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Raytheon‘s Standard Missile-3 Block IB has recently been deployed by the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency as part of the Phased Adaptive Approach’s second phase. Taylor Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems, said Sunday the completion and results of operational testing for the SM-3 Block IB is intended to boost ballistic missile countermeasures. The 2015 deployment of the […] More

Dovel Technologies will work to develop an electronic filing system for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s information technology office by using Oracle-built tools. Dovel will build a new Electronic Filing for Administrative Proceedings system for the Office of the Secretary under the five-year contract, the company said Monday. “We look forward to building a system that meets […] More

Iusacell has rolled out a TeleCommunication Systems-built locator application to customers across Mexico. TCS designed the TCS Family Locator to help customers view the locations of their family members and friends on a map via assisted-GPS and wireless local area network connectivity, the company said Monday. In Mexico, the application is branded as Ubicacel Familiar. Jay Whitehurst, […] More

A United Technologies Corp.‘s business unit will push forward the design and development of an energy system for the Office of Naval Research‘s Long Endurance Undersea Vehicle Propulsion program. As part of the program’s next phases, UTC Aerospace Systems will create an energy system for an unmanned undersea vehicle using proton exchange membrane fuel cells to replace current […] More

Exelis will provide five additional infrared sensors for the U.S. military’s wide-area unmanned surveillance program under a $25 million contract. The Gorgon Stare infrared sensing technology is designed to facilitate a five-mile diametrical coverage area from the previous increment of 2.5 miles in range, Exelis said Wednesday. S. Danny Rajan, director of regional surveillance at Exelis, […] More

Lockheed Martin has test-fired a Javelin missile from its turret during a demonstration at the Cranfield Ordnance Test and Evaluation Center in England. The company’s UK and U.S. teams worked together for nine months produce the turret and then fire both a 30-milimeter cannon and a Javelin missile, Lockheed Martin said Thursday. Alan Lines, vice president […] More

The State Department has received its 4,000th General Dynamics-built Sectera vIPer Universal Secure Phone as part of the agency’s efforts replace legacy Secure Terminal Equipment phones and upgrade voice and data communications for government personnel. General Dynamics C4 Systems designed the Voice over Internet Protocol phones for communication of top-secret and sensitive information and to be interoperable with other government […] More

The Labor Department is conducting market research into organizations in search of a provider of regular acquisition market news and other tools as a subscription service, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Rebecca Carroll writes the agency is also looking to determine a business’ capability to extend access to Government Accountability Office decisions; checklists, templates and forms; and […] More

BAE Systems has renewed its commitment to produce fuel cell hybrid buses in collaboration with Ballard Power Systems, ElDorado National and the University of California. Under the California Energy Commission-funded project, BAE will provide the propulsion and power management systems while Ballard will supply the “plug-and-play” power module and engineering support, Ballard said Tuesday. According to […] More

Science Applications International Corp. has won a potential $14 million software and engineering services to help the U.S. Army‘s Surface Deployment and Distribution Command operate ocean cargo deployment software. The company will also work with the command to connect commercial and military carriers with the Integrated Booking System Software under the potential four-and-eight-month order, SAIC said Wednesday. U.S. Transportation […] More

Insitu’s Australia-based subsidiary has demonstrated its unmanned aircraft system to observe bushland fires for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service. Insitu Pacific deployed the ScanEagle aircraft in January to report on fire movement across the Wollemi National Park bushland through the General Dynamics Mediaware-built video streaming system, Insitu Pacific said Tuesday. Kevin Moore, chief […] More

QinetiQ will continue to help maintain hardware components the company developed for the International Space Station’s Columbus module under a contract extension through the end of this year. The company said Tuesday that it has also been working with Airbus to support the QinetiQ-developed scientific instruments for research inside the module. Airbus acts as a subcontractor and oversees replacement […] More