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NASA has selected the following companies for a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to fabricate ground support equipment at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida: Engraver Metal Fabricators Inc., Merritt Island, Florida J.P. Donovan Construction Inc., Rockledge, Florida Precision Fabricating and Cleaning Co. Inc., Cocoa, Florida The work will support Artemis, including missions to land the first

Pratt & Whitney Canada and Leonardo today announced the successful completion of the first flight for an AW139 helicopter powered by the PT6C-67C engine using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The 75-minute flight and ground tests that took place on November 21 at Leonardo’s facility in Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy, evaluated engine performance at multiple power variations and demonstrated no significant differences in the response to the new fuel compared with the use of Je

Mu-Del Electronics, a leading provider of cutting-edge RF systems and components, was awarded a multi-million-dollar contract for signal processing components on one of the Navy's critical surveillance platforms. In conjunction with the prime contractor, the award is a significant milestone for Mu-Del after four years of development and testing. "We are proud to partner with the Navy and the prime contractor in providing multi-functional sophisticated subsystems to meet the

Building on the success of the initial collaboration between Aquila and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Aquila is excited to announce the renewal of their partnership for an additional five years, further committing to the health and fitness of NASA employees. This renewal, effective December 2023, marks a continued effort to foster a culture of wellness within NASA. The initial collaboration, launched in 2018, allowed Aquila to design and implement a compr

Quasar Satellite Technologies today launched Quasar Sense, a world first in space domain awareness capabilities (SDA), to the American defense, intelligence, and national security sectors. Quasar Sense deploys more than 30 steerable beams from a secure digitally defined phased array antenna enabling ground stations to simultaneously track and characterize over 30 satellites 'of interest' in real-time. This capability proactively delivers a continuous 360-degree perspective of radio fr

SEKO Logistics the leader in end-to-end global logistics, today announced it has teamed up with global innovator CakeBoxx Technologies (CakeBoxx). Leveraging CakeBoxx’s expertise in sustainable, specialized transport and storage solutions for high-value, high-consequence cargo, SEKO will continue to elevate its Government, Space & Defense vertical to move the most sensitive shipments to the world’s most complex areas. This partnership is a true testament to how SEKO

Sierra Space, a leading pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced today that it secured a significant contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Under this contract, Sierra Space will embark on a groundbreaking research and development initiative, the 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study. Sierra Space will focus on integrating oxygen extraction, electrical storage an

Four astronauts, including the current record-holder for the longest single stay in space aboard the International Space Station, will make their first public appearance in Houston since returning to Earth. The crew will be available for interviews at 5 p.m. CST Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Space Center Houston. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and Frank Rubio, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, will be at NASA Johnson Space Center's

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, and other United States government leaders unveiled the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center Monday during the 28th annual United Nations Climate Conference (COP28). "NASA data is essential to making the changes needed on the ground to protect our climate. The U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center is another way the Biden-Harris Administration is working to make critical data available to more pe

Stratolaunch, LLC announces the completion of a captive carry flight with the first powered Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, TA-1. The flight was the twelfth for the company's launch platform Roc and the first in which the aircraft carried a Talon vehicle with live propellant as part of a buildup approach for Talon-A's first powered flight. The flight lasted a total of three hours and 22 minutes and represented a significant step forward in the company's near-term goal of com

Globalsat Group a global provider of mission-critical satellite and wireless connectivity solutions is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide access to a unique next-generation data network for customers in the energy, government, NGO, agriculture, utilities and transportation sectors throughout the Americas and beyond. Globalsat is an industry leader in mobile and other satellite services providing specialized voice, data, M2M/IoT, software, and hardware throughout the Am

Clear Ridge Defense CRD recently announced their award of a prime contract to support U.S. Cyber Command's Exercise and Training Directorate J7, Cyber Adversary Tactics Office CATO. The contract’s total value if all options are awarded could total approximately $25 million. CATO is regarded as a highly technical, outstandingly capable team that conducts cyber threat emulation to ensure CYBERCOM’s Cyber Mission Forces CMF are well-trained to counter advanced and persi

Exostar, the leader in trusted, secure business collaboration for highly regulated industries including aerospace and defense, today announced it has received a two year contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to support conducting business with its community of thousands of suppliers.  The new deal, which takes effect on January 1, 2024, comes at the conclusion of a competitive bidding process, and extends a productive relationship that spans more than two decades for a minimum o

Proteus Capital Solutions, a private equity firm focused on the lower middle-market of the aerospace, defense, and government services ("ADG") sector, announced the sale of KeyLogic Technologies to System One, a portfolio company of Oaktree. Acquired by Proteus, through an affiliated entity, in 2018 in partnership with CEO Jeannette Lee, KeyLogic is an established provider of analytic and digital technology solutions to leading data-centric customers across the Federal market, suppo

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, achieved the Missile Track Custody (MTC) space vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) less than a year after authorization to proceed. "The missile warning and defense architecture must be rapidly fielded, resilient in a wartime environment and ready to defend the Nation and our Allies," said Col. Heather Bogstie, senior materiel leader for the SSC Space Sensing Resilient Missile Warning, Missile Tracking, Missile Defense (MW/MT/MD