A Lockheed Martin partner has been applying robotics in manufacturing work on components for the F-35 fighter jet, Popular Science reported Thursday. Kelsey Atherton writes Magellan Aerospace, a Toronto-based supplier for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, uses a robotic arm to build tails for the aircraft. The mechanical arm features a milling tool that works […] More

Raytheon’s vision systems business unit will develop infrared sensor technologies for the U.S. Army’s night vision and electronic sensors directorate, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Friday. John Keller writes scientists at Raytheon will work to research and build III-V infrared focal plane array systems under a two-year contract with the Army Contracting Command‘s Aberdeen Proving […] More

Elbit Systems Ltd. is highlighting its sales within the unmanned aerial systems sector in 2013, UPI reported Thursday. The Israel-based defense company built one Hermes 900 system every week and completed deliveries to customers in Israel and worldwide last year, according to the report. Elad Aharonson, general manager of Elbit System’s UAS division, told the […] More

CH2M HILL has moved to realign its business to focus on five markets and six regions as part of a strategy to work with customers on fulfilling infrastructure requirements. The company will transition its business to energy, environment and nuclear; facilities and urban environments; transportation; and water market services, CH2M HILL said Thursday. Mike McKelvy […] More

Ashish Dhawan, enterprise for Asia head at Juniper Networks, has been named the company’s managing director for India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Computer World.In reported Friday. Shantheri Mallaya writes Dhawan served as interim MD for the region after Ravi Chauhan left the position in January to pursue a different business venture. The […] More

Accenture has donated $1.5 million to Goodwill Industries International to help fund a new initiative meant to train people to start businesses or to get jobs. The GoodProspects for Credentials to Careers program aims to provide services for career-readiness including help with job searches, technology access, assistance with resume refinement and other online or on-the-ground […] More

District energy system providers should employ a framework for quantifying the value they could give potential customers looking to use a platform, says Tim Griffin, principal and branch manager at engineering consulting firm RMF Engineering. With building owners and property investors, the question has always been how much LEED points they would get if they connected […] More

Outgoing BAE Systems Inc. President and CEO Linda Hudson spoke to technology leaders Thursday about the changes she believes would address concerns on how to develop U.S. student and professional talent in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, FedScoop reported Thursday. Dan Verton writes Hudson appeared at an Northern Virginia Technology Council event to discuss U.S. […] More

Lockheed Martin Corp. and the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center have tested autonomous convoys with various vehicles in urban settings. Unmanned vehicles navigated road intersections, counterflows, stalled and moving vehicles, pedestrian lanes and traffic circles in urban and rural areas as part of the Army and Marine Corps’ Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System […] More

DynCorp International has received a $6.4 million contract to train military engineers in Afghanistan through a security assistance training program run by the U.S. Army. The company will administer a series of Afghan national army exercises in carpentry, plumbing, masonry and electrical engineering as a subcontractor to GovSource Inc., DynCorp said Thursday. This one-year order falls […] More

A Lockheed Martin demonstration using a wideband, multi-access payload and U.S. Navy satellites worked to exhibit radio coverage through the Arctic region and show how military field personnel could carry out polar communications. Lockheed tested the Wideband Code Division Multiple Access payload’s coverage by using radios in the North Pole and sent voice and data […] More

NetApp broke ground on a research and development center in Mahadevapura, India intended to support global development and business operations, according to an InformationWeek article. The facility is scheduled to be completed in 2015 and will contain 25,000 square foot data center on a 15 acre plot. “To enable increasingly multidisciplinary and collaborative work, we want to […] More