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Boeing has opened a research and technology center in St. Louis to accommodate the firm’s technology development programs with academic institutions and research partners. The 180,000 square-foot Boeing Research & Technology-Missouri research center contains a non-destructive test laboratory, the Human Systems Integration Center, a polymer synthesis lab and an autonomous systems lab, Boeing said Tuesday. “The new […] More

Science Applications International Corp. has partnered with Adacel to provide training services at 23 U.S. Federal Aviation Administration-run air traffic control centers under a potential five-year, $727 million contract SAIC holds with the FAA. Adacel said Wednesday it will act as a subcontractor to SAIC in the FAA Controller Training program. The companies will help educate air traffic controllers through classroom, laboratory and […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton has joined the Consortium for IT Software Quality as a silver sponsor and will support the development of new software quality standards and pilot the CISQ conformance assessment program. The company said Tuesday it is the sixth major sponsor to join the consortium’s efforts to foster the implementation of software quality standards across the […] More

The National Institute of Standards and Technology and Intel have used a critical-dimension small angle X-ray scattering method to measure nanostructured features of a silicon computer chip during a collaborative study. NIST said Tuesday it believes the CDSAXS technique could pave the way for development of new process control tools to help semiconductor companies determine the size of […] More

CyrusOne has expanded its Northern Virginia data center campus in an effort to meet the customers’ growing colocation demand. CyrusOne added 30,000 square feet and 6 megawatts of power capacity to its Sterling, Virginia-based facility, the company said Wednesday. “We continue to see solid demand in this market,” said Laramie Dorris, director of data center design […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has been awarded $5 million in incremental funds to perform sustainment work on transportable very small aperture terminals of the U.S. Army. TCS said Wednesday it has received $23.6 million as partial funding to help the military branch sustain AN/TSC-198A VSATs under a potential three-year, $91 million contract. The contract is for the sustainment of Secret […] More

Coalition forces have completed a new at-sea demonstration of integrated air and missile defense capability with the interception of a ballistic missile target using a Raytheon-built Standard Missile-3 fired from USS Ross. The U.S. Navy said Tuesday the Maritime Theater Missile Defense Forum’s ASD-15 event featured a scenario in which an SM-3 Block IA guided interceptor engaged the missile target over the […] More

Space Systems Loral, an MDA subsidiary, has been chosen to build a communications satellite for an Intelsat–Azercosmos alliance to deliver direct-to-home broadcasting and broadband connectivity services in some parts of the world. Intelsat and Azercosmos plan to launch an SSL-made satellite into an orbital location of 45 degrees East in an effort to provide communication services across […] More

A recent International Data Corp. report predicts government spending worldwide on Internet of Things platforms to hit $1.2 trillion in the next two years, according to an article published Monday on Cisco‘s website. Ruthbea Clarke, smart cities research director at IDC, said transportation, energy, environment and tourism, and public safety are the four public sector divisions that will see […] More

BAE Systems has ordered $51 million in microelectronic technologies from Cobham for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft’s radar and electronic warfare systems. Cobham said Monday that its microelectronic, motion control, microwave, cryptography, aerial refueling and pilot survival products are integrated into F-35s of U.S. and international defense customers. F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin showcased an F-35 cockpit demonstrator during […] More

Orbital ATK has opened its new Ramjet Test Facility at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia to provide a clear-air testing environment that simulates supersonic flight conditions. The company said Monday it has also completed the final validation and tests for the facility, which replicates up to Mach 4.5 in air mass flow and up to 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit […] More