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NASA Stennis ASTRA Engineering Unit Integrated Into Sidus LizzieSat Spacecraft

Sidus Space has integrated NASA Stennis Space Center's Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications engineering unit into its LizzieSat FlatSat small satellite vehicle in preparation for its upcoming launch. The company said Thursday the integration was completed at its facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and involved multiple integration and communications tests to verify the ability to load the ASTRA flight software into the engineering unit.

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by Naomi Cooper February 20, 2024, 8:23 am
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Steven Harrison Named SAIC Undersea Warfare & Support VP

Steven Harrison, a U.S. Navy veteran, has been appointed vice president of undersea warfare and support at Science Applications International Corp. Harrison most recently served as VP of government affairs for the naval business unit at SAIC, where he oversaw business development, strategy and congressional engagement initiatives.

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by Jane Edwards February 20, 2024, 8:16 am
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Defense Innovation Unit Seeks Ruggedized Network Node Hardware Under FrontierNode CSO

The Defense Innovation Unit has issued a commercial solutions opening to address a requirement for ruggedized network node hardware. DIU said that the FrontierNode CSO calls for equipment that would accommodate the deployment of government software, support administrative tools for hardware troubleshooting and enable communication up to the Top Secret level.

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by Jerry Petersen February 20, 2024, 8:02 am
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Tammy Martin Assumes Growth & Sales Strategy VP Role at Jacobs

Tammy Martin, formerly the division vice president of advanced engineering, research and operations at Jacobs' sales operations unit, announced on LinkedIn that she has assumed the role of VP of growth and sales strategy at the company. Martin brings to the role a decade of experience developing tailored services for private and public sector clients, including NASA, all Department of Defense agencies and the intelligence community.

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by Kacey Roberts February 20, 2024, 8:00 am
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General Atomics Unit Books Navy Contract for Extended-Range Reaper UAS Support Services

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has secured a one-year, $43.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order from the U.S. Navy under a previously issued basic ordering agreement to deliver a range of MQ-9A drone support services for the Marine Corps. The Department of Defense said Thursday GA-ASI will provide engineering, logistics support, capability development and sustainment services in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System Expeditionary/Medium Altitude Long Endurance MQ-9A.

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by Kacey Roberts February 20, 2024, 7:25 am
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Lockheed Martin’s Pony Express 2 Mission Ready for Launch; Maria Demaree Quoted

Lockheed Martin has declared its Pony Express 2 technology demonstration mission ready for launch. Lockheed said Thursday that the mission involves the use of two 12U Renegade-class space vehicles provided by Terran Orbital to carry payloads that would showcase several capabilities.

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by Aidan Daly February 16, 2024, 12:03 pm
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Damian DiPippa Introduces & Shares Outlook for Ascendent Venture ARETUM

Damian DiPippa is a known quantity in the aerospace, military and information technology systems worlds, with broad expertise in satellite operations, ballistic missile defense, avionics and more. He gained experience at companies like Northrop Grumman/TASC, ManTech and Engility.

DiPippa spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the combinations that resulted in his new venture ARETUM, the values the company is built on and where it’s going from here.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt February 16, 2024, 11:57 am
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Google Launches AI Cyber Defense Initiative to Boost Digital Security

Google has launched a new initiative to provide artificial intelligence-powered digital security tools to help security professionals boost threat detection and response efforts. The AI Cyber Defense Initiative will open-source a new AI-powered tool, called Magika, that uses file type identification to help security defenders detect malware and create the Secure AI Framework to facilitate the sharing of best practices for securing AI systems, Google said Friday.

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by Naomi Cooper February 16, 2024, 11:17 am
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Ellwood National Wins $50M Army Contract for Hardened Penetration Bomb Assembly

Ellwood National Forge has secured a five-year, $49.7 million contract from the U.S. Army to assemble BLU-109 A(D-1)/B penetrator bomb bodies and MHU-212 B/E bomb pallets. The Department of Defense said Thursday the Pennsylvania-based steel company will manufacture the components until Feb. 15, 2029, for the U.S., its outlying areas, or Canada.

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by Kacey Roberts February 16, 2024, 11:09 am
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Equinix’s Jim Gwiazda, David Young: Legislation Calls for Agencies to Leverage Commercial Colocation, Hybrid Cloud

Jim Gwiazda, vice president of public sector sales at Equinix, and David Young, public policy senior manager, said in a joint blog post published Monday that through the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2023, Congress directs government agencies to advance the adoption of colocation, hybrid cloud, interconnection systems and other commercial data center platforms to enable them to meet their changing mission requirements.

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by Jane Edwards February 16, 2024, 11:04 am
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Todd MacLeod Elevated to VP & Division Manager at DCS

Todd MacLeod, formerly the department manager of Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command program management at DCS, has been promoted to TACOM PM Support Division vice president and division manager at the company. In his new role, he will continue to drive growth while overseeing a team of defense acquisition professionals, Alexandria, Virginia-based DCS said Wednesday.

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by Kacey Roberts February 16, 2024, 10:26 am
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GSA Seeks Information From Potential Contractors of Enterprise Infrastructure Program

The General Services Administration is seeking information from potential contractors that can provide IT, telecommunications and other services to advance its Next Generation Network Infrastructure strategy. In a notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov, GSA issued a request for information as part of the pre-solicitation stage for new Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contracts that will support the NGNI strategy.

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by Jamie Bennet February 16, 2024, 10:21 am