 am
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Deloitte Stands Up Government-Focused AI Institute

Deloitte has established an organization to foster research, collaboration, mentorship and talent development for artificial intelligence in the public sector. The company said Tuesday its new Deloitte AI Institute for Government will work to help the public sector move AI adoption forward through collaborative studies.

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March 18, 2021, 7:12 am
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Lattice Semiconductor Products Added to DARPA Researchers’ Resource Pool

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has included Lattice Semiconductor's products in a list of tools accessible to DARPA researchers. Lattice said Monday it will offer its Diamond and Radiant software tools that work to facilitate the design of field-programmable gate arrays, integrated circuits that can be configured post-manufacturing.

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March 17, 2021, 7:51 am
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Military Procurement Vet Kevin Nunes Joins Aminad Consulting as Principal

Kevin Nunes, former deputy director of Headquarters Marine Corps Contracting, has joined Aminad Consulting to serve as principal of the advisory services company. Nunes will work on business development and customer service efforts to help Aminad pursue further growth.

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March 17, 2021, 6:14 am