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Orbital ATK has completed the ground test for NASA’s rocket booster as part of efforts to qualify the system for missions to thrust the agency’s Space Launch System and the Orion spacecraft into space. During the test conducted at Orbital ATK’s Promontory, Utah-based facility, the rocket booster fired for the same span of time required […] More
Raytheon has updated the kill vehicle software of its Standard Missile-3 system that is designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missile threats. The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency are slated to test the company’s SM-3 Block IB weapon fitted with the new software this year, Raytheon said Wednesday. “We’re proving it’s possible to significantly […] More
IBM has opened a new cloud center in Sydney, Australia as part of efforts to expand the company’s cloud services in the country amid growing demand. The SoftLayer cloud center is meant to broaden data redundancy options within Australia and the Asia Pacific region for enterprise and Web infrastructure services, IBM said Tuesday. IBM is offering […] More
Exelis has received the IHS Jane’s air traffic control award for 2015 in the enabling technology category for the company’s work on U.K.’s Heathrow cross-border arrival management program. IHS Jane presented the award to Exelis at the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization air traffic management dinner in Madrid, Spain, Exelis said Wednesday. Exelis’ winning program […] More
Bill Toti shifted into a new role at Cubic earlier this year as president of the San Diego-based contractor’s global defense segment, which formed through a consolidation initiative. Cubic combined its defense systems business with the mission support services unit, which Toti previously led as president since he joined the company in July 2014. In […] More
Hewlett-Packard has received approval from the Joint Authorization Board for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to sell the company’s security software-as-a-service to government clients. HP’s Fortify on Demand offering is designed to help users assess the security status of application code, web services and mobile applications, HP said Wednesday. Rob Roy, chief technology officer of enterprise security […] More
Boeing has purchased an equity stake in a SoftBank-backed joint venture that develops satellite-based disaster response communications concepts for Japan. SoftBank Satellite Planning Corp. will work to develop, assess and forward satellite concepts to Japan’s ministry of internal affairs and communications, Boeing said Monday. Craig Cooning, president of Boeing’s network and space systems business, said the company intends to […] More
Thales has partnered with Iridium Communications to develop and distribute products for Iridium’s Certus broadband service. Iridium is constructing Certus to use the NEXT platform to deliver enterprise-grade communications to corporate and individual users worldwide, Iridium said Wednesday. Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 list for 2015, said Iridium looks to manufactures […] More
A U.S.-based subsidiary of Inmarsat and Honeywell have entered into a service provider agreement to provide Inmarsat Global Xpress satellite services and wideband connectivity to the U.S. government’s aeronautical sector. Inmarsat Government said Tuesday the agreement extends an existing partnership between the two companies in providing in-flight connectivity to the Global Xpress network. Michael Edmonds, vice president of marketing and product management at Honeywell’s […] More
A Transparency Market Research report predicts global demand for counterterrorism and cybersecurity equipment will trigger a 5.6 percent compound yearly growth in the homeland security market over the next five years. The value of the HS market is projected to grow from almost $246 billion in 2014 to approximately $364 billion by 2020, the research […] More
International Data Corp. has received a General Services Administration Information Technology Schedule 70 contract to provide government agencies with access to IDC’s research and consulting services for the IT sector. The company said Tuesday agencies can now purchase IDC MarketScape and other IDC reports with government-approved pricing and licensing terms through its GSA Schedule 70. “Technology innovations like cloud, big […] More
Frost and Sullivan has released a new report that indicates high-quality image and navigation sensors are driving the development of unmanned vehicles. Unmanned systems will gain capability improvements from integration of sensors, signal processing and computer vision software, Frost and Sullivan said Monday. “Though various driver assistance systems are available today, improved obstacle and navigation technologies […] More
