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Private equity firm Bluestone Investment Partners has made an investment of an undisclosed amount in CTI, a technology company that uses open-source architecture systems for military and security software. CTI develops advanced military and security systems meant to support command and control, electronic warfare and other operations, Bluestone said Tuesday. John Allen, managing partner of […] More
Tamara Greenspan, group vice president and general manager for public sector applications at Oracle, was elected to serve as member of the board of directors of the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council. During her three-year term, Greenspan will contribute to the council’s programs and efforts in supporting the homeland security enterprise and work with […] More
CloudLinux‘s newly formed enterprise services business is providing operating system support to a United Launch Alliance-built rocket that sent a missile detection and early warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force into orbit. The company said Monday its TuxCare brand performs automated patches to help secure computing systems of ULA’s Atlas V launch vehicle. An […] More
Paragon Space Development will design and implement life support hardware for a pressurized cabin Northrop Grumman is building to accommodate astronauts who will stay aboard the Lunar Gateway as part of NASA’s Artemis mission. The Habitation and Logistics Outpost’s environmental control and life support system will be designed to maintain air and temperature inside the […] More
NASA will launch a payload in June in an effort to enable laser- or optical technology-based communications that can potentially deliver a bandwidth boost of 10 to 100 times than radio frequency equipment. The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, or LCRD, will be carried by the primary spacecraft of the Department of Defense’s third Space Test […] More
Robotic Research has received a Defense Logistics Agency award for the production of an autonomous guided vehicle meant to move carts in and out of the agency’s storage facilities. The Maryland-based self-driving technology manufacturer said Thursday the award could potentially lead to follow-on contracts for development of a maximum of 100 unmanned vehicles that can […] More
Aerojet Rocketdyne has reached the 1,000-unit delivery milestone for its propulsion system that powers Lockheed Martin‘s updated version of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile. The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement weapon is powered by a two-pulse solid engine and designed to protect military assets from incoming threats using hit-to-kill technology, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Thursday. Production of […] More
Leonardo DRS has awarded Moog an initial contract to manufacture 30 remote turrets that will be part of mission equipment packages for new U.S. Army ground systems intended to defend against manned and unmanned aircraft threats. Moog said Wednesday it will supply one Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform turret demonstrator, 28 RIwPs and one spare for the […] More
Collins Aerospace will open a new facility in Houston as part of the company’s plans to expand operations of its mission systems unit and host the city’s first incubator for spaceflight technology projects. Houston Airports, which functions as a local aviation department, pledged $25.6 million in capital improvement funds to help the aerospace supplier build […] More
Raytheon’s Technologies’ Collins Aerospace business has received a pair of contracts worth $21 million combined from the U.S. Air Force to develop two open architecture software-defined radio systems for processing data over a multinode network. Collins said Tuesday it aims to help the service branch connect data from ground and airborne platforms through the Software […] More
Woolpert has expanded a partnership with Earth observation satellite operator Planet as both companies aim to bring geospatial data products to the global public sector market. The alliance seeks to help government customers address mapping requirements with the use of satellite and aerial data and imagery, Woolpert said Tuesday. “We don’t fly aerial imagery as […] More
Forward Networks has joined a list of vendors on Carahsoft Technology‘s contract with the U.S. Army for commercial off-the-shelf enterprise information technology software, hardware and support services. Forward Networks said Monday its platform, which uses a mathematical model designed to analyze network traffic, is now available to Department of Defense components and other federal agencies […] More
