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Metal Shark has won a potential $54.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to construct near coastal patrol vessels in support of the U.S. Southern Command‘s partner nations and the foreign military sales program. The Defense Department said Wednesday Metal Shark will provide up to 13 NCPVs, electro-optical infrared sensors, diagnostic equipment, in-country reactivation, crew […] More

The U.S. Special Operations Command has issued a request for information on commercial off-the-shelf, non-developmental items and near-NDI components that can support the development of an enterprise data services system. SOCOM said in FedBizOpps notice published Monday its J632 Plans and Engineering unit aims to build a system for special operations forces to analyze and manage […] More

NASA and Honeywell have concluded a two-year test of a technology platform designed to help supersonic jet pilots reduce noise associated with sonic booms over populated areas. The test included the integration of the Interactive Sonic Boom Display Avionics software equipped with Honeywell’s Interactive Navigation tool into a business aircraft’s avionics system, the company said Wednesday. […] More

An IBM business has teamed up with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and the National Center for Atmospheric Research to develop a global model designed to predict hurricanes, thunderstorms and other weather patterns at both regional and local scales. IBM’s The Weather Company will combine its experience in meteorological science with NCAR’s community model for […] More

The Energy Department will award 263 small business research and development grants worth a total of $116 million for Phase I and II R&D projects that will support the agency’s missions. DOE said Tuesday that it will award 174 Phase I grants worth up to $150,000 each to help small business conduct research on the technical […] More