NASA offers up to $200 million to help push new technologies to market
Companies with technologies that may advance exploration but need a little extra push to finalize development have two new opportunities to partner with NASA to make it over the finish line. Through...
View ArticleBlack History Month |“Lost boy” dedicates his life to finding others
Like many who live in winter climates, Master Sgt. Deng Pour had to shovel his car out of the snow the other day. Some people might complain about that arduous task, but not Pour. A bit of snow was not...
View ArticleHeadlines — February 16
News Russia says some forces pulling back amid Ukraine crisis Russia said Feb. 15 that some units participating in military exercises would begin returning to their bases, adding to glimmers of hope...
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Black History Month | Collins Aerospace recognizes three African American pilots
For more than a century, trailblazing pilots like Eugene Bullard, Emory Malick and Bessie Coleman have contributed to the advancement of the aviation industry, diversifying the skies as some of the...
View ArticleSpace Force awards Northrop Grumman contract for deep space advanced radar...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $341 million contract to develop, test and deliver a Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability in support of its Space Domain Awareness mission. “The DARC...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman to developing digital twin of company’s DMS testbed
Northrop Grumman is developing a digital replica of its flying CRJ testbed airframe and subsystems to take full advantage of digital engineering capabilities in the development of new product lines of...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Four people who profoundly contributed to civil rights...
As we commemorate Black History Month this year it is vitally important to remember and honor all the people who made profound contributions to this continuing fight. We are aware of Dr. Martin Luther...
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NATO Response Force activated: U.S. Military ready to provide forces
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced Feb. 25 the activation of the alliance’s defense plans, which means also that it can deploy the NATO...
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Russia reportedly puts Strategic Forces on high alert as fighting in Ukraine...
U.S. officials are in no doubt that reports Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert are true, a senior defense official said at a press briefing...
View ArticleAFRL awards contract for drone killer, Mjˆlnir; brings new “hammer” to the fight
The Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., has awarded a contract for Mjˆlnir, a next-generation counter electronics weapon system, to defend against adversarial drone...
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F-35C brings advanced strike capabilities to jungle warfare exercise
As 3rd Marine Division commences Jungle Warfare Exercise 22, a large-scale, joint force exercise, Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron 314 is integrating the capabilities of the F-35C Lightning II....
View ArticleNASA chooses futuristic space tech concepts for early study
An astronaut steps into a body scanner and, hours later, walks on Mars in a custom-made spacesuit, breathing oxygen that was extracted from Mars’ carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. On Venus, an...
View ArticleHeadlines — February 28
News Putin puts Russian nuclear forces on alert as Ukrainian civilian deaths mount Though Ukraine has agreed to diplomatic talks and soldiers fought off invaders in its biggest cities, fears of a...
View ArticleGeneral Atomics pairs Avenger with virtual UAS to demonstrate autonomous...
As part of the company’s commitment to develop advanced unmanned autonomy, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. used a company-owned Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System and five hardware-in-the-loop...
View ArticleLockheed Martin to deliver 42 small satellites for Space Development Agency
The Space Development Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a prototype agreement with a potential value of approximately $700 million to design and build 42 small satellites. These satellites are part of...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman to develop prototype constellation supporting network
Northrop Grumman received an award with a potential value of $692 million from the Space Development Agency to produce and field an innovative, proliferated constellation of 42 low-Earth orbit (pLEO)...
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Webb mirror alignment successfully continues
The Webb Space Telescope continues on its path to becoming a focused observatory. The team has successfully worked through the second and third out of seven total phases of mirror alignment. With the...
View ArticleMission payload providers for missile warning satellite system selected by...
Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon Technologies Corporation to provide a second mission payload for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Block 0 missile...
View ArticleHeadlines — March 2
News Biden promises more aid for Ukraine, more punishment for Russia in State of the Union address During the State of the Union address, President Joe Biden again promised that U.S. troops will not be...
View ArticleUkrainian resistance, logistics nightmares plague Russian invaders
Russian troops invading Ukraine have made some progress in the southern part of the country but are facing a logistics breakdown with vehicles running out of fuel and troops running out of food, a...
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