Jason Clark, a general partner at security technology accelerator SixThirty Cyber, has joined the board of directors of Fidelis Cybersecurity. Clark brings more than 20 years of leadership experience from multiple security companies to the Fidelis board, the company said Thursday. “Jason has a broad understanding of the market needs of [chief information security officers] from a technology and […] More

Boeing has awarded Avcorp Industries a subcontract to produce panoramic camera fairings for the KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft of the U.S. Air Force. Avcorp will assemble metallic components of panoramic camera structures into a fully integrated system for installation on the 767-2C fuselage at Boeing’s facility in Everett, Washington, Avcorp said Monday. The Boeing-built KC-46 works to refuel military planes […] More

Lockheed Martin has selected Avcorp Industries to produce the outboard wing for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. Avcorp will kick off production of the F-35 carrier variant outboard wing assembly in the second quarter of 2016 and deliver the products in the third quarter, Avcorp said Thursday. “The F-35 program is an important part […] More

General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions has expanded a collaboration with Bit9 + Carbon Black to help clients identify and mitigate threats at the endpoint level. The partnership allows Fidelis’ security team to use a Carbon Black endpoint protection system in conjunction with the Fidelis XPS anti-malware appliance to disrupt the cyber “kill chain,” Fidelis said […] More

General Dynamics‘ Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions business has entered into Microsoft‘s Active Protections Program to get information on emerging cyber threats ahead of Microsoft’s monthly security bulletins to provide up-to-date protection to Fidelis XPS customers. Fidelis said Monday that joining the Microsoft program is intended to bolster mitigation of cyber attacks and system vulnerabilities during the entire threat life cycle. […] More

A network security tool built by General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions has been recommended by information research and advisory firm NSS Labs for testing of breach detection systems. NSS Labs rated Fidelis XPS as high in security effectiveness after passing all stability and reliability tests, scoring 100 percent in evasion resistance and having a zero percent false positive rate, […] More

Peter Pflugrath is the current Executive Vice President for Markets & Growth at LMI. He brings over 30 years of experience, successfully leading teams as they provide logistics management solutions, driving organic growth, and supporting various defense market initiatives. Get to know more about LMI’s Executive VP here. Who is Peter Pflugrath? Peter “Pete” Pflugrath […] More

American Systems will provide test, evaluation and certification services to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a potential 10-year, $1.01 billion contract. The company said Monday it will deliver a full spectrum of joint test and evaluation services to DOD’s Joint Interoperability Test Command at Fort Huachuca in Arizona and Fort George G. Meade in […] More

An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer built by HII for the U.S. Navy has sailed from the Ingalls Shipbuilding location to prepare for its commissioning ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina, in May. The shipbuilder said Wednesday Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) is the 33rd ship it constructed for the destroyer fleet of the Navy and […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has begun fabrication activities for George M. Neal, a new Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer it will deliver to the U.S. Navy. The ship follows 33 existing Arleigh Burke-class destroyers the shipbuilder already hander over to the service branch, HII said Monday. George M. Neal’s name honors a veteran […] More

Max Peterson, vice president of worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, said AWS launched an innovation studio that will work with policymakers, public sector organizations, academia, industry leaders and citizens to address climate change, education inequality, sustainability, housing insecurity and other societal issues. Peterson wrote in a blog post published Tuesday the AWS Innovation […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has completed the final acceptance trials of the U.S. Navy’s future Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. Kari Wilkinson, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding, said in a statement published Friday the recent milestone brings the DDG 121, named after the Marine Corps’ first African-American general officer, one step […] More