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Siemens has moved to grow its partnership with LO3 Energy after the industrial conglomerate invested in the microgrid technology developer through a recent Series A funding round. Ralf Christian, CEO of Siemens’ energy management division, said in a statement published Dec. 20 the investment represents the firm’s acknowledgement of the potential applications of blockchain-based technology in the […] More

An AECOM–Inquip joint venture has won a potential $30.7 million contract to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers carry out a levee construction project in West Sacramento, California. The American River Common Features-Natomas Basin Reach H improvement effort is scheduled for completion in March 14, 2020, the Defense Department said Wednesday. USACE received two bids for the project via an online-based competitive […] More

Hady Mourad, advanced missiles program director at Lockheed Martin‘s missiles and fire control business, has said the company’s concept for the U.S. Air Force’s Gray Wolf program involves a cruise missile designed to counter hostile integrated air defense systems in “highly contested environments.” “Using the capabilities envisioned for later spirals, our system is being designed to […] More

SCI Technology has received a three-year, $9.2 million Defense Logistics Agency contract to produce signal data processors for the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company is scheduled to finish work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by Dec. 30, 2020. The Army will use its fiscal 2018 working capital funds to finance the purchase. Hunstville, Alabama-based SCI […] More

The U.S. Navy plans to award Hydronalix a potential five-year blanket ordering agreement develop a mobile gateway buoy that can support an unmanned underwater vehicle. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says the company will build a pair of MGB prototypes to the Naval Air Systems Command under the third phase of the service branch’s Small Business Innovation Research program. Hydronalix will […] More

The General Services Administration has posted a request for quotation from vendors that can provide identity proofing services. GSA said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice that selected contractors will help verify the identity of users of the login.gov website, which is designed to give U.S. citizens access to various platforms of participating government agencies. GSA plans to issue a multi-award blanket purchase agreement with a one-year base […] More

Leonardo aims to double the aerospace and defense conglomerate’s export sales over the next three years through the establishment of additional marketing offices and logistics facilities worldwide, Defense News reported Sunday. Lorenzo Mariani, chief commercial officer at Leonardo, was quoted as saying by Defense News that the company wants to build “a network of regional hubs” to […] More

PreTalen has received a $23.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to develop an automated platform to analyze wireless communications systems under the third phase of the service branch’s Small Business Innovation Research III program. The company will aim to update the features of a Position Navigation and Time Autonomous Negotiator Applying Cognitive Effects-Based Analysis system developed through an […] More

Boeing is scheduled to begin upgrade work on the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft at a company facility in St. Louis, Missouri in April next year, Flightglobal reported Friday. The aerospace and defense contractor aims to increase the aircraft’s resistance to corrosion and extend its service life by an additional 3,000 flight hours under a potential […] More

An Airbus-built military transport plane refueled multiple F-18 fighter jets of the Spanish air force during an aerial refueling mission that took place Dec. 13. Airbus said Thursday its A400M aircraft completed an AAR human factors certification flight with six F-18s from Spain’s Center of Logistics for Armament and Experimentation and the Torrejon-based 12th Operational Wing. The AAR […] More