A volleyball-sized, free-flying robot on the International Space Station helped astronauts complete tasks with a smartphone controller, according to a recent report by NASA. The first succes... Read more
DRS Technologies‘ tactical systems subsidiary will soon provide the U.S. Navy with joint platform tablet systems. The platform will provide a common interface between all C4ISR systems... Read more
ITT Exelis integrated and performed the initial power up of a full-size payload prototype for the U.S. Air Force‘s Global Positioning System III program, according to a company announc... Read more
With the popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles increasing, the military is pushing to set the bar higher for UAV performance. A report by Defense Systems highlights changes taking place and... Read more
Predator drones are not only sent to countries abroad, but are being used increasingly to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the Washington Post. Customs and Border Protection curre... Read more
The Air Force is sending a General Atomics Predator C Avenger drone to Afghanistan, according to a Flightglobal report. The Avenger is referred to as a test aircraft, but Flightglobal report... Read more
Thales today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire satellite communications firm Tampa Microwave. GovCon Wire covered the story, here. Tampa Microwave’s core capabilities include t... Read more
The U.S. Navy has awarded multiple award contracts, each with one base year and four one-year options, to contracting firms for work in command, control, communications, computers and intell... Read more
RT Logic, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., will partner exclusively with information security management firm AlienVault to integrate the firms’ respective... Read more
Raytheon has successfully tested a mobile satellite terminal, commonly referred to as SMART-T, with an advanced extremely-high frequency satellite, the company announced last week. In doing... Read more
The U.S. Army has increasingly tested communications networks as it looks to upgrade its capabilities, and three contracting firms have helped the service branch conduct exercises. ITT Exeli... Read more
Raytheon Company has today been awarded a $14.6 million contract to develop new image processing technology for the Advanced Distributed Aperture System. The new processor will enhance the s... Read more
