Government Technology

USS Jack H. Lucas, a Huntington Ingalls Industries-built guided missile destroyer for the U.S. Navy, started its combat system testing more than half a year after it was launched from the shipbuilder’s location in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The destroyer being integrated with AN/SPY-6(V)1 air and missile defense radar from a Raytheon Technologies business recorded Aegis system […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has collaborated with the Semiconductor Research Corp. and a consortium of defense and semiconductor companies to launch the second iteration of the Joint University Microelectronics Program. JUMP 2.0 will support research that addresses new and emerging challenges facing microelectronics and other information and communications technologies as outlined in the […] More

Technology research company Gartner predicts that 20 percent of large enterprises will use digital currencies by 2024 for payments, collateral or stored value. “Increasing mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies on traditional payment platforms and the rise of central bank digital currencies will push many large enterprises to incorporate digital currencies into their applications in the coming […] More

BAE Systems and Embraer will examine the potential defense and security applications of an electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle being manufactured by the latter’s urban air mobility division. Engineers from BAE’s air sector in Lancashire, U.K. will collaborate with the Brazilian company’s Sao Jose dos Campos team on a joint study to determine whether […] More

Keith Nakasone, a federal strategist at VMware, said a multicloud strategy could provide agencies a single set of management platforms that could enable them to ensure the security of configurations across cloud environments. “A platform that provides a single set of tools across the infrastructure gives agencies consistent cross-cloud governance and compliance. As a result, […] More

Northrop Grumman showcased key sensor and computer capabilities of an anti-access/area denial missile during the technology’s second flight test. The company said Tuesday it used a CRJ-700 aircraft to demonstrate the A2/AD missile’s sensor systems with an air-to-surface mission computer for the U.S. Air Force’s Stand-in Attack Weapon program. The demonstration kicked off a new […] More

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies have concluded ahead of schedule a system requirements review of the Next Generation Interceptor. The milestone came after the Northrop-Raytheon team demonstrated the NGI Common Software Factory, which supports rapid software development and delivery through DevSecOps implementation, the companies said in a joint release published Monday. In March, the Northrop-led […] More

L3Harris Technologies has achieved a milestone on a program led by the Missile Defense Agency and proceeded to the construction of a new demonstration satellite meant to track hypersonic and ballistic missiles. The company said Monday it completed the critical design review of MDA’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor and kicked off the succeeding […] More

More companies are offering to pay younger employees in cryptocurrency as part of efforts to attract talent, CNBC reported Monday. One of those companies is independent ratings agency SharpRank, which taps influential college students or “campus captains” to help build up the startup’s user base by serving as brand ambassadors. Chris Adams, founder and CEO […] More

Boeing is adopting digital design processes to build the T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft at its production facility in St. Louis, Defense News reported Friday. “Everything’s in 3D, everything’s digital,” said Paul Niewald, a vice president at Boeing and T-7 program manager. “It’s an authoritative source of data. So our technical publications, our flight manuals, […] More