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  • Airbus DS Communications to Deploy Public Safety Call Handling Service in North Dakota
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    Airbus DS Communications to Deploy Public Safety Call Handling Service in North Dakota

    A subsidiary of Airbus‘ defense and space business will supply the VESTA 9-1-1 call handling service to 11 of 22 public safety answering points in North Dakota under a collective contract through the state’s information technology department. The company said Wednesday Airbus DS Communications will provide the VESTA 9-1-1 system as part of the PSAPs’ effort to deploy a geodiverse regional system […] More

  • ULA, Air Force Launch 2 Orbital ATK-Built Space Situational Awareness Satellites
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    ULA, Air Force Launch 2 Orbital ATK-Built Space Situational Awareness Satellites

    The United Launch Alliance has worked with the U.S. Air Force‘s 45th Space Wing to launch the third and fourth Orbital ATK-built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites aboard a Delta IV rocket. The Air Force said Friday the launch of the two GSSAP satellites is part of the AFSPC-6 mission to advance space situational awareness. The Air Force Space Command-operated […] More

  • DOE to Help Fund NRECA’s Utility Cybersecurity Project
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    DOE to Help Fund NRECA’s Utility Cybersecurity Project

    The Energy Department has chosen the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to receive grant funds to develop and commercialize a tool for utilities to detect cyber attacks and compromised systems in near real-time. NRECA said Thursday its React project is based on the DoE-funded Essence prototype platform that NRECA built in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon University. Jim […] More

  • Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support
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    Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support

    UltiSat has received a subcontract from Lockheed Martin to provide aerial data collection, ground-based processing, exploitation and dissemination support services to the U.S. Army. The two companies will collaborate to support the Army’s Sensor Systems-Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance program under a potential $733 million task order the military branch awarded in June, UltiSat said Thursday. UltiSat noted its ISR […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests SLS Engine at NASA Stennis Space Center
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests SLS Engine at NASA Stennis Space Center

    Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed additional tests on a development engine for a NASA launch vehicle at the Stennis Space Center to check the engine’s capacity to withstand a challenging operational environment. Aerojet Rocketdyne said Thursday the RS-25 engine dubbed 0528 that NASA will use for the Space Launch System ran for 420 seconds on power levels that range from 80 percent to […] More

  • Endeavor Robotics’ Ground Robots to Use Persistent Systems’ Radio Comms Tech
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    Endeavor Robotics’ Ground Robots to Use Persistent Systems’ Radio Comms Tech

    Endeavor Robotics has partnered with Persistent Systems to install the latter’s radio communications system on the former’s product line of ground robots. Endeavor Robotics said July 12 the MPU5 radio will work to help increase the range of unmanned ground operations and support single-controller operations for multiple robot assets over the Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network technology. “Networked connectivity between the warfighter and all […] More

  • Accela Unveils Mobile App for Construction Project Management
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    Accela Unveils Mobile App for Construction Project Management

    San Ramon, California-based cloud-based civic engagement platforms provider Accela has launched a mobile application that works to help contractors manage construction projects across various agencies and locations. The Accela Contractor Central is available on the Accela Civic Platform as a free Android and iOS mobile app designed to help construction personnel request, schedule and monitor […] More

  • Oshkosh Defense to Enter Full-Rate Production for Marine Corps P-19R Aircraft Firefighting Trucks
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    Oshkosh Defense to Enter Full-Rate Production for Marine Corps P-19R Aircraft Firefighting Trucks

    An Oshkosh Corp. subsidiary is set to proceed with the full-rate production of P-19R aircraft rescue firefighting vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps after the company and the military branch received Milestone C approval from the Defense Department. Oshkosh Defense will produce and deliver 164 ARFFs through 2019 to replace the Marine Corps’ P-19 fleet under a potential $192 million […] More

  • Canadian Gov’t Taps Fortinet to Provide IT Infrastructure Security Tech
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    Canadian Gov’t Taps Fortinet to Provide IT Infrastructure Security Tech

    Canada’s information technology services organization has selected Fortinet to provide a scalable IT infrastructure security service across the country’s government. Fortinet said Thursday Shared Services Canada will utilize the Fortinet Security Fabric that consists of FortiGate enterprise firewalls and the FortiManager security management software. The company added it will work with SSC to deploy the security service that will work to deliver full control […] More

  • Booz Allen Subcontracts System High for MDA Security Services
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    Booz Allen Subcontracts System High for MDA Security Services

    Booz Allen Hamilton has awarded System High Corp. a five-year subcontract to deliver security services in support of multiple Missile Defense Agency programs nationwide. System High said Wednesday it will provide personnel security, physical security, security operations support, information security, classification management, international security, antiterrorism, insider threat, security reviews, emergency management/continuity of operations and research, development and acquisition security and […] More

  • Esri ArcGIS Mapping Platform to Power Demining Org’s Info Mgmt System
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    Esri ArcGIS Mapping Platform to Power Demining Org’s Info Mgmt System

    Esri‘s ArcGIS mapping platform will power the Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining’s risk reduction and information management system for explosive remnants of war. The company said Thursday it will integrate its technology into GICHD’s Information Management System for Mine Action or IMSMA Core and support the organization’s migration of existing functions to the ArcGIS platform. The partnership aims to provide GICHD an […] More

  • NASA, BSN Medical Partner to Develop Astronaut Compression Garment for Long-Duration Missions
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    NASA, BSN Medical Partner to Develop Astronaut Compression Garment for Long-Duration Missions

    NASA has partnered with BSN medical to develop a compression garment that will work to help reduce an astronaut’s risk of experiencing rapid heart rate, low blood pressure and lightheadedness after a long-duration spaceflight. A team of scientists from NASA and Russia currently examines the potential of BSN’s JOBST three-piece elastic gradient compression garments to protect against post-spaceflight orthostatic intolerance, the company […] More