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CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger and CFO David Garfinkle make a formal corporate presentation. Afterwards, they are joined by Noble Capital Markets Senior Research Analyst Joe Gomes for a Q & A session featuring questions asked by the live audience throughout the event. Research, News, and Advanced Market Data on CXWInformation on upcoming live virtual roadshows
About CoreCivic CoreCivic is a diversified government solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. CoreCivic provides a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. CoreCivic is the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities, and believes it is the largest private owner of real estate used by government agencies in the U.S. CoreCivic has been a flexible and dependable partner for government for more than 35 years. CoreCivic’s employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to help government better the public good. |
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Release – Kratos to Present at the Jefferies Virtual Industrials Conference
Kratos to Present at the Jefferies Virtual Industrials Conference
A live webcast of Kratos’ presentation will be available on the Company’s website at https://ir.kratosdefense.com/events-presentations. The webcast will be archived on the Company’s website for 90 days following the event.
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Kratos to Present at the Jefferies Virtual Industrials Conference
Kratos to Present at the Jefferies Virtual Industrials Conference
A live webcast of Kratos’ presentation will be available on the Company’s website at https://ir.kratosdefense.com/events-presentations. The webcast will be archived on the Company’s website for 90 days following the event.
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Vectrus (VEC) – Operating Environment Remains Healthy Favorable Risk Reward
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Vectrus (VEC)
Operating Environment Remains Healthy; Favorable Risk/Reward
Vectrus Inc is a U.S.-based company that provides services to the U.S. government. It operates as one segment and offer facility and logistics services and information technology and network communications services. The information technology and network communications capabilities consist of communications systems operations and maintenance, management and service support, systems installation and activation, system-of-systems engineering and software development, and mission support for the department of defense. The facility and logistics service include airfield management, ammunition management, civil engineering, communications, emergency services, life support activities, public works, security, transportation operations and others.
Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.
New Awards. Last week, Vectrus announced it had received two additional task orders under the AFCAP V $6.4 billion ID/IQ contract. The new firm-fixed price awards are valued at $40 million. These two additional task orders build on the Company’s AFCAP wins that were announced in the first quarter, demonstrating Vectrus’ ability to support the contingency and humanitarian requirements under AFCAP V, in our view.
Iraq Now Under Vectrus. It appears operational responsibility for Iraq has finally transferred over to Vectrus under the LOGCAP V award. The worldwide pandemic slowed the transition process down substantially, but with Iraq transferred Vectrus could finally begin to realize more of the LOGCAP V award promise. We view the transition positively …
This research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).
*Analyst certification and important disclosures included in the full report. NOTE: investment decisions should not be based upon the content of this research summary. Proper due diligence is required before making any investment decision.
Vectrus (VEC) – Operating Environment Remains Healthy; Favorable Risk/Reward
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Vectrus (VEC)
Operating Environment Remains Healthy; Favorable Risk/Reward
Vectrus Inc is a U.S.-based company that provides services to the U.S. government. It operates as one segment and offer facility and logistics services and information technology and network communications services. The information technology and network communications capabilities consist of communications systems operations and maintenance, management and service support, systems installation and activation, system-of-systems engineering and software development, and mission support for the department of defense. The facility and logistics service include airfield management, ammunition management, civil engineering, communications, emergency services, life support activities, public works, security, transportation operations and others.
Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.
New Awards. Last week, Vectrus announced it had received two additional task orders under the AFCAP V $6.4 billion ID/IQ contract. The new firm-fixed price awards are valued at $40 million. These two additional task orders build on the Company’s AFCAP wins that were announced in the first quarter, demonstrating Vectrus’ ability to support the contingency and humanitarian requirements under AFCAP V, in our view.
Iraq Now Under Vectrus. It appears operational responsibility for Iraq has finally transferred over to Vectrus under the LOGCAP V award. The worldwide pandemic slowed the transition process down substantially, but with Iraq transferred Vectrus could finally begin to realize more of the LOGCAP V award promise. We view the transition positively …
This research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).
*Analyst certification and important disclosures included in the full report. NOTE: investment decisions should not be based upon the content of this research summary. Proper due diligence is required before making any investment decision.
NASA Issues Nuclear Propulsion Design Contracts for Artemis Missions
Nuclear Spacecraft to Power Future of U.S. Space Program
The last NASA lead space shuttle mission was completed ten years ago next week (July 21). The next generation of U.S. crewed space missions will rely less on bottled fuel and more on nuclear propulsion. Among the 18 new Astronauts chosen as part of NASA’s Artemis Program is a Systems Engineer with a master’s degree in nuclear engineering.
NASA is in the planning and preparation stage of the immense task of working with the chosen astronauts and publicly owned corporations developing human landing systems, assisting in developing training, defining hardware requirements, and consulting on technical development.
Nuclear Propulsion Design
Yesterday (July 14, 2021), NASA and the Department of Energy (DOE) responded to requests for proposals by awarding three $5 million, 12-month contracts to three consortia to each produce a conceptual reactor design that could support future deep space missions. The companies are BWX Technologies (with Lockheed Martin); General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (with X-energy and Aerojet Rocketdyne); and Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies (with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, GE Research, Framatome, and Materion). NASA said the contracts would fund the development of various design strategies for the specified performance requirements that could aid deep space exploration.
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The next generation will rely on nuclear as the propulsion provides greater efficiency compared with chemical rockets. The developing technology holds promise to be the next driver for crew and cargo missions to Mars and science missions to the outer solar system, enabling faster and more robust missions.
Jim Reuter, the associate administrator for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, said: “These design contracts are an important step towards tangible reactor hardware that could one day propel new missions and exciting discoveries.”
Stephen Johnson, national technical director for space nuclear power and director of the Space Nuclear Power and Isotope Technologies Division at INL, added: “Our national laboratories, working in partnership with industry, bring unparalleled expertise and capabilities to assist NASA in solving highly complex challenges that come with nuclear power and propulsion.”
Time Frame
It is expected to take several years to develop tomorrow’s designs for advanced space travel. Nuclear power plants have been used for decades in submarines, aircraft carriers, and configuring these power generators to safely be placed in a rocket has obvious implications. As with space flight since the very first Mercury missions, new designs for space can lead to uses for the technology at home.
The nuclear space effort is part of a resurgence in extra-planetary activity, with the U.S. exploring Mars and planning the first astronauts back to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. One thing that has changed since then is public companies are being used by NASA as shuttles and there’s a race to create a space tourism industry.
Take-Away
While NASA and the National Laboratories assisting them are government-owned, the contractors for the upcoming projects will be awarded to private companies and consortium of companies. Many of these will be mega-companies like Lockheed others will be much smaller as they will possess the leading-edge technology. This is likely to provide opportunities for small companies to help in ways that will allow them to reap the rewards of their intellectual know-how for a customer with the deepest pockets here on Earth.
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https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-looks-to-nuclear-propulsion-systems-to-reach-sp
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NASA-selects-reactor-concepts-for-deep-space-explo
https://inl.gov/research-program/space-power-systems/
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Suborbital Flight Explained
Image Credit: Thierry Baccon
What’s a Suborbital Flight? An Aerospace Engineer Explains
“Suborbital” is a term you’ll be hearing a lot after Sir Richard Branson made his trip aboard Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity winged spaceship and Jeff Bezos flies aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle to touch the boundary of space and experience a few minutes of weightlessness.
But what exactly is “suborbital”? Simply put, it means that while these vehicles will cross the ill-defined boundary of space, they will not be going fast enough to stay in space once they get there.
If a spacecraft – or anything else, for that matter – reaches a speed of 17,500 mph (28,000 km/h) or more, instead of falling back to the ground, it will continuously fall around the Earth. That continuous falling is what it means to be in orbit and is how satellites and the Moon stay above Earth.
Anything that launches to space but does not have sufficient horizontal velocity to stay in space – like these rockets – comes back to Earth and therefore flies a suborbital trajectory.
Why These Suborbital Flights
Matter
Although the two spacecraft launched in July 2021 will not reach orbit, the accomplishment of reaching space in private spacecraft is a major milestone in the history of humanity. Those aboard these and all future private-sector, suborbital flights will for a few minutes be in space, experience a few minutes of exhilarating weightlessness and absolutely earn their astronaut wings.
Suborbital flights (paths A and B) reach space, but because they aren’t moving fast enough over the Earth, gravity will pull the object back to the surface. Brian
Brondel, CC BY-SA
A Well-Thrown Baseball
Conceptually, the Branson trip and Bezos July 20 flight are not terribly different from a baseball thrown into the air.
The faster you can throw the baseball upward, the higher it will go and the longer it will stay in the air. If you throw the ball with a bit of sideways velocity as well, it will go farther down-range.
Imagine throwing your baseball in an open field. As the ball rises, it slows down, as the kinetic energy inherent in its velocity is exchanged for potential energy in the form of increased altitude. Eventually, the ball will reach its maximum height and then fall back to the ground.
Now imagine that you could throw the baseball fast enough to reach a height of perhaps 60 miles (97 km). Presto! The baseball has reached space. But when the ball reaches its maximum height, it will have zero vertical velocity and start to fall back to Earth.
The flight may take several minutes, and during most of that time the ball would experience near weightlessness – as will the newly minted astronauts aboard these spacecraft. Just like the hypothetical baseball, the astronauts will reach space but won’t enter orbit, so their flights will be suborbital.
This article
was republished with permission from The Conversation, a news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic
experts. It represents the research-based findings of John M. Horack Neil Armstrong Chair and Professor of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University
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The New Space Race
Capitalizing on the New Space Race
The first piloted space flight was in May 1961. The first human footprint on the moon took place July of 1969. The initial space shuttle launch that allowed regular trips outside of Earth’s atmosphere was in April 1981. What all of these milestones have in common is they were taxpayer-funded with the equipment, design and ingenuity largely from private industry. Another attribute they all shared is they required extreme audacity, desire, and faith in human engineering, and understanding of what is possible. Spurred by these government lead projects, we have all benefitted from the resulting technology and infrastructure is benefitting us every day with our cars, phones, homes, and businesses.
New Space Age
We now are at the edge of being able to benefit more directly, as a passenger, or as an investor, even as a recipient of services from numerous public companies set to accomplish much more. The advancements within our reach now include the possibility of fusion-powered flight expected before the end of this decade, 3-D printer-assisted repairs in space, asteroid mining, and citizen passengers – each of which seemed impossible just a decade ago. How these fledgling companies will finance the leaps forward could require just as much ingenuity as the unearthly goals and initial vision.
Although SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and the U.S. military’s Space Force steal the headlines, hundreds of off-the-radar start-ups have formed to find and fulfill their own mission in the changing field of travel, shipping, exploration, mining, and infrastructure. The expanding list of opportunities for investors include satellite manufacturing, edge computing, broadcast media, rocket design, fusion technologies, launch (and retrieval) infrastructure, special mining equipment, fuel technology, etc. – they will require a great deal of capital, and investor interest for every dollar needed to design-build, test and succeed in creating ongoing profitable enterprises.
From Ground Up Business Ecosystem
The infant space industry won’t have the luxury of being able to explore science for science’s sake. It will need to be focused on profitability and in many cases attracting and retaining patient investors. There are a number of companies now involved in space launch and landing capabilities. Without this fundamental infrastructure, the rest of the industry can not get off the ground. They will need to be able to compete with traditional government providers. But there is a growing need for the service of companies that launch smaller, uncomplicated satellites into orbit. There is such steady and increasing demand for smallsats; some of the launch companies placing them in orbit are already profitable. As with other forms of shipping or transport, competing for business has these companies striving to lower their cost of launch.
As launch becomes more common, affordable, and available, it will open up the rest of the space marketplace for growth. Not unlike the early stage of any industry, thriving depends on many co-dependencies. The launch companies are depending on the small and medium satellite producers, these producers rely on services companies, who, among other areas, are focused on satellite broadband, low-earth-orbit imaging, and weather monitoring. Some of these services then make launch easier, and the circular dependency matures and gets stronger.
One natural benefit this industry possesses is that NASA, NOAA, and the U.S. Department of Defense are still well-funded customers. This helps in what might otherwise have the same chicken and egg dilemma that the electric vehicles are experiencing with infrastructure needs. The category of space is extensive, and the needs are many and expanding. The U.S. and other countries as clients will help provide early revenue that should help launch and propel the industry to higher heights.
Take-Away
The interest in outer space among investors is more multi-faceted than any industry. In addition to profit, which is the foundation of any prudent investment, there is the passionate dream of commercial space travel, there is the human desire to be part of gaining more knowledge about our world or universe, younger Millennials and Generation Z may be more focused on the measuring climate change and perhaps relocation.
Information on many smaller companies that may benefit by making contributions within this sector is available on Channelchek. A quick search uncovered Astro Aerospace (ASDN) a designer, manufacturer, and coordinator of space deployable products. Kratos Defense and Security Systems, Inc. (KTOS) Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. provides engineering, information technology (IT) services, and warfighter solutions primarily in the United States. One-Stop Systems, Inc. (OSS) is engaged in designing, manufacturing, marketing high-end systems for high-performance computing (HPC) applications in harsh environments. Sky and Space Global (BENGF) is a nano-satellite manufacturer. They construct and operate a communications infrastructure based on nano-satellite technology and develop software systems that will deploy, maintain orbit control, and handle the communication network in space. Visit the Company Data section of Channelchek to explore and discover on your own.
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https://www.space.com/fusion-powered-spacecraft-could-launch-2028.html
https://www.morganstanley.com/ideas/space-earth-sustainability
https://www.morganstanley.com/ideas/future-space-economy
https://www.morganstanley.com/ideas/investing-in-space
https://youtu.be/VPnD42649_E?t=6
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Release – Kratos Partners with North American Wave Engine Corporation on Contract to Develop Versatile Air-Launched Platform
Kratos Partners with North American Wave Engine Corporation on Contract to Develop Versatile Air-Launched Platform
SAN DIEGO,
“Artist’s impression of Wave Engine Corp.’s Versatile Air-Launched Platform (VALP) launched from a fighter aircraft”
Steve Fendley, President of Kratos
Unmanned Systems Division, said, “Being at the forefront of high-performance unmanned systems, Kratos continuously pursues technologies that can transform the paradigms of their cost-per-performance. We look forward to working with
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Kratos Unmanned Systems Division is a leading provider of high performance unmanned aerial drone and target systems for threat representative target missions to exercise weapon, radar, and other systems; and tactical aerial drone systems for strike/ISR and force multiplication missions.
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Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Kratos believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Kratos in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos for the year ended December 27, 2020, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the SEC by Kratos.
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Release – Kratos Developing Hypersonic Flight Experiment Test Vehicle in Maryland
Kratos Developing Hypersonic Flight Experiment Test Vehicle in Maryland
Kratos DRSS is a leading provider of products and solutions in support of ballistic missile targets, hypersonic systems, sub-orbital research, sounding rockets, directed energy and laser program systems. Work under this contract will be performed at a secure Kratos facility in
The mission of this flight experiment vehicle will be to support the development of innovative and enabling technologies for urgent requirements by providing flight tests and demonstration opportunities in relevant environments. This rapid testing capability will allow lower Technology Readiness Level (TRL) components to be matured faster for insertion into future missile programs.
Kratos is partnered with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division, White Sands Detachment,
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Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Kratos believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Kratos in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos for the year ended
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Kratos Developing Hypersonic Flight Experiment Test Vehicle in Maryland
Kratos Developing Hypersonic Flight Experiment Test Vehicle in Maryland
Kratos DRSS is a leading provider of products and solutions in support of ballistic missile targets, hypersonic systems, sub-orbital research, sounding rockets, directed energy and laser program systems. Work under this contract will be performed at a secure Kratos facility in
The mission of this flight experiment vehicle will be to support the development of innovative and enabling technologies for urgent requirements by providing flight tests and demonstration opportunities in relevant environments. This rapid testing capability will allow lower Technology Readiness Level (TRL) components to be matured faster for insertion into future missile programs.
Kratos is partnered with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division, White Sands Detachment,
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Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Kratos believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Kratos in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos for the year ended
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Release – Kratos Successfully Completes Engine Testing for an Affordable and High Performance Turbine Engine
Kratos Successfully Completes Engine Testing for an Affordable and High Performance Turbine Engine for Future Expendable Cruise Missiles and Attritable UAVs
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Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Kratos believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Kratos in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos for the year ended
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Kratos Successfully Completes Engine Testing for an Affordable and High Performance Turbine Engine for Future Expendable Cruise Missiles and Attritable UAVs
Kratos Successfully Completes Engine Testing for an Affordable and High Performance Turbine Engine for Future Expendable Cruise Missiles and Attritable UAVs
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Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Kratos believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Kratos in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos for the year ended
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858-812-7302 Direct
Investor Information:
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