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  • New HawkEye 360 Satellites Now at Full Operational Capability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    New HawkEye 360 Satellites Now at Full Operational Capability

    Herndon, Virginia-based defense technology contractor HawkEye 360 announced that its Cluster 9 satellites have reached full operational capability, while the company’s Cluster 10 constellation is expected to reach full operational capability by early November. The Cluster 9 constellation’s mid-inclination orbit expands the radio frequency data and analytics coverage of high-demand areas, HawkEye 360 said Thursday. The company […] More

  • Non-Traditional Space Companies to Advance SDA's HALO Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Non-Traditional Space Companies to Advance SDA’s HALO Project

    The Space Development Agency has tapped 19 non-traditional space contractors for its Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit, or HALO, program. The subject of an SDA solicitation announced in June, the program aims at rapidly developing and deploying advanced space technologies to support future tranches of the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, or PWSA, […] More

  • SAIC Invests In and Partners With Proteus Space - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Invests In and Partners With Proteus Space

    Science Applications International Corp. has invested in Proteus Space and entered into a multiyear strategic partnership with the satellite design and manufacturing company to enhance and scale the deployment of MERCURY, a digital/physical twin system powered by artificial intelligence and used for designing satellite buses. Lauren Knausenberger, SAIC executive vice president and chief innovation officer, […] More

  • Northrop Demos Sensor for Gathering Space-Based Intel Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Demos Sensor for Gathering Space-Based Intel Data

    Northrop Grumman has completed Phase 2 demonstration of its deep-sensing and targeting system, or DSaT, for gathering multiple space-based sensor data during the U.S. Army’s recent Vanguard 24 event at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. DSaT was installed on a civilian aircraft for in-flight gathering and processing of data to provide the Army with targeting intelligence, […] More

  • Phoenix Semiconductor Secures Lockheed Investment on Legacy Chips - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Phoenix Semiconductor Secures Lockheed Investment on Legacy Chips

    Phoenix Semiconductor announced that Lockheed Martin Ventures, or LMV, has made a strategic investment in the company and its new technology on remanufacturing legacy chips no longer in production but remain critical for users, including the Department of Defense. The Austin, Texas-based company, which did not disclose the investment amount, said its patent-pending process enables the […] More

  • Auria Secures AFRL Deal to Further Develop Satellite Architecture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Auria Secures AFRL Deal to Further Develop Satellite Architecture

    Colorado Springs-based space systems and software company Auria has secured a four-year Air Force Research Laboratory contract to mature its Satellite Fusion, Inference and Reasoning Engine, or SaFIRE, satellite onboard architecture. The contract calls for experiments to validate SaFIRE’s autonomous planning capability to support enhanced domain awareness and satellite resiliency, Auria said Tuesday. The company […] More

  • RGS Unveils Harvester Government - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RGS Unveils Harvester Government

    Rancher Government Solutions has introduced a hyperconverged infrastructure, or HCI, platform specifically designed for stronger security in U.S. government and military use. Called Harvester Government, it is fully compliant with Federal Information Processing Standards and Security Technical Implementation Guides, RGS said Monday. The company added that the new platform is a toughened version of its […] More

  • Space Operations Command Seeks Contractor Information on Ground-Based Tracking Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space Operations Command Seeks Contractor Information on Ground-Based Tracking Systems

    The Space Operations Command’s Space Acquisition and Integration Office, or SAIO, is soliciting industry information on potential service contractors for three ground-based space observation sites. The SAIO market research covers operations and maintenance services for the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System, or GEODSS. It also seeks industry input for the possible upgrade of the […] More

  • SentinelOne Appoints Melissa Smith as VP for Technology Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SentinelOne Appoints Melissa Smith as VP for Technology Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives

    Melissa Smith, formerly part of Google subsidiary Mandiant, has joined cybersecurity firm SentinelOne as its vice president for technology partnerships and strategic initiatives. In her new position, Smith will lead in pinpointing and establishing industry collaborations gainful for customers, while also fostering innovations in the company’s partner ecosystem, SentinelOne stated in a LinkedIn post on […] More

  • Anduril Bares Bolt VTOL Drone Family With Munition Variant for Marine Corps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Anduril Bares Bolt VTOL Drone Family With Munition Variant for Marine Corps

    Anduril Industries has launched Bolt, its new line of vertical takeoff and landing, or VTOL, drones. The Bolt base configuration for the autonomous air vehicle, or AAV, is man-portable and offers capabilities for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as search and rescue, Anduril said Thursday. The AAV’s loitering munition kin, called Bolt-M, is designed […] More

  • HII Mission Technologies to Support Navy Training Systems Under $75M Contract; Andy Green Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Mission Technologies to Support Navy Training Systems Under $75M Contract; Andy Green Quoted

    HII Mission Technologies has booked a $75 million systems engineering contract to support integrated training systems onboard U.S. Navy vessels aimed at boosting sailors’ combat readiness. Tasks under the contract include integrating live, virtual and constructive networks with combat systems to enable sailors’ training on shipboard weapons consoles, HII said. The contract also calls for […] More

  • Bill Anderson Joins Mattermost as Principal Product Manager; Ian Tien Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bill Anderson Joins Mattermost as Principal Product Manager; Ian Tien Quoted

    Secure collaboration platform developer Mattermost has named Bill Anderson as principal product manager who will lead the company’s innovations in advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and quantum cryptography. Anderson, former CIS Secure president, is expected to bring in new partnerships with the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, Mattermost said Tuesday. Ian Tien, […] More