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Quantum Space and Axient will develop space systems in support of missions of government and commercial clients under a memorandum of understanding. The companies will also team up on commercial CubeSat missions and Axient will share with Quantum its knowledge in systems engineering and integration, program planning and control, quality and mission assurance and system […] More
The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to kick off flight experiments with a Boeing-built combat drone, dubbed MQ-28 Ghost Bat, as the service seeks to learn how to operate and integrate unmanned aircraft with its fighter jets, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Ghost Bat, also known as the Airpower Teaming System, was designed and developed by […] More
John Zangardi, president and CEO of Redhorse and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said enterprise organizations like the Department of Veterans Affairs should know how to “aviate, navigate and communicate” to help address the challenges they are facing when it comes to ensuring cybersecurity. Zangardi said in a podcast posted Tuesday that the aviate aspect […] More
The public sector entities of TD SYNNEX – Tech Data Public Sector Solutions and SYNNEX GOVSolv – and DLT Solutions have merged and launched as an integrated business unit focused on providing project lifecycle delivery and support for U.S. federal, state and local government agencies and education organizations. TD SYNNEX Public Sector will focus on […] More
Anduril Industries and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched on Wednesday an unmanned aerial system from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter P3 aircraft to gather atmospheric data while flying into the eye of Hurricane Ian. ALTIUS is an autonomous UAS that can be tube-launched from ground vehicles, watercraft and fixed- and rotor-wing aircraft, Anduril said […] More
L3Harris Technologies received three major defense contracts in the past summer and Christopher Kubasik, the company’s CEO and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, said those awards reflect the company’s efforts in listening to the customers’ requirements, Defense One reported Wednesday. One of those awards is a potential $3 billion contract L3Harris won with its partner […] More
Leidos has handed over to the Department of Energy a strategic and implementation roadmap to establish a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles at DOE’s Hanford site in Washington state. The company said Wednesday the roadmap seeks to help DOE achieve 40 percent zero-emissions vehicle standards for its fleet of light-duty vehicles at the site by […] More
Department of Defense data shows the estimated cost to build and acquire Lockheed Martin-built F-35s has increased by 3.5 percent to $412 billion, up $14 billion from the previous estimate of $398 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. According to the Pentagon’s Selected Acquisition Report, the latest cost estimate includes 2,470 planned fighter aircraft for the U.S. […] More
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International launched a cybersecurity pilot program that seeks to strengthen the industrial base for commercial small unmanned aerial systems using industry’s security expertise. The AUVSI Trusted Cyber Program will help establish a cybersecurity standard for commercial applications to enable small drones to meet government requirements and consumer needs, the […] More
Forcepoint has received Authorized designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for expanded services of its cloud-native Security Service Edge platform. The company said Tuesday the expanded FedRAMP certification covers Forcepoint ONE’s security services, including Cloud Access Security Broker, Secure Web Gateway, Zero Trust Network Access and Data Loss Prevention. Forcepoint ONE is […] More
A Catawba business and Day & Zimmermann’s maintenance and construction group have formed a joint venture, called Catawba D&Z, through the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Mentor-Protege Program to offer design and build, deactivation, decommissioning and demolition, environmental studies and construction support to military and federal agency clients. DZMC will advise Catawba Engineering and Environmental Services […] More
Kim Lynch and Christine Menza of Booz Allen Hamilton said there are three strategies the Intelligence Community should implement to support the IC workforce while building resilience amid the emergence of nation-state competition and the first is integrating the innovators. “The IC can move forward using commercial technologies that are readily available, embedding software across […] More
