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Saab has received a $29.6 million contract with the Swedish Defense Material Administration to supply spare parts for the Gripen E aircraft. Saab said it inked an initial agreement with FMV in February 2013 and the new order has been booked in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. “This is an important first step to secure the […] More
Metra has selected Parsons to install collision-avoidance technology on Chicago’s commuter trains. Parsons will implement the Positive Train Control system in 12 railroads to integrate global positioning system devices, radios, trackside antennas and computers, Parsons said Sept. 3. “PTC will significantly improve safety for Chicago’s traveling public and we’re proud to be contributing to this important […] More
A new Visiongain report forecasts the demand for military armored vehicles worldwide to reach $12.4 billion in 2015. The report covers armored vehicles that are designed to endure mines and improvised explosive devices, Visiongain said Friday. Visiongain also presents in the report the global and national shares of the armored vehicle market from 2015 through 2025, […] More
Saab has been selected to upgrade the live training equipment for Bulgaria’s military under a contract with the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. Saab will integrate the deployable instrumented training system hardware into the client’s training systems, the company said Wednesday. “This contract is important in that it increases the training capability […] More
IBM and Thomson Reuters have partnered to provide IBM’s Watson cognitive technology to Thomson Reuters’ customers. Thomson Reuters will apply Watson technology to content analytics, natural language processing and evidence-based learning areas in order to assist clients in gaining insights into large volumes of data, IBM said Thursday. Mike Rhodin, a senior vice president for […] More
Raytheon  has received an $18.6 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to implement monitoring systems along the Jordan-Syria border. The company will install sensors, cameras and barrier fences in the area for DTRA’s Jordan border security project, Raytheon said Thursday. The project aims to help Jordanian armed forces deter, detect and interdict threats. Dave […] More
Lockheed Martin has subcontracted NEC Corp. to produce Ka-band multipack converters for installation in Lockheed’s A2100 satellite bus. NEC Space Technologies will design the converter for the Arabsat 6A and Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 communication satellites, NEC said Wednesday. The equipment is set for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2016. “We are proud to contribute to Lockheed Martin […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton will deploy tools for federal agencies to identify vulnerabilities and build their cyber defense environments under a three-year, $82.9 million task order. Booz Allen said Wednesday that the contract, awarded by the Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center, represents the second task order for the company under […] More
Lockheed Martin and Guardtime have tested a technology designed to help address data threats in military, aerospace and industry. The companies demonstrated the system’s performance in mitigating data manipulation attempts within a networked mission-centric environment at Lockheed’s Center for Innovation, Lockheed said Wednesday. “Network, software and data integrity are critical qualities for our products and our […] More
GATR Technologies has awarded Cubic’s subsidiary DTECH LABS a $2.7 million contract to produce baseband equipment for use in a U.S. Marine Corps program. DTECH’s mobile, modular, micro-single enclave baseband tool will pair with GATR Technologies’ inflatable satellite antenna in support of Marine Corps’ High Bandwidth Signals Intelligence Palletized Terminal program, Cubic said Tuesday. The […] More
NASA has launched a new initiative to help startup businesses apply for a free license of patented technologies. NASA said Wednesday startup applicants will have the opportunity to obtain licenses of more than 1,200 NASA technologies such as coatings, sensors, aeronautics technologies and instrumentation, among others. The Startup NASA initiative aims to help startups raise capital […] More
Lockheed Martin has awarded a potential nine-year, $1.1 billion subcontract to Alcoa for titanium plate and billet components on the F-35 fighter jet from 2016 to 2024. Lockheed will use the titanium build the airframe structures for F-35 variants such as the conventional takeoff and landing aircraft, short takeoff/vertical landing aircraft and the carrier variant, Alcoa said […] More
