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The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Maryland Technology Development Corp. have forged an agreement to award up to $112,000 in grants for a research project in an effort to help businesses commercialize their products. TEDCO will manage the science and technology entrepreneurship program to fund a technology within a one-year completion period, NIST said Wednesday. TEDCO […] More
Avecto has partnered with Carahsoft Technology to offer a cybersecurity software platform to government organizations as the companies seek to help agencies manage threats at the endpoint level. Carahsoft will distribute Defendpoint to public sector customers through multiple contract vehicles, Avecto said Wednesday. Carahsoft also agreed to provide sales, marketing and order management support for resellers of Avecto endpoint security products and […] More
Northrop Grumman has requested in-flight opening doors for the F-35 fighter jet from Fokker Technologies under a $106.8 million deal. GKN Aerospace‘s Fokker division will produce the opening doors for batches 10 and 11 of the F-35 aircraft under the agreement signed at the NIDV symposium in the Netherlands, Fokker said Thursday. Brian Chappel, vice president and F-35 […] More
Boston Fusion has awarded root9B a subcontract to provide consulting services for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s information innovation office in support of the $60 million Transparent Computing initiative. Root9B will work with Boston Fusion to conduct research and develop scenarios for advanced persistent threats and other cyber threat environments as part of the […] More
Louis Berger has received a five-year, $7.5 million contract from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to rehabilitate water and wastewater systems in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland. Louis Berger will design hydraulic analyses of water and sewer pipeline systems and engineer pipelines, pump stations and storage tanks under the contract, the company said Wednesday. The contract […] More
Northrop Grumman has agreed to renew its lease on an unmanned aerial vehicle plant at Moss Point in Jackson County, Mississippi, Sun Herald reported Wednesday. Karen Nelson writes Northrop Grumman will continue to produce drone parts at the Moss Point Unmanned Systems Center for another eight years under the agreement. The company manufactures components for the […] More
Thales has unveiled a new small drone technology intended to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations of military and security organizations. The company built Spy’Ranger with Aviation Design and is demonstrating the mini-drone at the ongoing Milipol Paris trade show, Thales said Wednesday. The unmanned aircraft is designed with a gimbal that works to stabilize the drone’s camera and sensor equipment if […] More
NASA has formed public-private partnerships with 19 companies for 22 research projects under two solicitations that seek to advance the development of new space platforms intended for human and robotic exploration missions. “These awards enable us to continue to foster partnerships with the commercial space sector that not only leverage capabilities to meet NASA’s strategic […] More
Raytheon‘s updated Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system has undergone initial flight tests by the U.S. Army to check the added functions and modifications of the system. The company said Thursday the system’s Post-Deployment Build 8 configuration worked to detect, track and engage a ballistic missile target with PAC-3 and GEM-T missiles during each of the tests. “PDB-8 can be retrofitted […] More
Harris Corp.‘s EDO Corp. subsidiary has been chosen to supply AN/APY-11 radar systems for two surveillance planes that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses to track hurricanes. Harris’ Exelis subsidiary and ELTA Systems will collaborate to build the multimode radar technology for integration into NOAA’s WP-3D Orion turboprop aircraft built by Lockheed Martin, Harris said Thursday. The alliance is scheduled to deliver the airborne radars in June […] More
TWD ESS Services has been selected to build network camera systems for installation in a Defense Department facility under a $127,000 contract. The company will produce PTZ camera, indoor and outdoor fixed dome camera, camera lens, surface mount, wiper and adapter for DoD’s physical security system requirements, TWD ESS said Wednesday. “The ability to deliver a […] More
Hera Systems plans to launch its first imaging satellites in October 2016 after it completed preliminary design review of the spacecraft and secured an initial round of funds from investors led by Firsthand Capital. The company said Thursday the nine-satellite constellation will work to produce images and video that its analytics platform will utilize to generate insights offered as […] More
