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Lockheed Martin has turned over two additional C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Lockheed said Monday the C-130J-30 Super Hercules and HC-130J Combat King II were flown to Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas and Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, respectively. The C-130 Hercules is configured for tactical airlifting operations, while […] More
An Elbit Systems subsidiary has been selected to deliver cybersecurity trainer and simulator to Switzerland-based RUAG Defense. Cyberbit will provide its CyberShield offering for integration into RUAG Defense’s cyber training program after further development of the training and simulation tool, Elbit said Monday. Adi Dar, general manager of Cyberbit, said the company intends for the contract […] More
Harris Corp. has received orders worth $66 million to supply Falcon III wideband tactical radios and accessories to a Middle East nation as part of an effort to modernize the client’s communications program. The company will deliver various Falcon III radio configurations for long-range environments, mobile ad hoc networking and narrowband data capabilities to the […] More
Kratos has completed a continuous collaborative airborne operation testing on its unmanned tactical aerial platform at the U.S. Navy test range in China Lake, California. The third flight test comprised flying formations, lead-follow in semi-autonomous and autonomous modes, lead-follow in manual and autonomous modes and autonomous joins, Kratos said Monday. “This third successful flight of […] More
The City of Chicago has moved to streamline transactions and automate processes for employees and the public with Microsoft Office 365. Microsoft said Thursday the city government worked with the Microsoft premier support team to develop the new architecture and with Planet Technologies to migrate the city’s messaging systems to Microsoft Exchange Online. “We appreciate […] More
Motorola Solutions has pumped cash into BlueLine Grid’s suite of messaging products in an effort to help provide collaboration tools to public safety, security and law enforcement officials. BlueLine offers messaging, location, conferencing, virtual command and file-sharing to clients for internal communications, BlueLine said Friday. Paul Steinberg, Motorola Solutions chief technology officer, said BlueLine’s data […] More
MarketsandMarkets has released a new report that predicts the aviation cybersecurity market will grow to $61.85 billion by 2020, buoyed by increasing cyber threats on aerospace and defense organizations. The report expects on-cloud deployment to rise in demand over the next five years as the rate of cyber attacks across the world continues to increase, […] More
Elbit Systems Ltd. has received a two-year, $26.5 million contract to produce multi-spectral infrared countermeasures systems for installation in an Asia Pacific client’s aircraft. The infrared countermeasures system works to protect airliners from man portable air defense systems using a fiber laser-directed infrared countermeasure technology, Elbit said Wednesday. Elad Aharonson, general manager of Elbit Systems […] More
Cobham has been awarded contracts worth $20.5 million to supply actuators to NASA for the Mars rover program intended to explore the red planet. The actuators will work to drive the rover wheels, allow steering, antenna motion, and deploy the remote sensing mast of the rover, Cobham said Wednesday. “After a 350,000,000 mile journey to […] More
Sevatec Inc. has been selected to deliver incident response, reporting and tracking systems to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s cybersecurity division. RSA, part of the Sevatec team that also includes Defense Point Security, will provide the RSA Archer tool for incident reporting to federal agencies, Sevatec said Tuesday. “Sevatec is honored to continue serving […] More
Boeing has handed a mobile satellite to the Mexican government in support of efforts to bolster the nation’s national security, civil and humanitarian programs. Boeing and the Mexican government plan to conduct field testing for the Morelos-3 702 high-power satellite following the delivery, the company said Wednesday. “[Mexico] has delivered on its vision to provide […] More
Johns Hopkins University, Tanner Research and Moog have received research contracts from the U.S. Air Force to study potential engines intended to power United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket, Space News reported Tuesday. Mike Gruss writes the move is part of a larger plan to replace the Russian-built RD-180 engine with a U.S.-made rocket engine […] More
