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Lockheed Martin‘s helicopter subsidiary Sikorsky has conducted an air vehicle preliminary design review for its Combat Rescue Helicopter program that will look to replace the U.S. Air Force‘s HH-60G Pave Hawk. The conclusion of the preliminary design review on the HH-60W air vehicle moves the program forward to detailed design work on the air vehicle and logistics system as […] More
The Energy Department will allot $25 million in funds to aid the efforts of software developers, solar companies and utilities to integrate solar energy into the power grid in support of DOE’s Grid Modernization Initiative. The Enabling Extreme Real-Time Grid Integration of Solar Energy funding program seeks concepts for utility distribution system planning and operations that work to utilize sensing, communication […] More
Lockheed Martin has won a $16.2 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force build an integrated system for the military branch to manage air-to-ground and air-to-air combat missions in a peer threat contested environment. Lockheed’s aeronautics business will provide software, hardware and reports for the development of an integrated Distributed Battle Management infrastructure, the Defense Department said Monday. The Air Force Research Laboratory received two offers […] More
Hampton, Virginia-based small business Science and Technology Corp. has secured a potential five-year, $39.3 million contract from NASA for services under the Aeronautics and Exploration Mission Modeling and Simulation contract. The company will provide services to aid the space agency’s Ames Research Center along with research and development support to two advanced supercomputing division branches, the systems […] More
AeroVironment will display its new electro-optical/infrared gimbal payload for small unmanned aircraft systems at the annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International XPONENTIAL conference Monday through Thursday in New Orleans. Mantis i45 is used on the Puma all-environment unmanned aerial vehicle for commercial and military applications and features a suite of sensors such as EO and IR imagers, dual-color cameras, an illuminator and an […] More
A Lockheed Martin business unit has received a $45 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy in support of the AN/SQQ-89 anti-submarine warfare system. The award exercises an option on a previously awarded contract for the production of TB-37 Multi-Function Towed Array units, tow cables, electro-optical slip rings, drogues and shipping products, the Defense Department said Friday. TB-37 MFTA, […] More
An Oshkosh Corp. business unit will demonstrate its unmanned ground vehicle technology at the annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International XPONENTIAL conference Monday through Thursday in New Orleans. Oshkosh Defense will exhibit an MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle equipped with a TerraMax UGV that works to facilitate force protection and force multiplier features in the battlefields, the company said Monday. John Beck, Oshkosh chief unmanned […] More
Northrop Grumman and the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering have formed a new research organization focused on optical materials and nanophotonic devices. The Northrop Grumman Institute of Nanophotonics and Nanomaterials will facilitate collaboration between university and industry researchers in an effort to explore properties of atomic-level structures and materials, the company said Thursday. “The creation […] More
A division of Space Systems Loral will design and build camera focus mechanisms for NASA and a program teammate to use on one of the space agency’s Mars exploration instruments. MDA US Systems developed the focus mechanism for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory partner Malin Space Systems to be integrated on the Mars 2020 Rover instrument, SSL said Friday. Malin is a space camera systems company […] More
Harris has acquired two orders worth an estimated $29 million combined from an undisclosed European customer to provide Falcon tactical radios. The company will supply its Falcon product line, including AN/PRC-152A wideband networking handheld radios, AN/PRC-117G multiband networking manpack radios and AN/PRC-150C HF/VHF tactical radios as part of a standardization program that seeks to address interoperability challenges during coalition operations, […] More
The U.S. Air Force looks for industry partners to take part in a potential $12 million program that seeks to develop power sources and antennas for aerospace and defense uses, Military & Aerospace reported Wednesday. John Keller writes that the Air Force Research Laboratory released a solicitation Tuesday seeking partners to aid the development of the High-Powered Electromagnetics program […] More
An ICF International subsidiary has secured a potential four-year, $36.8 million contract to help the European Commission’s Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises carry out its work to plan, organize and launch different types of events. ICF Mostra will also provide event management services to EC directorates-general for climate action, agriculture and rural development, mobility and transport, energy and internal […] More
