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Iron Bow Technologies has partnered with H.I.G. Capital as part of the information technology provider’s efforts to grow portfolio and footprint in the government and commercial markets. Herndon, Va.-based Iron Bow said Thursday it aims to continue to identify organic investment opportunities and acquisition targets through the “equity partnership.” Rene LaVigne, president and CEO of Iron Bow, […] More

United Launch Alliance has chosen Blue Origin to produce a booster engine technology to power a launch vehicle designed for government and commercial satellite missions. The Vulcan Centaur rocket’s first stage, fueled by liquefied natural gas, will use a pair of BE-4 engines from Blue Origin, ULA said Thursday. ULA President and CEO Tory Bruno said the company has worked with the […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen nine multidisciplinary teams to develop approaches to explore underground environments as part of DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge. Participants will aim to produce technology platforms in the areas of autonomy, perception, networking and mobility for potential use by first responders and warfighters, DARPA said Wednesday. SubT is composed of a $2M “systems” competition […] More

Engility has secured a $49.5M contract to help the U.S. Air Force maintain software for a tactical data exchange system used on airborne platforms. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will provide software sustainment support for the Joint Range Extension/Joint Range Extension Tactical Equipment Package under the requirements-type, cost-reimbursable contract. The Air Force will obligate $3.2M […] More

Seth Seifman, an analyst with J.P. Morgan, has said he predicts sales of hypersonic missiles to go beyond $5B by the middle of 2020s as the Defense Department prioritizes the development of the weapons technology, CNBC reported Wednesday. He cited several defense companies that may pursue hypersonic contracts such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, […] More

Lockheed Martin has opened a 6.5K-square-foot center designed to house at least 5K personnel and equipped with platforms meant to aid innovation efforts. The center is located at Lockheed’s Missiles and Fire Control facility in Orlando and has five laboratories that seek to address business challenges with technology., the company said Tuesday. The Application Research Experimentation & […] More

Xerox has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authorization to deliver cloud-based managed print services to federal government agencies seeking to decrease printing efforts. The company said Tuesday its cloud-based printing offering will help agencies reduce paper use and unnecessary printing, manage energy consumption on all eligible agency electronic products, boost printing security and […] More

General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary delivered the future USS South Dakota, or SSN 790, to the U.S. Navy on Monday. With the delivery completed, the Navy is set to commission the 17th Virginia-class attack submarine in early 2019, the Naval Sea Systems Command said Tuesday. The submarine is also the seventh in its class to […] More

Alion Science and Technology has received a $33M task order to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers modernize, secure and maintain USACE’s ground-based and satellite communications platforms. The company said Tuesday it aims to develop systems for USACE to protect systems used in the event of an emergency from radio frequency interference. Alion will also provide […] More