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NSTXL Partners with WestGate to Grow Indiana’s Defense Innovation Talent
CRANE, Ind., July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL), in partnership with WestGate Academy, is sponsoring the 2025 Summer Intern Program, a series of events designed to connect students with Southern Indiana’s growing defense and technology ecosystem.
FORGE C2 Team Sets New Benchmark for Acquisition Excellence Through SpEC OTA
LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space Systems Command nominated the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Command and Control (FORGE C2) team for the John J. Welch, Jr. Excellence in Acquisition Leadership Award at the Department of the Air Force level. This prestigious award recognizes an Air Force team that has made significant improvements and impacts in acquisition leadership over the past year. The FORGE C2 team, with contributors based in El Segundo, CA; Colorado Springs and Boulder, CO; Washington, D.C.; Chantilly and Reston, VA; and North Logan, UT, was recognized for its exceptional innovation, acquisition excellence, and transformative collaboration with industry partners through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA), managed by National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL).
Narda-MITEQ Awarded Prototype to Optimize Power Dividers in Growler Aircrafts for DoN
LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Program Manager Air (PMA)–265 and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), in partnership with NSTXL through the S²MARTS OTA, have announced a prototype award to optimize Power Dividers for the EA–18G aircraft. NAVAIR is qualifying a new design and source of supply for the Power Dividers, which are utilized in the ALQ-218(V)2 Tactical Jamming Subsystem Receiver (TJSR). The prototyping and qualification will be awarded to Narda-MITEQ.
SpEC Awards JAM Prototypes to Accelerate Satellite Access
LOS ANGELES, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), managed by the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL), has awarded two contracts under the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Joint Antenna Marketplace (JAM) initiative to Boecore LLC (doing business as Auria) and Sphinx Defense. The awards were made through the SpEC Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement in support of USSF’s Space Systems Command (SSC).
Innovation in the Heartland: S²MARTS Supports Strategic Mission Advancements at Crane’s C2M Event
LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Crane Regional Defense Group hosted its annual Connect to Mission (C2M) event at the WestGate Academy last week in Odon, Indiana, spotlighting the strategic priorities of NSWC Crane’s Global Deterrence & Defense Department. The event served as a high-impact forum for collaboration among defense leaders, elected officials, and industry partners working to advance U.S. strategic mission capabilities.