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Research and Markets has released a new forecast report on the global military robots market that predicts the industry to expand from $16.08 billion in 2020 to $33.65 billion in 2026. The report lists down the drivers for market growth including expanded battlefield deployment of robots and increased funding for robotics research and development, the […] More

Veteran-owned small business Platform Aerospace is planning to advance the development of its Vanilla family of unmanned aerial vehicles to potentially secure deployment contracts with the Department of Defense, C4ISRNET reported Tuesday. Greg Pappianou, chief growth officer at Platform Aero, shared in a Defense News interview that the company eyes improvements to three configurations of […] More

Management consultancy Star Cypress Partners has started the fourth year of its current strategic communication work for the U.S. Air Force in support of its International Health Specialist Program. Star Cypress was responsible for providing a range of communications and program management services for the Air Force effort that trains global health engagement specialists for […] More

Austal‘s U.S. business arm delivered the future USS Canberra Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Dec. 21, marking the service branch’s 26th LCS acceptance. The new Canberra or LCS 30, which honors an Australian cruiser of the same name, completed acceptance trials in November under the supervision of the Navy’s Board of […] More

Boeing and the U.S. Navy have completed the first maneuver demonstration of a test asset for MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refueling system on a service aircraft carrier. The company said Monday its T1 test asset aboard the USS George H.W. Bush was remotely directed by using a handheld deck control device to taxi and park […] More

Federal contractors Significance and Koniag Government Services have teamed up to provide implementation and sustainment support for the Department of Defense’s web-based integrated financial management platform. The two companies said in a joint statement Monday they will continue offering strategic direction and thought leadership to DOD organizations transitioning to the new Defense Agencies Initiative finance […] More

3DX Industries, a 3D metal printing company, has established a new office that will focus on bidding on contracts from the U.S. military as well as local, state and federal organizations. The new government contracts division will offer 3DX’s additive and subtractive capabilities to potential customers from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine […] More

AECOM has deployed an interactive platform designed to digitize the paper-based planning process used in creating project information for engineering projects. The company said Thursday it used its PlanEngage platform to help the Federal Highway Administration and Arizona’s transportation department make an environmental impact statement for the Interstate 11 Corridor project. PlanEngage works to allow […] More

ECS has been authorized to commercially resell products and services made by Platform One, the U.S. Air Force’s consolidated team of DevSecOps enterprise service providers. The company said Wednesday it will distribute the Iron Bank container repository, the Big Bang software factory deployment service and other P1 products to federal, academic and commercial customers. P1 […] More

The General Services Administration has called on eligible contractors to update their GSA Advantage order status. GSA said Thursday the Multiple Award Schedule Solicitation requires order status reporting. “Schedule contractors must use EDI, cXML or the GSA Advantage Purchase Order Portal to provide order status that enables ordering agencies to track the location of an […] More