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BAE to Supply Naval Gun Tech for Finland’s Fast Attack Craft

Finland-based defense companyÂ PatriaÂ has awardedÂ BAE Systems a contract to manufactureÂ 40-millimeter naval gun systems for installation on the Finnish fast attack craft fleet. BAEÂ said Tuesday it will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 naval guns to Finland’s navy and itsÂ Hamina-class vesselsÂ as part of aÂ mid-life upgrade and overhaul initiative. Patria serves as the prime contractor on the Hamina-class […] More

by Joanna Crews January 31, 2018, 11:44 am
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SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: App Developers Should Increase Transparency on Data Privacy

Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, has said companies should give consumers more information on data collected by mobile applications they use, the New York Post reported Tuesday. Testoni added that apps should have labels describing data privacy practices in the same way that food products containÂ nutritional labels. “We have to […] More

by Ramona Adams January 31, 2018, 10:42 am
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DARPA Transfers Unmanned Anti-Submarine Vessel Prototype to Navy

TheÂ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has transitioned a prototype of an unmannedÂ anti-submarine warfareÂ vessel to theÂ Office of Naval Research for further development. DARPA said Tuesday the Sea Hunter vessel was developed under theÂ Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program to serve as the first unit of a potential new class of unmanned maritime vessels. ACTUV will […] More

by Ramona Adams January 31, 2018, 10:25 am
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PAE to Support Air Force Contract Field Teams program Under $50M Order

PAE has received a potential three-year, $50 million task order to provide support services for theÂ U.S.Â Air Force Sustainment Centerâ€™s Contract Field Teams program. The company said Tuesday it will deliver flight line, flight management andÂ aviation maintenance services in support of the program occurring atÂ Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington. Services under the contract aim […] More

by Nichols Martin January 31, 2018, 10:22 am
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IvySys to Help DARPA Model Adversarial Activity

IvySys Technologies has received a potential $4.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory on behalf of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to help create mathematical and computational strategies that can model adversarial activity. The DARPAÂ Information Innovation Office’s four-year MAA program will use the new approaches in a push to acquire, deploy, […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 31, 2018, 10:21 am
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Aurora Flight Sciences, Socionext Partner to Develop Drone Collision Protection System

Boeing‘sÂ Aurora Flight SciencesÂ subsidiary and Japan-basedÂ Socionext have partnered to develop a radar-enabled system that will be designed to protect consumer drones from collision. TheÂ Radar Flight Control Module will employ aÂ single-chip 24 gigahertz radar that uses range measurement software to detect the presence, distance and speed of nearby objects, Socionext said Tuesday. Users will be able to […] More

by Nichols Martin January 31, 2018, 10:13 am
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Deltekâ€™s Alex Rossino: DoD Seeks $2.4B Annual Budget for AI/Machine Learning, Other Tech Projects

AÂ Deltek analysis of theÂ Defense Department‘s proposed fiscal 2018 research, development and procurement budget indicates that DoD is seeking approximately $2.4 billion per year to fund programs that include artificial intelligence and machine learning systems through fiscal 2022. Alex Rossino, a principal research analyst at Deltek, wrote in a blog entryÂ posted TuesdayÂ the requested funds would […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 31, 2018, 9:48 am
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Lockheed Secures $80M Army Funds to Increase Hellfire Missile Production Capacity

Lockheed Martin‘s missiles and fire control business has received anÂ $80.2 million contract modification from theÂ U.S. ArmyÂ to increase production of theÂ AGM-114Â HellfireÂ missile system. TheÂ Defense DepartmentÂ said TuesdayÂ the company will use the funds to set up its production line, procure additional tools and test equipment and hire more suppliers necessary to manufacture up to 11,000 Hellfire units annually. […] More

by Nichols Martin January 31, 2018, 9:18 am
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Robert Smith: Booz Allen to Help Safeguard US Ballistic Missile Defense System Through Cybersecurity Methods

Booz Allen Hamilton is working with the Missile Defense Agency to strengthen the cybersecurity of U.S. ballistic missile defense system as part of a potential five-year, $91.5 million contract awarded in August 2017. Robert Smith, a senior vice president at Booz Allen, said in a statementÂ published Tuesday the company aims to apply new cybersecurity approaches […] More

by Joanna Crews January 31, 2018, 8:47 am
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Boeing-Bell JV Secures $70M Navy Funds to Update MV-22 Aircraft Configuration

A joint venture ofÂ Bell Helicopter andÂ Boeing has received aÂ $69.6 million modification under a U.S. Navy contractÂ to update the configuration of threeÂ MV-22 Osprey aircraft units. Under the modification, theÂ Bell-BoeingÂ Joint Project Office will apply Block CÂ upgrades to MV-22 aircraft as part of a common configuration-readiness and modernization effort for the V-22 fleet, theÂ Defense DepartmentÂ said Tuesday. The Navy […] More

by Nichols Martin January 31, 2018, 8:45 am
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Frost & Sullivan: Space Industry Could See New Operators, 13K Satellite Launches by 2030

A newÂ Frost & SullivanÂ analysis predictsÂ the space industry to see the launch of at least 13,000 satellites and entry of over 60 new companies into the upstream market by 2030. The market research firm said Tuesday it expects the space market to experience growth by 2030 driven by small form factor sensors and payloads, less expensive […] More

by Jane Edwards January 31, 2018, 6:34 am
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Draper Lab Gets $66M Modification on Navy Trident Missile Guidance Tech Contract

Charles Stark Draper Laboratory has received a three-year, $65.5 million contract modification to produce guidance technology for the U.S. Navy‘s submarine-launched ballistic missile systems. Draper will also conduct failure verification, test, repair and recertification of inertial measurement units, electronic assemblies and electronic modules of the TridentÂ D5Â MK 6 guidance system, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The […] More

by Joanna Crews January 31, 2018, 4:57 am