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In November, former Secretary of the Army "Pete" Geren introduces M1 Support Services co-founder Kathleen Hildreth at the Texas Business Hall of Fame induction dinner in Dallas. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography]
How Ex-Army Helicopter Pilot Kathleen Hildreth Co‑Founded a Billion-Dollar, Denton-Based Defense Contractor
by Glenn Hunter | Feb 19, 2025
Innovation, competence, and confidence paid dividends for the Michigan native, who helped start and build M1 Support Services en route to becoming one of America’s richest self-made women.
by David Seeley |
Dec 9, 2024
The "revolutionary" airborne electronic attack system is slated to be deployed on carrier-based Boeing Growler jets. Work under the contract will take place in McKinney and three other U.S. cities, Raytheon parent RTX said.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 10, 2024
As global threats continue to rise, the U.S. Navy has urgent need for something silent beneath the seas—new submarines to augment its existing fleet. But America’s submarine industry will need to hire 140,000 skilled employees over the next decade to meet the service's growing demand. Now Southlake-based Learning Blade, a STEM career exploration platform for grades 5–9, is diving in to help address this critical workforce shortage—by sparking a new generation of sub builders.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 1, 2024
Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer-MBX is an airborne electronic attack system carried by the Boeing EA-18G Growler, a carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft. Work on the upgraded system will take place in Dallas and three other U.S. cities "through 2027," Raytheon said.
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Vice Admiral Mary Jackson has been named to the Jacobs board of directors [Photo: Jacobs]
Jacobs Names Retired Navy Vice Admiral to Its Board
by Lance Murray | Jul 19, 2024
Mary Jackson is a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Navy with extensive experience as an adviser across numerous boards while in the Navy and since. She brings a proven track record of dynamic leadership discipline, strategic business continuity, and operational efficiency, Jacobs said.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 29, 2024
One Network's solutions help everyone from Tom Thumb to the U.S. Navy gain end-to-end visibility and control over their supply chains. Founder and chairman Greg Brady says the company's acquisition by Blue Yonder will form "a backbone" of the "new supply chain of the future."
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by David Seeley |
Sep 8, 2023
The Zero-G Helmet Mounted Display System+ from Collins Elbit Vision Systems—a joint venture between Fort Worth-based Elbit Systems of America and RTX business Collins Aerospace—gives 21st-century Navy pilots "an augmented view of the battle space" for "faster decision making, increasing survivability, and effectiveness."
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by David Seeley |
Aug 21, 2023
A 20-year, $390 million city of Dallas master plan for redeveloping Hensley Field in southwest Dallas is on hold pending environmental cleanup by the U.S. Navy. According to the Dallas Morning News, the city is suing the Navy yet again to get the cleanup finished, so the "hidden gem" can come to life.
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Rendering of Hensley Field redevelopment in Southwest Dallas. [Image: City of Dallas]
Dallas’ ‘Hidden Gem’ Could Become a Walkable Community After City Council Approved $390M Master Plan for Hensley Field
by David Seeley | Dec 21, 2022
Since 1929, everything from WWII-era planes to F-4 Phantoms and F-14 Tomcats once buzzed Hensley Field in Southwest Dallas. Someday soon, fleets of bulldozers may be taking over—turning the site into a "walkable community" with 12,000 jobs and 6,800 residences.
"This is one of the greatest projects that's going to happen in the future of the city," said City Council Member Jaynie Schultz.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 21, 2022
Go-To-Green's patented audio-visual system can detect both the sound of a fired gunshot and the pressure change made by a bullet in the air. The system lights up to direct people to the safest exit—and tracks the source of shots.
In North Texas, the system is currently being installed in Anna's city hall, and talks are underway with three school systems and a grocery chain, the startup's CEO told us.
In North Texas, the system is currently being installed in Anna's city hall, and talks are underway with three school systems and a grocery chain, the startup's CEO told us.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 1, 2021
When you think of Irving, you probably don't think "submarines." Well, you should start. Irving is home to the headquarters of Fluor, whose subsidiary Fluor Marine Propulsion got the one-year extension to work on naval nuclear propulsion technology at Navy Nuclear Laboratory sites in New York, Pennsylvania, and Idaho.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 17, 2019
The wind tunnel will be used for research funded by $1.5 million in grants from the Office of Naval Research. Speed creates heat-producing friction, and the funding will go toward studying shields to protect hypersonic vehicles.
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