Products & Service

KBR‘s government services unit will compete for task orders to provide support services to the Defense Department‘s Joint Test and Evaluation Program under a potential 10-year, $900 million contract vehicle announced in April. The company said Monday KBRwyle is one of six contractors that hold positions on the the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract and seeks to help DoD identify strategies for the U.S. […] More

DynCorp International will extend its support for the Air Force‘s base dining facilities in the United Arab Emirates under a potential three-year, $13.5 million task order. The company said Wednesday the Dining Facilities task order under the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program IV will support forces at the Al Dhafra Air Base. Tim Gahr, AFCAP […] More

Harris has developed an environmental-monitoring sensor to be installed in a Japanese government satellite that will work to study greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2 that Mitsubishi Electric is building for the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency will be launched in the country’s 2018 fiscal year, Harris said Wednesday. The Harris-built sensor, called the Thermal […] More

Boundless and New Light Technologies have partnered to develop cloud-based open geospatial technology products to government agencies at the federal and state levels. Both companies aim to offer geographic information systems designed to help customers obtain intelligence and insights from location-based data, Boundless said Wednesday. Boundless CEO Andy Dearing said the partnership seeks to equip government […] More

Lockheed Martin will proceed with the development of an artillery, mortar and rocket threat interceptor under a $2.6 million contract from the U.S. Army. The company said Wednesday it has completed the science and technology phase of the Extended Mission Area Missile Program by the Army Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office. Work for the next phase […] More

A division of United Technologies Corp. has launched an engine update meant to enhance aircraft power and thermal management system capacity. Pratt & Whitney announced Tuesday that its Growth Option 2.0 upgrade for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II‘s F135 engine is geared to address PTMS functions for future block updates to the aircraft. Matthew Bromberg, president of Pratt & […] More

AM General will introduce its next-generation light tactical vehicle, along with a new weapon system, at the 2018 Eurosatory Defense and Security International Exhibition running Monday through Thursday in Paris, France. On Monday, the South Bend, Ind., company announced it will display its NXT 360 vehicle and Hawkeye 105 millimeter Howitzer Kit, both derived from the High Mobility […] More

Mikros Systems has finished the second installation and test of a maintenance analysis technology on a littoral combat ship of the U.S. Navy. The company said Monday the integration of its AN/SYM-3 system into the USS Freedom (LCS 1) finalizes the initial installation for all LCS variants. Work included the installation of an on-shore model-based […] More

The global government services business of KBR has received a one-year task order modification to support the base-life of the U.S. Army forces deployed in Iraq for Operation Inherent Resolve. The modification allows the exercise of the third option year under the task order the Army Contracting Command awarded in December 2014 via a Logistics Civil Augmentation […] More

Northrop Grumman‘s innovation systems sector, formerly called Orbital ATK, will evaluate the basic functions of global positioning system receivers for a medium-range tactical missile platform for the U.S. Navy under a $602,247 delivery order. The order falls under a basic ordering agreement and calls for the evaluation of Rockwell Collins‘ prototype NavStrike M-code GPS receiver technology, the Navy said in […] More

Dewberry will help the U.S. Geological Survey identify the impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through the collection of topographic data via light detection and ranging. The company said Wednesday it will gather and process Quality Level 1 lidar data under the USGS Geospatial Product and Services Contract for the 3D Elevation […] More

The Air Force Research Laboratory has licensed a patent radio interface technology to B5 Systems for device production and marketing. The non-exclusive patent licensing agreement between the AFRL 711th Human Performance Wing and the Ohio-based company will facilitate the manufacture and sale of the Handheld Electronic Audio Recording System (HEARS), the U.S. Air Force said Wednesday. […] More