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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch on Inmarsat’s Global Xpress 5 Satellite
Inmarsat is seeking to meet increased U.S. military and commercial demand for more bandwidth in the Middle East and Europe with its Global Xpress 5 communications satellite, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. “GX5, adding to that mix, looks at an area where we've got increased and significant demand. It is a very, very dense environment for commercial as well as military," said Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government.
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in Executive Moves, News
Georgette Kiser, Barb Loughran Elected to Jacobs Board of Directors; Steve Demetriou Quoted
Jacobs announced on Thursday that Georgette Kiser and Barbara Loughran have been elected to the company's Board of Directors. Loughran will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board and Kiser has been appointed to the Human Resource & Compensation Committee.
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in NewsSymantec: “˜Buckeye' Group Linked to China Used NSA Hacking Tools to Launch Attacks in Europe, Asia
Symantec has found that a group of cyber hackers called Buckeye gained access to hacking tools used by the Equation group or the National Security Agency and adopted such tools to target private companies and U.S. allies in Asia and Europe in 2016, The New York Times reported Monday.
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Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Army, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Modernizing Tech and Prioritizing Specific Projects for the U.S. Army
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Mark Esper, secretary for the U.S. Army, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of the Wash100 “” Executive Mosaic's annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena “” for his efforts to modernize the Army's technology and his ability to prioritize specific projects that maintain high standards. This latest honor marks his second Wash100 win.
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in Industry News, News
General Dynamics Receives USAF Air Traffic Control Radio Order
General Dynamics has received a five-year, $23M contract to replace current air traffic control radio systems at U.S. Air Force bases in Europe. The company said Tuesday it will deliver at least 140 CM-300/350 V2 software-defined radios to USAF's facilities across the continent. CM-300/350 is built upon the Federal Aviation Administration's NEXCOM Segment II design that includes a internet protocol-based networking […] More
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in Industry News, NewsRaytheon's Thomas Kennedy: Allies' Procurement of US Defense Equipment to Continue Amid Tariffs
Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy told CNBC in an interview posted Wednesday he believes that despite trade disputes, foreign countries will continue to procure defense platforms from the U.S. in order to safeguard their citizens' freedom and protect their sovereignty. He noted about European countries' efforts to increase their defense spending driven by concerns over Russia […] More
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in Industry News, News
Howard Berry: Boeing Eyes New Partnerships, Acquisitions to Meet Growth Target
Howard Berry, director of global sales and marketing for international government services at Boeing's global services business, has said the company plans to buy businesses and establish new partnerships in a move to support defense platforms in Europe and Russia and meet its growth target, Defense News reported Friday. “Today we are about a $16 […] More
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Kratos Gets State Dept OK to Market Tactical UAS in Europe, Asia Pacific; Steve Fendley Comments
The State Department has authorized Kratos Defense and Security Solutions to market a tactical unmanned aerial system in select countries within Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Mako is designed to operate independently or in conjunction with other UAS platforms to support manned aircraft in a contested airspace environment, Kratos said Tuesday. The UAS has a capacity to carry […] More
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in Industry News, News
Lockheed Assembles First Comms Satellite for Saudi Arabia-Based Operator
Lockheed Martin has finished assembly and integration work on the first of two communications satellites the U.S. aerospace contractor is building for Arabsat and King Abdulaziz City’s Science and Technology organization in Saudi Arabia. Lockheed said Thursday it shipped the Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 satellite to a company facility in Sunnyvale, California to undergo environmental tests that would simulate various launch and space […] More
