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Boeing’s [BA] Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) development program has completed the functional qualification testing phase for the protected wideband satellite communications system, according to a company statement.  […]

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] prototype for the Air Force’s next generation of GPS proved that it will be able to communicate with the existing GPS satellite constellation, the company said on […]

A troubled Air Force business information technology (IT) system critical for getting the service on the path to auditability is now “doing pretty well,” the Air Force’s top civilian said […]

A McAfee [MFE] report released on Nov. 20 charts a steady increase in malware attacking Google’s [GOOG] Android operating system. After an unusual spike in 2012, new Android malware is again on the rise. Between the second and third […]

Building trust with the private sector and improving information sharing are top priorities for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new chief cybersecurity official.  DHS Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity, […]

Aurora Capital Group last week said it has completed its acquisition of engineering services and laboratory test provider National Technical Systems (NTS). Aurora, a private equity firm that invests in […]

The Department of Energy performs about $2 billion in work annually for federal agencies and other customers–about $1.5 billion of that for the Defense Department–but lacks centralized records to ensure […]

MBDA on Nov. 19 said it completed the integration and factory acceptance test of the first Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicle (MPCV) vehicles designed to operate the Mistral surface to air missile.  Built […]

A $56.4 million U.K. contract with MBDA in Britain will guarantee the supply of the Brimstone missile stockpile for the next five years, the Ministry of Defense said. The air-to-ground missiles provide […]

The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said they completed a successful intercept test on Nov. 20 of the David’s Sling Weapon System. The […]