Press Releases
11 April 2023
York Space Systems a Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, today announced successful first contact with all eight York satellites delivered to orbit as part of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 0 of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. The York satellites launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday, April 2 and York confirmed successful first contact with all spacecraft on
Read more...Viasat Inc. a global communications company, today announced that it debuted its new Mercury Free Space Optical Communications terminal during the U.S. Special Operations Command Technical Experimentation event on March 21, 2023 in Avon Park, Florida. SOCOM conducts TE events across the United States with participation from government, academia, and private industry organizations, providing a unique opportunity for technology developers to interact with the Special Operations Forc
Read more...10 April 2023
Infinite Technologies, Inc. today announced the release of a new Squadron Log capability within its Flying Hour Program Management (FHPM) product that improves audit-readiness, enhances tracking and saves both government agencies and taxpayers time and money. ITI Senior Program Manager Erwin Torres said the Flying Hours Program (FHP) suite forecasts annual hour allotment while the new squadron log functionality provides enhanced daily Flying Hour activity visibility. The i
Read more...5 April 2023
Granite has been awarded an approximately $126 million contract by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific for the construction of buildings and infrastructure which will support the relocation of U.S. Marines to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, Guam, USA. The project will be funded by NAVFAC Pacific and be included in Granite’s 2023 first-quarter CAP. Granite's work involves constructing three buildings, totaling more than 110,000 square feet, and
Read more...4 April 2023
BAE Systems has received $491 million in contracts from Lockheed Martin to produce state-of-the-art Block 4 electronic warfare (EW) systems for future Lot 17 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, adding to the 1,200 F-35 EW systems it has delivered to date. The powerful Block 4 systems will accelerate the delivery of advanced EW capabilities to warfighters by combining adaptable hardware and incremental software updates. “The Block 4 EW system will offer greater situational awarenes
Read more...Insitu, A Boeing Company, today announced its Integrator Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) at Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exhibition in National Harbor, Maryland. Integrator VTOL launches vertically on ships or land without sacrificing payload capacity or endurance. The system retains the performance of fixed-wing aircraft, providing the same long range wide-area surveillance capability for extended periods. Integrator VTOL is uniquely
Read more...BAE Systems, a leading aerospace and defense company, and Heart Aerospace, a Swedish electric airplane maker, announced a collaboration to define the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric airplane. The battery will be the first-of-its-kind to be integrated into an electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) regional aircraft, allowing it to efficiently operate with zero emissions and low noise. “Our industry-leading solution builds on decades
Read more...BAE Systems is expanding the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle and Amphibious Combat Vehicle production lines at its York, Pennsylvania manufacturing site. The expansion is part of a broader investment in BAE Systems’ combat vehicle facilities that ensures its manufacturing sites have the capacity necessary to deliver capability to the U.S. Government with increased efficiency and innovation. BAE Systems’ York site will become the Production Center of Excellence for both the
Read more...The μMAGBES-MIL can be built extremely compact, therefore as most compact switch solution, e.g. MPL can offer a 10-port switch in an IP67 housing with two 38999 connectors in the size of 130 x 130 x 55 mm. Hence it is the perfect SWaP-C switch solution and can be integrated in smallest space. Other housings and configurations are available, as shown below. The μMAGBES-MIL comes with lockable headers to interface to 38999 connectors, suitable with any defense specification. If
Read more...30 March 2023
In partnership with the U.S. Army, BAE Systems successfully fired a Sub-Caliber Artillery Long-Range Projectile with Enhanced Lethality, the company’s concept for the U.S. Army’s XM1155 sub-caliber program, from a 155 mm XM907E2 58 caliber cannon and impacted a fixed target beyond ranges previously demonstrated by other precision guided projectiles fired from the same type of cannon. The test at White Sands Missile Range, used a U.S. Army-designed sabot package and confirmed the p
Read more...Quzara LLC, an AWS Security partner and FedRAMP® compliance leader, has helped Cyware, a leader in threat intelligence management and security collaboration, attain a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Ready status for its Cyber Fusion Center platform in under three months. This is a major accomplishment for Cyware and a testament to Quzara's expertise in helping companies achieve FedRAMP compliance. FedRAMP is a government-wide program that
Read more...29 March 2023
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. and Skyworks Aeronautics announced today a Memorandum of Understanding for the companies to pursue support for Skyworks defence and commercial platforms in the U.K and European marketplace. Spirit’s Northern Ireland and Scotland operations will work collaboratively on detailed design activity to support Skyworks VertiJet - a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), high-speed and long-range gyrodyne. This platform is capable of flying at projected speeds
Read more...Fairbanks Morse Defense Launches Accelerator Program to Support Emerging Maritime Defense Technology
29 March 2023
Fairbanks Morse Defense a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has launched the FM Defense Accelerator program to identify and nurture emerging technologies with mission-critical applications for the future of maritime defense. The defense contractor is now accepting applications for participants. “As a principal supplier of best-in-class maritime defense technology, we are well positioned to recognize and foster pioneering solutions that have the potential to s
Read more...Concurrent Technologies, (AIM: CNC) a world leading specialist in the design and manufacture of high-end embedded computer solutions for critical applications, is excited to announce the launch of Hermes, a high-performance Plug In Card based on an Intel® processor. The Company will market Hermes as a Plug In Card to system integrators and use it as the basis for its own system level products that require a high performance processor. Typical applications include situation
Read more...28 March 2023
Concurrent Technologies, (AIM: CNC) a world-leading specialist in the design and manufacture of high-end embedded computer solutions for critical applications, has entered into a reseller agreement with Alpha Data Parallel Systems Ltd (“Alpha Data”) to include its range of reconfigurable processors within the Company’s system products. This agreement marks an important milestone in achieving Concurrent Technologies’ stated ambition to become synonymous with m
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