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SpinLaunch to Build Low-Cost Kinetic Energy Satellite Launch System Under DoD Contract
SpinLaunch has secured a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit to develop a kinetic energy-based launch platform intended to deliver orbital launch services for small satellite companies at low costs.
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William Lynn: Satcom Another Key Focus Area for Leonardo DRS
William Lynn, CEO of Leonardo DRS, has said he sees potential growth opportunities in the satellite communications business and that projects with the U.S. Army and Navy account for nearly 70 percent of the defense company's government contracting work, National Defense reported Thursday.
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Navy Seeks Contractors to Build FFG(X) Guided Missile Frigates
The U.S. Navy is seeking potential contractors for the design and construction of its multimission FFG(X) guided missile frigates, which are to operate in coastal and deep water environments to provide support for air, anti-submarine, surface and electronic warfare.
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Mitre, Virginia Public Universities Partner to Help Address Gov’t R&D Requirements
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Mitre has partnered with nine public universities in Virginia to create an exchange program to help the government address technology requirements in areas such as national security, aviation and cybersecurity. The nonprofit company said Thursday it seeks to gain access to tools and ideas from the academic sector through the University Innovation Exchange under a signed master agreement.
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Vertex Receives 2019 Cogswell Award; Ed Boyington Quoted
The Defense Security Service has chosen Vertex Aerospace as one of the 51 recipients of the 2019 James S. Cogswell Industrial Security Achievement Award.
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HII R&D Director Don Hamadyk Named National Shipbuilding Research Program Board Chair
Don Hamadyk, director of research and development at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been appointed chairman of the executive control board for the National Shipbuilding Research Program.
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports NASA Effort to Demonstrate Non-Toxic Propellant
Aerojet Rocketdyne has joined an industry-government team that will work on an upcoming satellite launch mission to demonstrate the use of AF-M315E, a non-toxic propellant. The company said Thursday it will work with NASA, Ball Aerospace and Air Force Research Laboratory to prepare for the Green Propellant Infusion Mission scheduled to launch on June 24 in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Blue Origin Conducts Hot-Fire Test of BE-7 Lunar Lander Engine
Blue Origin conducted an initial test in Washington for an engine that was developed for the Blue Moon lunar landing vehicle, SpaceNews reported Thursday.
Luke Savoie: L3-AVX Team to Offer Army Helicopter Platform With ‘Distinct’ Features
Luke Savoie, president of surveillance and strike systems sector at L3 Technologies, has said L3 and partner AVX Aircraft aim to meet the Capability Set 1 requirements of the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program by designing a platform from the outset, Rotor and Wing International reported Thursday.
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Johns Hopkins APL Joins Lunar Observation Team for NASA’s SIMPLEx Program
NASA has selected a team that includes a scientist from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory as a finalist for the agency’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration program.
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Boeing, Nammo Form Artillery Projectile Development Partnership
Boeing and Norway-based defense company Nammo have signed a 25-year agreement to conduct joint development work on artillery system offerings for the U.S. and Norwegian governments, Defence Blog reported Thursday.