The U.S. military successfully launched its first-ever missile defense test involving a simulated attack by an intercontinental ballistic (ICBM) missile. During the test, a Boeing-developed interceptor, carrying the Raytheon-built EKV, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, following the launch of an ICBM from Kwajalein Atoll, stated an Aeroje...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7jtOdjTjGM On May 23rd, Wynne told Congress that for UAS to continue to be integrated into the airspace ” and become a normal part of society ” it will take a team effort between the FAA, the government, and industry to make sure that these systems operate in a safe and effective manner. œThe UAS...
President Moon Jae-in of South Korea has ordered a probe after he says four additional U.S. THAAD anti-missile system launchers were brought into the country and the Defense Ministry failed to inform him. Four additional launchers were installed without informing the new government or the public, presidential spokesman Yoon Young-chan told...
Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) has secured a $212 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to support communications equipment and information systems of the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command and its subordinate units in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The Defense Department said Friday the company will perform work in Afghanistan...
The Week’s Top GovCon News Stories View this email in your browser Weekly Roundup May 22 – May 26 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This past Tuesday, President Donald Trump released his first budget proposal for fiscal 2018 and the blueprint su...
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...
The U.S. military has improved its counter-fight against ISIS’s cyber operations in the last six months, the commanding general of Army Cyber Command Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone said this week. œI think what we are learning is in terms of being able to counter a message, being able to attack a brand ” in this case the...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured an $89 million contract from the U.S. Navy to help the service branch incorporate a Block II infrared search and track system into the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft. The Defense Department said Thursday that Boeing will provide initial design and development, prototyping hardware procureme...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEZDWoJdC7w DARPA has selected The Boeing Company to complete advanced design work for the Agency™s Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, which aims to build and fly the first of an entirely new class of hypersonic aircraft that would bolster national security by providing short-notice, low-cost access to space...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2017 ” AECOM (NYSE: ACM) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have partnered to develop a scorecard for the United Nations that works to guide local governments in efforts to drive resilience and preparedness against natural disasters, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. IBM said Tuesday the team built the Disaster Resilience Scorec...
