TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 27, 2017 ” General Atomics will supply 22 MQ-9B Guardian unmanned aircraft systems under a U.S. foreign military sales deal with India amid Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Defense News reported Friday the U.S. government was set to approve...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 27, 2017 ” BAE Systems has delivered the first of Oman’s 12-unit Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft order during a ceremony held Wednesday at the Adam Airbase in Oman, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday it rolled out the Eurofighter alongside the first of eight Hawk trainer aircra...
Caryn Nightengale, formerly director of corporate development at Boeing™s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security segment, has joined Sunnyvale, California-based unmanned maritime systems maker Liquid Robotics as chief financial officer. She will report to Gary Gysin, Liquid Robotics™ president and CEO, and oversee financial management...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 26, 2017 ” Thomson Reuters has partnered with Vigilant Solutions to integrate the latter’s database of license plate recognition records into the CLEAR investigation platform in efforts to support law enforcement operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The integrated offering works to utilize license p...
Over the past decade, the U.S. Army has spent over $20 billion each year to develop and acquire weapon systems, but it canceled many of those due to the realization that requirements would not be met — and a government watchdog report indicates this problem is likely to continue if the Army does not address its...
Defense contractors will soon be held to the same cybersecurity standards that the Defense Department has implemented in recent years, according to a top IT official at the Pentagon. œThe cyberthreat is not going away; we have to defend our networks and systems, and you™re part of that defense, acting DOD CIO John Zangardi said...
Weekly Roundup June 19 – June 23 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Although the phrase œSpace Race brings to mind the Cold War-era struggle between the United States and Soviet Union for supremacy in spaceflight capabilities, it may begin to develop ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 22, 2017 ” Tony Frazier, senior vice president of government solutions at DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), has said intelligence agencies have discovered the impact of commercial technologies such as big data analytics, machine learning and automation in geospatial intelligence operations, ExecutiveBiz reported M...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 21, 2017 ” Dell EMC will integrate its Adaptivity business intelligence platform into Science Applications International Corp.‘s (NYSE: SAIC) Cloud Migration Edge service in efforts to support the transition of clients to the cloud, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. SAIC said Thursday it will utilize&nbs...
A US Air Force F-15E fighter jet shot down an Iranian-made Shahed 129 drone belonging to pro-Syrian regime forces near At Tanf, Syria Monday, two US officials confirmed to CNN. The drone “displayed hostile intent,”was “assessed to be a threat,” and shot down, according to an official. This comes just days after a US Navy...
