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Lockheed Tests 3D-Printed Satellite Fuel Tank; Rick Ambrose Comments
Lockheed MartinÂ has completed the final set of quality tests on a titanium cylinder built using 3D printing technology for satellite fuel storage, concluding a multiyear development project. The fuel tank consists of two domes that function as caps, and a variable-length, traditionally-manufactured titanium cylinder that serves as the body, LockheedÂ said Wednesday. “Our largest 3D printed […] More
by Peter Graham July 12, 2018, 4:55 am
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General Dynamics, Telesat Partner to Build LEO Satellite User Terminals; Manny Mora Comments
General Dynamics‘ mission systems business and Telesat have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly developÂ user terminals designed to operate with the latter company’s low-Earth orbit satellites. Canada-based Telesat said Tuesday its LEO constellation will initially consist ofÂ 120 satellites and be designed to provide fiber-like broadband connectivity for government and commercial customers worldwide. â€œOur customers […] More
by Nichols Martin July 11, 2018, 5:20 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News
Todd Probert: Raytheon to Present Avionics Cybersecurity at Airshow
Todd Probert, vice president of mission support and modernization at Raytheon‘s intelligence, information and services business, told Shephard Media in an interviewÂ published Monday that the company’s presentation at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow will cover vulnerability assessment. “Every weapon system brings a new computer that represents a cyber vulnerability,” Probert said. He explained that Raytheon’s […] More
by Joanna Crews July 10, 2018, 10:48 am
in Featured, General, News, Products & Service
Boeing, Customers to Exhibit Products, Services at Airshow; Dennis Muilenburg Comments
Boeing and its clients will present the company’s current and future products and services at an international airshow to be held from July 16 to 22 in the U.K. The company said Monday its participation in the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow will include flight and static displays of its commercial and defense products and services, […] More
by Joanna Crews July 9, 2018, 8:00 am
in Featured, General, News, Space News
SSL’s Richard White: On-Orbit Servicing Process Can Depend on Client Spacecraft Requirements
Richard White, president of SSL‘s government systems business, said in a Geospatial World reportÂ published ThursdayÂ the actual satellite servicing process can change depending on a client spacecraft’s design, orbit and requirements. White added on-orbit servicing generally covers “rendezvous and gentle capture of the client, completion of servicing tasks using the servicerâ€™s robotic arms and toolkit, and […] More
by Joanna Crews July 6, 2018, 2:12 pm
in Featured, General, Government Technology, News
Dell EMCâ€™s Steve Harris: Agencies Need Long-Term IT Modernization Plan to Reduce Technical Debt
Steve Harris, senior vice president and general manager of Dell EMCâ€™s federal business, has said federal agencies need a long-term plan for digital transformation in order to reduce technical debt and leverage the Technology Modernization Fund through the Modernizing Government Technology Act. Harris wrote in a FedScoop article posted Thursday organizations accumulate technical debt through […] More
by Jane Edwards July 6, 2018, 9:33 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News
Hortonworks, PSSC Labs to Build HPC Appliance for Cyber Platform; Shaun Bierweiler Comments
HortonworksÂ and PSSC LabsÂ have teamed up to develop a high-performance computing system for use in conjunction with Hortonworks Cybersecurity Platform. PSSCâ€™s CyberRax Cybersecurity Appliance is a turnkey platform that works to deliver cyber data with alert summaries, real-time processing and high-speed ingestion capabilities to users and supports 240 processor cores and 150 terabytes of data, the […] More
by Jane Edwards July 2, 2018, 9:55 am
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Vectrus Designated ‘Military Friendly’ Employer for 2018; Chuck Prow Comments
Vectrus has been named toÂ Victory Media‘s 2018 Military Friendly Employer list in recognition of the company’s hiring and retention programs for U.S. service members transitioning from active duty to the civilian workforce. Chuck Prow, CEO and president of Vectrus and aÂ four-time Wash100 winner, said in a statement released Thursday military veterans contribute knowledge and leadership […] More
by Joanna Crews July 2, 2018, 8:45 am
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Ken Asbury: CACI Factors Culture, Market Strategy Into Acquisition Target Selection
Ken Asbury, president and CEO of CACI International and a five-time Wash100 winner, has pointed to cultural fit and a go-to-market strategy that could involve technical skills or technology offerings as the company’s key considerations for identifying potential acquisition targets. “We look through a lens of all of our markets at all times and something […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 2, 2018, 5:00 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News
Inmarsat Governmentâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Satcom Terminals Key to Space Capability Access
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy forÂ Inmarsat Government, has said the Defense Departmentâ€™s â€œanalysis of alternativesâ€ study suggests that â€œcommercial is really hard, and you have to follow the terminals,â€ SpaceNews reported Thursday. DoD’s 18-month-long study looked at how services could leverage commercial innovations to support video conferencing, live drone streaming […] More
by Jane Edwards June 29, 2018, 6:32 am
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Dell EMCâ€™s Cameron Chehreh: Agencies Should Examine App Portfolio Prior to Infrastructure Tech Deployment
Cameron Chehreh,Â chief technology officer and vice president of presales engineering atÂ Dell EMCâ€™s federal business,Â has saidÂ federal agencies seeking to optimize their data centers should initially assess their application portfolio and develop their modernization strategy before adopting a specific infrastructure technology, MeriTalk reported Wednesday. Those infrastructure technologies include software-defined storage, converged infrastructure and hyperconverged infrastructure. Chehreh said […] More
by Jane Edwards June 29, 2018, 5:04 am
in Featured, General, Mobility, News
Iridiumâ€™s Matt Desch: Personal Mobile Device Use a ‘Top Trend’ in Satcom Industry
Matt Desch, CEO ofÂ Iridium Communications and a four-time Wash100 winner, has said the â€œbring your own deviceâ€ arrangement is one of the top trends he has observed in the satellite communications sector. “The market is demanding reliable connections through personal mobile devices, regardless of location,” he told CommunicAsia in an interview published Wednesday. According to […] More
by Jane Edwards June 29, 2018, 4:55 am