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SpaceX on Wednesday carried out the first static fire test of its Falcon Heavy rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for its initial launch that CEO Elon Musk said could occur in a “week or so,†Spaceflight Now reported Wednesday. The company conducted a hold-down firing test of the rocket’s 27 Merlin 1D main engines […] More
Galois has received a multiyear, $4.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop methods and tools to secure hardware for consumer, government and commercial use. The company said Wednesday it will lead a team project under the first phase of DARPA’s System Security Integrated through Hardware and Firmware program that seeks to address hardware vulnerabilities exploited […] More
A round of Series B financing has pulled in $23 million for StreetShares, a financial services provider to government contractors. The company said Wednesday it secured a $20 million investment from Rotunda Capital Partners and a total of $3 million from existing investors, such as veteran-focused venture firm Stony Lonesome Group. Mark Rockefeller, StreetShares CEO, said the investments will […] More
Sera-Brynn has signed a two-year cooperative research and development agreement to facilitate information exchange with a cybersecurity laboratory branch of the Department of Homeland Security. The CRADA serves as grounds in which Sera-Brynn can jointly conduct R&D with DHS’ National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, seeking to support infrastructure, networks and systems […] More
A CSRA-developed online registry platform has helped the Federal Aviation Administration document more than 1 million owners of civilian drones throughout the U.S. CSRAÂ said Wednesday more than 870,000 of the registered drones are from hobbyists while the remaining 122,000 registrations are for individually documented commercial and public drones. The company helped FAA design, build and […] More
Orbital ATK has received a contract to help the U.S. Navy update the configuration of an extended range variant of an airborne tactical missile system designed to engage and destroy enemy air defenses. The company said Wednesday it aims to mature the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range design ahead of the program’s engineering and manufacturing development phase. AARGM-ER is […] More
Comtech Telecommunications has received a $1 million delivery order modification to provide support services to the U.S. Army project manager for tactical networks. The company said Wednesday its command and control technologies group will support communications assets for U.S. expeditionary unit readiness. Fred Kornberg, president and CEO at ComTech, said the company aims to deliver communications systems to the military’s […] More
A Sparton–Ultra Electronics Holdings joint venture has received a potential three-year, $9.7 million delivery order to design representative sonobuoys for qualification and testing by the U.S. Navy. ERAPSCO will also support engineering and development of underwater active multiple ping sonobuoys under the order, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Naval Air Systems Command will obligate $1.8 […] More
Ensco has received a five-year, $8.2 million contract to continue support work on a warning and decision support tool the company built for the Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s branch for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense. The company said Tuesday it will develop software and provide customization services for the SENTRY application that works to help personnel view data […] More
Australia-based industrial gear provider David Brown Santasalo will support BAE Systems‘ proposal to produce ships for the country’s future anti-submarine warfare vessel development program. David Brown Santasalo said in a report it has committed to ensure the Australian industry maximizes its involvement for the SEA 5000 Future Frigate program which seeks to develop an in-country industrial capacity for to […] More
KBR has received a commercial contract to provide licensing, engineering design, supplementary equipment and catalyst for Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals and Toyo Engineering in support of an ammonia plant planned for Port Harcourt, Nigeria. KBR said Wednesday it has previously contributed the same services to over 230 freshly constructed ammonia plants and over 100 revamped ammonia sites. […] More
The World Economic Forum has introduced a program that seeks to address a global skills gap and job displacement challenge in the information technology sector. PwC said Tuesday the IT Industry Skills Initiative seeks to train and provide resources for 1 million people via the SkillSET portal by January 2021. The portal will offer a PwC-developed […] More
