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CH2M Hill has designed a pilot bioenergy facility in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, that will house research and development work by the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium. The company said Wednesday the Integrated Seawater Energy and Agriculture System uses a seawater-irrigated agricultural system to help researchers develop technology that produce an alternative fuel supply. Neil Reynolds, […] More

Boeing has won a contract with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension of Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety to build an automated system that manages access to criminal history and other critical data. The company said Wednesday it will revamp the legacy criminal history system with updated security controls, proactive monitoring and alerts, and cross-system performance metrics. “This agreement with Minnesota is a strategic investment […] More

Orbital Sciences has ordered Aerojet Rocketdyne electric propulsion subsystems for installation on its communications satellite platform. Aerojet Rocketdyne will deliver the XR-5 subsystems over the next three years for the GEOStar-3 geostationary orbit satellite, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Tuesday. The XR-5 subsystem comprises 5-kilowatt class Hall thrusters with flow regulation valves, power processing units with thruster selection units and […] More

Thales will provide its i-FMS200 flight management system software to Northrop Grumman as part of the latter’s contract with the U.S. Army to upgrade its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter fleet. Thales said Wednesday Northrop will integrate i-FMS200 into the avionics mission equipment package of the Black Hawk upgrade, which will be called UH‑60V. “This is a further expansion of our presence in the […] More

General Dynamics has updated the software of its radio system offering intended to help military users communicate over multiple networks. A new version of the company’s Digital Modular Radio product is designed to have a high-frequency routing software that will work to leverage up to eight virtual channels, General Dynamics said Wednesday. The company also […] More

Carahsoft Technology has agreed to serve as the master government distributor of 10ZiG Technology’s thin and zero client offerings. Carahsoft will distribute 10ZiG’s virtual desktop infrastructure-ready thin and zero client line to public sector customers via Carahsoft’s General Services Administration schedule, Carahsoft said Tuesday. Will Jones, vice president of VMware and virtualization services at Carahsoft, […] More