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Bechtel and CH2M Hill have been nominated for contracts to manage the transition of the U.K.’s defense equipment and support procurement operation into a government-owned and contractor-operated organization, Defense News reported Monday. Andrew Chuter reports that Bechtel could provide managed services for the country’s navy and air force, while CH2M Hill could oversee the program for the army and joint forces command. The U.K. […] More

A Northrop Grumman business unit has won a contract to provide German shipping firm Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG with its integrated bridge system package, including navigation and radio systems, for seven bulk carrier ships. Jeanne Usher, managing director of Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine, said Monday the contract extends the company’s ongoing partnership with Peter Döhle. The integrated bridge systems include VisionMaster FT radars, the […] More

Information Builders and Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions have forged a partnership in which Arrow will market Information Builders’ business intelligence service offering. The business computing provider will distribute Information Builders’ WebFOCUS Express offering, Information Builders said Wednesday. Gerald Cohen, president and CEO of Information Builders, said the companies intend for the partnership “to extend the […] More

Airbus‘ defense and space division has completed a demonstration of its SONEX-P system that the company built for airport authorities, law enforcement units and homeland security agencies to use to detect and identify explosives, chemical and other airport threats. Michael Cosentino, president of Airbus Defense and Space, said Thursday that the auto-detection system aims to provide greater safety for […] More

Redstone Defense Systems has selected Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) to modernize the digital cockpit of the U.S. Army‘s new fleet of Black Hawk helicopters. Northrop will work to produce and integrate the avionics system of UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters in order to replace analog gauges of the legacy model, Northrop said Friday. “We are committed to this […] More

Lockheed Martin has selected Apptricity’s software product to help managed assets and work orders at C130J Super Hercules facilities. The software is built to automate asset tracking of maintenance equipment and hardware and computers for aircrew training using RFID applications and other technologies, Apptricity said Thursday. This includes management tools for supply chain operations such as inventory […] More