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Burt Rutan's Keynote: SpaceShipOne E
In this video clip from his presentation, Burt
Rutan discusses some of his aircraft's revolu-
tionary flights that drew the most public at-
tention, including SpaceShipOne, which flew
three of the five manned space flights launched
by man in 2004. He also explains the benefits
of working with Microsoft's Paul Allen, who
agreed to fund SpaceShipOne based on a sim-
ple handshake.
Defense Speak Interpreted:
Be Prepared for CMMC E
If you are a current or future Defense Depart-
ment contractor or subcontractor, you need to
be prepared for the next cybersecurity require-
ments coming online during 2020. This is the
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification,
or CMMC, in Defense speak. Dennis Fritz ex-
plains how there will be five levels of cyber-
security requirements for various amounts of
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) you
handle, with increasing requirements from one
(least) to five (most).
FLIR Inks $23M USAF Order for Centaur
Unmanned Ground Vehicles E
FLIR Systems announced that the United States
Air Force ordered more than 180 of the com-
pany's Centaur unmanned ground vehicles
(UGV), plus spares. The $23 million contract
is sourced through the Dept. of Defense Man
Transportable Robotic System Increment II
(MTRS Inc II) program.
Boeing Reveals its U.S. Army Future Attack
Reconnaissance Aircraft Design E
Boeing is offering the U.S. Army an agile, fully
integrated, purpose-built system for the Future
Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) proto-
type competition.
What It Takes to Be a Milaero
Supplier, Part 2 E
The decision to pursue military and aerospace
(milaero) certification impacts every facet of the
organization, and not every shop is prepared
to make this transformation. In Part 2, Anaya
Vardya focuses on what it takes to be a milaero
supplier in the areas of engineering and CAM.
Lockheed Martin's HELIOS Laser
Weapon System Takes Step Toward
Ship Integration E
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy moved
one step closer to integrating a laser weapon
system onto an Arleigh Burke destroyer after
successfully conducting a Critical Design Re-
view (CDR) for the High Energy Laser with In-
tegrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HE-
LIOS) system.
Catching up With Midstate Electronics E
Dan Beaulieu recently sat down with Susan
Matteo, Joan Allen, and Gerri Wooten from
Midstate Electronics' sales team to discuss
their company, how long they have been in
business, the key ingredients to their longevity
and success, and how they see the market to-
day in general. Midstate offers everything from
multilayer PCBs to flex and rigid-flex circuits
and PCB assembly.
BAE Systems Secures $188 Million Contract
for U.S. Navy's AEGIS Combat System E
BAE Systems Inc. was awarded a five-year
$188.2 million contract to provide the U.S.
Navy's AEGIS Technical Representative (AE-
GIS TECHREP) organization with critical large-
scale system engineering, integration, and test-
ing expertise for the AEGIS Weapons and Com-
bat Systems aboard U.S. Navy surface combat-
ant ships.
