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A Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Center of Excellence will invest up to $350,000 each for multiple projects related to the development of border security, trade and immigration. DHS said Monday that the Borders, Trade and Immigration Institute will award grants for projects designed to boost border management operations, facilitate transnational flows […] More

Raytheon has completed the final land-based test for its interceptor missile designed to support anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare and sea-based terminal ballistic missile defense operations. The company said Tuesday that the Standard Missile-6 Block IA platform was used to intercept and eliminate a subsonic target from a test site located in southern New Mexico as part […] More

Orbital ATK has analyzed the results of a qualification test on the attitude control motor of the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system. The company said Monday results from the test in Elkton, Maryland indicate that the ACM’s HT-11 ‘high thrust’ demonstration was fully successful and the motor can now enter the program’s qualification phase. ACM features a […] More

ViaSat has received a four-year contract to provide small tactical terminals for AH-64E Apache Guardian aircraft Boeing is producing for the U.S. Army and foreign military sales clients. ViaSat said Tuesday  it will deliver at least 534 KOR-24A Link 16 terminals to Boeing under the contract’s base period of performance. “This award, along with other customers for […] More

General Dynamics‘s information technology business has received a potential five-year, $45 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to support a web-based platform the Defense Department uses to model the potential effects of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapon attacks. GDIT will help the service branch develop software, conduct technical documentation, implement system upgrades, modify, operate, maintain […] More

Orbital ATK and NASA have completed the preliminary design review of a docking component of its Mission Extension Vehicle. The Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking system consists of actuators, control algorithms and sensors that work to help MEV-1 detect, monitor and move toward a client spacecraft, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. The company and NASA conducted the RPOD […] More

Lockheed Martin has partnered with Tata Advanced Systems to produce the newest configuration of the F-16 multirole fighter aircraft in India. The agreement seeks to give India the opportunity to manufacture, operate and export F-16 Block 70 as well as support technology supplier jobs in the U.S. and create new manufacturing jobs in India, Lockheed said Monday. F-16 Block […] More

Sierra Nevada Corp. has joined a Lockheed Martin-led industry team that is working on the U.S. Air Force‘s recapitalization effort for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft. Lockheed’s aeronautics business said Tuesday SNC will be part of the Skunk Works JSTARS Recap team and modify the Global 6000 business jet built by teammate Bombardier in efforts to achieve Air […] More

Northrop Grumman and Atlas Elektronik‘s U.K. subsidiary have jointly demonstrated an unmanned mine hunting system during the Belgian Defense Technology and Industry Day trials in Zeebrugge, Belgium. Northrop said Monday its AQS-24B mine hunting sensor was integrated with Atlas Elektronik UK‘s ARCIMS unmanned surface vessel during the tests. Alan Lytle, vice president of undersea systems at Northrop’s mission systems business […] More

NuRAN Wireless has been selected by NASA to provide a software-defined radio technology to support research on multi-element arrays at the space agency’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio. The company said Monday its SDR system works to support multiple antennas and maintain phase coherency between the devices. Martin Bedard, co-CEO of NuRAN Wireless, said that company […] More

Boeing has secured a three-year contract to extend support for the Indian navy’s fleet of P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft. The company said Monday it will provide engineering, support and planning services as well as material support to a 737-based component services program. Stephen Schmidt, manager of Boeing’s P-8I sustainment program, said the contract will build on Boeing’s […] More

Lockheed Martin has received a one-year, $61.3 million contract modification to help the U.S. Navy operate and maintain development and test facilities for the Aegis combat system. The Defense Department said Monday the modification covers technical engineering, configuration management, associated equipment, quality assurance and information assurance services for the Combat Systems Engineering Development Site, SPY-1A Test Facility and the […] More