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The Danish Business Authority has given approval to Sikorsky Aircraft, Lockheed Martin, CAE and General Electric to begin the initial phase of projects with Danish companies to provide MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for Denmark’s defense ministry. Sikorsky Aircraft said Monday the four U.S.-based contractors will deliver nine Seahawk helicopers to the U.S. Navy as part of a foreign military sales […] More

A General Dynamics subsidiary has turned over the USNS Lewis B. Puller afloat forward staging base vessel to the U.S. Navy. The military branch accepted the AFSB ship from General Dynamics NASSCO Friday, General Dynamics said Monday. The company said modifications to the AFSB, which is named after Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller of the U.S. Marine […] More

A joint venture o Lockfheed Martin and Raytheon has test-fired Javelin missiles during a demonstration before a group of international military customers at Alabama-based Redstone Arsenal. Lockheed said Tuesday the Javelin Joint Venture conducted the tests with the U.S. Army and fired the missiles from three different launchers such as a command launch unit, a remote weapon station-based […] More

Boeing has received an order from the government of Qatar for additional C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. Tommy Dunehew, vice president of international customer service and sales for Boeing military aircraft, said Monday the C-17s are intended to aid the Qatar Armed Forces in its transport, airdrop and humanitarian missions. The aircraft is designed to carry […] More

IBM will offer its open source technology as a service on its Bluemix cloud platform and embed the tool into its commerce and analytics offerings. The company said Monday the move to offer Apache Spark open source project, which is designed to quickly process large-scale data, as a cloud service aims to help application developers immediately load and […] More

Raytheon has agreed to extend for another 10 years its partnership with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS to develop medium-range National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System. The agreement, signed at the Paris Air Show, will work to incorporate new medium-range air-to-air missiles and sensors as part of efforts to improve optimal system functions for NASAMS clients worldwide, Raytheon […] More

Rolls-Royce has been awarded $224 million in contracts to develop and modify several types of engine parts the Defense Department supplies to U.S. military fleets and other air forces worldwide. The company will perform logistics support, engineering, repairs and field services for the AE 2100, Adour and T56 engines, Rolls-Royce said Monday. “We continue to grow our […] More

The General Services Administration has issued a solicitation for the installation of solar power systems on rooftops of government buildings in Washington under a potential 20-year power purchase agreement. In a notice posted Thursday on FedBizOpps, GSA said the chosen contractor will provide design, maintenance and operations services as well as labor, tools, materials and equipment for the PV […] More

Sabre Systems has received a $22.4 million task order to develop information technology applications for the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Office of Prices and Living Conditions. The company’s software architects, engineers and developers will work to build database and statistical applications, analyze requirements, design and test software, and perform documentation and production maintenance, Sabre said Friday. The […] More

Boeing has been awarded a $238 million contract with Corpus Christi Army Depot to modernize parts of the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook aircraft. The Army will also have access to Boeing’s platform service and supply networks, Boeing said Friday. The contract contains a one-year base period and four one-year options. “Having employees at […] More

AtHoc has been awarded a $7.5 million contract to provide network-wide emergency alert systems for U.S. Air Force installations worldwide. AtHoc’s mass notification systems are designed to help the military branch’s base personnel to securely send and share emergency alerts in less than 10 minutes and aim to facilitate collaboration among mission partners, regional response teams and […] More

The U.S. Marine Corps has completed an initial operational test of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II multirole fighter aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney-built F135 engines on board a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship. The six F-35B fighter planes were able to carry out at least 100 takeoffs and landings during the 10-day flight demonstration, Pratt […] More