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Northrop Grumman has introduced a mobile command and control technology that aims to provide military users with a unified view of battlespace data during joint operations. The company is demonstrating its Citadel Enterprise Battle Command System at the ongoing International Defence Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Northrop said Monday. Dan Verwiel, […] More
BAE Systems and Booz Allen Hamilton will work with Eastern Foundry to pilot a classroom-based certification program for government contracting professionals to drive efforts to build a professional standard for the industry. Eastern Foundry said Wednesday the program works to educate small businesses on the foundations of the government contracting process and certify them to provide assurance to prime contractors interested […] More
A new study from TechNavio predicts the market for aviation cybersecurity platforms will experience a 5.94 percent compound annual growth rate from 2014 to 2019. The research highlighted cyber threats as a major security issue for aviation organizations due to a growing adoption of mobile technologies, Reportlinker said Wednesday. TechNavio analysts believe technology could help […] More
Harris Corp. has fully installed and integrated the computer hardware for the ground segment of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–R series. The company said Wednesday the hardware makes up the ground segment’s operational system, which works to help GOES-R satellites perform their weather detection and tracking mission. “System testing can be completed now that the hardware is […] More
A new Research and Markets report forecasts the U.S. military expenditure to reach $597 billion by 2020 from $560 billion in 2015, driven by the government’s efforts to retain military dominance through weapons modernization. The market analysis sets a 0.51 percent compound annual growth rate for U.S. military spending over the forecast period, noting that expenditure declined by […] More
Cobham, International Communications Group, Iridium Communications, L-3 Communications and Rockwell Collins have partnered to develop and distribute products that are built to work with Iridium’s new broadband service. The industry partners will design and manufacture broadband terminals to be compatible with Iridium Certus, Iridium said Thursday. Iridium expects the products from its partners to be available in late 2016 after the release of […] More
A new Strategic Defense Intelligence report projects the global unmanned aerial vehicle market’s compound annual growth rate at 5.66 percent from 2015 through 2025, with autonomous combat vehicles to dominate the market. The report predicts North America and Europe to account for more than 67 percent of the UAV market over the next 10 years, ReportsnReports […] More
ABI Research has described the healthcare sector as “ill-prepared for the new cyber age†as the research firm projects the global healthcare cybersecurity spending to reach $10 billion by 2020. The estimated spending is less than 10 percent of the total budget for critical infrastructure security worldwide compared with other critical industries, ABI Research said […] More
Contractors providing support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security could face stop-work orders and late payments if Congress does not extend the agency’s budget, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday. “Service providers and suppliers of this department do not get paid during the period of the shutdown, again, because there’s no money or because […] More
Rick Lipsey, a former vice commander of the 24th Air Force within U.S. Cyber Command, has taken the role of senior strategic cyber lead at nonprofit government consulting firm LMI. He will lead LMI’s efforts to expand its cyber-related portfolio, the company said Wednesday. “Decisions about how to integrate technology and mitigate cyber threats are fundamentally operational exercises that […] More
DigitalGlobe has rolled out 30-centimeter satellite imagery products for government and industrial customers. The high-resolution aerial photos are captured through DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite and intended to help civil government, defense, intelligence, energy, mining and global development organizations, DigitalGlobe said Wednesday. “Today marks a significant milestone for our customers, who will now benefit from a level […] More
FireEye has unveiled the sixth annual M-Trends report from Mandiant that outlines the emerging tactics and trends in the cyber threat landscape based on data from advanced threat investigations over the past year. “[Threat] actors have continued to evolve, up their game, and utilize new tools and tactics to compromise organizations, steal data and cover […] More
