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Colin S. Whelan, DFW-based president of Advanced Technology at Raytheon [Composite photo; original: Raytheon]
Raytheon Awarded U.S. Navy Mentor Protégé Contracts to Support Operational AI Development
by David Seeley | Jul 29, 2024
DFW-based Colin Whelan, president of Advanced Technology at Raytheon, said that through the program, "We'll leverage commercial innovations that can make meaningful contributions to our defense capabilities and ultimately, the success of our servicemen and women."
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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Scene from a previous VEX Robotics World Championship event. [Photo: REC Foundation]
The Last Word: VEX Robotics’ Tony Norman on the 30,000 Students from 50 Countries Competing in Dallas for the 2023 World Championship
by David Seeley | Apr 24, 2023
Robots, start your engines! Beginning Tuesday through May 4, more than 30,000 students from all 50 states and more than 50 countries are bringing their custom-built robots to the REC Foundation's 16th annual VEX Robotics World Championship at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.
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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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![Irving-based Fluor receives $1.16B contract extension for Navy nuclear propulsion work [Photo: Fluor]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Fluor-Navy-Contract-360x203.jpg)
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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[Illustration by Madrolly via iStock]
R&D: $1M to Ward Off ‘Malicious Insiders,’ UTA & Naval Surface Warfare Center Reach Pact
by Lance Murray | Oct 5, 2018
Also, you'll learn about a researcher who's studying the effects of even mild traumatic brain injuries on veterans. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas that could make lives better.
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