Scott Nicholas

Orbital ATK provided composite structures and motors for three rockets that  United Launch Alliance used to send one NASA spacecraft and two National Reconnaissance Office payloads into orbit. ULA launched the Boeing-built Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-M as well as the NROL-42 and NROL-52 national security satellites using Atlas V rockets within an eight-week period, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. Orbital ATK manufactured […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected eight team line-ups for a software defined radio hackfest in November which will be held at the NASA Ames Conference Center in Moffett Field, California. DARPA said Monday that participants of the Bay Area Software Defined Radio Hackfest include members of the academia, industry and SDR enthusiast community who […] More

Raytheon has combined merged a laser weapon and advanced surveillance equipment to a Polaris-built all-terrain vehicle to develop a new platform that can engage unmanned aerial vehicles using laser beams, Popular Mechanics reported Monday. The new High Energy Laser Weapon System-MRZR platform features a 30-square-foot electronics package, Polaris’ MRZR ATV and Raytheon’s Multi-spectral Targeting System […] More

The latest variant of Raytheon‘s Joint Standoff Weapon system has received full operational capability designation from the Department of the Navy. JSOW C-1 is designed to help U.S. squadrons engage moving maritime and stationary ground targets through an air-to-ground network, the Naval Air Systems Command said Wednesday. “Formal declaration of full operational capability for JSOW C-1 is the final step in a […] More

Romania’s ministry of economy has inked a memorandum of understanding and cooperation agreement with General Dynamics to produce armored vehicles in the country, Govnet reported Tuesday. The Romanian administration said in a government press release that the state-owned Mecanica Plant Bucharest will team up with General Dynamics to produce and deliver Piranha 5 vehicles for the […] More

Strategy and Management Services has landed a potential five-year contract to offer administrative, customer service and technical support services for the U.S. Navy‘s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Expeditionary Support Unit TWO. The company said Thursday it aims to aid EODESU TWO’s command and control missions which include the delivery of logistical services to EODGRU TWO, four EOD Mobile […] More