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SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced today that it has received a $600,000 grant from the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to support California’s defense innovation and manufacturing ecosystem through small business development. California is home to more than 30,000 defense suppliers for the US Department of Defense, making it a critical state for innovative defense initiatives to ensure that the US military has access to the latest technology to secure the nation.
NextFlex was selected to receive the grant due to its expertise in FHE manufacturing which combines previously impossible attributes for systems together to produce form factors, cost points, lot sizes and delivery schedules simply not possible with traditional methods. FHE is a robust additive digital technology that produces lightweight, flex
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U.S. soldiers and journalists inspect the rubble at a site of Iranian bombing, in Ain al-Asad air base, Anbar, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (Qassim Abdul-Zahra/AP) WASHINGTON One year ago on the night of Jan. 7, 2020, Americans were shocked to learn that Iran had launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. Iran called it “fierce revenge” for the assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani. As reports of the attack inundated the airwaves, viewers were left wondering what had happened and perhaps most importantly were there casualties?
17 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama – A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command technology leader spoke with the community to address space science and technology initiatives.
Dr. Steve Pierce, USASMDC chief technology officer, addressed a Huntsville and Montgomery Chapters partnership event for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association during a virtual meeting Dec. 10 on “How Space Enables Multi Domain Operations in the Army.”
During his time, Pierce discussed the 21st century “landscape;” to include global trends, the strategic environment and operational context. He then talked about what is unique about the cyberspace, space, air, sea and land combat domains.
“The Department of Defense is increasingly dependent upon space based capabilities to accomplish the defense mission,” Pierce said. “The Army is the biggest user of space and the threat has clearly recognized DoD reliance on Space and is developing capabilities to limit our