Articles from Element U.S. Space & Defense

Element U.S. Space & Defense is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Nenadovic as the new General Manager of its Space Hardware and Shock & Vibration Testing Center of Excellence in Santa Clarita, California.

Element U.S. Space & Defense, a trusted leader in test and engineering services, is pleased to announce Dr. Miranda Smith as the new General Manager for their National Ordnance and Ballistic Test Center in Camden, AR. Dr. Smith is an accomplished executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience across the defense, automotive, and medical device sectors.

Element U.S. Space & Defense, a leading provider of test and engineering services and a trusted partner to organizations like the U.S. Department of Defense and key industry leaders, announced that its Belcamp, MD facility has been approved as a test lab by USA Softball to certify bats and balls for their softball program.

Element U.S. Space & Defense, a leader of test and engineering services, and a trusted partner to the U.S. Department of Defense and its industry leaders, announced the appointment of Timothy Millican as General Manager of its Camden, Arkansas munitions and energetics testing facility. Tim will lead strategic operations and drive growth through expansion and technological advancement of the facility’s ordnance and munitions testing capabilities.

Element U.S. Space & Defense, a leader in naval and defense testing, announced the successful test of Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC’s Angler 2.0 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV). The test was conducted at Element U.S. Space & Defense’s testing facility in Rustburg, Virginia, which features a deep freshwater quarry that is uniquely equipped to support the rigorous testing of complex underwater systems, advanced sensor arrays, and explosive systems for U.S. defense and national security missions.

Element U.S. Space & Defense, a trusted leader in advanced testing and engineering services, has been awarded a multi-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at $13,021,816 from United States Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG). Testing will be conducted at Element U.S. Space & Defense’s world class ballistics test facility in Belcamp, MD.

Element U.S. Space & Defense, a leading provider of test and engineering services and a trusted partner to organizations like NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, and key industry leaders, today announced the appointment of Jasminka Otton as General Manager of its Orlando, Florida laboratory. Otton will lead strategic operations and drive the continued advancement of the facility’s mission-critical testing capabilities.

Element U.S. Space & Defense, a trusted government partner with over six decades of expertise in space and defense testing, celebrated the launch of its state-of-the-art Extended Floating Shock Platform (EFSP) barge on Wednesday, September 18 at its Rustburg, VA facility. This $3 million investment advances Element’s ability to conduct high-impact shock testing to confirm the durability and reliability of essential equipment used by the U.S. Navy—ultimately protecting sailors at sea.

Element U.S. Space & Defense, a longstanding government testing partner and innovator in space exploration since the 1960s, is collaborating with Texas Tech University’s Mechanical Engineering Department to explore the intricate process of gun propellant ignition and its effects on interior ballistics. The work is positioned to significantly aid the Department of Defense (DoD) in predicting and modeling gun chamber combustion.

NTS Technical Systems—the global authority for independent testing services across multiple industries—has reemerged as Element U.S. Space & Defense, marking a new era in the company’s transformative 63-year legacy. As a trusted government testing partner and pioneer service provider in space exploration since the 1960s, this new brand identity underscores its commitment to space and defense while continuing to serve other commercial markets.