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L3Harris Technologies performed hardware and software testing, dubbed Drop 4, on its new Viper Shield Electronic Warfare System to advance operational awareness for F-16 pilots. The AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield suite locates and exposes threats, sorting them in contested environments, the Melbourne, Florida-based company said Wednesday. U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Rigoni, the EW program manager of the […] More

Garland Garris of Accenture Federal Services said in a recent column that his company is already working with multiple federal government agencies to help bolster their defenses against cryptographic threats posed by quantum computing. In an opinion column posted Wednesday on LinkedIn, Garris, who serves as quantum lead at AFS, described the technology as a […] More

Austal USA has started building new infrastructure to the south of its waterfront facility in Mobile, Alabama. The expansion work includes an assembly building, waterfront improvements and a shiplift system, the company said Tuesday. The construction project is scheduled to be completed and become fully operational by the summer of 2026. The project will build […] More

Draper, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, has integrated its celestial navigation system into AFRL’s position, navigation and timing systems. The Massachusetts-based company said Tuesday a flight test over California in February involved the Stellar Celestial Alternative Navigation System on a U.S. Air Force twin-turboprop aircraft at altitudes of 3,000 to 18,000 feet. The […] More