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An Orbital ATK‘s Cygnus spacecraft has departed the NASA‘s International Space Station after a 72-day stay there for astronauts to collect cargo and supplies for science experiments on the ISS. Cygnus unloaded 7,700 pounds of cargo for the OA-4 mission under a Commercial Resupply Services contract position Orbital ATK holds with NASA, the company said Monday. The spacecraft launched […] More
SOS International has signed a new lease on its Reston, Virginia-based headquarters and plans to increase the company’s footprint there from 29,000 to 50,000 square feet under the new deal. The company said Friday its expanded 1881 Campus Commons Drive office has room for about 200 employees and will bring together the 150 SOSi employees currently working […] More
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. landed a $22.6 million contract from the Washington Headquarters Services to provide technical engineering services to the Defense Department‘s Strategic Capabilities Office. The department said Friday work will occur in Arlington, Virginia, through Feb. 24, 2021. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter formed SCO in 2012 to help maintain DoD’s munitions, stealth, cyber and space capabilities. […] More
CACI International, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Homeland Security have conducted research on technologies that work to detect unmanned aircraft systems in commercial airports. FAA said Thursday the program seeks to address safety and security concerns regarding unauthorized UAS flown near airports and manned airplanes. The agency noted that it receives more than 100 reports a month […] More
Lockheed Martin has approved Associated Aircraft Manufacturing and Sales Inc. as a support provider for P-3 Orion aircraft operators. AAMSI announced Wednesday its addition to Appendix A-2 of Lockheed’s P-3 Orion distributor agreement enables it to provide P-3 manufacturing and avionics repair to support military operators of the aircraft. The company added that it has previously received tasks from […] More
Hughes Network Systems has concluded the installation of a managed enterprise network for the Labor Department‘s Mine Safety and Health Administration under a one-year, $1.36 million contract. The company said Monday HughesON works to provide remote connectivity to the deployed vehicles and regional facilities of MSHA’s Mine Emergency Operations. Tony Bardo, Hughes assistant vice president of government solutions, said […] More
Cobham‘s satellite communications business has created the Aviator UAV 200, a 1.45 kg unmanned aerial vehicle satcom system that works to connect the drone to an Inmarsat network. sUAS News reported Monday the unit works to support tactical UAV satellite connectivity with data transmission of up to 200 kbps with full control of data channels. Cobham said it designed Aviator UAV 200 […] More
Raytheon secured a $31.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide 464 Excalibur Ib missiles. The GPS-guided Excalibur Ib works to engage long-range targets with enhanced precision and has been in full-rate production since 2014, the company said Tuesday. Duane Gooden, Raytheon vice president for land warfare systems, said the company has pursued internal development efforts to deliver […] More
Boeing and the U.S Air Force sent a joint aircrew aboard Boeing’s KC-46 tanker to refuel an F/A-18 aircraft on Feb. 10. The company said Friday the KC-46’s air refueling operator offloaded fuel to the F/A-18 at 20,000 feet during the four-hour flight. The refueling mission put the tanker aircraft’s hose-and-drogue system to test for […] More
Honeywell will provide virtual reality display systems for military ground vehicles under an agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company said Thursday the Ground X-Vehicle Technologies program works to enhance survivability, agility and mobility of ground vehicles through a 360-degree outside view for drivers. “The development of virtual window technology is a […] More
