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Gene Colabatistto, CAE‘s group president for defense and security, has said the company is eyeing new unmanned aircraft programs as it aims for a bigger share of the pilot training services market, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Sandra Erwin writes CAE has helped the U.S. Air Force train around 1,500 aircrews a year to operate General Atomics-built Predator […] More
REI Systems has received a five-year task order to update the General Services Administration‘s integrated award environment. The company will develop and maintain the wage determination online and catalog of federal domestic assistance functions under the contract, REI Systems said Wednesday. “We believe in the mission behind IAE’s federal award systems, so being awarded the […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded nine companies contracts to build new systems for dismounted service personnel to collaborate with other troops and detect potential threats during military operations. DARPA said Thursday it made the awards through the agency’s Squad X Core Technologies program to develop lightweight, integrated platforms that will work to provide situational awareness functions for […] More
IBM has partnered with the governments of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Delhi, India, to help both cities implement air quality management plans through the use of Internet of Things, cognitive computing analytics and machine learning technology. The company said Thursday it will collaborate with Johannesburg’s local government researchers to analyze environmental data, identify pollution sources […] More
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has secured a contract to introduce updates to DigitalGlobe’s international ground stations for customers to directly receive and process Earth imagery and geospatial data from DigitalGlobe’s future WorldView-4 commercial satellite. MDA said Thursday WorldView-4 is scheduled to launch in September 2016 to provide customers with multi-spectral images of the Earth’s surface. The company aims […] More
CenturyLink has received approval from the General Services Administration to serve as a mentor to Pathway Partners for three years under GSA’s Mentor Protege Program. The Mentor-Protege Program aims to develop partnerships between small businesses and GSA prime contractors, promote business development among smaller firms and help such companies compete for federal contracts, CenturyLink said […] More
Raytheon has been awarded a $29.6 million contract to update the communications systems of the U.S. Air Force’s 178 C-130H Hercules aircraft in an effort to meet European air traffic management requirements. The company will install MXF-626K VHF systems on Hercules to provide 8.33 kilohertz channel spacing in the 118 to 137 megahertz range, Raytheon said […] More
QTS Realty Trust and Vormetric have teamed up to help QTS’ government and commercial data center customers in efforts to meet data compliance requirements and protect their network infrastructures from potential data breaches. The partnership will allow QTS to provide its clients with Vormetric’s software platform, which works to secure data through encryption, user access control […] More
Motorola Solutions has been selected to provide user services for the U.K. government’s new public safety communications system. The company will also work to integrate the Emergency Services Network and to deliver system functionality, Motorola said Thursday. “We share ESN’s commitment and vision to equipping emergency and public service agencies with the functionality and capabilities […] More
Thales Alenia Space has been selected to produce an additional eight satellites for O3b Networks’ medium Earth orbit constellation. The satellites will add to the existing twelve operational satellites in orbit used by O3b Networks to supply trunking and mobile backhaul connectivity to telecommunication firms, Thales said Thursday. The new satellites are set for launch […] More
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has evaluated a ground-based Aegis ballistic missile defense system in conjunction with a Raytheon-built Standard Missile-3 Block IB at an outdoor testing complex in Kauai, Hawaii. MDA said Thursday the Aegis Ashore system installed at the Pacific Missile Range Facility fired an SM-3 missile at a medium-range BM target that came […] More
Orbital ATK has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a helicopter protection system the company designed to help protect helicopters from airborne threats. The Helicopter Active Protection System works to detect and identify threats, launch a kill vehicle to a set location and detonate a warhead, Orbital ATK said Thursday. “Orbital […] More
