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Splunk has unveiled a mobile application for users to access the operational intelligence company’s dashboards and reports. The Splunk mobile app is available for iPhone and iPad users to view reports and receive Splunk enterprise alerts in real time, Splunk said Wednesday. “Splunk deployments have become increasingly critical for our users, who now can benefit from […] More
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. will develop software systems for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to generate aeronautical charts for flight operations at airports and surrounding airspace. MDA will work to combine its AutoChart technology with NGA’s source databases and provide customized AutoChart products to NGA under the agency’s Geospatial Terminal Operations program, MDA said Monday. The […] More
Raytheon expects to obtain approval from a U.S. military client by the end of 2014 after the company completes developmental testing on its helicopter-mounted shooter detection system, Defense News reported Sunday. Aaron Mehta writes Raytheon developed the Boomerang Air system based on its Boomerang and Warrior X ground-based technologies. Roy Azevedo, Raytheon’s vice president for advanced concepts and technology, […] More
General Dynamics’ land systems business unit has been awarded a $7 million contract extension to assess approaches to building an amphibious combat vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps. The company will work to analyze requirements, concept refinement and experimentation planning for the Marine Corps to gain insights into the pros and cons of developing the […] More
Microsoft, Red Hat, IBM, Docker, Mesosphere, CoreOS and SaltStack have joined Google’s open source docker management community. The companies will contribute code to the Kubernetes container management technology and maintain the project as an open container management framework for private, public and hybrid cloud applications, Google said Thursday. Google says the Kubernetes community aims to help […] More
Lockheed Martin will mentor Lewis Innovative Technologies on administrative support, training and technology transfer operations with the goal of helping the woman-owned small company grow its business. Jeff MacBride, small business program manager at Lockheed’s mission systems and training division, said Thursday the U.S. Army and Defense Department will access Lewis Innovative Technologies’ system security portfolio through […] More
Lockheed Martin has scheduled the delivery the third Mobile User Objective System satellite to the U.S. Navy for 2014 following the completion of environmental testing. The MUOS satellite went through simulated hot and cold temperature testing in a vacuum at Lockheed’s Dual Entry Large Thermal Altitude chamber, Lockheed said Thursday. “We are committed to quality, and our […] More
A Raytheon-developed missile has engaged a target in the U.S. Navy’s long-distance surface-to-air strike demonstration in June. The destroyer USS John Paul Jones launched a set of Standard Missile-6 interceptors to hit over-the-horizon missile targets in a series of three tests, Raytheon said Thursday. SM-6 also destroyed a target moving at supersonic speeds in a […] More
Northrop Grumman Corp. will work to upgrade the navigation systems of the U.S. Navy’s Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. John Keller writes the Naval Air Systems Command is planning to award a sole-source contract to Northrop’s aerospace systems segment to evaluate and certify the Kearfott-built KN-4073C navigation systems. The […] More
Tech Data Corp. has moved to grow its software and infrastructure services by incorporating Cisco’s cloud and managed services into Tech Data’s cloud portfolio. Angela Beltz, vice president of product marketing within Tech Data’s Cisco Solutions Group, said Wednesday that the company intends to help customers capture fresh markets and facilitate transition of a hybrid information technology […] More
General Dynamics’ C4 Systems division has updated the soldier network extension of the company’s tactical network backbone for the U.S. military by considering feedback from soldiers. The 101st Airborne Division troops connected their laptop computers and radios to the Warfighter Information Network – Tactical Increment 2 Soldier Network Extension during Afghanistan’s elections in April, General Dynamics said […] More
A General Dynamics subsidiary has handed a video exploitation system over to the Victoria Police. The police authority will use General Dynamics Mediaware’s D-VEX tool to catalog and analyze video from airborne operations, facilitate agencies collaboration and support intelligence reporting, General Dynamics said Wednesday. “We look forward to working with the Victoria Police to address […] More
