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L3Harris Technologies has signed a multi-year strategic agreement with Creation Technologies to support critical defense and aerospace programs. The agreement involves streamlining manufacturing and design processes with the aim of improving the capability of the defense industrial supply base, L3Harris said Monday.
Palantir Technologies has booked a potential three-year, $250 million contract from the U.S. Army for artificial intelligence and machine learning-related work. Under the potential three-year award, Palantir will offer its services to the combatant commands, armed services, Intelligence Community and special forces to support their ongoing efforts to test, utilize and scale these technologies, the Denver, Colorado-based company announced on Tuesday.
Chris Winslett, general manager of Blue Canyon Technologies, an RTX subsidiary, said the small satellite developer aims to expand its presence in the defense market by pursuing business opportunities with spacecraft manufacturers bidding for Space Development Agency contracts. "I think there's enormous opportunities in defense, civil, on the intelligence side, as well as commercial space," said Winslett.
Todd Probert, president of national security and innovative solutions at CACI International, said at the Association of the U.S. Army convention in Washington that the technology company is focusing on “signals of interest” to meet the Army's demand for technology that would enable it to operate in a “more sophisticated peer environment”.
Canadian telecommunications company Octasic has established a U.S. subsidiary and set up a new facility in Florida. Octasic US will take on the responsibility of handling upcoming 5G wireless projects that support the defense and intelligence sectors in the country, the company said Monday.
The technology foundation of not-for-profit organization Mitre has spun out Mitre ATT&CK Defender onto venture-based startup MAD20 Technologies under a tech transfer agreement. MAD20 has been independently operating Mitre ATT&CK Defender — the training and credentialing program for the ATT&CK cybersecurity knowledge base — since Sept. 30, Mitre said.
Curtiss-Wright's defense solutions division has launched a next-generation high-voltage power management system designed to stabilize turret drives to address the power requirements of U.S. ground vehicles. The high-voltage turret drive stabilization system uses a platform's existing continuous low-voltage power to convert 28V battery voltage up to 750V for precise maneuvering of high-inertia loads, such as medium caliber weapon systems, main battle tank turret drives and stabilization systems, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions said Monday.
BAE Systems and the U.S. Army fired the XM1155-SC guided projectile from an M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer, demonstrating the capability of the round to extend the range of the artillery system. The test fire was conducted at Yuma Providing Ground in Arizona.
A Fluor business has secured a contract extension from the U.S. Navy to continue supporting the Nuclear Propulsion Program of the Naval Nuclear Laboratory for an additional five years to 2028. The contract extension allows Fluor Marine Propulsion to manage and operate the primary facilities of NNL in New York, Pennsylvania and Idaho, Fluor said Monday.
Northrop Grumman conducted a series of demonstrations of the Integrated Battle Command System involving simulated attacks in the Washington metropolitan area. The event, which was held at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, showcased the capability of IBCS to integrate sensors and effectors used by the U.S. armed forces in the face of complex threats, the company said Monday.
The venture arm of Lockheed Martin has made an investment in goTenna, which is currently undergoing its series 1 fundraiser. The mesh networking technology developer said Friday it will use the new funding to provide the U.S. government with improved capabilities, including those for situational awareness and connectivity.
Comtech has secured a potential $544 million contract to provide professional engineering services and assistance with the company’s satellite and terrestrial networking communications technologies for the U.S. Army. Awarded under the $5.1 billion Global Tactical Communications Systems II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicle, the contract will support the Project Manager Tactical Network for the Global Field Service Representative initiative, Comtech announced from Melville, New York, on Monday.
