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Interview With DMI’s John Epperly: Remembering D-Day 75 Years Later
Recently, ExecutiveBiz spoke with John Epperly, president of DMI Federal, about the honor to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion and speak at the National Guard monument on Omaha Beach on Thursday. In addition, Epperly discussed the impact the Virginia National Guard had on D-Day and how the events shaped the town of Vierville-sur-Mer, France. More
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in Industry News, News
Tim Berners-Lee Seeks to Address Privacy Issues, Fake News via “˜Magna Carta for the Web“™
Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, has introduced a new contract that outlines a set of principles for internet companies to protect privacy, advance transparency of their algorithms and address online abuse, The Telegraph reported Monday. Berners-Lee said at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, the “Magna Carta for the web“ was launched in response […] More
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BAE Electronic Systems Unit Wins Maintenance IDIQ for USAF Radar Warning Receivers
BAE Systems“™ electronic and information systems unit has received a potential $48.6 million contract to provide engineering support and maintenance services for the U.S. Air Force“™s ALR 56C and 56M radar warning receivers. BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration will work on the electronic warfare RWRs and other related software tools in Totowa, N.J., […] More
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Australia Taps Thales for Potential $941M Air Traffic Control System Deployment Contract
Australia has awarded Thales a potential $941 million contract to deploy an air traffic control platform as part of the OneSKY program. The OneSKY project seeks to integrate military and civil airspace as well as advance the modernization of Australia’s oceanic airspace in an effort to ensure aviation safety and flight coordination, Thales said Monday. […] More
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in Industry News, News
Airbus-Naval Group Consortium Picked for French Unmanned Helicopter Demonstrator Program
A consortium of Airbus Group‘s helicopters business and French defense contractor Naval Group has received a contract from France’s defense procurement agency to help develop an unmanned helicopter demonstrator. Airbus said Thursday the team will conduct a study to determine potential technologies for the French military’s future Navy Airborne Drone System, called SDAM, as well as […] More
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in Government Cloud, News
AWS Opens New Cloud Region in France
Amazon Web Services has launched a new cloud region in France to help commercial and government customers run applications and store data within the country. AWS said Monday the AWS EU (Paris) Region represents the company’s fourth cloud region in Europe and 18th technology infrastructure region in the world. The new region includes three infrastructures called availability zones that are located in separate geographic locations […] More
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in Industry News, News
MBDA Delivers Initial Missiles and Firing Posts to French Military
MBDA has delivered the initial set of 50 missiles and 20 firing posts needed for the French armed forces’ new man-portable weapon system. The company said Thursday it developed the MMP missile system to incrementally replace the Milan, HOT and ERYX anti-tank missiles that are currently in service with France’s military. The French defense procurement agency aims to procure a total of 400 […] More
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in Industry News, News
Naval Group, Fincantieri Team Up to Pursue Canadian Surface Combatant Ship Program
Naval Group and Fincantieri have partnered to submit a joint proposal to the Canadian government for the development of a surface combat ship. Both companies aim to offer Canada an “off-the-shelf” naval platform based on the FREMM multimission frigate designed for French and Italian navies, Fincantieri said Friday. Canada intends to procure up to 15 surface combatant ships for the […] More
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Thales Alenia Space Deploys ‘Collaborative’ Robots to Aid Satellite Production
Thales Alenia Space has begun to operate company-developed “collaborative” robots to support satellite production efforts alongside human employees at two separate facilities. The company said Wednesday its Collaborative Robot Addressed To Operative Solutions platform is currently deployed at a plant in L’Aquila, Italy, while the Saphir robot is located at a facility in Cannes, France. CRATOS works to […] More
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Saab Tapped for MBDA’s ‘Meteor’ Missile Radar Subsystem
Saab has received a contract worth approximately $18.35 million for the delivery of radar subsystems to be incorporated into air-to-air missiles that MBDA is developing under a European multi-lateral program. The order covers the delivery of Saab’s radar proximity fuze subsystems for integration with Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles through 2021, Saab said Thursday. Saab’s PFS is designed […] More
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Thales Picks Nine Startups to Join Cyber Program at France-Based Business Hub
Thales has selected nine startup companies to join a six-month, cybersecurity-focused business development program led by the company at the Station F startup campus in France. The company said Wednesday that it looks to bolster its cybersecurity portfolio and foster innovation through partnerships between startups, small and medium-size enterprises as well as the larger industry. Thales will […] More