General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business began testing an extended-range unmanned aircraft system for use in multi-domain operations in November. Read more
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 22, 2020 — A Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) experimental technology launched recently on board a Tyvak nanosatellite seeks to demonstrate mesh communications and space-to-ground sensing, ExecutiveGov reported Thursd... Read more
Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s space business and a four-time Wash100 award recipient, told Yahoo Finance in a video posted Tuesday about the manned mission to the moon by 2024. Read more
Greg Davis, a technology industry veteran, has joined consulting firm Emagine IT to serve as senior vice president for growth, G2Xchange Health reported Tuesday. Read more
Textron’s Bell subsidiary and Boeing conducted the maiden flight of the CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas. Read more
Saab has begun assembly production efforts for the aft fuselage component of a trainer aircraft system to be used by the U.S. Air Force. Read more
Perspecta has been awarded a potential $810M task order by the General Services Administration Alliant 2 contract vehicle to support the U.S. Department of State Consular Affairs Enterprise Infrastructure Operations program, the company announce... Read more
Mercury Systems has introduced a multicore processing module built to provide onboard processing power that will support integrated avionics capabilities on rotary-wing aircraft systems. Read more
Denise Millard, a former executive at L3 Technologies, has joined Cyient to lead the company’s aerospace and defense sales as vice president. Read more
Suzanne Pasternak, a former executive at NewWave Telecom and Technologies, has joined RELI Group to serve as director of strategic growth, FedHealthIT reported Friday. Read more
Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services and a 2019 Wash100 winner, said that companies’ executive leadership must incorporate a culture of security as international tensions bring risks to U.S. cybersecurity, Dark Reading reported Th... Read more
An unmanned aerial system built by Dynetics flew for the first time in November at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program. Read more
SpinLaunch, a manufacturer of spaceflight technology, has secured $35M in additional funding to support expansion efforts as well as the development of a kinetic launch system for small satellites. Read more
Honeywell has secured a contract to help Lockheed Martin produce a fleet of Orion spacecraft for NASA’s space exploration missions. Read more
Carahsoft to Distribute Secureworks Security Products to Commercial Sector
Carahsoft Technology has agreed to serve as a commercial sector distributor of Secureworks’ endpoint and network security products. Read more