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Engility Named Center for Cyber Safety and Educationâ€™s Partner of the Year; Lynn Dugle Quoted

The Center for Cyber Safety and Education has named Engility as its 2018 partner of the year for serving and employing veterans in jobs for cybersecurity. The nonprofitÂ said Tuesday it awarded the designation to the company during the 2018 (ISC)2 Security Congress. Lynn Dugle, chairman, president and CEO of Engility, said veterans interested in serving […] More

by Monica Jackson October 11, 2018, 5:41 am
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Qatar University Hosts Boeing Defense Head Leanne Caret

Leanne Caret, CEO of Boeingâ€™s defense, space and security business, recently visited Qatar University and spoke toÂ engineering students about aviation career opportunities. â€œThese students are the future dreamers, innovators and leaders of Qatarâ€™s engineering industry. At Boeing, we build the future every day, and I was thrilled to share some of the exciting possibilities that […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers October 11, 2018, 5:38 am
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Insitu, University of Alaska Fairbanks Obtain FAA Approval for Autonomous BVLOS Test Flights

Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary and the University of Alaska Fairbanks have received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct unmanned beyond-visual-line-of-sight and nighttime test flights. The effort will help authorize autonomous drone flights in the National Airspace System, at or below an altitude of 400 feet, Insitu said Wednesday. Esina Alic, president and CEO of […] More

by Monica Jackson October 11, 2018, 4:51 am
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Boeing Invests in Propulsion System Developer Accion Systems via HorizonX

Boeing has invested in Accion Systems to support production and delivery of electric propulsion systems for satellites and other space vehicles. Boeing said Wednesday the investment, which was led by its HorizonX Ventures arm in partnership with GettyLab, will allow Accion to expand its manufacturing operations, as well as access Boeingâ€™s personnel and facilities. Boeing […] More

by Monica Jackson October 11, 2018, 4:29 am
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DynCorp to Continue Sustainment Support for Air Forces Central Command’s Warfighting Material

DynCorp International has received a one-year, $66.7M contract modification to continue to helpÂ U.S. Air Forces Central Command sustain war reserve materiel. TheÂ U.S. Air Force exercised the WRM support contract’s second option year, DynCorpÂ said Wednesday. The company will perform work at at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina and other locations in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar […] More

by Nichols Martin October 11, 2018, 1:39 am
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ECS to Help Update Air Mobility Command’s Transport Info System; George Wilson Quoted

ECS has secured a potential five-year, $51M contract to provide full life cycle support for an information technology platform that Air Mobility Command uses to track Defense Department cargo and passenger movements globally. The company said Tuesday it will help AMC, a component of U.S. Transportation Command, to update and maintain theÂ Global Air Transportation Execution […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers October 10, 2018, 11:23 am
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Raytheon, Army Develop Excalibur Projectile Variant

Raytheon and the U.S. Army have updated aÂ precision-guided projectile built to operate with multiple artillery systems and help warfighters engage targetsÂ in secluded locations. Excalibur Shaped TrajectoryÂ is designed to reach a multistory facility via the building side, a bunker situated on a mountain slope’sÂ opposite side or adversarial assets located under an overpass, RaytheonÂ said Tuesday. The Army […] More

by Peter Graham October 10, 2018, 11:22 am
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Raytheon Marks Surface-to-Surface Missile Development Milestone

Raytheon has reachedÂ a milestone in development of its long-range weapon systemÂ offering for the U.S. Army‘sÂ Precision Strike Missile program. The company said TuesdayÂ its technicians worked with Army personnel and Marines to install aÂ launch pod container on M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS rocket launchers at Fort Sill in Oklahoma as part of theÂ DeepStrike missile development effort. […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers October 10, 2018, 7:49 am
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Cubic Transportation Systems, City Innovate Partner to Issue Startup in Residence Program Challenges

Cubicâ€™s transportation systems business has partnered with City Innovate to present 80 challenges in a program that encourages public-private teaming to resolve various issues in local governments. Cubic said Tuesday 28 civic agencies will collaborate with startups to develop and assess products and services for the Startup in Residence program, which will run for two […] More

by Monica Jackson October 10, 2018, 6:24 am
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AECOM Named to 2019 Military Friendly Employers List; John Vollmer Quoted

Veteran-owned business VIQTORY has added AECOM to its list of top 100 military friendly employers for 2019 in recognition of the engineering services contractorâ€™s efforts to hire and retain retired service personnel. AECOM has been recognized by VIQTORY as Military Friendly Spouse Employer for six years in a row in addition to the 2019 Military […] More

by Jane Edwards October 10, 2018, 6:09 am
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Army Issues RFP for Non-Developmental Medium to Large Drones, Contractor Logistics Support

The Army Contracting Command has issued a request for proposals for two non-developmental medium to large unmanned aerial systems, initial spares and related contractor logistics support services. A FedBizOpps notice posted on Sept. 28 states that ACC also seeks contractors that can deliver new equipment training, maintenance, sustainment and operational support to U.S. Army Forces […] More

by Monica Jackson October 10, 2018, 5:35 am
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Brig. Gen. Richard Coffman: Army to Issue RFP for New Combat Vehicle in January

Brig. Gen. Richard Coffman, director of the U.S. Armyâ€™s Next-Generation Combat Vehicle cross-functional team, said the service will begin accepting options for a new optionally manned combat vehicle in January, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. Coffman told reporters at an Association of the U.S. Army-hosted event that the service has defined its requirements that will […] More

by Monica Jackson October 10, 2018, 5:29 am