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All posts by: Lawrence Carter

DIU to Test New Nuclear Propulsion and Power Delivery for Spacecraft

The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded two prototype other transaction authority contracts to test new approaches for testing nuclear propulsion and power delivery for spacecraft. The contracts were awarded to Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. and Avalanche Energy. The companies will test solutions that will give small spacecraft the ability to maneuver in cislunar space and […]

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

Liteye Systems to Provide C-UAS, Base Defense Solutions Under DOD Contract

The Department of Defense has awarded Liteye Systems a $12.1 million contract to provide integrated multi-domain, multi-mission airbase surface and ground defense systems and counter-unmanned aerial systems solutions. Under the contract, the company will develop and integrate its suite of C-UAS and ground surveillance products that are designed to spot and stop drone threats. The […]

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

US Air Force, Lockheed Martin Demonstrate Hypersonic Missile

The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin have successfully conducted a hypersonic-boosted test flight of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon. The AGM-183A ARRW was deployed from a B-52H Stratofortress bomber. The flight demonstrated the platform’s ability to reach and withstand operational hypersonic speeds and validated safe separation from the aircraft. AGM-183-A ARRW was also […]

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

Vernon Saunders, National Intelligence SVP at SAIC

Vernon Saunders is the senior vice president of national intelligence at Science Applications International Corp. and is a two-time Wash100 winner. He has over 26 years of experience in creating strategies, leading teams and executing technology initiatives that help clients achieve sustainable gains. Saunders manages SAIC’s work with the Intelligence Community. He reports to Michael […]

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

Raytheon, Kord Demonstrate DE M-SHORAD’s Ability to Shoot Down Aerial Threats

Raytheon Intelligence & Space has partnered with KBR subsidiary Kord Technologies to test the U.S. Army’s Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense system. During a series of continuous live-fire exercises, DE M-SHORAD was able to acquire, track, target and shoot down multiple 60-millimeter mortars. The defense system was also able to shoot down several small, […]

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

Alphonse Whitmore, President of the Intelligence & Security Sector at BAE Systems

Alphonse Whitmore is the president of the Intelligence & Security sector of BAE Systems. He has been with the company since October 2017. Whitmore, who has won the Wash100 award multiple times, leads around 7,000 employees who provide systems engineering, integration and service sustainment services to the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community and federal […]

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

Terran Orbital Delivers First Tranche 0 Satellite Bus to Lockheed Martin

Satellite solutions provider Terran Orbital has delivered the first of 10 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin in support of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer. The satellite bus is the main part that holds the spacecraft’s scientific equipment and necessary components. Erik Daehler, the lead official of Lockheed’s Space Protected Communications Mission Area […]

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

DARPA Forward Conference Series to Cover National Security, Technology Innovation

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched DARPA Forward, a conference series that seeks to shed light on national security innovation. Scientists, innovators and senior defense leaders will discuss evolving challenges faced by warfighters, and new capabilities in the field of national security. Attendees will also be able to look into different topics across […]

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

Navy Officials Say Work Being Done to Improve Cybersecurity, Cyber Workforce

Adm. Michael Gilday, the chief of naval operations at the U.S. Navy and a two-time Wash100 winner, said the military branch has struggled to meet cyber personnel readiness goals but is doing its part to secure training gaps. Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, Gilday shared that the lapses are in cyber recruitment, training, […]

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

RAND Corp. to Continue Operating HSOAC Through $495M DHS Contract

RAND Corp. has secured a five-year, $495 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate for the continued operation of the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center. HSOAC is a federally funded research and development center that provides analysis in the fields of acquisition studies; innovation and technology acceleration; homeland security […]

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

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