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BAE Systems‘ Australia-based business unit secured a potential $153.4 million contract to boost the capacities of the Nulka active missile decoy system. The company said Friday the 20-year program will also cover the development of a new launch system along with supporting technologies that can bolster Nulka’s capacity to protect Australian and allied fleets. Glynn […] More
Northrop Grumman has supplied its mission computer system to the U.S. Marine Corps in support of the service branch’s H-1 helicopter upgrade program. The company said Thursday the Tech Refresh Mission Computer was fielded onboard the UH-1Y and AH-1Z aircraft as part of the upgrade program which aims to replace UH-1N and AH-1W helicopters with […] More
BAE Systems has received a contract from Sweden’s defense and material administration to supply an additional 254 Bofors 155-millimeter ammunition rounds to the Swedish army. The company said Thursday it will produce BONUS munitions at BAE’s manufacturing facility in Karlskoga, Sweden, and expects deliveries to occur during 2019. BONUS is designed to be fired from 155mm artillery launchers […] More
Samsung collaborates with U.S. military services to develop a fifth-generation wireless network technology as part of efforts to speed up connectivity and support line-of-sight communications, Defense Systems reported Thursday. The report said Samsung uses its pre-commercial wave system and equipment to aid ongoing development trials of the 5G technology. Terry Halvorsen, chief information officer and […] More
Ken Asbury, president and CEO of CACI International, has said the company plans to build up its products through investments in machine learning, electronic warfare and other technology capabilities that he thinks could help expand CACI’s offerings for the intelligence services market, CRN reported Thursday. Asbury said Thursday at the Arlington, Virginia-based defense information technology […] More
Raytheon has received a three-year, $7.21 million contract to produce three multi-spectral targeting systems and one electronic unit to the U.S. Navy. The company will provide the MTS “B” AN/DAS-3 systems and electronic unit to support low-rate initial production of lot 2 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD noted Raytheon will perform work in McKinney, […] More
Lockheed Martin has made approximately $100 million in investments in 22 commercial technology startups since the defense contractor established its venture capital arm in 2007, CNBC reported Thursday. Lockheed Martin Ventures has invested this year in early-stage start-ups that work on technologies in the areas of cybersecurity, autonomous technology and nanosatellites and those companies include […] More
NASA plans to host an industry day on Nov. 30 in San Diego, California, to convene and collect input from commercial and academic organizations that support ongoing projects to integrate unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system. The space agency said Thursday it aims to demonstrate the systems integration and operationalization of UAS in […] More
General Atomics has secured an $11.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce test assets of an arresting gear system the company designed to manage deceleration of carrier-borne aircraft. The company will provide Advanced Arresting Gear test articles for the Navy Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Program Office’s testing and evaluation efforts at an AAG […] More
Saab has secured an order from the Sweden’s defense materiel administration to help maintain Gripen C/D fighter aircraft for the Swedish armed forces during 2018. The company said Tuesday the order exercises an option under a performance-based aircraft support and maintenance contract awarded in May. Services will cover technical system, publications, spare parts, repairs, ground support and pilot equipment. […] More
Boeing has pledged to provide more than $50 million in grants to approximately 500 nonprofit organizations across 50 countries. The grants package will fund initiatives through 2018 and will augment Boeing’s expected $117 million in company and employee contributions to other charitable causes, the company said Thursday. The new investments will bring the company’s total community contributions in 2017 to approximately […] More
Gillian Duggan, formerly group human resources director at Berendsen, has joined aerospace and defense technology company Cobham as executive vice president of HR and communications. Cobhan said Thursday Duggan previously spent 12 years at infrastructure support services provider Amey, where she held the roles of group HR director and managing director for two business units. Earlier in her career, […] More
