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BlueCrest Capital Management has posted a job opening ad for a network engineer who will be based in London, England. The engineer, who will be part of the network services team, will manage complex and global-scale projects. He or she will provide direct support to users from global offices and execute business-as-usual changes across all systems under the change control process, BlueCrest said in the job ad posted on LinkedIn.

The National Institutes of Health has renewed its support for Case Western Reserve University's Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative with a seven-year, $56.3 million grant to expand medical research initiatives in Ohio. The latest Clinical and Translational Science Award builds on nearly $175 million from NIH since 2007 to support a growing collaboration among biomedical institutions in Northern Ohio. The collaboration, which recently added the University of Toledo and Northeast Ohio Medical University, boosts efforts to speed up medical research breakthroughs and increase the number and diversity of researchers and patients, CWRU said Monday.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded California-based electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft manufacturer Archer Aviation $142 million in contracts to provide up to six Midnight eVTOL aircraft. The Air Force will use the Midnight platform for personnel transport, logistics support and rescue operations. Adam Goldstein, founder and CEO of Archer, said the Midnight aircraft can carry up to 1,000 pounds of cargo and is powered by a proprietary, low-noise electric powertrain that enables low-cost operations. Archer will also provide flight test data, certification test reports, pilot training and maintenance and repair operations, Defence Connect reported.

Canadian fiber and 5G company Xplore will offer Jupiter 3 satellite internet to its rural customers beginning in fall 2023. Xplore previously entered into a lifetime agreement with Hughes Network Systems to access all of the Canadian satellite broadband capacity on the Hughes Jupiter 3 satellite, which was launched to orbit on July 29. The satellite internet is expected to provide speeds of up to 100 Mbps. Xplore will not require customers to pay upfront hardware costs to make it more accessible in support of Canada's initiative to bridge the digital divide, TelecomTalk reported.

Balyasny Asset Management is looking to hire a product management associate who will be part of its equity product management team. The associate will support product management efforts for quantitative tools and systems. He or she will conduct quantitative investigations into issues that arise with said platforms and roadmap solutions to increase the reliability of such platforms, BAM said in a job ad posted on LinkedIn.

Microsoft has confirmed its commitment to helping the U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy. The company is pushing for the adoption of a zero trust approach to internet of things security, a move aligned with the federal government's cybersecurity plan. With this approach, the Redmond, California, firm hopes to optimize security and minimize risk by using zero trust to secure identity, endpoints and infrastructure, among other things. Plans are also laid down to align different products and services, including Windows IoT and Microsoft Azure Sphere, with the White House strategy, Microsoft said.

Viasat will develop and deliver active electronically scanned array systems to defense customers under contracts with a combined value of $80 million. According to Jeanne Atwell, general manager for Viasat Arizona operations, the AESA systems will improve sensor performance, satellite communications and line-of-sight communication systems for multidomain operations. The products provide multiple beams, a low probability of intercept and jamming resistance, capabilities that defense customers require for ground, maritime and space applications, Viasat said.

Autonomous systems manufacturer DZYNE Technologies has chosen Christopher Miller to serve as interim chief revenue officer, tasking him with driving growth efforts in the public sector and finding international partnership opportunities. He was formerly acting secretary of defense at the Department of Defense and director of the National Counterterrorism Center. A retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer, Miller has been part of DZYNE's board of directors since January, GovCon Wire reported.

Ultra's intelligence and communications business has named Bradford Powell as president of the command, control and intelligence segment. Powell will be responsible for the development and implementation of the company's growth strategy and all business operations within C2I. Ultra I&C CEO Jon Rucker noted Powell's experience in strategy development and implementation within the defense industry. Powell most recently served as a partner at boutique investment bank FON Advisors. He also held leadership roles at Northrop Grumman and Cubic, GovCon Wire reported.

Information technology solutions provider NextGen Federal Systems has received the Analytics Solution to Establish Real-Time Operational Information Dominance contract. Granted under the General Services Administration's One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Small Business Pool 3 contract, the $170 million task order will see NextGen work toward advancing the U.S. Army's analytic capabilities in C5ISR domains. It will provide several support services, including prototype development, software engineering and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning, Intelligence Community News reported.