Three senior leaders of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have been named to a task force created by the Defense Science Board to explore methods for the U.S. military to address national defense strategy objectives.
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Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm has participated in a round of Series B financing for Ocean Aero to help the San Diego-based autonomous marine systems developer ramp up production work and support its client base, the Washington Business Journal reported Tuesday. Lockheed made its initial investment in Ocean Aero in …
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Lockheed Martin, Boeing and other defense contractors have invested in startups with emerging technology platforms through their venture capital arms, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Lockheed announced plans in June to double its venture capital fund to $200 million by infusing an additional $100 million saved through the tax …
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Inmarsat and the space agency of Greece will collaborate for the research and development of technologies and to share information. The satellite company said Wednesday that it entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Hellenic Space Agency (HSA) that was signed at the Posidonia 2018 international shipping event in Athens. Ronald …
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The U.S. Navy and Virginia-based small business First Line Technology have signed an exclusive license agreement that authorizes the company to manufacture a Navy-patented decontamination technology for warfighters and first responders. The Navy said Friday researchers from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division developed and patented the Dahlgren Decon decontamination technology in efforts to protect warfighters …
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General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary on Saturday unveiled the first ECO tanker for client SEA-Vista’s crude oil and petroleum product shipping operations. RaceTrac Petroleum CEO Allison Moran broke a champagne bottle against product tanker Independence and former US Joiner CEO Jayne Rathburn pulled the ship’s trigger during a christening and launch event held Saturday at …
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Robin Portman oversees business development function at Booz Allen Hamilton in her role as an executive vice president for the consulting and contracting firm. She supports the firm’s work in the defense, security, civil and commercial sectors through leadership of a BD organization that seeks to understand and analyze market shifts for proposal development. In …
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Lockheed Martin and the University of Maryland have signed a memorandum of understanding to build an integrated quantum computer in an effort to further develop drug discovery, communications and logistics technologies. The company and university will form a quantum engineering center in College Park to exhibit a quantum computing platform for …
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EADS North America, ITT Exelis and EADS Cassidian division announced Tuesday they will work together to develop and provide enhanced electronic warfare solutions. The three companies signed a memorandum of understanding at the Farnborough Air Show on Tuesday to explore new markets in electronic warfare systems and aircraft survivability equipment. Rich Sorelle, acting …
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On Dec. 20, ExecutiveBiz reported that ITT Exelis and Northrop Grumman will partner to compete for an upcoming contract to improve radio communication within Army vehicles. In today’s Washington Post, Marjorie Censer writes that the team can expect stiff competition for the award as “contractors are lining up for a rare opportunity to win …
Read More »The Florida Family Policy Council yesterday announced its website had been compromised by what a senior executive described a “radical Muslim hacker.“ “We have some rather stunning and almost unbelievable news that we need to report,“ John Stemberger, president and general counsel, wrote in an email from which Sunshine State …
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OUT: SETA IN: OCI Northrop Grumman’s divestment of TASC proved that the days of major integrators housing Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) business units under the same roof are numbered. Look for more divestments in 2010. OUT: Karen Evans IN: Vivek Kundra Vivek Kundra had a banner first year …
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Over 2.000 attended last week's FightNight event at the Washington Hilton. FightNight was able to obtain an exception to allow cigar smoking inside the ballroom. Some of the notables that attended included: BET Founder Bob Johnson, DC Mayor Fenty, Former DC Mayor Williams, Actor Chris Tucker, Gen. Peter Pace, Rep. …
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