ExecutiveBiz – Covers emerging companies in Washington's government contracting sector. 8/6/2021

BAE Systems‘ U.S. arm has introduced a virtual system of systems testbed in a move to help customers experiment with systems and data management processes prior to implementation in multidomain mission environments. The open architecture testing platform employs virtual modeling, traceability and direct mapping tools to identify limitations on system performance and areas of improvement […]

Representatives from industry and the U.S. Air Force’s Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems discussed new guidance for integrating security protections into the systems engineering process at a roundtable event. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, FireEye, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon participated in the discussion about the Department of the Air Force’s Systems Security Engineering Cyber Guidebook, the […]

A Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace team has concluded the critical design review for an infrared-based satellite mission payload designed to meet the U.S. Space Force’s national security requirements. Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites, whose development is led by Lockheed Martin, are designed to alert the U.S. military on missile threats and would succeed the […]

Neil Jacobs, former acting administrator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been named scientific adviser at satellite operator Spire Global. He will advise the company’s leadership team on matters pertaining to the commercialization of weather systems and expansion of satellite data products for the government sector, Spire said Friday. Jacobs concurrently served as […]

Lockheed Martin will join the second stage of a competitive evaluation process for the first phase of an Australian air force project that aims to establish an architecture for the country’s future air and missile defense capability. The down selection of participants in the CEPS2 marks a step toward the AIR6500 Phase 1 Joint Air […]

Astra Space has scheduled a launch window starting Aug. 27 for its pioneer commercial orbital demonstration, where the U.S. Space Force is set to liftoff a test payload for the Space Test Program. The company said Thursday the demonstration is slated to launch from its Kodiak Spaceport in Alaska and it will also conduct a […]

Hermeus has secured a $60 million AFWERX Strategic Funding Increase award from the U.S. Air Force to test the company’s autonomous aircraft designed to fly at a speed of Mach 5. The company said Thursday its Quarterhorse reusable aircraft will demonstrate the performance and power of the turbine-based combined cycle engine as part of the […]

Armaments Research Company has secured a five-year, $60 million contract from the Department of Defense and General Services Administration to further develop an artificial intelligence technology designed to detect weapons. Under the phase three of the Small Business Innovative Research program, the company will continue its AI-based weapon sensing project, which supports DOD’s Joint All-Domain […]

Linda Jacksta, a 35-year veteran of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and president of J2 Consulting Group, has joined the board of directors at Atlanta-based perimeter security company Liberty Defense. Jacksta previously spearheaded efforts at CBP to address border security threats and was selected as a Meritorious Executive recipient of the Presidential Rank Award […]

 AchieveIt Online‘s plan management and execution software has been granted authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and was made available on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Government agencies may now use the cloud-based platform to modernize and streamline their planning efforts as the AchieveIt offering is compliant with the Low Impact baseline […]