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Lockheed Martin has wrapped up integration work on the third GPS III satellite the company built for the U.S. Air Force through its processing facility in Denver, Colorado. Lockheed technicians finished the integration of the propulsion core, navigation payload, system module and other major components into the GPS III Space Vehicle 03 on Aug. 14 […] More
General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems unit has been awarded a potential $59.9 million contract for the delivery of 30mm x 173mm ammunition to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Monday the company will supply armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding-sabot along with tracer cartridges under the firm-fixed-price contract. Work is scheduled to be completed by May 31, 2021. The Army […] More
Orbital ATK‘s defense electronic systems unit has secured a pair of tasks orders worth up to $50.1 million to help the U.S. Navy produce design adaptations to current Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile subsystems and components. The Navy awarded both orders under a previously issued basic ordering agreement that covers engineering studies and logistics and test planning services […] More
Saalex Solutions has won a potential $87.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide nearly 1.2 million direct labor hours of engineering support to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. The Defense Department said Monday the company will help NAWCWD’s research and engineering department develop, test, evaluate, produce and operate multiple weapons systems across the […] More
A business unit of General Atomics has received a one-year, $17.5 million contract to support the integration of a small diameter bomb technology onto the U.S. Air Force‘s MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will help the service branch integrate the Guided Bomb Unit-39B/B with a dual carriage system through the use of a universal armament interface, the Defense […] More
The Australian government has selected Germany-based shipbuilding company Lurssen as the prime contractor on a potential $3 billion contract to design and build up to 12 offshore patrol vessels. Australia’s defense department said Friday the OPV construction project will be performed by Australian workers in the country’s shipyards using locally-sourced steel. The first two vessels will […] More
The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation has recertified Lazarus Alliance‘s status as a third-party assessment organization under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Lazarus Alliance CEO Michael Peters said in a statement published Monday the company completed a “rigorous” evaluation process to secure 3PAO recertification. “We are excited about our recertification and stand ready to help […] More
Ed Sheehan, president and CEO of Concurrent Technologies Corp., has been appointed to the board of directors of The Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial. Sheehan will bring philanthropic experience to the board and build on his company’s support for Friends of Flight 93-hosted annual events such as the September 11 Observance, the nonprofit said Wednesday. […] More
A computing platform that CSRA upgraded for the National Institutes of Health has been named to the Top500 list of the world’s fastest supercomputers. NIH’s Biowulf cluster ranked 66th on the Top500’s 2017 list, CSRA said Monday. Biowulf works to process simultaneous computations related to genomics, statistical analysis, image processing and other areas in biomedical research. CSRA […] More
Leaders of the Department of Homeland Security, NASA and the Small Business Administration will serve as keynote speakers at the Senior Executives Association’s 2017 Presidential Rank Awards Leadership Summit on Dec. 7. DHS Acting Secretary Elaine Duke, NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot Jr. and SBA Administrator Linda McMahon will headline the inaugural event, which aims to recognize the service of […] More
IBM‘s Australian unit has secured an estimated $3.1 million contract to provide cognitive computing infrastructure and support to Australia’s defense department, ARN reported Monday. IBM Australia will furnish the Watson artificial intelligence platform to the department over three years under the limited-tender contract, the publication said. A spokesperson for the department told ARN the platform will […] More
Louis Berger has secured a $1.7 million contract to manage the construction of a two-lane bridge designed to link Cameroon and Nigeria. The company said Thursday the project will use a balanced cantilever method to build a box girder bridge over the Cross River between Ekok, Cameroon and Mfum, Nigeria. Louis Berger will also provide bridge construction management training and […] More
