The U.S. Air Force has awarded three nonprofit organizations positions on the unrestricted full and open portion of a potential $28 billion contract vehicle for research and development support services to the Pentagon’s Defense Technical Information Center. Battelle, MRIGLobal and Southwest Research Institute will vie for task orders to ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 12, 2018 ” General Atomics has flown an MQ-9B SkyGuardian variant of its Predator B remotely piloted aircraft from North Dakota in the U.S. to Gloucestershire in the U.K. ahead of the platform’s presentation at the 2018 Royal International Air Tattoo airshow over the weekend, ExecutiveBiz report...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 5, 2018 ” Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), has said the satellite communications industry has seen the “bring your own device movement become one of the top trends in the sector, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Desch, a four-time Wash100 recipient, said in an interview with CommunicAsia publi...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2018 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA), through its venture capital arm, has invested in North Fair Oaks, Calif.-based Matternet, which builds unmanned aerial vehicles for urban logistics use, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Boeing said Tuesday HorizonX Ventures led a Series A funding round that raised $16 million to su...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeJhXAigzNc The third meeting of the National Space Council, seeking a partnership to power our Gateway, and “ an educational activity that™s quite a blast ¦ a few of the stories to tell you about “ This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library:...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehdHoO6YfOQ Jon Piatt, vice president for strategy and business development at L3 Insight Technology’s L3 Warrior Sensor Systems business, discusses the company’s partnership with Air Tractor on the AT-802L Longsword aircraft, its US Army night-vision goggle contract and expansion plans within that market,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkTEVt0lTj0 Directed Energy weapons operate at the speed of light, are hard to detect, and have an almost unlimited magazine. They™ll make our military operations more effective and efficient, ultimately helping reduce costs and save lives. Former Missile Defense Agency Director and Directed Energy Lead Trey Ober...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 18, 2018 ” Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), has said the company anticipates its continued transformation into a mature company over the next 12 to 24 months as it nears the completion of its Iridium NEXT satellite communications network and builds on partnerships and business areas such as...
Matt Tait, formerly senior managing director and defense lead at Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has been appointed to succeed Dan Keefe as president of ManTech International‘s (Nasdaq: MANT) mission solutions and services group. ManTech said Wednesday Tait will join the company on June 19 and assume his new position on July 1. He will overse...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 4, 2018 ” An industry team led by General Atomics™ aeronautical systems unit has used a Pratt & Whitney-built engine technology for an unmanned aerial refueling aircraft that the former is offering to the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. General Atomics said Thursday both companies tested the inlet and e...
