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Wizbe Innovations has started to develop a technology for the U.S. Army and NASA to control unmanned parachutes, Morning Sentinel reported Sunday. Keith Edwards writes the startup company uses what Wizbe describes as smart materials to design a system that would help control the speed and direction of unmanned parachutes. The goal is to help the […] More
Mission Ready Services has received an order from the Department of Homeland Security to produce an additional 176 uniform in cooperation with North Carolina State University for emergency responders. NCSU will subject the additional uniforms through further systems-level tests and DHS will perform field evaluations on the units, Mission Ready Services said Tuesday. Mission Ready Services’ […] More
BroadSoft has kicked off the process to comply with the governmentwide Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for the company’s cloud-based unified communication software offering in order to help partners provide the product to government clients. The company’s BroadCloud platform and UC-One application will be available to government agencies via BroadSoft’s public sector channel partners […] More
A U.K. subsidiary of General Dynamics has concluded initial air portability tests on the Ajax family of armored fighting vehicles for the British army. General Dynamics land Systems-UK tested how the ARES variant prototype would load into the cargo hold of the British air force’s C-17A Globemaster III and A400M Atlas transport planes during the Ajax program trials, General Dynamics said Tuesday. Kevin Connell, vice president […] More
A CSRA subsidiary has been awarded a $7.5 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop new approaches for analyses of the trust calibration process to facilitate human-machine collaborations, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. John Keller writes SRA International will develop concepts to help aircraft pilots, intelligence analysts and maintenance technicians build trust with robots. The Air […] More
Avita Medical has received $7.96 million in additional funds from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to continue efforts to launch a regenerative medicine product and obtain U.S. market approval. The company will use the new funds to help U.S. Burn Centers familiarize themselves with health economic models of ReCell’s usage and potential application in the treatment of burns, Avita […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has kicked off a project to explore new algorithms and protocols for physically dispersed computing infrastructure, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. According to the report by John Keller, DARPA aims to increase the performance of the U.S. military’s dispersed computing applications and networks through the Dispersed Computing initiative. Keller writes the program will work to […] More
DigitalGlobe and Esri have reached an agreement to expand a world imagery map for Esri customers as part of an effort to help connect users through geographic information systems. The companies aim to provide users of Esri’s ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Data Appliance products access to high-resolution satellite imagery via a multi-year subscription service, DigitalGlobe said Monday. DigitalGlobe […] More
A team comprising General Dynamics, DRS Technologies and Leonardo-Finmeccanica will build a training facility in Comox, British Columbia if the team wins a $3 billion contract to build search-and-rescue aircraft for Canada. Former Canadian Air Force chief Steve Lucas told a press conference that Team Spartan offers to construct a 73,000-square-foot building to serve as the location for the group’s […] More
RKF Engineering Solutions has won a one-year, $19.7 million contract to support a Defense Information Systems Agency organization’s electromagnetic environmental effects engineering and analysis activities. The Washington, D.C.-based company will perform the contract work in Annapolis, Maryland, and Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, through June 26, 2017, the Defense Department said Monday. RKF Engineering Solutions will collaborate with […] More
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Intelligent Software Solutions a one-year, $12.2 million task order to continue to help the service branch maintain U.S. military software installed worldwide, the Colorado Springs Business Journal reported Thursday. Amber Baillie writes ISS will also extend its software and maintenance support for the U.S. Central Command, NATO and the Air Force’s Pacific operations. The contract represents the […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has kicked off a fresh effort to develop a new aircraft propulsion system that could propel an aircraft up to hypersonic speeds. DARPA said Friday it started the Advanced Full Range Engine program in search of a turbine-based combined cycle engine concept for use in low-speed operations and a dual-mode ramjet in high-speed […] More
