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    Troy Sutherland Named Hexagon US Federal Sales & Business Development Director

    Troy Sutherland, formerly a director at government services provider PeopleTec, has joined Hexagon‘s U.S. government-focused subsidiary as director of sales and business development, according to a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. He will work at the headquarters of Hexagon US Federal in Huntsville, Alabama. Sutherland spent more than two years at employee-owned small business PeopleTec, where […] More

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    Viasat Receives Boeing-Developed 702MP+ Satellite Platform

    Boeing has handed over to network provider Viasat the first of three 702MP+ satellites, ViaSat-3 Americas. The Boeing-designed satellite platform provides connectivity and coverage to global users and is integrated with Viasat’s ultra-high-capacity payload, the aerospace company said Monday.  The satellite platform has been flown to the Florida Space Coast for launch and mission operations […] More

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    FiscalNote, Peraton Seek to Support Information Warfare Missions Through Partnership

    FiscalNote and Peraton have partnered to combine their platforms and capabilities to help public and private sector customers detect, analyze and address disinformation and other threats in the information environment. FiscalNote said Monday it will merge its Predata platform with Peraton’s methodologies and team of experts in the information domain through the partnership to enable […] More

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    CRDF Global to Help Address Philippines’ Disinformation, Cyberthreats; Tina Dolph Quoted

    Nonprofit cybersecurity group CRDF Global has been chosen by the government of the Philippines to help address security threats and disinformation online, The Manila Times reported Tuesday. Under the partnership, CRDF will assist in capacity building, fellowship exchange and improvement of the country’s information technology and communication infrastructure.  CRDF Global lends its technical expertise to […] More

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    CTC Trains Navy Ship Maintenance Team on Aluminum Structure Restoration

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has trained a team of U.S. Navy maintainers to use a company-built system for restoring aluminum structures without taking the hardware off a naval ship. Personnel at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center in Norfolk, Virginia, received training and transition assistance for the Reverse Sensitization Unit, the company said Monday. CTC demonstrated processes […] More

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    Leidos Expands Mayhem Program Partners With University of Michigan

    Leidos has partnered with the University of Michigan to work on the Mayhem hypersonic program.  Under the collaboration, U-M’s aerospace engineering students will assist Leidos in assembling pieces of the university’s model-based systems engineering environment, Leidos said Monday. The MBSE environment will be deployed in the digital engineering ecosystem for the team working on the […] More

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    AWS’ Clint Crosier, Maxar’s Tony Frazier on Commercialization of Space Tech

    Space sector is increasingly becoming “a viable business proposition” as industry players are now dominating the delivery of Earth observation, data analytics and positioning, navigation and timing requirements, according to a Geospatial World report published Tuesday. “Commercial organizations are developing new space technologies and driving innovation across various mission areas,” Clint Crosier, director of aerospace and […] More

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    Air Force E-7 Aircraft to Use Northrop-Built Surveillance Radar Tech

    Northrop Grumman will manufacture and supply its active electronically scanned array surveillance radar system to the U.S. Air Force for integration into its E-7 aircraft. The company said Monday it will begin production of the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array sensor to provide the aircraft with long-range sensing, detection and identification features. MESA was designed to enable simultaneous […] More

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    Raft to Build Air Force ABMS Communication Broker; Shubhi Mishra Quoted

    The U.S. Air Force has selected digital consulting firm Raft to develop a communication broker for the service branch’s cloud-based command and control system. Raft said Monday it will design, develop and integrate the Advanced Battle Management System communication broker and use a decentralized data fabric to enable the Air Force and Space Force to […] More

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    Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, DHA Director, Inducted Into 2023 Wash100 List for Military Health Tech Vision

    Executive Mosaic is pleased to unveil Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, director of the Defense Health Agency, as the latest inductee into this year’s Wash100 roster of impactful leaders that demonstrated vision, achievement and innovation for their organization. 2023 marks the 10th year of Executive Mosaic honoring executives and officials who drive the government contracting ecosystem. […] More

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    Atlas Air Worldwide CEO John Dietrich Named to AAR Board

    John Dietrich, president and CEO of Atlas Air Worldwide, has joined the board of directors of aviation services provider AAR. AAR Chairman, President and CEO John Holmes said in a statement published Friday Dietrich’s leadership and industry insights will help the board advance the company’s capabilities. At Atlas Air, Dietrich is in charge of executing strategies and expanding […] More

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    Textron Unit Secures Army Contract for XM204 Anti-Tank Munition Testing

    Textron Systems will conduct qualification testing on the XM204 anti-tank weapon system for the U.S. Army under an $11 million firm-fixed-priced contract. The Defense Department said Friday the Textron business segment was the sole bidder for the contract, which will run through Jan. 31, 2024.  The Army Contracting Command is the contracting activity for the […] More