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  • Northrop's Synoptics Arm Adds Ti:Sapphire Material to Portfolio - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop’s Synoptics Arm Adds Ti:Sapphire Material to Portfolio

    Northrop Grumman‘s Synoptics subsidiary unveiled its new titanium-doped sapphire offering, which is designed for use as material in short-pulsed laser devices, at the Laser World of Photonics event from June 22 to 25. Kevin Stevens, director for research and development of crystal growth at Synoptics, said in a statement released Monday that the Ti:Sapphire material works with lasers that have a wide tunability range. Northrop said […] More

  • IDC: Cloud IT Infrastructure Market's Revenue Grows 25% YoY in Q1 2015 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC: Cloud IT Infrastructure Market’s Revenue Grows 25% YoY in Q1 2015

    International Data Corp. reports that the global cloud IT infrastructure market achieved a 25.1-percent year-over-year growth in sales revenue to reach $6.3 billion in the first quarter. IDC said Thursday spending also grew from 26.4 percent of overall first-quarter IT infrastructure spending last year to almost 30 percent this year. The growth is due to increasing demand […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Ships Flight Units for NASA Spacecraft's Laser Ranging System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Ships Flight Units for NASA Spacecraft’s Laser Ranging System

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies has provided laser frequency stabilization reference flight units to NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in support of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On space mission. The company said Thursday the flight units of the GRACE Follow-On spacecraft’s Laser Ranging Interferometer payload works to facilitate increased accuracy of measurement changes in Earth’s water resources. Ball Aerospace delivered […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne's 2nd-Gen Hall Thruster Completes On-Orbit Validation Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne’s 2nd-Gen Hall Thruster Completes On-Orbit Validation Test

    Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed initial on-orbit validation tests of its upgraded XR-5 Hall Thruster using Boeing‘s X-37 unmanned space plane as part of the U.S. Air Force‘s Orbital Test Vehicle mission 4. The five-kilowatt XR-5A Hall Thruster includes performance and operating range modifications based on the results of XR-5’s initial low-rate production and flight programs, Aerojet Rocketdyne said July 1. […] More

  • VA Evaluates Mobile Apps for Patient, Provider EHR Access; Kathy Frisbee Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Evaluates Mobile Apps for Patient, Provider EHR Access; Kathy Frisbee Comments

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is field-testing new mobile applications that work to help healthcare providers and patients connect with the VA’s Vista electronic health records system, FCW reported Wednesday. Adam Mazmanian writes that the Mobile Blue Button and Summary of Care apps as well as the upcoming Patient Viewer app work to provide mobile access and control to […] More

  • Elbit Systems Arm to Provide Soldier Systems for Benelux Soldier Modernization Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems Arm to Provide Soldier Systems for Benelux Soldier Modernization Effort

    A subsidiary of Elbit Systems will support the Smart Vest joint soldier modernization program of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg under a five-year, $150 million prime contract with the Dutch defense ministry. The company said Thursday Elbit Systems Land and C4I will supply digital soldier systems that work to bolster safety, survivability, effectiveness and other capabilities in the […] More

  • Technavio: Global Smart Security Market to Grow Due to Terrorism Incidents - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Technavio: Global Smart Security Market to Grow Due to Terrorism Incidents

    Technavio projects that the global smart security market will climb in value at a compound annual growth rate of 18 percent through 2019 due to the increasing number of terrorist attacks around the world. “Terrorism has increased significantly in areas like the Philippines in the last few years, resulting in an increased number of deaths from […] More

  • DRS, NASA Goddard Scientist Develop Mid-Infrared Detector for Remote Sensing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRS, NASA Goddard Scientist Develop Mid-Infrared Detector for Remote Sensing

    DRS Technologies and NASA have jointly developed a photon-counting mid-infrared detector that works to support remote-sensing applications in spaceflight and have been integrated into two new aircraft instruments. The space agency said Tuesday Goddard Space Flight Center scientist Xiaoli Sun worked with DRS to develop what NASA calls a “first-of-its-kind” detector, which is made of the mercury cadmium telluride alloy or HgCdTe. […] More

  • MIT to Work on USAF Transparent Computing Program Against APTs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MIT to Work on USAF Transparent Computing Program Against APTs

    The U.S. Air Force has selected the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop a new way to catch advanced persistent threats inside a network under a $7.1 million Air Force Research Laboratory contract, Defense Systems reported Tuesday. Kevin McCaney writes that the service tasked MIT to apply transparent computing technology to help IT personnel tag and track network activities, as […] More

  • Black Box Lands $103M Managed Services Deal With Miami-Dade Aviation Dept - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Black Box Lands $103M Managed Services Deal With Miami-Dade Aviation Dept

    Black Box Corp. has received an eight-year, $103 million contract with the Miami-Dade Aviation Department for data network, telecommunications and shared airport tenant services at Miami International Airport and general aviation airports in the county. The company said Monday the contract provides managed services for airport tenants and passengers. Jeff Barton, vice president of sales for Black Box’s […] More

  • Lockheed Tests Legion Pod Sensor System on F-16; Paul Lemmo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Tests Legion Pod Sensor System on F-16; Paul Lemmo Comments

    Lockheed Martin has conducted the first flight test for its Legion Pod system integrated into an F-16 fighter aircraft to check the system’s capability for detecting and tracking several airborne targets. The company said Tuesday Legion Pod features an IRST21 infrared sensor, networking and data processing functions and an open systems architecture. “Legion Pod is a production-ready, multisensor system,” […] More

  • CTC & Affiliate Form Alliance With Varley Group, Varley USA; Ed Sheehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC & Affiliate Form Alliance With Varley Group, Varley USA; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. and its affiliate Enterprise Ventures Corp. have entered into an alliance with Australia-based Varley Group and its Varley USA subsidiary. Varley Group said Monday the partnership works to expand its aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles and electric motor and generator technology businesses in the U.S. “We look forward to developing a long-term relationship with Varley,” […] More