CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., – The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] are ready to launch the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, MUOS-3, here on Tuesday, Jan. 20 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The launch window is between 7:43 p.m. and 8:27 p.m. EST. A live launch […]
DULLES, Va., — The U.S. Air Force has awarded one of its most important space procurements, potentially a multi-billion-dollar contract to operate, maintain, and sustain launch ranges at Florida’s Space Coast and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, to a joint venture of Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and General Dynamics. The joint venture, called Range Generation […]
“In this interconnected, digital world, there are going to be opportunities for hackers to engage in cyber assaults both in the private sector and the public sector. Now, our first order of business is making sure that we do everything to harden sites and prevent those kinds of attacks from taking place…But even as we […]
Trust between law enforcement agencies and the people they protect and serve is essential to the stability of our communities, the integrity of our criminal justice system, and the safe and effective delivery of policing services. In light of the recent events in Ferguson, Staten Island, Cleveland, and around the country, the Administration announced new […]
HERNDON, Va., – The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) became the first intelligence agency to host an operational capability within Amazon Web Services’ Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) environment after Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] deployed the interactive map for NGA’s Map of the World to the C2S environment. The Map of the World initiative acts as an […]
UXBRIDGE, England, — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is broadening its network of cyber research capability globally with the creation of a Cyber Innovation Centre (CIC) based in the South-West of England. The centre continues Raytheon’s investment and growth in the UK and will provide development and test capability against current and emerging global cybersecurity threats. […]
NOWRA, Australia, – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will train Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army helicopter pilots for the next 25 years through a $A600 million contract that broadens the company’s partnership with Australia’s armed forces. For the JP 9000 Phase 7-Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) effort, Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) teamed with Thales to develop […]
McLean, Va., – Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) today launched an electronic ticketing solution for the law enforcement community that enables officers to quickly and easily process and issue tickets to violators. SAIC’s solution, Qwik-e-Ticket, provides law enforcement agencies with a turn-key solution that allows them to process up to eight different charges in […]
SAN DIEGO, — The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a $306 million contract to continue logistics and sustainment services on the high altitude, long endurance (HALE) RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted autonomous unmanned aircraft intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system. This contract comes on the heels of Global Hawk winning […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and six Danish defense companies signed agreements today to jointly pursue a range of business opportunities in defense and aerospace-related manufacturing, maintenance, software and simulation integration, and other areas. The agreements with Danish Aerotech, Falck Schmidt Defence Systems, IFAD, Multicut, Systematic and Terma are key elements of Boeing’s industrial […]
