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ECC Federal has received a potential $78.8M cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Army to provide computer vision engineering and machine learning services. The Army Contracting Command received one bid for the contract via an online solicitation process and will obligate $40M in fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds at the time of award, the […] More
Iridium Communications has partnered with Amazon Web Services to develop a cloud-based satellite platform designed to advance the adoption of internet-of-things applications and services. Iridium said Thursday it plans to launch in 2019 the Iridium CloudConnect service that will work to provide worldwide coverage for AWS’ IoT applications through its satellite network. CloudConnect “will allow […] More
Concurrent Technologies Corp. has won a potential five-year, $36M contract to assist the U.S. Marine Corps in efforts to address the service’s energy reliability and resiliency goals. CTC said Thursday it will help Marine Corps Installations Command review Energy Security Assessment documents, recommend upgrades for infrastructure, analyze utility rates and bills and audit energy systems at multiple […] More
Jacobs Engineering Group and NASA have concluded tests of a parachute system that would support re-entry activities of the Orion spacecraft. The team conducted the Capsule Parachute Assembly System‘s final qualification test at the U.S. Army‘s Yuma Proving Ground facility in Arizona, the company said Thursday. During the test, a C-17 aircraft dropped the Orion capsule from […] More
Iron Bow Technologies has partnered with H.I.G. Capital as part of the information technology provider’s efforts to grow portfolio and footprint in the government and commercial markets. Herndon, Va.-based Iron Bow said Thursday it aims to continue to identify organic investment opportunities and acquisition targets through the “equity partnership.” Rene LaVigne, president and CEO of Iron Bow, […] More
United Launch Alliance has chosen Blue Origin to produce a booster engine technology to power a launch vehicle designed for government and commercial satellite missions. The Vulcan Centaur rocket’s first stage, fueled by liquefied natural gas, will use a pair of BE-4 engines from Blue Origin, ULA said Thursday. ULA President and CEO Tory Bruno said the company has worked with the […] More
Cubic‘s transportation systems business has received a $394M contract to modernize the fare payment technology of the Clipper smart card system, which serves commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. The company said Thursday it will develop an integrated mobile application that will allow Clipper users to access updated information, reload their accounts, […] More
Harris has been selected to develop an integrated core processor for the F-35 aircraft through a partnership with Lockheed Martin. ICP will work to process data from the fighter aircraft’s communications, sensors, electronic warfare, control, guidance and avionics systems, Lockheed said Thursday. The F-35 prime contractor expects Harris to deliver the processors beginning in 2023 for […] More
Northrop Grumman has secured a position on a $500M contract vehicle covering technical services to the Defense Intelligence Agency‘s science and technology missions. The company said Wednesday it is among the nine awardees on the HELIOS indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that encompasses the research and development; intelligence; strategic warning; acquisition; and operational areas. Ginger Wierzbanowski, vice president […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen nine multidisciplinary teams to develop approaches to explore underground environments as part of DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge. Participants will aim to produce technology platforms in the areas of autonomy, perception, networking and mobility for potential use by first responders and warfighters, DARPA said Wednesday. SubT is composed of a $2M “systems†competition […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has launched a technology platform designed to help organizations manage the security of mobile devices and address workplace mobility challenges. District Defend works to adjust the security settings of a mobile device to the physical location’s security requirements, the company said Thursday. The platform leverages radio frequency identification technology to automatically enforce security […] More
Mike Gold, vice president of regulatory and policy at Maxar Technologies, has been named chairman of NASA Advisory Council’s regulatory and policy committee. Gold said in a statement released Thursday the newly formed panel will offer advice and insight to the NASA leadership team in support of the agency’s plans to leverage public-private partnerships and encourage […] More
