Arnold Punaro, CEO of consulting firm The Punaro Group and a previous Wash100 awardee, has been named chair of the National Defense Industrial Association’s board of directors.
Read More »Lockheed Demos ATHENA Counter-Drone Laser System for Air Force
Lockheed Martin has showcased a laser system designed to defeat rotary and fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems as part of a demonstration for the U.S. Air Force.
Read More »Circadence Offers AI-Based Cybersecurity Training Platform on Microsoft Azure
Circadence has integrated a cybersecurity learning and assessment platform with Microsoft‘s Azure cloud computing service. Project Ares is designed to help government, enterprise and academic customers train cyber professionals through cloud-based virtual ranges, Circadence said Thursday. The artificial intelligence-powered training system uses a range-as-a-service model designed to spin up simulated environments and support …
Read More »Matrix Games to Develop Tabletop Wargames for Warfighter Training; Tim Greef Quoted
The U.S. Army has tapped video game developer Matrix Games to provide computer wargames in support of warfighter training efforts, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. Under an other transaction authority for the Athena program, Matrix Games will coordinate with the Atlantic Council and Big Parser to develop portable wargames integrated with …
Read More »Lockheed, Army Demo Counter-UAV Laser Weapon Prototype
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army have demonstrated a prototype laser weapon system equipped with sensors, software and specialized optics built to engage adversarial unmanned aerial vehicles. The Advanced Test High Energy Asset system worked to eliminate five Outlaw unmanned aerial systems during a test that took place at White Sands …
Read More »Steve Skladanek: Lockheed Eyes 5-Year Overlap in Operations Between Atlas V, Vulcan Rockets
Lockheed Martin plans to concurrently operate its Atlas V rocket with the United Launch Alliance-built Vulcan launch vehicle for a period of five years, Space News reported Friday. “We will be flying both vehicles for some period of time until we are absolutely certain that the Vulcan system can maintain …
Read More »Keoki Jackson: Lockheed Pushes Forward With Fiber-Optic Lasers After ATHENA Demo
Lockheed Martin has completed a field test of its prototype Advanced Test High Energy Asset laser weapon system in a push to demonstrate precision functions for lasers to counter ground-based targets. The company said Tuesday ATHENA features the 30-kilowatt, fiber-optic Accelerated Laser Demonstration Initiative technology and is based on the Area Defense Anti-Munitions system. “Fiber-optic lasers …
Read More »Lockheed to Offer Refund for Space Launch Service Disruptions
Lockheed Martin‘s commercial launch services business will offer a refund or a reflight service to customers if any space launch vehicle malfunction occurs. The program is subject to certain exceptions and applies to all non-U.S. government space launch service contracts, Lockheed said Tuesday. LMCLS launched the program to eliminate the …
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