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The Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations’ department of capabilities and resources has selected ARServices to support ongoing business transformation efforts under the Operational Effectiveness Initiative. ARServices said Wednesday it will offer business transformation services personnel to support the U.S. Navy‘s N8 department on a mission to reevaluate current organizational structures and procedures. The […] More

BAE Systems has teamed up with shipbuilding company Cammell Laird to compete for the Type 31e frigate development program as part of the U.K. defense ministry’s National Shipbuilding Strategy. The U.K. government launched the strategy in September in an effort to procure new general purpose frigates. Iain Stevenson, managing director of naval ships at BAE, […] More

Octo Consulting Group has secured a potential three-year, $5.9 million contract to help the Justice Department transform management and technical processes for DOJ’s information technology projects through the use of agile development methodology. The company said Wednesday it will assist the DOJ Office of Justice Programs in efforts to create a standardized framework to manage IT projects and […] More

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business and the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have partnered to develop strategies to integrate remotely piloted aircraft into South Korea’s civil airspace. GA-ASI said Tuesday it seeks to understand the South Korean civil airspace system and its regulatory aspects through collaboration with KAIST’s Civil RPAS Research Center. CR2CENT offers advice […] More

Lockheed Martin has assisted the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency in a series of ballistic missile defense tests in the Atlantic Ocean during the Formidable Shield 2017 naval exercise that involved eight NATO member nations. Formidable Shield aimed to showcase interoperability between NATO allies using the organization’s command-and-control reporting structures and datalink architecture, Lockheed said […] More

Orbital ATK provided composite structures and motors for three rockets that  United Launch Alliance used to send one NASA spacecraft and two National Reconnaissance Office payloads into orbit. ULA launched the Boeing-built Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-M as well as the NROL-42 and NROL-52 national security satellites using Atlas V rockets within an eight-week period, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. Orbital ATK manufactured […] More

Leonardo‘s Selex ES subsidiary has won a potential $20.9 million contract to supply instrument landing systems to the U.S. Navy. The contract was awarded through a competitive procurement process and covers 31 Model 2100 instrument landing systems along with collocated distance measuring equipment, Leonardo said Monday. The company noted its Model 2100 technology will work to help naval aviators perform safe […] More

Raytheon‘s Standard Missile-3 technology has engaged and intercepted a ballistic missile target off the coast of Scotland during a NATO-led multinational operational exercise. The SM-3 test occurred as part of the Formidable Shield 17 missile defense exercise that replicated naval and air battle scenarios, Raytheon said Tuesday. The company also provided Standard Missile-2 and Evolved Seasparrow Missile units for the […] More

Lockheed Martin has received an $11.6 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to support the first round of flight tests and issuance of military permit for an F-35B aircraft to launch from the U.K’.s Queen Elizabeth-class carriers. The Defense Department said Tuesday international partner funds worth $5.7 million will be obligated at the time of award and will not […] More

Boeing and Lockheed Martin have begun to design an extra large unmanned undersea vehicle under two separate contracts awarded by the U.S. Navy, USNI News reported Tuesday. The Navy awarded a $42.3 million contract to Boeing and a $43.2 million contract to Lockheed in September under the initial phase of the Orca XLUUV acquisition program. Lance Towers, director of […] More

Battelle has teamed up with Rare Earth Salts on a potential $875,000 Energy Department project to produce rare earth oxides derived from coal ash. Battelle said Tuesday it will combine its acid digestion process with RES’ novel separation technique to generate rare earth oxide products from coal fly ash sources with a purity of at least 90 […] More