ExecutiveBiz News on Video 4/29/2022

Mick Fox, chief operating officer for Technomile, has provided his latest feature as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program. Previously, GovCon Expert Mick Fox discussed the benefits of contract management discipline for an organization as well as the importance of maturity models in government contracting and the hurdles of adapting to new CLM platform capabilities. […]

A subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies has invested in Firehawk Aerospace through a Series A funding round to support the start up’s development of custom-made hybrid rocket engines. Raytheon Missiles and Defense will collaborate with Firehawk to research the feasibility of integrating the latter’s hybrid propulsion engine technology into future missile systems, the defense contractor said […]

Tony Frazier, executive vice president and general manager of public sector Earth intelligence at Maxar Technologies, said at the GEOINT 2022 event that shareability is a key feature of imagery from commercial satellites, Defense One reported Thursday. The five-time Wash100 Award winner noted that the company will deploy additional satellites designed to take very high-resolution […]

Frank Miller, formerly director of partner engagements at the Defense Intelligence Agency, has joined Exovera to serve as vice president of intelligence integration and director of its Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis. The open source data-focused subsidiary of SOS International said Thursday Miller will be responsible for driving business planning, capability development, talent acquisition […]

Boeing has introduced a digitally designed trainer jet that is set for delivery to the U.S. Air Force. The company said Thursday it developed and tested the T-7A Red Hawk aircraft using digital engineering, agile software development and advanced manufacturing. The trainer jet, which comes with open architecture software to accommodate future mission requirements, features […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, through a prize challenge, seeks to provide first responders with unmanned aircraft systems tailored to enhance their indoor search and rescue operations. The First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge requires competitors to design, develop and demonstrate drones capable of assisting firefighters and first responders by increasing their situational awareness, […]

Lumen Technologies will help the state of New Jersey move to a next-generation 911 platform under a seven-year contract to improve the delivery of emergency calls for the state’s 8.9 million residents. The company said Thursday the Lumen NG911 platform is supported by a carrier-class, tier 1 network that connects network management services, emergency call […]

Khalid Syed, a senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, said in a recent Executive Spotlight interview that the company aims to help the U.S. military achieve system interoperability and apply a digital battlespace concept in support of the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy. “As JADC2 envisions a force that is […]

MagniX has added engineering company AeroTEC and Canadian operator Air Tindi to its industry team for a NASA demonstration program aimed at developing and testing commercial electrified propulsion systems. The Everett, Washington-based electric motor manufacturer said Thursday AeroTEC and Air Tindi will help it advance electric flight technologies for commercial aviation under the NASA Electrified […]

The Newport News Shipbuilding division of HII has launched the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) into the James River in preparation for its final outfitting, testing and crew certification activities. HII said Thursday the construction of New Jersey, a 7,800-ton nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, is about 92 percent complete. General Dynamics‘ Electric […]