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General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has selected Rockwell Collins to provide avionics systems for the former’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft. Rockwell Collins said Wednesday it will deliver its Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics platform, which features interactive touch-control displays and a flight management system to support operations under current instrument flight rules. Pro Line […] More

A team composed of Raytheon and Kongsberg Grupen plans to offer the U.S. Navy a precision missile system in a bid to address the service branch’s over-the-horizon requirement for littoral combat ships and frigates. The alliance’s Naval Strike Missile offering for the Navy will feature seeker and target identification technologies designed to defend against land and sea targets as well as […] More

Engility has secured a potential five-year, $16.2 million contract to help update and standardize the Defense Department‘s systems engineering functions. The company said Wednesday it will assist the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering in the management of DoD programs related to systems engineering. “This is an important program for our nation,” […] More

Metal Shark has won a potential $54.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to construct near coastal patrol vessels in support of the U.S. Southern Command‘s partner nations and the foreign military sales program. The Defense Department said Wednesday Metal Shark will provide up to 13 NCPVs, electro-optical infrared sensors, diagnostic equipment, in-country reactivation, crew […] More

The U.S. Special Operations Command has issued a request for information on commercial off-the-shelf, non-developmental items and near-NDI components that can support the development of an enterprise data services system. SOCOM said in FedBizOpps notice published Monday its J632 Plans and Engineering unit aims to build a system for special operations forces to analyze and manage […] More

NASA and Honeywell have concluded a two-year test of a technology platform designed to help supersonic jet pilots reduce noise associated with sonic booms over populated areas. The test included the integration of the Interactive Sonic Boom Display Avionics software equipped with Honeywell’s Interactive Navigation tool into a business aircraft’s avionics system, the company said Wednesday. […] More

An IBM business has teamed up with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and the National Center for Atmospheric Research to develop a global model designed to predict hurricanes, thunderstorms and other weather patterns at both regional and local scales. IBM’s The Weather Company will combine its experience in meteorological science with NCAR’s community model for […] More

The Energy Department will award 263 small business research and development grants worth a total of $116 million for Phase I and II R&D projects that will support the agency’s missions. DOE said Tuesday that it will award 174 Phase I grants worth up to $150,000 each to help small business conduct research on the technical […] More

Boeing forecasts that the demand for government and commercial aerospace services will reach $2.6 trillion over the next decade. The company’s services market outlook unveiled Tuesday at the Paris Air Show shows potential growth in several aviation service areas such as information services and analytics; maintenance, engineering and upgrades; and professional services and training, Boeing […] More

The General Services Administration has released a request for quotation from potential vendors that can provide a proof of concept to implement and incorporate automated machine learning, Distributed Ledger Technology and artificial intelligence into the FASt Lane multiple award schedule. GSA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday it will award a small business set-aside contract for […] More

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has conducted a critical design review (CDR) on its ground control station offering for the U.S. Air Force as part of efforts towards fielding new technologies for the military branch’s fleet of remotely piloted aircraft. General Atomics said Tuesday that it conducted the CDR for the Advanced Cockpit Block 50 GCS […] More