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CAE‘s defense and security business unit has opened new offices at the Addax Tower on Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi in efforts to expand its United Arab Emirates-based operations. The Quebec, Canada-headquartered company said Monday the new facilities will house employees of CAE and its subsidiary CAE Maritime Middle East. Ian Bell, CAE vice president and general manager […] More
The Department of Homeland Security has begun to seek information on potential industry sources that can provide data center support services for the Customs and Border Protection’s office of information technology. CBP said a FedBizOpps notice published Friday the request for information for DCSS is in line with the agency’s plan to release a draft […] More
Northrop Grumman has received a contract to supply Denmark’s air force with targeting pods that will work to help the service branch’s F-16 pilots detect, identify and track targets. The company said Tuesday that Denmark became its first international customer to receive the fourth-generation Litening targeting system. Litening pods are designed to provide airmen situational awareness and targeting capacity when they conduct strike, intelligence, surveillance […] More
Charles River Analytics has received a two-year, $500,000 contract to help U.S. Army researchers create a virtual and augmented reality training interface for the service branch. The company said Monday it will develop the Virtual Interface for Real-Time User Control during Simulated Operations with partners Technology, Modeling and Simulation Consultants, Sensics and the Virtual Reality Medical Center. VIRTUOSO will be designed […] More
Ninety-nine student teams from high schools and universities in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Brazil and other countries will participate in NASA’s three-day Human Exploration Rover Challenge that will kick off March 30 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama. NASA said Wednesday the Marshall Space Flight Center will host the competition that will require […] More
A Space Systems Loral-managed division of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates has received recognition from NASA for its support on a January robotic servicing mission at the International Space Station. SSL said Wednesday the Johnson Space Center acknowledged the support of MDA US Systems in planning and validating the maneuvers to update the ISS power system using the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator robotic arm. Rich White, […] More
Lockheed Martin has collaborated with an alliance composed of Australia’s defense department, Raytheon‘s Australian subsidiary, ASC Shipbuilding and Navantia to conduct a five-week sea acceptance trial for a Hobart-class air warfare destroyer. The Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance and Lockheed jointly tested Australia’s future HMAS destroyer to verify the ship platform and determine if the vessel could support the Aegis combat system, Lockheed said Monday. […] More
Lockheed Martin has updated a manned airborne testbed the company built to help customers experiment with a range of sensors, technologies and systems designed for contingency operations. The company said said Monday it reconfigured the Airborne Multi-INT Lab in an effort to increase the platform’s capacity to process and transform data into decision-making support intelligence. AML now employs an updated on-board processing system designed to collect […] More
Kay and Associates has secured a potential $54.9 million contract to support aerospace ground equipment and provide logistics services at NASA‘s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. NASA said Tuesday the contract has a one-month phase-in period, two base years, three one-year options and an additional six-month extension. Work will include emergency and routine aircraft maintenance and mission, aircraft batteries, […] More
The General Services Administration and the Department of Homeland Security have issued a request for information that seeks to identify GSA Alliant Small Business governmentwide acquisition contract holders that have potential to provide continuous diagnostics and mitigation support, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Jason Miller writes the release of the RFI comes as the CDM […] More
Boeing has been awarded a five-year contract to extend the company’s ongoing sustainment efforts for the F-15K aircraft fleet of South Korea. The company said Monday it aims to help the country’s air force to boost its F-15K aircraft readiness through the contract. Tim Buerk, Boeing’s director of F-15 sustainment in the Far East region and the U.S., said […] More
BAE Systems has hosted a series of flight trials on a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft equipped with an MBDA air-to-surface weapon as part of a program to transition the multirole fighter platform to the U.K.’s air force by the end of next year. The Typhoon flight tests were conducted at BAE’s facility in Lancashire, England, under phase 3 enhancement effort of Project Centurion, […] More
