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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg told FOX Business in an interview aired Tuesday that he believes U.S. spending on defense will remain robust amid calls for reduced budget and concerns over increasing federal deficit. “We see the defense budget here in the U.S. being sustained,†he told Maria Bartiromo of the channel’s “Mornings with Maria.†“If you look […] More
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is now positioned at the launch pad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia for a scheduled launch Thursday, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. The launch vehicle will carry the company’s Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station for a resupply mission. Cygnus will deliver food supplies, crew provisions and multiple payloads to […] More
The Energy Department has chosen 11 industry-led projects across six states to receive $18M in federal grants to advance commercial nuclear technology platforms. DOE said Tuesday the funding awards are part of the third round of its funding opportunity announcement, titled “U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development.” The cost-shared projects have a total value […] More
The Coalition for Government Procurement has selected Science Applications International Corp. for the Excellence in Partnership Award for Veteran’s Employment. SAIC said Tuesday CGP recognized the Reston, Va.-based defense firm for its efforts to launch and operate a veteran program for its employees. The company established its Military/Veterans Business Resource Group in April 2017 in order […] More
Veteran-owned recruitment marketing firm Viqtory has included information technology and professional services provider NCI Information Systems to its list of Military Friendly Employers for 2019. NCI said Tuesday that Viqtory selected military-friendly companies by conducting assessments on new hire retention, employee turnover, promotion, and advancement of veterans and military employees. Viqtory combined its workplace evaluation with public and […] More
Boeing has received a $70.5M contract modification to support the U.S. Air Force‘s flight test, telemetry and termination program for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system. The modification revises ICBM specifications related to cable and antenna test requirements, flight termination receiver, electronic interference and parts management plan, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Work is scheduled to […] More
Savi Technology has raised $7.5M in funds to support development of its in-transit visibility and analytics technologies. Eastward Capital Partners led the financing, with Kimberly Cafferty, founder of Cafferty & Company, serving as an investment adviser, Savi said Tuesday. The technology firm also intends to use raised funds to expand market growth across both public […] More
The Labor Department has approved Lockheed Martin’s proposed framework for apprenticeship programs conducted at the Bethesda, Md.-based defense firm’s U.S. locations. The company said Tuesday that its National Standards of Apprenticeship covers workforce development initiatives such as on-the-job training and classroom instruction for advanced manufacturing capacities. Lockheed said it aims to facilitate more than 30 […] More
Sparton’s DeLeon Springs, Fla.-based design and development group has received a Capability Maturity Model Integration level 3 appraisal for its manufacturing processes. The rating indicates that the firm’s processes are “well-characterized”, understood and established, as well as described in a standard manner, Sparton said Tuesday. The CMMI level 3 designation also acknowledges that the manufacturing […] More
NASA is calling for aerospace manufacturers and researchers to submit market information on technologies and approaches that would contribute to the safe implementation of urban air mobility. The space agency is studying methods to safely integrate manned and unmanned aircraft into the urban airspace and to manage associated air traffic, NASA said Friday in a […] More
Endeavor Robotics is vying for a pair of U.S. Army programs to build robotic platforms that are intended to have plug-and-play and interoperable functions, Defense News reported Monday. The Massachusetts-based company will compete with QinetiQ North America under a a potential $429.1M engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Common Robot System-Individual. CRS-I is designed to have a sensor technology […] More
Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Defense Department, has said DoD and Lockheed Martin have accelerated efforts to finalize the 12th contract to procure at least 250 F-35 fighter aircraft, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. “We are picking up the pace with Lot 12 and we plan to do the same with Lot 13,†Lord […] More
