A QinetiQ subsidiary has helped the Canadian navy conduct a live demonstration to simulate potential threats multi-rotor drones could pose to naval vessels. QinetiQ Target Systems demonstrated a rotary-wing target onboard a Halifax-class frigate for the military branch in November as part of a $6.6 million Unmanned Targets Repair, Overhaul and Engineering contract awarded in […] More

Rockwell Collins‘ Australian subsidiary has received a potential $31 million contract to produce eight simulators for a computer-based technology platform designed to help Australian military personnel respond to adversarial targets. Christopher Pyne, Australian minister for defense industry, said in a statement published Wednesday the company will also help operate and maintain the Digital Terminal Control System simulators under […] More

A subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has installed a remote control kit into a T-72 tank to support unmanned operations. Kratos said Thursday its Micro Systems business converted a T-72 to be controlled by the Army Ground Aerial Target Control System as part of an effort to help the U.S. Army meet its tank target requirement. AGATCS is a […] More

Honeywell has received certifications from various aviation agencies to provide its satellite communications system and health and usage monitoring platform for a range of helicopters. The company said it obtained supplemental type certificates from U.S., European and Brazilian respective aviation agencies to offer the Honeywell Health and Usage Monitoring Systems and Vibration Expert products for helicopters […] More

Toshiba Corp. has formed an Australia-based subsidiary within Toshiba America Information Systems to deliver mobile computing platforms and services in Australia and New Zealand. Toshiba Client Solutions ANZ will serve small and medium-sized businesses as well as the enterprise, government and education markets, Toshiba said Tuesday. TCSAN will operate in Sydney with Mark Whittard as managing director and chief executive […] More

A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary has received an additional $14.4 million order by the Defense Information Systems Agency to continue the company’s managed satellite support services to the U.S. Marine Corps. DISA awarded the order to exercise the third option year under a previously awarded contract to TeleCommunication Systems, which is part of Comtech’s government services segment, the company said Thursday. The exercised option […] More

Ultra Electronics‘ Ultra TCS business has received an $18 million contract from an unnamed NATO member country for a variant of the unit’s ALR-510 ELectronic INTelligence system and perform additional support services. The customer will use the ELINT system on unmanned aerial vehicles and control the UAV through Ultra TCS’ TALON software from a ground support center, Ultra said Thursday. Ultra TCS will […] More

Raytheon has received a potential $21.6 million contract to continue to provide software updates in support of the 2016 tactical control system Linux cyber baseline of the U.S. Navy’s MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system. The company will perform work in Dulles, Virginia, through October 2018 under the sole-source, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The […] More

The U.S. Army has awarded $2 million in contract modifications to a Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary for additional hardware production and engineering support services. Micro Systems will work to support the Army Ground Aerial Target Control System, target vehicle control tools and related ancillary equipment, Kratos said Monday. AGATCS is a program under the Army’s […] More

Symantec and Tata Consultancy Services have forged an analytics-based security alliance for customers. The companies will combine their respective security technologies in order to establish joint security services offerings, Tata Consultancy Services said Friday. Anirban Chakravartti, head of global alliances at Symantec, said the joint offerings are intended to deliver “technology, intelligence and expertise in areas […] More

CACI International has received a five-year, $22 million task order to implement the Justice Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives content management system. The system is designed to capture documents, license explosives, track firearms and process fugitive warrant records, CACI said Thursday. CACI will also develop agile software, maintain software systems, update applications and […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has been selected to deploy its cloud-based telemedicine platform for the Iowa Clinic’s project meant to remotely serve patients from multiple devices. The Iowa Clinic integrates TCS’ VirtuMedix platform into the Iowa eClinic service to help healthcare providers reach patients through a virtual platform, TCS said Tuesday. “The Iowa Clinic joins the increasing […] More