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Iridium Invests in Satellite-Based Positioning Services Provider DDK; Matt Desch Quoted

DDK Positioning has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Iridium Communications as the former looks to expand global navigation satellite system-enabled service offerings. The two companies have an existing partnership that offers a GNSS positioning accuracy of up to 5 centimeters and supports various industrial applications using Iridium’s satellite communications network, the satcom provider […] More

May 25, 2021, 11:40 am
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Hypori Wins Award for Mobile Data Security Approach; Jared Shepard Quoted

Hypori‘s approach to helping organizations protect sensitive information for bring-your-own-device programs won an award from Cyber Defense Magazine. The company said Monday its “Secure Streaming Operating System as a Service” was selected as the BYOD Cutting Edge award winner at the Cyber Defense Global InfoSec Awards ceremony during the 2021 RSA Conference. SSOSaaS is intended […] More

May 24, 2021, 11:05 am
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Tina Dolph: Siemens Government Technologies to Expand Dyess AFB Energy Management Support
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Army to Test AM General Howitzer With Soft Recoil Tech

AM General and Mandus Group will collaborate to integrate a “soft recoil” mobile howitzer system on two high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles under a firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army. The military service intends to put the Humvee 2-CT Hawkeye howitzers through a characterization test over the next year, AM General said Tuesday. Mandus Group’s soft […] More

May 19, 2021, 7:05 am
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IBM’s Zachary Lemnios: DOD Could Accelerate Microelectronics Innovation Under Collaborative Model

Zachary Lemnios, vice president of IBM‘s research division, said he believes collaboration between the Department of Defense and system developers that are connected to the semiconductor industry would drive innovation and adoption of microelectronics technology across DOD platforms. IBM embraced a collaborative model in efforts to develop the 7-nanometer chip technology behind the company’s POWER10 […] More

May 18, 2021, 7:05 am
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Raft Secures Air Force Data Pipeline Development Grants

Digital consulting firm Raft has received two contracts to help the U.S. Air Force create data pipelines to support hardware and software development programs. The company said Monday it will perform work under a pair of Business Innovation Research Direct-to-Phase 2 grants from the service branch’s AFWERX organization. Reston, Virginia-based Raft seeks to provide the […] More

May 18, 2021, 2:05 am
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Lt. Gen. Eric Fick: Test Automation Helps F-35 Joint Program Office Manage Costs

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, head of the F-35 joint program office, said fighter aircraft technicians use automated software testing and joint simulation approaches as part of cost reduction measures. He told attendees at a recent McAleese & Associates event that military branches seek to drive down not only the program's flight costs but also maintenance and repair expenses.

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May 17, 2021, 6:25 am
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Boeing-Saab Team Applies Digital Method to 1st Red Hawk Trainer Splice

A Boeing and Saab partnership completed the first digital splice of the forward and aft sections of a new trainer aircraft the two companies are building for the U.S. Air Force. Saab assembled the T-7A Red Hawk's aft fuselage in Sweden and delivered the hardware to a Boeing facility in St. Louis, where aircraft mechanics completed the joining process in less than 30 minutes, the Chicago-based aerospace and defense company said Thursday.

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May 14, 2021, 1:08 am
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Zscaler’s Stephen Kovac: Executive Order Could Move National Cybersecurity Into ‘Cloud Secure’ Era
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Leidos Names Next Finance Chief

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 13, 2021 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has appointed Chief Accounting Officer Christopher Cage to serve as its chief financial officer when James Reagan steps down from the CFO position on July 5, GovCon Wire reported May 5.

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May 13, 2021, 4:41 am
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Peraton Implements New Structure Upon Perspecta Deal’s Closure

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 12, 2021 — John Kavanaugh, most recently chief financial officer at Perspecta, joined Peraton as CFO in a series of leadership appointments resulting from the combination of the two government contractors via a $7.1 billion all-cash transaction backed by private equity firm Veritas Capital, GovCon Wire reported April 30.

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May 12, 2021, 12:30 am
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CAES, Raytheon Partner to Connect Military Aircraft, Commercial Satellite Internet; Mike Kahn Quoted

Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business has teamed up with CAES to develop a connectivity platform for U.S. Air Force aircraft to access commercial satellite internet services. CAES said Monday it will build a radio frequency signal converter for integration into a phased array antenna Raytheon is developing to support the Air Force Research Laboratory-led Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet program.

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May 11, 2021, 9:16 am