TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 6, 2018 ” Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has tested the SR 118 rocket motor technology in preparation for the Ascent Abort 2 Flight Test, which seeks to assess a system designed to keep astronauts safe if a problem occurs during spacecraft ascent, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Orion prime contractor ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 6, 2018 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) has worked with the U.S. Air Force to complete fuel on-load tests on its KC-46 aerial tanker aircraft as part of the certification process with the Federal Aviation Administration, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the Supplemental Type Certificate process includ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 5, 2018 ” The U.S. Air Force has awarded a Cubic (NYSE: CUB) business unit a spot on a potential 10-year, $496 million contract to study and develop communication technologies, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said March 29 Cubic Mission Solutions will deliver research, development, test and evaluation ser...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 5, 2018 ” The Energy Department intends to award a one-year contract extension to a joint venture of AECOM (NYSE: ACM) and SNC-Lavalin‘s Atkins business unit for the treatment and disposal of nuclear waste at the department’s Hanford site, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Tri-City Herald report...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 5, 2018 ” Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has secured a contract to provide architectural and engineering consulting services to U.S. Africa Command in support of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Europe District infrastructure projects across Africa, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesda...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 5, 2018 ” Iridium Communications‘ (Nasdaq: IRDM) recently launched batch of Iridium NEXT satellites is now in the pre-operational testing and validation phase with all systems said to be functioning nominally, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the 10 satellites launched Friday aboard a Falc...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 5, 2018 ” A joint venture of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and KBR business units will help establish and oversee a naval shipbuilding college in Australia in support of government efforts to bolster the country’s shipbuilding sector, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. HII said Tuesday the Naval ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 4, 2018 ” The Australian government™s signals directorate has added Microsoft™s (Nasdaq: MSFT) Azure and Office 365 offerings to the Certified Cloud Services List, allowing the technology provider to host data at the protected level, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Microsoft said Tuesday the Protected Level cer...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 4, 2018 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) has signed a memorandum of agreement with state-owned company Saudi Arabian Military Industries to create a new joint venture that aims to localize at least 55 percent of maintenance, repair and overhaul work for Saudi Arabia™s fixed- and rotary-wing military aircraft fleet, ExecutiveBiz...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 4, 2018 ” SOS International is set to sign a partnership agreement with the U.S. Army to provide job opportunities to soldiers under the service branch™s Partnership for Youth Success program, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. SOSi said Monday the PaYS program, which has more than 600 partners across industry, aca...
