BETHESDA, Maryland, March 26 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Aegis Combat System Demonstrates System's Capability to Counter Hypersonic Threats Lockheed Martin continues advancing technologies to enhance future deterrence solutions Kauai, Hawaii, March 25, 2025 - The USS Pinckney (DDG 91) successfully completed Flight Test Other 40 (FTX-40), also known as Stellar Banshee, using Lockheed Martin's Aegis Combat System to detect, track and per  more

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, March 26 -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * Amentum Wins $71.9 Million Contract for Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Test, Evaluation, and Integration Solutions CHANTILLY, Va., March 25, 2025 - Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) has secured a $71.9 million contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). The contract, named NSWCDD Electromagnetic Effects Division (B50) E3 Test, Evaluatio  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 26 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on March 25, 2025: * * * Friends of Maryland State Parks Group Awards Funds Through 2025 'Small Grants, Big Impact!' Funds support important projects in parks statewide Friends of Maryland State Parks has awarded 22 grants totaling $37,855 to state parks across Maryland funds from the advocacy organization's program, "Small Grants, Big Impact!" (SBGI). These funds will support projects t  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Inspire Student Curiosity with New Slate of Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, March 25, 2025) -- Discovery Education is collaborating with select partners to present the Spring 2025 slate of free virtual field trips. These engaging virtual events empower educators and students to explore amazing place  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 26 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Identify Potential New Genetic Target for Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Key takeaways: * Scientists have found a potential new gene variant target to treat sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder that affects about 300,000 people globally each year, with limited treatment options. * The potential to edit the gene, FLT1, could increase the amount of fetal hemoglobin, a protein  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 26 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Lockheed Martin's Precision Strike Missile Goes the Distance in Extended-Range Test DALLAS, March 24, 2025 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the U.S. Army successfully completed a significant Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) flight test, achieving another milestone in the development of this critical 21st Century Security solution. The test, conducted at Vandenberg Space Force Bas  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Long-term impact of test-optional admissions focus of grant UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative (CAF Co-Lab), a multi-institutional research initiative based at Penn State, the University of Delaware and the University of Maryland, College Park, has received a $560,000 grant from the Gates Foundation to study the long-term effects of test-optional admissio  more