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General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems arm and the U.S. Navy have tested an aircraft arrestment system on a Boeing-built F/A-18E Super Hornet at the Runway Arrested Landing Site in the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The company said Friday its Advanced Arresting Gear turbo-electric system is designed to control deceleration of carrier aircraft. Dean Key, GA director of launch and recovery production programs and AAG design and development, […] More

Case Western Reserve University has received an $8.4 million contract to perform research and development work on the restoration of motor and sensory functions after hand amputation surgery with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The 30-month study will focus on electrodes and algorithms, electronics and packaging and functional tests on human subjects in laboratory […] More

Atlas North America has received a potential $48.3 million contract to manufacture explosive and inert neutralizer rounds for the U.S. Navy in an effort to help meet the Littoral Combat Ship program requirements. Atlas will work to produce the Seafox shipboard mine neutralizer system and perform engineering services in Germany, Florida and Virginia through April 2017, the […] More

AT&T has received $11.7 million from the Defense Information Systems Agency to exercise a contract option to provide emergency communications services to the Department of Homeland Security. The new work supports the DHS Office of Emergency Communications’ Priority Telecommunication Service program that intended to meet communications requirements for crisis, attack, recovery and reconstitution missions, the Defense […] More

CDW Government has won a $30 million task order to supply 27,961 laptops to the U.S. Navy in support of computer refresh efforts under the service branch’s Next Generation Enterprise Network Computer program. The Marine Corps Systems Command awarded the delivery order under the firm-fixed-price contract that was subjected to a competitive acquisition process with 12 […] More

Finmeccanica has won a potential $114 million contract to build and deliver two AgustaWestland-built helicopters to the Philippine navy. Mauro Moretti, CEO and general manager of Finmeccanica, said Thursday the contract also covers training and support services related to AW159 helicopters. AW159 is designed for use in maritime surveillance, anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare operations, as well […] More

Microsoft has selected defense and security company Saab to join the HoloLens Enterprise Acceleration Program to help bring 3D holographic environment into training and education processes. Saab said Wednesday it will utilize Microsoft HoloLens for the defense and security company’s training platform in efforts to optimize the learning process and facilitate better retention. “Mixed-reality technology is truly ground breaking and will revolutionize the way […] More

Xerox has deployed its software tools in Manatee County, Florida, to assist jurors in the completion of the check-in process online. The Manatee County Clerk’s office began to implement Xerox’s AgileJury and eJuror software in January to help summoned jurors submit documents or request deferrals online, Xerox said Thursday. Louis Schiavone Jr., managing director for Xerox […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne has transported a new batch of booster motors and Divert and Attitude Control Systems to the Missile Defense Agency for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system. The company said Thursday it delivered the 300th booster motor and the DACS propulsion system to MDA through THAAD builder Lockheed Martin. The booster motor technology works to power the THAAD […] More

The General Services Administration has awarded a five-year contract to Boston-based loan marketplace provider DebtX for a suite of financial advisory services to federal agencies. DebtX said Tuesday it will provide loan sale advisory, valuation and due diligence services to agencies through February 2021 after the company completed a year-long vetting process with GSA. DebtX has supported the sale and pricing […] More

Dell and Tracewell Systems have collaborated to create a line of computing systems that work to support on-the-field applications and operate in extreme environments outside the traditional data center setting. Dell said Wednesday Tracewell’s T-FX2 computing platform is based on Dell’s PowerEdge FX2 server, which works to allow the former to support high-performance computing in environments with limited space and […] More

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates will continue to provide RADARSAT-2 satellite information for Collecte Localisation Satellites and ScanEX Research and Development Centre through February 2017 and December 2019 respectively via two contract amendments. MDA said Wednesday CLS uses RADARSAT-2 imaging to monitor and detect illegal fishing vessels around the Kerguelen Islands in the southern Indian Ocean while ScanEX requires satellite information to monitor ice […] More