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Profusa has received a $7.5 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Army Research Office to create implantable biosensors that will work to monitor soldiers’ health in real time. The company said Tuesday it will develop biosensor technology for military users to detect the body’s chemical constituents and manage the body’s response to long-term use of foreign material. “Profusa’s […] More

NASA has approved Sierra Nevada Corp.’s full program implementation plan for the company’s Dream Chaser spacecraft that is contracted for at least six cargo delivery services to and from the International Space Station between 2019 and 2024. SNC said Monday that NASA evaluated the company’s design, development, test and evaluation methods in efforts to meet technical performance and […] More

Lockheed Martin has said it expects its partner MBDA to submit a proposal to Germany’s defense ministry by early August to begin negotiations with the country’s government on a potential $4.5 billion missile defense system, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes that Rick Edwards, executive vice president of Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, has indicated negotiations for the Medium Extended Air Defense System could start […] More

Raytheon plans to collaborate with Norway-based Kongsberg Defence Systems to manufacture the Naval Strike Missile system and launchers in the U.S. Raytheon wants to carry out integration and testing work on NSM at its factory in Tucson, Arizona, and produce the NSM launchers at its Louisville, Kentucky-based facility under the partnership with Kongsberg, Raytheon said Wednesday. NSM is […] More

Thales has introduced an unmanned air system the company developed to support military and civilian customers that perform border surveillance, disaster response and illegal traffic monitoring operations. Fulmar X is made from carbon fiber composite materials and designed to operate for more than eight hours at a range of up to 49 miles, Thales said Tuesday. “Its modular architecture supports multiple configurations so the system is suitable for […] More

The U.K. defense ministry has selected General Atomics to provide a variant of its Predator B remotely piloted aircraft system in support of the country’s intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance needs. General Atomics said Monday the U.K. will acquire modified Certifiable Predator B RPA systems to replace its line of Predator B aircraft starting 2018. The company added its aeronautical […] More

TeraThink has won a potential five-year, $29 million contract from the Naval Supply Systems Command to provide program management support for the Joint Staff’s enterprise business accountability system. The company will also perform systems integration for the Joint Staff’s invoice processing platform and governance, risk and compliance systems, explore options for cloud hosting, budget and issue funds […] More

Northrop Grumman and Triumph Group have signed a memorandum of agreement at the Farnborough International Air Show in an effort to increase the production rate of high-altitude unmanned aircraft systems. The agreement calls for the two companies to collaborate on UAS delivery, knowledge transfer and program quality and affordability initiatives, Triumph said Tuesday. Dan Crowley, Triumph president and CEO, said the […] More

A Raytheon subsidiary has signed a three-year agreement with New England Die Cutting as part of the Missile Defense Agency‘s mentor-protégé program. NEDC said Tuesday that Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems will provide business advice with a focus on quality assurance, business development, branding, cybersecurity, manufacturing operations and engineering to help upgrade the NEDC’s engineering and technology services, business […] More

BAE Systems has completed the second phase of integration testing on its Striker II Helmet Mounted Display fighter pilot helmet held at the company’s site in the United Kingdom. The company said Monday that the Striker II HMD had passed the trial, which was conducted to test the integration of the helmet’s HMD system to the Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet with analogue-based and digital electronics systems. Peter […] More

A subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Inc. has received a potential $9.35 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver PBS 4100+ vibration measurement and balancing systems. MTI Instruments will also provide maintenance services under the contract, with initial orders anticipated within the next two months and succeeding orders anticipated for next year, MTI said Friday. The company added that the first order will […] More