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Airbus Defense and Space has received an order for two Zephyr 8 pseudo-satellites from the U.K. Defense Ministry to help provide land and sea surveillance to the client. The solar-powered Zephyr 8 high-altitude craft operates as guided by a ground controller in order to deliver surveillance, hosting communications links support, Airbus said Thursday. Airbus Defense […] More
IBM and Avnet Government Solutions have jointly introduced a new security-as-a-service offering for public sector clients in an effort to help bolster their cloud security postures. Under the partnership, Avnet customers will have access to IBM’s services such as BigFix for endpoint security, QRadar security analytics platform and the Guardium data security tool, Avnet said […] More
Iridium Communications Inc. has received an $8.57 million task order to update the network gateway of the Defense Department in preparation for the military’s planned transition to the company’s next-generation global satellite constellation. DoD and its partners will gain access to airtime service for voice, data, paging and distributed tactical communications services under the contract, Iridium said […] More
OSIsoft has been selected to install the company’s operations tracking software in a U.S. intelligence agency in an effort to monitor situations at several national facilities. The PI System software will serve as an information technology-operational technology infrastructure to provide situational awareness to the government customer, OSIsoft said Wednesday. OSIsoft will begin installation of the PI System […] More
Bell Helicopter has received an order to produce two Bell 429s for the Indonesian National Police in order to aid in law enforcement operations and security efforts in the country. Damos Nasution, president of Multi Pacific, said Thursday “the selection of the Bell 429 will help improve the Indonesian Police’s support capability to ensure the […] More
Airbus Helicopters, Thales and Helisim have teamed up to design and deploy the full flight simulator (FFS) for the H160 helicopter. The partnership is intended to provide H160 operators a suite of training services based on a level D flight simulator, Thales said Wednesday. “This partnership is an essential milestone in the H160 program and […] More
H3 Dynamics has introduced a new unmanned aerial system the company built for customers seeking to apply the Internet of Things for industrial usage. Dronebox is designed to carry sensors for deployment to aerial locations and perform scheduled tasks as part of an Internet of Things network, H3 Dynamics said Tuesday. The product is scheduled for first market […] More
Battelle and the Defense Department have selected a ruggedized auto-injector developed by Emergent BioSolutions for testing and further development work as the military seeks to create a nerve agent antidote delivery platform. The Emergard platform works to inject a needle through a chemical protective gear, Emergent BioSolutions said Wednesday. Battelle and DoD will complete the […] More
Northrop Grumman has wrapped up the operational assessment phase for the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system the company designed for the U.S. Navy. Navy personnel and Northrop employees collaborated to check the performance of Triton during a 60-hour flight test and examined sensor imagery taken at different altitudes, Northrop said Tuesday. “Operational assessment for Triton included […] More
Boeing has received a $54.98 million contract modification to upgrade the anti-jam system of the U.S. Air Force‘s satellite communications. The company will work to increase the resilience of the Air Force’s Wideband Global Satcom satellites from electronic threats with a redesigned X-Band anti-jam system, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Boeing will perform work in El Segundo, […] More
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky business has designated UI Helicopter as an authorized customer support center in South Korea to provide sourcing services for repair and overhaul to customers in the country. Sikorsky S-76 and S-92 helicopter operators in South Korea will have access to overhaul services through the center based in Yesan, Lockheed said Wednesday. “UI Helicopter has more […] More
General Dynamics has selected Iridium Communications to produce satellite handsets for exclusive use in government operations. The new Iridium Extreme 9575 is intended to help update global satellite communications networks used by U.S. and foreign government agencies, Iridium said Tuesday. Scott Scheimreif, executive vice president of government solutions at Iridium, said the redesigned Iridium Extreme […] More
