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Research and Markets: Commercial, Scientific, Defense Sectors to Drive Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Demand

A fresh Research and Markets report has projected the global autonomous underwater vehicles marketâ€™s growth to rise at 13.42 percent annually over the next five years, reaching $343.4 million by 2020. Research and Markets stated that the report expects the commercial, scientific and defense sectors to drive demand for AUVs, with commercial applications projected to […] More

December 9, 2015, 2:20 am
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Orbital ATK to Produce Sidewinder Rocket Motor for US Air Force; Pat Nolan Comments

The U.S. Air Force has selected Orbital ATKÂ to produce rocket motorsÂ for the service branch’s Sidewinder missile systems. Orbital ATK will carry outÂ an acceptance test on the AIM-9P Sidewinder rocket motor and build batches of the motor for foreign military sales customers, the companyÂ said Monday. Pat Nolan, vice president and general manager of Orbital ATK’s missile […] More

December 8, 2015, 7:57 am
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Carahsoft, New Relic Forge Public Sector Software Analytics Alliance; Cortney Steiner Comments

Government technology resellerÂ CarahsoftÂ will distributeÂ software analytics companyÂ New Relic‘sÂ products to public sector agencies under a partnership agreement between both companies. Carahsoftâ€™s federal customers will have access to New Relicâ€™s suite of software analytics products in order to track application performance and customer interaction, New Relic said Monday. â€œWe believe there is a great opportunity for expanding and […] More

December 7, 2015, 7:45 am
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Cobham Unveils New Cybersecurity Threat Analysis Tool; Robert Winters Comments

Cobham has introduced a newÂ cybersecurity threat analysis product the company built to helpÂ clients protect their infrastructure from sophisticated security threats. TeraVM works to useÂ threat intelligence collected from its cybersecurity database to mimic and analyze the cyber crime techniques used to attack communications infrastructures, Cobham said Thursday. “In today’s climate of seemingly daily security incidents, it […] More

December 7, 2015, 5:26 am
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General Dynamics Subsidiary First ECO Class Tanker to American Petroleum Tankers; Fred Harris Comments

General Dynamics‘ NASSCOÂ subsidiary has handed the first of five ECO Class tankers over to American Petroleum Tankers as part of an effort to comply with Jones Act requirements. The 610-foot-long, Lone Star State LNG-conversion-ready tanker has a 330,000 barrel cargo capacity and features a ballast water treatment system, General Dynamics said Friday. “The Lone Star […] More

December 7, 2015, 2:31 am
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Selex Exhibits Drones for NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Program

Selex ES has exhibited a set ofÂ surveillance technologies built for aÂ NATOÂ program the alliance developed toÂ help protect member countries. Local government officials, Northrop Grumman delegates, representatives from Italy’s air forceÂ and members of NATO’s alliance ground surveillance management agency attended the presentation in Italian city Turin, Selex said Thursday. NATO’sÂ Alliance Ground Surveillance program is scheduled to kick […] More

December 4, 2015, 11:15 am
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Boeing, Canadian Aviation Industry Forge Sustainable Biofuel Alliance; Julie Felgar Comments

Boeing has teamed up with the University of British Columbia, SkyNRG and Canada’s aviation industry to produce sustainable biofuel out of forest waste, Aerospace Technology reported Friday. UBC and NORAM Engineering and Constructors will lead the consortiumâ€™s effort to convert leftover branches and sawdust into fuel, according to the report. “Sustainable aviation biofuel will play […] More

December 4, 2015, 11:08 am
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Lockheed Wraps Up On-Orbit Test of 4th MUOS Satellite; Iris Bombelyn Comments

The U.S. Navy has moved forward in the process to take control of the Mobile User Objective System constellation’s fourth satellite after MUOS contractor Lockheed MartinÂ completed a series of on-orbit tests Monday. MUOS-4 is scheduled for transition to its on-orbit operational slot in the spring of 2016 prior to the satelliteâ€™s scheduled operational acceptance, LockheedÂ said […] More

December 4, 2015, 9:34 am
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Lockheed-Cubic-PULAU Team to Pursue Army Training Devices Maintenance Contract; Cubic’s Bill Toti Comments

Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Cubic Corp. and PULAU Corp. to pursue aÂ U.S. ArmyÂ contract for maintenance, life cycle management and sustainment work on training devices the service branch plans to deploy around the world. The Army plans toÂ maintain andÂ 250,000 fielded tools through the Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations contract, Lockheed said Wednesday. Lockheed […] More

December 3, 2015, 6:41 am
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PSC, TECNA Forge Public-Private Sector Collaboration; Skip Newberry, Stan Soloway Comment

The Professional Services Council and the Technology Councils of North America have partnered to help coordinate policies and form business relationships between the private and public sectors. Stan Soloway, president and CEO of PSC, said in a statement released Tuesday the alliance will assist member associations of TECNA in their federally focused programs. “[They] will […] More

December 3, 2015, 5:52 am
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Research and Markets: US Training, Simulation Market to Decline in 2014-2019

A new Research and Markets report predicts the training and simulation market in the U.S. will decline by 0.14 percent year over year from 2014 through 2019. The report cites a growing trend in curved cobra display implemented in flight simulators for joint terminal attack controllers training, tank simulation, flight simulation and vehicle training, Research […] More

December 2, 2015, 1:58 pm
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Lockheed Martin Mission Systems, Training Biz Achieves CMMI Maturity Level 5 Rating; Rich Lockwood Comments

Lockheed Martinâ€™s mission systems and training business has achieved the maturity level 5 rating from the CMMI Institute, the highest rating of its kind. Lockheed said Nov. 16 a third-party Capability Maturity Model Integration appraisal was performed on the companyâ€™s large-scale development and operations programs in the fall as part of the certification process. â€œAchieving […] More

December 2, 2015, 1:50 pm