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Executive Watch 2008 P1
Lockheed Martin SBIRS team delivers major subsystems for second GEO satellite
SUNNYVALE, Calif, 23 Dec. 2008. The Lockheed Martin- led team developing the U.S. Air Force's Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has achieved major milestones on the second geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft with the completion and delivery of the remaining major spacecraft bus subsystems.
Sierra Nevada Corp. acquires SpaceDev Inc.
SPARKS, Nev., 21 Dec. 2008. Sierra Nevada Corp. has completed the acquisition of SpaceDev Inc. SpaceDev has 170+ employees in three locations: Poway, California; Louisville, Colorado; and Durham, North Carolina.
Boeing acquires Digital Receiver Technology
ST. LOUIS, 20 Dec. 2008. The Boeing Company has completed its acquisition of Digital Receiver Technology Inc. (DRT), a Germantown, Md.-based company that develops wireless surveillance products for government customers.
OEwaves to build microwave photonics components for Army missile research program
PASADENA, Calif., 18 Dec. 2008. Systems integrators at Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors in Syracuse, N.Y., are choosing OEwaves Inc. in Pasadena, Calif., to develop tiny microwave photonics components as part of a U.S. Army missile research program.
Northrop Grumman reveals first Navy unmanned combat aircraft
PALMDALE, Calif., 17 Dec. 2008. Northrop Grumman unveiled the first of the U.S. Navy's new unmanned combat aircraft yesterday at a ceremony attended by Navy officials, state and local government representatives, suppliers and Northrop Grumman employees. The new aircraft, designated the X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS), is the first of two aircraft Northrop Grumman will produce for the Navy to demonstrate unmanned combat aircraft operations from the deck of an aircraft carrier.
Orbital Sciences chooses EaglePicher to supply lithium-ion batteries for French satellite
JOPLIN, Mo., 16 Dec. 2008. Satellite designers at Orbital Sciences Corp. in Dulles, Va., needed lithium-ion batteries for the AMC-21 satellite program developed with Thales Alenia Space of Cannes la Bocca, France. They found their solution from EaglePicher Technologies LLC in Joplin, Mo.
Boeing C-17 Aircrew Training System goes into operation at Dover AFB
DOVER AFB, Del., 15 Dec. 2008. The new C-17 Aircrew Training System (ATS) from Boeing went into operation at Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Del., in November four months ahead of schedule. Boeing and U.S. Air Force officials held a ceremony Dec. 5 marking delivery of the system, which provides training to C-17 Globemaster III airlifter crews from Air Mobility Command and Air Force Reserve Command.
Analysis: industry, lawmakers continue to be nervous over future military budgets
NASHUA, N.H., 14 Dec. 2008. Now that the U.S. economy is slowing down and defense budgets are heading for a downhill slide, it's time to watch how defense money will be spent to get the most military capability for each dollar spent.
Green Hills Software forms software performance division
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., 13 Dec. 2008. Green Hills Software Inc., maker of device software optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems (RTOS) for 32- and 64-bit embedded systems, has formed a new division, Software Acceleration. Software Acceleration will provide consulting services, leveraging the company's software performance engineering expertise, to make products run faster, use less power, and require less memory.
German engineers choose SYSGO real-time embedded software for A400M aircraft cargo system
DUSSELDORF, Germany, 10 Dec. 2008. Engineers at Rheinmetall Defence AG in Dusseldorf, Germany, needed real-time embedded software for the loadmaster control system they are designing for the Airbus A400M four-engine turboprop military transport and tanker aircraft. They found their solution from SYSGO AG in Klein-Winternheim, Germany.
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