Exelis-built technologies for special operations forces are on show at the ongoing 2014 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Florida. The company aims to showcase systems designed to provide special operators with real-time situational awareness in order to remain ahead of potential threats, Exelis said Monday. “As the tip of the spear in America’s armed […] More

Northrop Grumman has inked a three-year cooperative agreement with the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks to provide pilot training for unmanned aircraft systems through the SandShark trainer technology. The company said Tuesday it will contribute two SandShark aircraft and one ground station to the university’s flight training program for international students. SandShark operators utilize commercial broadband Internet or 4G cellular […] More

Exelis Inc. has unveiled a new airborne surveillance system that is intended to help detect illegal and dangerous activities in multiple areas of coverage. S. Danny Rajan, director of regional surveillance systems at Exelis, said Tuesday the CorvusEye 1500 works to capture a wide view of an entire area for customers to identify threats to […] More

Boeing Co. has selected Triumph Group Inc. to provide maintenance services for the U.S. Air Force’s Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fleet. Triumph Group will work to modernize and sustain auxiliary power units, fan thrust reversers, pitch trim actuators, landing gear manifold and ramp actuators for the C-17 aircraft for three years, Triumph Group said […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s space systems business has partnered with rapid prototyping firm RedEye to build two fuel tanks for a satellite simulation project with a three-dimensional printing technology tool. The companies used RedEye’s fused deposition modeling system to develop large satellite fuel tank simulators within a compressed time frame, RedEye said Wednesday. “With RedEye’s machine capacity […] More

Northrop Grumman has signed a memorandum of understanding with University of Sydney to explore common interests related to education, research initiatives and training programs. Northrop Grumman Australia CEO Ian Irving and University of Sydney Dean of Engineering and Information Technologies Archie Johnston signed the agreement in Sydney, the company announced Tuesday. Both parties will work […] More

CACI International has been awarded a position on a potential five-year contract vehicle to sustain electronic surveillance systems for the U.S. Navy‘s anti-terrorism and force protection programs. The company is one of three contractors that will compete for work over three base years and potentially two option years under the Naval Electronic Surveillance Systems program, […] More

Northrop Grumman has opened a fresh aircraft integration center in St. Augustine, Fla., where the company has been operating for 34 years. The site is expected to create 400 new jobs over the next three years, Northrop Grumman said Thursday. Tom Vice, Northrop Grumman corporate vice president and president of aerospace systems, said the new facility […] More

Lockheed Martin has finished the production qualification testing phase for a warhead program the company manages under a $79.4 million contract awarded in April 2012. Soldiers will help carry out the next phase of systems tests this summer and an initial operational test and evaluation exercise is scheduled for the fall, Lockheed said Wednesday. ATK […] More

DRS Technologies has unveiled a series of digital building product models of its infrared camera technology through an Autodesk web application service. Autodesk’s Seek online platform works to help construction architects and engineers view three-dimensional building information modeling data on DRS’ WatchMaster thermal cameras, DRS said Thursday. The WatchMaster BIM content is designed to allow […] More

Leidos has completed level three of the Capability Maturity Model Integration appraisal for the company’s logistics services operation. The company’s logistics solutions operation provides integrated logistics services and logistics systems management, Leidos said Wednesday. Larry Hill, a Leidos group president, said the certification is intended to validate the company’s effort to comply with industry standards […] More

Rob Zitz joined Leidos in August 2011 – when it was known as Science Applications International Corp. – as senior vice president and chief ISR systems architect after a three-decade government career that culminated in a deputy director role at the National Reconnaissance Office. The Wash100 inductee and former senior Secret Service deputy associate director leads Leidos’ work to help intelligence […] More