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  • NIST Seeks Microelectromechanical System Design Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Seeks Microelectromechanical System Design Tool

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a request for information on companies that offer design and layout software for microelectromechanical systems. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says NIST is interested in an electronic design automation technology designed to generate masks for MEMS device production. The agency requires software for creating geometrical figures and hierarchical models, as […] More

  • VectorNav HQ Gets Int'l Aerospace Standard Accreditation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VectorNav HQ Gets Int’l Aerospace Standard Accreditation

    VectorNav Technologies‘ headquarters in Dallas, Texas, has received AS9100 Revision D international aerospace standard accreditation that recognize the inertial navigation system developer’s manufacturing, quality management and customer service processes. AS9100 is based on the International Organization for Standardization’s 9001 certification and established by industry in a push to comply with requirements from the Defense Department, NASA and […] More

  • Northrop to Help DARPA Build Miniature Navigation Sensor Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Help DARPA Build Miniature Navigation Sensor Tech

    Northrop Grumman has received a potential $11.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s microsystems technology office to develop a miniaturized inertial measurement unit for navigational use. The company said Monday it aims to build a microelectromechanical system-based sensor IMU technology for the detection of angular motion and acceleration under DARPA’s Precise Robust Inertial Guidance for Munitions Navigation-Grade Inertial Measurement Unit project. Alex Fax, program director […] More