Boeing Starts NASA Study to Power, Lengthen Space Missions

The Boeing Company has begun work under a $600,000 firm, fixed-price contract to develop a mission concept study for solar electric propulsion technologies, the company announced Wednesday. 

The company reported it will evaluate concepts for NASA that combine high-power solar arrays with advanced electric thrusters that will power both spacecraft and payloads into orbit. 

Boeing said it…

Boeing Awarded Option to Upgrade Air Force Surveillance Satellite

The Air Force has awarded Boeing a $23,881,830 contract modification for infrastructure maintenance and delivery of the Space Based Space Surveillance Block 10 System, according to a Pentagon announcement. 

According to Boeing, the SBSS is the only space-based sensor in the Air Force’s space surveillance network. The network is intended to detect distant objects despite interference from…

Into the Next Frontier: Drones to be Smaller, Better, Closer to Home

Drones have widely been used overseas in war and surveillance efforts, but now they could make an appearance closer to one’s house. 

Alastair Leithead of BBC, reported that while the U.S. has thousands of drones in use and spends billions in their development, it is still looking at ways to advance the drone race.

The “drone…

NASA Gives Astronauts Remote-Controlled Assistants

A volleyball-sized, free-flying robot on the International Space Station helped astronauts complete tasks with a smartphone controller, according to a recent report by NASA. The first successful flight took place last month.

As part of NASA’s Technology Demonstration Missions,…

Craig Flower Promoted to HP SVP, CIO

John Hinshaw has today been named executive vice president of global technology and business processes at HP. His responsibilities include overseeing IT and optimizing business processes across the company. 

Craig Flower, a more than 25-year HP veteran,  has also received a new role and will serve as the firm’s senior vice president…

New Boeing Division to Focus on C4ISR; Roger Krone Comments

Boeing has announced the formation of a new electronic and mission systems division that will align the company’s C4ISR efforts. The new electronic and mission systems division will operate within Boeing’s network and space systems business unit.

The new division’s portfolio will include Ship’s Signal Exploitation Equipment Increment F systems used…

Boeing Providing Unmanned Vehicle Lead Items to Army

The Boeing Co. was awarded a $17 million cost-no-fee contract by the U.S. Army.

Boeing will provide two sets of small, unmanned ground vehicle long lead items under the contract. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and Bedford, Mass., and is expected to be completed Dec. 31, 2011.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity.

Narus to Present at GFIRST Conference

Boeing subsidiary Narus, Inc. will exhibit at the seventh annual GFIRST National Conference held next week in Nashville, Tenn., an event that brings together cybersecurity experts, information security professionals and government officials to discuss the latest in cybersecurity news and trends.

Narus will showcase its traffic intelligence solution, the NarusInsight Solution for Cyber Protection, at the US-CERT-sponsored…

Boeing Announces Acquisition of IT Company

Boeing announced recently an agreement to acquire Solutions Made Simple Inc., an information solutions company known for its data integration framework products.

SMSi will operate within the information solutions division of Boeing’s Network & Space Systems business. The company is based in Reston, Va. and employs approximately 65 people.

According to Boeing,…

Narus, ArcSight Co-Host Cybersecurity Webinar on Best Practices, Mitigating APTs

Boeing subsidiary Narus, Inc. will co-host a webinar this week with ArcSight, an HP company, that will discuss best practices and how to better respond to cyber threats. 

The “Detecting and Mitigating Advanced Persistent Threats in the Fast-Moving Cyber World” webinar will feature a panel of three cybersecurity professionals: Neil Harrington, director, product management, Narus; Narayan Makaram, senior product marketing manager, ArcSight; and Robert Esposito, senior…