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Raytheon will move to design work on a new airborne electronic attack system after the company and U.S. Navy completed the jammer program’s design review phase. The Navy intends for the jammer system to replace the ALQ-99 jamming pods on board the EA-18G Growler from 2021 onward, Raytheon said Friday. Daniel Theisen, director of airborne electronic attack programs […] More
ManTech International has received a $10,720,438 contract modification to maintain information systems installed in U.S. Navy ships. The company will provide engineering support in IT planning, operations, documentation, program management, and application update and deployment areas, the Defense Department said Friday. ManTech will perform work in Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maine, Washington, California, Florida, Maryland […] More
Technavio has released a new report that estimates the global unmanned aerial vehicle flight training and simulation market’s compound annual growth rate at 6.06 percent from 2014 through 2019. The report indicates that the growing demand for UAVs over the forecast period will drive the market, which will also see an increase in the use […] More
DigitalGlobe and Exploration Mapping Group have forged a global information partnership in an effort to deliver imagery products to natural resources customers. Exploration Mapping plans to use DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite to identify geological features and mineral signatures as well as locate petroleum sources, DigitalGlobe said Thursday. “Our customers will benefit from our new specialized suite of […] More
An Australia-based Northrop Grumman subsidiary has been selected to maintain a network operation center for that country’s defense department. Northrop Grumman M5 Network Security will work with the department to manage and track communications networks and information systems through the JP2068 center, the company said Thursday. Ian Irving, chief executive of Northrop Grumman Australia, said the contract formalizes […] More
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Universal Technology Corp. a $37.6 million contract to advise the military service on research and technology initiatives. Universal Technology will assist in the Air Force Research Laboratory space vehicles and directed energy directorates’ professional engineering and management work under the contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. Both AFRL directorates work to sustain […] More
Orbital ATK has launched a jointly-owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia in a move to help the country fulfill its national security, defense and training goals. Riyadh-based Alliant Techsystems Operations will develop local systems for efforts to help Saudi companies build up their capabilities, Orbital ATK said Thursday. “This new Saudi company reflects our long-term commitment […] More
Orbital ATK and the U.S. Air Force have completed a static fire test on a solid rocket motor designed for installation into the Air Force’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent system. The test checked the Medium-Class Stage III rocket motor’s propellant, motor thrust reversal/thrust termination system and nozzle with electro-mechanical thrust vector control, Orbital ATK said Wednesday. “The […] More
Representatives from General Dynamics and the U.S. Army participated in a demonstration for the Army’s scaled-up collaboration software. Geographically dispersed teams with nearly 5,000 total participants shared real-time mission command data using the third-generation General Dynamics-developed CPOF tool during the test, General Dynamics said Tuesday. “By increasing the maximum number of concurrent users from 300 to […] More
SolarWorld has produced solar panels for installation in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 2.6-megawatt solar facilities. Efficient Energy of Tennessee performed engineering and construction tasks for the solar systems at the Wichita, Kansas-based Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center and the Big Spring, Texas-based West Texas VA Health Center, SolarWorld said Wednesday. CivicSolar also serves […] More
Computer Sciences Corp. has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for the company’s ARCWRX cloud computing technology. CSC said Tuesday this is the second FedRAMP certification for the platform-as-a-service ARCWRX, which is based on Red Hat’s OpenShift and resides on CSC’s ARC-P platform. Paul Smith, general manager and vice president of public sector at Red […] More
The State Department has Finland’s request to purchase Lockheed Martin-made guided multiple launch rocket systems and alternative warhead rockets under a $150 million foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government. Lockheed will also provide equipment, parts and logistical support for the overseas customer under the agreement, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday. Finland ordered 40 launch […] More
