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    General Atomics Employs iSCWO System in PFAS-Contaminated Landfill Leachate

    General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business unit has demonstrated the capability of its industrial supercritical water oxidation system to eliminate per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances-contaminated leachate from a municipal landfill. The iSCWO system is being tested at GA-EMS’ facility in San Diego in collaboration with landfill operators to gather test data verifying the technology’s capability to eliminate PFAS […] More

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    Northrop Books Air Force IR Sensor Development Contract

    Northrop Grumman has booked a three-year, $8.1 million contract to develop infrared sensor technology for the U.S. Air Force. The company will support the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Staring Infrared Search and Track Technologies program under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract worth $8.1 million, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. AFRL received one offer for the […] More

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    Why Testing Is Holding The US Back From Hypersonics Dominance

    The global race to build and deploy hypersonic weapons and technologies is heating up, but the United States is falling behind some of its key competitors in this critical area. China and Russia have demonstrated hypersonic capabilities, while the U.S. remains in the testing phase. Experts from government, industry and academia gathered at the ExecutiveBiz 2023 […] More

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    Defense Science Board Member Robert Giesler Named Strategic Adviser at Exovera

    Robert Giesler, a member of the Defense Science Board with more than four decades of national security experience, has been appointed a strategic adviser at Exovera, a subsidiary of SOS International. Giesler will provide strategic guidance to expand Exovera’s technology and data offerings and develop business strategies, the Vienna, Virginia-headquartered open-source intelligence provider said Tuesday. […] More

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    Curtiss-Wright Modernizes IQ-Core Software for Tactical Comms

    Curtiss-Wright’s defense solutions arm has modernized its suite of unified communications network management products to provide operators with more insight into network configuration and performance. The company said Tuesday IQ-Core Software v5.1.16 updates include installer enhancements for domain environments, a new custom URL monitor for service alerts, a configurable display for multiple interface viewing and […] More

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    Carahsoft Sales Director Tim Boltz Reflects on Rising Cybersecurity Challenges to the Healthcare & Education Sectors

    Healthcare and education are two of the most attractive industries for hackers. In 2022, healthcare organizations in the U.S. experienced an average of 1,410 weekly cyberattacks per organization, while educational institutions reported that loss of learning following an attack could extend up to three weeks. Executive Mosaic spoke with Tim Boltz, Carahsoft healthcare and education […] More

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    Collins Aerospace Awarded Army Contract for MAPS Gen II PNT System Procurement

    Collins Aerospace has received a $24.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to supply Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System Gen II units through Feb. 16, 2026. The RTX company’s work locations and funding will be based on each order under the firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. Army Contracting Command, which serves as […] More

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    Lockheed’s Investment Arm Backs LiGas Electrolyte Tech Developer South 8

    Lockheed Martin‘s venture capital arm made a strategic investment in South 8 Technologies, which developed a novel lithium-ion battery that uses liquefied gas electrolyte. South 8 said Wednesday that it received support from Lockheed Martin Ventures, as well as LG Technology Ventures, Foothill Ventures and Anzu Partners. The company’s LiGas technology was designed to increase […] More

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    TechnoMile Lands on Inc. 5000 List for 2nd Straight Year; Ashish Khot Quoted

    TechnoMile secured a spot on Inc. magazine’s annual ranking of American businesses experiencing significant revenue growth. The Tysons, Virginia-based cloud services provider said Wednesday it got the 3,721st position on the Inc. 5000 list for 2023 and marked the second consecutive year it was recognized, an achievement that only 19 percent of companies on the roster […] More

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    AFRL Seeks Info on Technical Concepts for Battle Management of AI

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has started soliciting information on technical approaches and concepts to evaluate, adapt and redeploy artificial intelligence models in the battlespace during missions. AFRL is interested in potential use cases of AI models within Air Force systems that would catalyze the need for the battle management of AI process, according to […] More

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    Nokia, Fabrinet Partner on Domestic Fiber Broadband Optical Module Production

    Nokia has partnered with Fabrinet to produce optical modules for fiber broadband networks at the latter’s Santa Clara, California-based facility in support of the Department of Commerce’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. BEAD is administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and seeks to provide $42.45 billion in funding to broaden high-speed internet […] More

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    HII Inaugurates Navy’s Upcoming Flight III Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer

    An HII shipbuilding division has launched the U.S. Navy’s third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, which will be used to bolster the service branch’s operations. DDG 128, named in honor of former U.S. senator Ted Stevens, is scheduled for christening on Saturday, HII said Tuesday. The vessel is capable of fighting multiple air, surface and […] More