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A new report from International Data Corp. projects the global market for public cloud platforms to reach $70 billion this year as commercial enterprises in different industries look for services to manage their operations. The company said Tuesday banking, process and discrete manufacturing, retail and professional services are among the industries to represent nearly half of the […] More
Cray has received a potential $53 million contract to provide a storage system and a computer intended for large-scale data processing for Australia’s meteorology bureau. The company said Tuesday the agency will use the Cray Sonexion 2000 storage platform and Cray XC40 supercomputer to run weather models. Sonexion 2000 has a storage capacity of at least 12 petabytes and […] More
SAP National Security Services — a U.S.-based subsidiary of the German software and technology conglomerate — and Virtustream have partnered to deliver standards-compliant cloud services to federal agency clients. SAP NS2 will help agencies with migrations of applications into managed and secure cloud platforms in an effort to comply with the government-wide Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, the companies said […] More
A Cubic business unit has been awarded a four-year, $18 million contract to help a Australian military center conduct simulation-based training programs. Cubic Defense Australia will perform the managed workforce service in Canberra, Australia and the Pacific region under the contract, Cubic said Tuesday. Mark Horn, general manager of Cubic Defense Australia, said the company intends to help […] More
Raytheon researchers have developed a guided missile system using a three-dimensional printing technology. The missile system consists of rocket engines, fins, and guidance and control system components, according to a feature posted on the company’s website. Raytheon also looked to create electrical circuit materials, housing for gallium nitride transmitters and guided artillery shell fins through additive manufacturing, the […] More
The U.S. Navy‘s USS North Dakota submarine worked alongside three other Virginia-class submarines to deploy and retrieve unmanned underwater vehicles during a six-week tour in the Mediterranean Sea. The service said Monday that North Dakota — built by General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary — joined the USS Virginia, USS Hawaii and USS New Hampshire in its first-ever mission. “It was a rare […] More
A Communications & Power Industries division has received a five-year, $7.6 million contract to build structural enclosures for the U.S. Navy‘s airborne electronic warfare system. Radant Technologies will continue to provide EW radomes and related support services to the military branch through 2020, CPI said Monday. The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency‘s aviation arm awarded the […] More
Raytheon has worked with industry partners Fokker Technologies and Dallara to utilize robotics and commercial racing technologies to develop a carbon fiber airframe for the Miniature Air Launched Decoy of the U.S. Air Force. The design, which works to slash 25 percent off airframe production costs, will be used for the decoy’s Lot 7 production this year, Raytheon said Tuesday. […] More
Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division has worked with partners Boeing, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and DataPath to test the video transmission capability of its satellite communications system for airborne platforms. Hughes said Monday the test demonstrated the real-time transmission of high-definition video from a NorthStar Aviation Bell 407MRH helicopter via Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress I-5 F2 satellite. “High-definition […] More
Remote field communications firm DataPath will act as a provider of Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress satellite communications service to U.S. military and government customers for expeditionary use. The companies said Monday a service provider agreement between DataPath and Inmarsat Government — the British satellite services firm’s U.S. government subsidiary — covers bundled offerings in cybersecurity, IT, global field support and network operations center […] More
A Research and Markets report indicates that the analytics-as-a-service market will grow at a 40.3-percent compound annual growth rate from $4.23 billion this year to $23 billion in 2020. The company said July 13 the growth of the market over the five-year forecast period is due to the increasing agility and scalability of businesses, lower total cost […] More
A new Radiant Insights report predicts the worldwide market for commercial unmanned aircraft systems to be worth $4.8 billion by 2021, a compound annual growth rate of 21.5 percent from 2014 figures. The market research firm said Friday demand for UAS’ navigation and visualization functions will drive growth in the commercial drone market over the next six years. The […] More
