Reps. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) and Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) have been presented with the Keeper of the Flame Award in recognition of their dedication and contributions to promote democracy and human rights worldwide. Frank J. Gaffney Jr., founder and president of the Center for Security Policy, hosted the 2014 honorees at a Thursday reception in Washington […] More

The Center for Security Policy – a non-profit national security organization – will recognize Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) on Sept. 18 at the center’s annual “Keeper of the Flame Award Dinner“. The CSP first gave out the award in 1990 and is meant to “bestow recognition on those individuals who devote their public careers to the propagation of democracy and the respect […] More

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Simulators Division awarded $10M in AFWERX Small Business Innovative Research Phase II contracts to 10 companies selected through a two-day pitch day to identify technologies that could help improve aircrew training, the service said Monday.

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The International Space Station sent a Northrop Grumman-made Cygnus NG-13 spacecraft out for missions to test satellites and conduct an experiment on space fire safety, Space.com reported Monday.

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IBM’s research arm is working to develop a new battery that will not require heavy metals for production and support energy infrastructure sustainability.

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Northrop Grumman has evaluated a motor for the launch abort system of NASA‘s Orion spacecraft through a ground-firing test held at its Promontory, Utah-based facility. The abort motor fired upward for five seconds with flames going approximately 100 feet high and generated about 350K pounds of thrust in half a quarter of a second during the Qualification […] More

The Safariland Group‘s Med-Eng business has secured a potential five-year, $15 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide equipment designed to help protect the lives of explosive ordnance disposal personnel. USAF chose the Med-Eng EOD 10 offering after the brand met a National Institute of Justice standard for public safety bomb gear, Safariland said Thursday. The service branch […] More

The U.S. Air Force and HRL Laboratories have entered an agreement to test materials produced through additive manufacturing, or three-dimensional printing, for potential future use in hypersonic aircraft. Scientists from the Air Force Research Laboratory tested silicon oxycarbide materials that HRL manufactured using 3D printing technology and pre-ceramic resin chemistry, the Defense Logistics Agency said Wednesday. The Cooperative Research […] More

Every day, scientists work to further man’s understanding of the world around us, attempting to devise solutions and further comprehension in planning for the future. At major technology centers and national laboratories around the world, companies like Battelle conduct research and development, design and manufacture modernized products, and deliver services critical to government and commercial […] More

NXT Robotics has unveiled a new rugged all-terrain and all-weather outdoor security robot built to help organizations perform physical security monitoring and reporting activities. The company said Tuesday that the Scorpion 2 robot can help autonomously patrol airports, borders, data centers, equipment yards, industrial buildings, power plants, seaports, energy and military facilities. Scorpion 2 features cameras […] More

An Orbital ATK-built spacecraft lifted off Monday onboard the company’s updated Antares 230 rocket to deliver more than 5,100 pounds of scientific instruments and crew supplies to the International Space Station. NASA said Monday the Cygnus spacecraft’s launch from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia marks Orbital ATK’s sixth cargo delivery mission to the ISS under the Commercial Resupply Services contract and […] More

The U.S. Army has selected NanoMech to develop future combat uniforms that will utilize the company’s nano-engineered chemical coating finish under a $235,000 contract in efforts to protect warfighters from vector-borne diseases such as Zika. NGuard will work to provide Army combat uniforms and other equipment and clothing items with low-toxicity vector protection and anti-attractant for infected insects, NanoMech said Monday. […] More