House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) has released the committee’s monthly Terror Threat Snapshot for September, showing an uptick in jihadist terrorist activity in the U.S. The Homeland Security Committee provides these monthly updates on potential threats to the U.S. from ISIS and other Islamist terrorist groups. Read More »

Fluor Corp. has been awarded a U.S. Army Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contract to provide forward planning support for the Army’s Africa Command. LOGCAP IV contractors provide support to augment the Army’s building capacity. Read More »

Top U.S. Army officials came together recently to plan the Army’s next steps in shoring up cyber security. The Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center sponsored the collaborative meeting at the Army’s Cyber Center of Excellence. Read More »

Cubic Corp.’s defense contracting arm announced the appointment of Amy Kruse as a vice president and chief technology officer of Cubic Global Defense (CGD) Kruse will be responsible for enhancing CGD’s research and development portfolio for defense. Read More »

On the heels of a two-year-old Pentagon decision to allow women serving in the military to perform combat duties, the U.S. Army is opening its elite Ranger School to all qualified female soldiers for the first time. Read More »

DARPA is hosting engineers and scientists at a forum on new groundbreaking technologies called “Wait, What? Read More »

Cubic Global Defense, part of Cubic Corporation, plans to demonstrate its various Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) training and simulation products at the upcoming Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition. Read More »

SRG Technology, the cutting-edge data collection and analysis solutions developer, has unveiled its new Maritime Alerting Security System (MASS) during International Shipping Week in London. Read More »

Cutting-edge microelectronics innovations showcased at St. Louis gathering Read More »

Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projections Forces, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), is pressing the Air Force on its plans for a new long-range bomber. Read More »

The Montreal-based CAE Inc. has won three major defense contracts recently, valued at more than $90 million. Read More »

Plasan, a leading defense contractor for armor and survivability solutions, is introducing the V-BOX, a smart vehicle server developed to integrate all electronic systems on-board combat vehicles. Read More »

Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ) has introduced legislation into the House of Representatives to improve local and federal national security preparedness with better information sharing on possible terrorist threats. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Monday it was expanding the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office’s Securing the Cities program to Houston and Chicago. The program seeks to reduce the risk of deploying a radiological or nuclear weapon.  Read More »

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a San Diego-based national security services provider, said recently that Digital Fusion Solutions, a subsidiary of Kratos’ Defense & Rocket Support Services (DRSS) unit, has been awarded a $32 million task order to develop a weaponized, high-energy laser. Read More »

Houston-based Lockheed Martin was awarded a $227 million contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 10 production of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary, and the first production order for GMLRS Alternative Warheads. Read More »

The U.S. Air Force plans to add a combat-ready B-2 stealth bomber to the fleet, while reducing costs with a new maintenance agreement worked out with B-2 prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation. Read More »

The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) of the Department of Homeland Security has completed a successful demonstration of a new nuclear forensics program designed to better identify perpetrators of nuclear attacks. Read More »

High-definition 15-inch sensor system provides precision targeting, surveillance and reconnaissance Read More »

Nammo Talley was awarded an important contract recently for production and delivery of ammunition for the Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon system (SMAW).SMAW is a direct fire, man-portable infantry assault system consisting of a crew-served MK153 reusable launcher and a family of 83mm rounds. Read More »