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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded BioProtection Systems a contract with $24.75 million in base funds to support commercial manufacturing tests of the company’s anti-Ebola vaccine. HHS said Tuesday said the tests will work to validate whether manufacturing processes created under a previous contract would produce enough V920 vaccines in the event of an Ebola outbreaks. Funds from the HHS Office […] More

Textron Systems‘ unmanned systems business unit has unveiled a new portfolio of multidomain control and collaboration technologies that work to help customers gain  situational awareness and share information. Textron said Monday the Synturian suite includes the Synturian Control technology the company designed to integrate with different platforms or vehicles as well as the Synturian Remote system equipped with mobile and network-strengthened tools. Wayne Prender, vice […] More

Saab has released a ground-based compact radar system in the U.S. market in efforts to help military customers address multiple types of threat when they conduct missions. Sweden-based Saab said Monday it will transfer rights to the Giraffe 1X radar that mounts on vehicles, vessels and fixed installations to its subsidiary Saab Defense and Security USA in a push to help address emerging requirements […] More

Hitachi America has selected ViaWest to be the exclusive colocation provider for the Hitachi Data Systems information technology infrastructure under a five-year, $6.6 million contract. ViaWest said Monday it will house the HDS IT infrastructure at a 3,600-square-foot area at the ViaWest Compark Data Center in Denver, Colorado. The 140,000-square-foot colocation and hosting center is equipped with 24/7 on-site expert […] More

VSE Corp. has received a potential three-year, $63 million equipment-related services task order to provide supply chain management services to the U.S. Army‘s Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command. The company said Monday it will supply spare/repair parts, major components and other supply chain management support for the reset of the family of medium tactical vehicles such as the 2.5 ton, 5 ton and 10 […] More

IBM has installed the company’s Watson cognitive computing system in Aerialtronics’ unmanned aircraft systems in an effort to help teams gain a complete view of their surroundings and analyze captured imagery. Aerialtronics’ Watson-equipped drones will work to capture images and send them to the IBM Watson Internet of Things Platform on IBM Cloud in near […] More

Harris has unveiled a robotic technology offering the company designed to help operators disarm improvised explosive devices, Defense News reported Monday. Jen Judson writes the T7 EOD robot, which Harris unveiled at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual convention Monday, employs an intuitive interface and can be equipped with a water disruptor that works to disengage a trigger. The […] More

Orbital ATK has secured nearly $126 million in delivery orders from the U.S. government to manufacture a range of ammunition systems for the Defense Department‘s foreign allies. The orders are for non-U.S. standard munitions and fall under a pair of previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity and basic ordering agreement contracts, Orbital ATK said Monday. The company currently operates a U.S. Army-owned ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri, where it also  […] More

The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium has awarded a BioBridge Global-led group of organizations a three-year, $7.8 million contract to develop a clinical-grade process for stem cell manufacturing techniques. BBG said Monday the team will work to create large-scale stem cell manufacturing economical platforms in an effort to give researchers human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells for study, therapeutic […] More

Saab has been selected to conduct research for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency study with the goal to develop a precision-engagement system for shoulder-fired weapons. Saab said Monday its Dynamics business area will analyze potential concepts and recommend approaches that require further investigations in the future under the Massive Overmatch Assault Round study. “Today’s short-range weapons lack active […] More

Salient CRGT has secured a contract of undisclosed value from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries to modernize the association’s web application that works to help track and recover stolen materials. The company said Tuesday the contract covers application development, data hosting and information technology modernization to support ISRI’s ScrapTheftAlert.com tracking application. Salient CRGT will form connections to […] More

GovPlanet, IronPlanet’s online marketplace for used government equipment, has completed its second year of work to provide equipment to federal, state and municipal clients. The marketplace also launched an expanded platform designed to extend its offerings to customers in Europe as GovPlanet enters its third year, GovPlanet said Monday. “Our growth both geographically and through our product offerings […] More