The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) separate contracts worth a combined $52.8 million to develop radio frequency countermeasure platforms for integration with the U.S. Air Force™s MC-130J Commando II and AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft. BAE Systems said Monday it will develop the RFCM sy...
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) has agreed to buy German unmanned aerial vehicle developer Ascending Technologies for an undisclosed sum as the companies seek to accelerate adoption of computing tools in the drone market. Josh Walden, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s new technology group, wrote in a blog article published Monday ...
Ball Aerospace & Technologies has appointed new vice presidents to lead its engineering and mission assurance businesses. The company said Monday it appointed Mike Gazarik as VP of engineering and Jeff Osterkamp as VP of mission assurance. Gazarik, formerly technology director at Ball Aerospace, will oversee the company’s en...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 4, 2016 ” Digital Reasoning has been named one of 20 “most promising” defense technology solution providers by CIO Review magazine in 2015, GovCon Executive reported Dec. 8. The company said Dec. 8 the recognition centers on its Synthesys cognitive computing analytics platform offering. Kell...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 4, 2016 ” Serco Inc. will provide hazardous material support to the U.S. Navy‘s southwest regional hazardous material centers under a potential $47.7 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Tuesday Serco Inc. will work at six naval facilities in California through December ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 4, 2016 ” The segmented primary mirror of NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope is halfway to completion after Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) finished the installation of its ninth flight mirror, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. NASA said Tuesday the mirrors used are built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies, which ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 4, 2016 ” PwC and NIIT University collaborated to offer a master’s degree program on cybersecurity that seeks to aid the demand for cybersecurity professionals in the coming years in India, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Economic Times reported Monday these soon-to-be professionals will work to secure cybe...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 4, 2016 — RSA‘s transformation initiative in 2015 works to augment the sales and customer service of its business, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Amit Yoran, president of the EMC (NYSE: EMC) subsidiary, said in a CRN interview published Tuesday these efforts are based on a study of customer issues in the ...
Leigh Palmer and Christian Marrone have joined CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) as intelligence group vice president and government relations chief, respectively. Palmer most recently served as VP of national information technology mission solutions within BAE Systems‘ intelligence and security business, CSRA said Monday. “Her experience managing ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured two separate contract modifications from the U.S. Air Force to build C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The Defense Department said Wednesday Lockheed will produce 32 C-130J military transport planes in various configurations under a potential five-year, $1.1 billion contract. The definitization co...
