Setup of the IBCS S-280, Engagement Operations Center. These shelters offer the speed and flexibility needed to conduct critical Integrated Air and Missile Defense Operations while offering better protection to soldiers....
North Korea has deployed an army of hackers called “Hidden Cobra” against financial, aerospace, critical infrastructure and media assets within the U.S. and around the world over the past eight years, according to a technical alert issued jointly by Homeland Security and the FBI. Cyber tools deployed by North Korea include DDoS botn...
“For all the heartache caused by the loss of our troops during these wars, no enemy in the field has done more to harm to the readiness of our military than sequestration,” said Defense Secretary James Mattis, a 40 year Marine veteran commander, who argued that it will “require years of stable budgets and increased...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 30, 2017 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) anticipates the launch of the second 10-unit batch of Iridium Next satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 25 — four days ahead of the original schedule, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. SpaceX notified Iridium of the earlier range availability at Va...
The fate of the Army’s Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program remains uncertain, as members of Congress debated its battlefield communications performance. Senators were divided on “whether to accelerate or do away with the program,” reported C4ISR, as concern has spread about the slow pace of the WI...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 16, 2017 ” Wayne Lewandowski, vice president for federal at Thales e-Security, has unveiled an independent cybersecurity study that found an increase in data breaches at U.S. military and federal networks in 2016 from 22 percent to 34 percent, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Defense Systems reported Friday Le...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNOeqxZ-WxA Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis, Estonian Defense Minister Margus Tsahkna and Latvian Defense Minister Raimonds Bergmanis speak to reporters in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 10, 2017....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 11, 2017 ” L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has been named by the U.S. Air Force as a potential decision-maker in the service branch’s effort to replace its current fleet of EC-130H Compass Call electronic attack aircraft, ExecutiveGov reported Wednesday. Defense One reported Tuesday that Lt. Gen. Arnold B...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHqQ1PegfpY Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Danish Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen speak to reporters in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 9, 2017. The news conference followed a meeting of senior leaders from 15 countries that are key contributors to the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria....
Jennifer Boykin, vice president of engineering and design at Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been promoted to president of the division and executive vice president of the company, effective July 1. She will succeed Matt Mulherin, who will retire from the company by Aug. 1 ...
