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Raytheon has upgraded the main radar of the Patriot air and missile defense system with a gallium nitride-based active electronically scanned array. The milestone moves the company closer to completing the full system set to be operational in early 2016, Raytheon said Thursday. Ralph Acaba, vice president of integrated air and missile defense at Raytheon’s integrated defense […] More
Northrop Grumman company AOA Xinetics has completed delivery of the primary mirror for University of Massachusetts, Lowell’s Picture B mission. The goal of Picture B, short for Planet Imaging Coronagraphic Technology Using a Reconfigurable Experimental Base, is to accelerate UMass Lowell’s exoplanet research through accurate dust and debris measurements from nearby stars, Northrop said Thursday. […] More
DynCorp International has widened its use of IFS-made applications in a bid to build capabilities for two of its aviation maintenance programs being used in Afghanistan in collaboration with the Defense Department. The products added to the suite for the Pentagon operations include the IFS Fleet and Asset Management platform, IFS said Monday. The tool works […] More
Harris and Canada-based exactEarth have forged an alliance that seeks to provide services designed to improve domain awareness at sea using the automatic identification system platform. The partnership will combine Harris satellite and radio frequency communications technology with exactEarth’s signal decollision detection system to create real-time vessel tracking and information products for the maritime market, […] More
Boeing has concluded maintenance work on the U.S. Air Force’s E-4B airborne strategic command and control military aircraft ahead of schedule at its San Antonio facility. The company said Wednesday the work is part of a contract that calls for it to service each of the aircraft’s systems every four years. The Boeing 747-200-based aircraft […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has introduced two Internet of Things-based prototypes – a system that intend to keep hospital patients’ data secure and another device designed to send alerts to firefighters and other first-responders during emergency situations, the IoT Journal reported Tuesday. Mary Catherine O’Connor writes Walton Smith, a principal at Booz Allen, said a location-based […] More
A new TechSci Research report predicts that the global market for cybersecurity will be worth more than $123 billion in the next five years driven by the rising number of cyber attacks and a surge in spending on technologies that seek to address such threats. TechSci Research said Tuesday its Global Cyber Security Market Forecast […] More
Smiths Detection has secured an Option I contract to develop an air monitoring system for the U.S. Army as part of the service’s Next Generation Chemical Detector program. The NGCD platform aims to develop and acquire detectors that could be used by soldiers to detect toxic industrial chemicals, chemical warfare and nontraditional agents during missions, […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton will provide consulting, engineering and technical support services for the U.S. Army after being chosen by the service as primary contractor for the Expedited Professional and Engineering Support Services blanket purchase agreement. The company said Thursday the Express BPA multiple award contracting vehicle calls for the provision of advisory services for the […] More
Versar has secured a $1.2 million task order to provide performance management planning and technical support services for five U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facilities under a firm-fixed-price contract with Health Facility Solutions Co. Versar will carry out work for USACE Louisville District at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, Moffett Federal Airfield in California, Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, Fort […] More
A subsidiary of Cubic Corp. has won a $1.25 million follow-on order from the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation Training and Instrumentation to provide the Lebanese armed forces with the company’s virtual skills training system. Cubic Global Defense will deliver additional maintenance tools, shelters and logistics support services associated with its Engagement Skills […] More
Rockwell Collins has teamed up with a Teltronic subsidiary to improve radio communications at John F. Kennedy International Airport with the installation of terrestrial trunked radio technology. Rockwell Collins said Friday the installation of the Tetra system, which works to provide secure and swift radio communications, with New Jersey-based PowerTrunk is part of the companies’ […] More
