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Verizon Frontline and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, have collaborated once more to track Santa Claus’ yearly journey. The company said it will ensure the NORAD Track Santa initiative will have reliable connectivity so people, especially children, can see where Santa is on Dec. 24. NORAD Tracks Santa Initiative The initiative, which […] More
Lockheed Martin recently showcased a surrogate High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher’s uncrewed capability, advancing its efforts to develop autonomous systems that can be integrated with manned vehicles. Completed on Dec. 4, the experiment exhibited the launcher’s ability to operate using non-emitting perception sensors instead of a driver, the aerospace company said Thursday. The innovation […] More
Peraton has been awarded a 22-month contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to enhance threat-detecting capabilities in space. Peraton Contract Scope The company said Thursday the multi-million-dollar contract, awarded through the Space-domain Wide Area Tracking and Characterization, or Space-WATCH, program, requires the development of an “as-a-service” model that encourages data acquisition from […] More
Raytheon, an RTX business, and rocket propulsion company Ursa Major completed a missile flight test for the U.S. Army. Raytheon-Ursa Major Collaboration RTX said Tuesday the two companies collaborated to test the advanced long-range solid rocket motor. The companies are leveraging their deep understanding of digital engineering in fast-tracking the design and development of this crucial […] More
Northrop Grumman deployed low-cost target vehicles in tests on the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s capabilities. Nine intercept vehicles, called “Zombie” targets for their repurposed demilitarized rocket motors, were launched during the USASMDC LTZ-3 test mission, the company said. The targets, tagged as “Black Dagger,” were developed in collaboration with Teledyne Brown Engineering […] More
Lockheed Martin and IBM are working together to boost the development of artificial intelligence-driven innovation. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company said Tuesday the collaboration intends to integrate IBM’s enterprise-ready Granite large language models, or LLMs, into Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory tools. Granite-Enhanced AI Factory The AI Factory is a platform utilized by over 10,000 developers and engineers to […] More
Global consultancy firm Guidehouse has appointed Joe Shepherd as defense and intelligence partner, bringing to the post more than two decades of experience supporting federal defense clients and the defense industrial base. In his new role, Shepherd will provide military customers with cutting-edge services to advance the agenda of increasing collaborations with Department of Defense […] More
Taylor Tekla Test Partner Organization has booked a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract worth $194 million to perform project management, engineering and technical services supporting the Naval Test Wing Atlantic Mission Systems Test and Evaluation Department, or MSTeD. The Department of Defense said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers services needed for development, test and evaluation efforts in test planning, test […] More
Andrew Martin has been elevated to vice president of growth for core business and services at Apogee. The defense and national security provider said Monday Martin will oversee the optimization of the company’s existing businesses. The executive is also responsible for driving advanced innovative services across Apogee’s portfolio while boosting and maintaining customer relationships. Andrew Martin’s Apogee […] More
BigBear.ai, an artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence services provider, has partnered with Proof Labs to deliver an innovative cybersecurity tool for the Department of the Air Force. The collaboration aims to develop Cyber Resilient On-Orbit, or CROO, a system designed to enhance the cybersecurity of U.S. Air Force and Space Force on-orbit assets, BigBear.ai said Monday. Proof […] More
Rolls-Royce expects to start altitude testing in February 2025 for the F130 engine after completing its critical design review, or CDR, as the new platform of the U.S. Air Force’s upgraded Boeing B-52J Stratofortress bomber. The CDR completion advances the engine program toward final development and production, Rolls-Royce said Friday. Candice Bineyard, Rolls-Royce director of early life […] More
The U.S. Army has conducted a limited user test of Lockheed Martin‘s Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lockheed Martin said the demonstrations were performed entirely by soldiers. Soldier-Led Demo During the flight test, soldiers from the 1-14 Field Artillery Regiment launched two PrSM Increment 1 missiles from […] More
