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Rob Smith: Lockheed-Led Team Seeks to Link Military Missile Defense Elements

An industry team led byÂ Lockheed MartinÂ is working to establish a link between battle management systems used by theÂ Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Army. The Missile Defense National Team is developing the C2BMC (command, control, battle management and communications) system to unify disparate ballistic missile defense elements, Lockheed said Thursday. “Potential air and ballistic missile threats […] More

June 27, 2014, 10:57 am
in Industry News, News

SAIC to Help Saudi Arabia Manage Food Security Initiative; Robert Genter Comments

Science Applications International Corp. has won a $115 million contract to provide systems engineering, integration and management services for Saudi Arabiaâ€™s food security program. SAIC will also assist the Saudi-American Food Security & Renewable Energy Company in developing the SAFECO industrial complex, the company said Thursday. Robert Genter, SAIC senior vice president and general manager […] More

June 27, 2014, 9:34 am
in Industry News, News

Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests Rocket Motor for Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center; Tyler Evans Comments

Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed a second solid rocket motor test for the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s nuclear weapons center at sea level conditions. The second Large Class 92-inchÂ diameter, second stage solid rocket motor went through testing at the Utah test and training range at Hill Air Force Base, Â Aerojet Rocketdyne said Wednesday. “This motor firing demonstrates […] More

June 27, 2014, 7:38 am
in Industry News, News

Raytheon-Built Small Diameter Bomb Hits Land Targets for Demo; Taylor Lawrence Comments

RaytheonÂ has demonstrated its precision-guided glide bomb during a series of flight tests for the U.S. Air Force. The Small Diameter Bomb II was made to detect, track and destroy stationary land targets using a tri-mode seeker technology, Raytheon said Thursday. â€œAcquiring stationary targets with the same seeker that can identify and track moving targets demonstrates […] More

June 27, 2014, 7:36 am
in C4ISR News, News

Chris Marzilli: Argentine Desert-Based Researchers to Study Universe With General Dynamics Instruments

General Dynamicsâ€™ SATCOM Technologies division has been awarded a contract to develop and install a radio-telescope antenna for a new observatory in Argentina. The 100-ton, 40-foot, submillimeter-wavelength radio telescope antenna is intended for the Large Latin American Millimeter Array observatory located in the Atacama Desert, General Dynamics said Wednesday. “These grand-scale scientific instruments, built by […] More

June 26, 2014, 7:43 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

Salesforce.com to Open New Data Centers in Canada; Mike Rosenbaum Comments

Salesforce.com plans to open fresh data centers in Canada in a move to fulfill the growing cloud computing demand in the country. The new data centers are intended to complement Salesforceâ€™s existing cloud computing services across its customer base in the country, Salesforce.com said Wednesday. “Canada is a critical part of our global strategy and […] More

June 26, 2014, 7:32 am
in News, Products & Service

Lockheed Starts Defense Information Systems Network Unification Project; Angela Heise Comments

Lockheed MartinÂ has begun work to unify the Defense Information Systems Agencyâ€™s information systems network in an effort toÂ give users consistency between different tools, technologies and procedures. Four network operations and technology centers are under consolidation from the regional field commands to two locations, Lockheed said Tuesday. â€œThis convergence is a key example of the shared […] More

June 25, 2014, 7:48 am
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General Dynamics, Rockwell Collins Deliver Manpack Radios to Army; Chris Marzilli Comments

General Dynamics and Rockwell Collins have handed radio systems over to the U.S. Army for the serviceâ€™s ground forces. The Army placed the order for 1,500 additional PRC-155 Manpack radios in January and the last batch of those radios are scheduled for delivery in November, General Dynamics said Monday. â€œWe will continue to produce the […] More

June 25, 2014, 7:45 am
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Rob Gatto: Neustar Picks Aerospike In-Memory Database for ID, Data Mgmt Offering

Neustar has moved to combine its identity and data management offering with an Aerospike-developed in-memory NoSQL database. Marketers have an integrated online and offline view into real-time customer and media insights through Neustarâ€™s PlatformOne tool in order to develop services on demand, Aerospike said Tuesday. Neustar intends for the Aerospike database to manage large volumes […] More

June 25, 2014, 7:30 am
in Government Cloud, News

BMC Unveils AWS-Based IT Mgmt Tool With USDA Funding; Robin Purohit Comments

BMC Software has introduced anÂ information technology management offering to the Amazon Web Services ecosystem in an effort to comply with the U.S. governmentâ€™s cloud policy. The Agriculture DepartmentÂ funded the launch of BMC Remedy OnDemand on AWS in order for the tool to meet the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program requirements, BMC said Monday. BMC […] More

June 24, 2014, 6:41 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Northropâ€™s Kathy Warden: Global Partnerships Could Build Up Cyber Defense

Northrop GrummanÂ believes partnerships among enterprises and governments worldwide could pave the way for building up the defense infrastructures of organizations against cyber attacks. Kathy Warden, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman Information Systems, stressed the significance of alliances between the academia, industry and government during the Information Assurance 2014 in London, Northrop said […] More

June 19, 2014, 10:53 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

SAS Helps Alabama Medicaid Agency Integrate Healthcare Data; Paula Henderson Comments

SAS is working to help the Alabama Medicaid Agency view and consolidate data related to illnesses, treatments and costs. The agency uses SAS Visual Analytics to gather and analyze data from claims and medical electronic data exchange sources, SAS said Tuesday. â€œOur goal is to capture and analyze data not only to better allocate Medicaidâ€™s […] More

June 18, 2014, 12:05 pm