TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 22, 2018 ” Rob Zitz, senior vice president and chief strategy officer for government systems at SSL, has said small satellites will be a key element of defense and intelligence agencies’ strategy in the next few years as they seek to build on the capabilities of large government spacecraft, ExecutiveBiz reported...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 15, 2018 ” Radiant Solutions, a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), has entered into a partnership with Secure Planet and Rank One Computing to offer a multimodal biometric platform that combines facial, fingerprint and palm print identification, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 1. The joint effort ...
Six companies have won contracts worth approximately $44 million combined from NASA to develop 10 technology platforms for space exploration. NASA said Thursday it selected the proposals through its Tipping Point solicitation that seeks to address the space technology mission directorate™s three technology focus areas through public-privat...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 25, 2018 ” An SSL-built communications satellite has begun post-launch operations following its deployment Sunday as part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) company said Monday the Telstar 19 VANTAGE satel...
Mike Edwards, formerly corporate director of space, intelligence and cyber at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has joined Maxar Technologies‘ (NYSE: MAXR) DigitalGlobe business as vice president and senior adviser for defense programs. DigitalGlobe said Thursday Edwards will report to President Dan Jablonsky andlead...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 3, 2018 ” Radiant Solutions, a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), will work with partners to provide content data management support for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency™s Janus Geography program through its position on a potential 10-year, $920 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 7, 2018 ” Radiant Solutions President Tony Frazier has said the Herndon, Va.-based technology company is exploring the application of geospatial data in supporting public sector training activities that utilize artificial intelligence technology, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Frazier asserted in an interview with SpaceN...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 31, 2018 ” General Atomics™ aeronautical systems unit has created an industry team aimed at addressing Canada™s requirements for multimission remotely piloted aircraft systems, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it partnered with CAE, L3 Technologies™ (NYSE: LLL) Wescam subsidiar...
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has tapped 10 companies for content management of community-sourced data on topographic and human geography under a potential 10-year contract worth $920 million. Work for NGA’s Janus Geography initiative will take place at the contractors’ facilities, the agency said in a notice posted Th...
Adam Marks, formerly vice president of strategy and corporate development at Thales Group, has joined Maxar Technologies™ (NYSE: MAXR) SSL subsidiary, as chief strategy officer. Marks will oversee the development of new partnerships and markets and seek new business opportunities for space systems and communications platforms in support of gove...
