ExecutiveBiz News on Video 10/13/2021

A team composed of Omni Federal and Ellumen has won a contract from the Defense Health Agency to develop technical infrastructure for the the U.S. military’s operational medicine data service modernization initiative. Both companies aim to provide an OMDS application program interface gateway and a low-side repository to the Department of Defense’s Joint Operational Medicine […]

The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded a total of $14 million to seven companies to develop small unmanned aircraft systems for military use. DIU issued the Defense Production Act Title III Program awards as part of the Blue sUAS initiative to expand the availability of commercial technologies in national defense missions. The awardees include Kutta […]

A spacecraft built by General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has completed a NASA-sponsored in-orbit demonstration of miniature atomic clock technology. The company said Tuesday its Orbital Test Bed satellite hosted the Deep Space Atomic Clock to test the payload’s ability to consistently track time for long-duration space exploration. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory produced DSAC and […]

Mike Baker, chief information security officer at General Dynamics’ information technology business, said the release of the cybersecurity executive order seeks to show that implementing cyber hygiene practices is a top priority for the U.S. government. “One of the unifying themes across the order is the standardization of cyber practices across agencies – this includes […]

Lone Star Analysis has secured a five-year, $22 million contract to help the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division assess the U.S. Navy’s aviation processes and staffing support using analytics technology. The company said Tuesday it will use its operational management platform OptUp to continue providing aircraft assessment services to the military branch. OptUp is […]

Shift5, an Arlington, Virginia-based cybersecurity company, has secured $20 million in a round of Series A financing led by 645 Ventures and plans to use the investment to deliver operational intelligence and cyber platforms to operators of military vehicles and commercial transportation systems. “Defending the cyber-physical attack surface of planes, trains, and tanks is a […]

Northrop Grumman has increased its footprint in Huntsville, Alabama, with the opening of an office that will primarily help the U.S. Air Force develop a new intercontinental ballistic missile system. Personnel at the new facility located in Cummings Research Park will support Ground Based Strategic Deterrent system development program, the company said Tuesday. USAF awarded […]

BAE Systems has introduced a 1.6 megapixel sensor with night vision technology designed to capture digital imagery for military surveillance and targeting in ultra-low-light environments. The “Hawkeye” HWK1411 device uses a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor for image generation, including under a sky of overcast starlight, and is built to work with soldier equipment or unmanned platforms, […]

Raytheon Technologies demonstrated the use of its drone and radar technology in counter-unmanned aircraft system operations during a U.S. Army test series at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Multiple variants of the Coyote interceptor and the KuRFS targeting radar worked together with the military branch’s air defense command and control system to defeat swarms of […]