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    Leidos to Sponsor Air Force Association’s Cyber Education Program; Chuck Heflebower Comments

    Leidos will continue to sponsor the Air Force Association’s cyber education program for the eighth consecutive year. AFA said Monday Leidos has supported CyberPatriot as a Cyber Silver sponsor since the program’s inception in 2009 to help develop students’ cyber skills and interest in science, technology, engineering and math careers. “We at Leidos are very proud of our founding […] More

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    Air Force Vet James Kowalski Named Northrop Govt Relations VP, Corporate Lead Exec for Louisiana Office

    James Kowakski, former deputy commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, has joined been named vice president of government relations at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and corporate lead executive for the company’s office in Louisiana. The 35-year U.S. Air Force veteran will report to Timothy Jones, vice president of Northrop’s aviation and ISR business in his new position, the […] More

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    Northrop to Back UAS Design Challenge for Engineering Students; Andrew Tyler Comments

    Northrop Grumman will sponsor an unmanned aircraft system challenge, hosted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, for the third consecutive year as part of the company’s global commitment to foster innovative thinking in engineering and technology. Northrop said Thursday student engineers from 22 universities across the U.K. and overseas locations will participate in the competition that […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Report: Defense Companies Expect Surge in European Arms Spending

    Defense contractors expect an increase in weapons spending as NATO countries work to increase their military budgets amid President-elect Donald Trump’s skepticism about the alliance and his call for U.S. allies to pay more for their own defense, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Rick Clough writes Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Thales are among the defense companies whose […] More

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    Northrop Teams With Lufthansa Technik, Air France Industries to Maintain Australia’s KC-30A Tanker Fleet

    Northrop Grumman has entered into separate partnership agreements with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and Lufthansa Technik to provide through-life support services for Australia’s fleet of KC-30A multirole tanker transport planes. Northrop said Wednesday AFI KLM E&M will provide aircraft component, auxiliary power unit and CF6 80-E1 engine test, repair and overhaul services; ready access to […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    Air Force to Launch Lockheed-Built SBIRS GEO Flight 3 Satellite Thursday

    The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch a Lockheed Martin-built missile warning satellite Thursday onboard a United Launch Alliance-made Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Space-Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Flight 3 satellite will work to perform surveillance operations in support of missile warning and defense, battlespace awareness and technical intelligence missions, Lockheed said Tuesday. The […] More

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    Defense News: Raytheon Protests Army Artillery Tactical Data System Award to Leidos

    Raytheon has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office regarding a U.S. Army contract awarded to Leidos for the delivery of a new joint and coalition command and control fires support system, Defense News reported Friday. Jen Judson writes Leidos will not be able to proceed on the terms of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System contract until GAO renders […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    Northrop-Built Aerial Mine Detection System Reaches Navy Initial Operational Capability

    An aerial mine detection platform that Northrop Grumman built for the U.S. Navy has reached initial operational capability. The AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System works to detect and localize underwater mines through generation of 3-D images via the platform’s pulsed laser light, Mark Skinner, vice president of directed energy at Northrop, said Thursday. ALMDS […] More

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    Lockheed Seals 3rd Air Force Missile Warning Satellite Ahead of Launch

    Lockheed Martin has enclosed a missile warning satellite the company built for the U.S. Air Force in a protective launch vehicle fairing in preparation for a scheduled Jan. 19 launch. The third Space-Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite went through encapsulation at Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it will be deployed aboard a United Launch Alliance-made Atlas V rocket, Lockheed said Tuesday. […] More

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    Report: Northrop Reschedules Global Hawk Flight Test With UTC-Built Sensor

    Northrop Grumman has pushed back the test flight of its RQ-4 Global Hawk  unmanned surveillance aircraft equipped with a United Technologies Corp.-built multispectral imaging sensor technology to late January, Inside Defense reported Wednesday. Rachel Karas writes testing of the MS-177 sensor-equipped Global Hawk was originally scheduled to occur in late December. The report said Northrop postponed all the company’s test […] More

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    Tim Paynter Named Northrop Strategic Comms VP

    Tim Paynter, director of communications at Northrop Grumman, has been selected to succeed the retiring Randy Belote as vice president of strategic communications. Paynter’s appointment will take effect Jan. 21 and he will report to Lisa Davis, corporate VP of communications, Northrop said Wednesday. Paynter will serve as the firm’s principal spokesperson, oversee media coverage […] More