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Boeing has wrapped up a design review on a U.S. Air Force communication and information sharing system following the technology’s demonstration on various platforms. Boeing developed the Talon HATE system to consolidate data from fighter networks, national sources and joint command and control infrastructure for data-link transmission to joint aircraft, ship and ground stations, Boeing said Tuesday. “The Boeing team demonstrated communications […] More

Progressive Insurance has adopted BAE Systems‘ anti-fraud technology in an effort to identify potentially fraudulent activities in personal auto insurance claims. The insurance company will incorporate the BAE Systems Applied Intelligence-built NetReveal insurance counter-fraud tool for internal systems and operations, BAE Systems said Monday. “Our NetReveal solution will help Progressive with evaluating the risk of claims throughout the lifecycle, reducing fraud […] More

Boeing seeks to increase the engine power of its 737 aircraft over the coming years as it looks to replace the U.S. Air Force‘s joint surveillance target attack radar system aircraft, Defense News reported Monday. Aaron Mehta writes that Boeing has determined that the 737 airframe requires a 10-member crew, an extra seat and two pilots to fulfill operational demands […] More

Lockheed Martin has demonstrated its live, virtual and constructive training platform at the company’s aeronautics facility in Fort Worth, Texas. An F-16 pilot collaborated with a pilot that flew as a wingman in a ground-based F-16 simulator to engage simulated targets and counter simulated ground surface missiles in real time, Lockheed said Monday. “LVC is the future of effective training for operational […] More

Lockheed Martin has completed a series of initial flight tests on its new beam control turret designed to provide military aircraft with a 360-degree coverage area to engage missiles or other aircraft with laser weapons. The company said Monday it worked with the University of Notre Dame and the Air Force Research Laboratory to demonstrate the functions of the Aero-adaptive Aero-optic Beam Control turret, which was […] More

A General Dynamics subsidiary has started work on a five-tanker contract for American Petroleum Tankers with a steel-cutting ceremony held in San Diego last week. The first of the tankers, the APT-1, is 610 feet long with a load limit of 330,000 barrels of cargo, General Dynamics said Friday. “Today’s start of construction ceremony signifies our […] More

Raytheon has started to build the TALON laser guided rocket for the United Arab Emirates under a $117 million contract it holds with Tawazun. The company will also provide logistics and training services for the integration of the TALON system into the UAE Armed Forces, Raytheon said Monday. “Full rate production of the TALON LGR is […] More

Cubic Transportation Systems has introduced a back-office platform intended to help transit agencies manage tolls collected on the highway. The NextCity for Tolling platform is designed to unify transaction processing, customer service and financial management applications, Cubic said Monday. “Our vision for NextCity is a fully integrated information and payments management system that spans all […] More

CGI will continue to provide operational information technology and infrastructure services to a Nordic payment and card services firm for another three years under a three-year contract extension. CGI said Wednesday it has been providing IT support, including server and data center hosting, to the Nordic payment and card services company since 2010. “In addition to delivering operational services … we […] More

IBM has won a contract to consolidate traffic data in Sao Paulo using analytics to provide ARTESP, the Brazilian city’s public transportation regulatory agency, with real-time insights on its highways. The project will use IBM Intelligent Transportation software to form an information control center that will gather data from the local highway administrators that cover nearly 4,000 miles of […] More

Exelis recently completed jamming trials for its Signal Sentry 1000 GPS threat detection technology in collaboration with the British defense ministry. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory conducted the controlled tests in Sennybridge in Wales, Exelis said Wednesday. During field testing, Signal Sentry geolocated and identified all sources of intentional GPS interferences, whether they were […] More

Wyle‘s science, technology and engineering business unit in Houston has received a $75 million contract modification from NASA for continued support to the Johnson Space Center’s human health and performance directorate. The modification brings the contract’s value to nearly $1.5 billion and extends Wyle’s support until at least the end of April 2015, NASA said Thursday. Wyle STE Group […] More