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Northrop Grumman will feature new microelectronics technologies at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s “Wait, What?” forum this week in support of the agency’s efforts to facilitate future technology. The company said Wednesday it will demonstrate four technologies that work toward DARPA’s goal of using innovation to bolster the national security mission. Northrop highlighted its development of terahertz […] More

A new Research and Markets report predicts the worldwide market for military infrared and electro-optical systems to record compound annual growth rate of 6.07 percent through 2019. The market research firm said Wednesday an increase in demand for vehicle electronics or vetronics and technological advances in EO/IR sensors and radio frequency jamming systems for use in warfare […] More

The worldwide market for commercial and military aircraft maintenance, repair and ovehaul services is projected to grow at an annual average rate of 3.36 percent through 2019, according to a new Research and Markets report. Research and Markets said Monday it also forecasts that wearables and three-dimensional printers will drive the aviation MRO industry’s growth […] More

Lockheed Martin has started construction work on a facility in Marietta, Georgia to provide air mobility training to pilots and aircrews of LM-100J civilian transport aircraft and C-130J military transport planes. “As military and commercial customers modernize and expand their fleets, we see an opportunity to offer increased value to our customers through this international training center,” Jon […] More

A Research and Markets report predicts the global market for military aerospace simulation and training technologies will have a compound annual growth rate of -1.46 percent through 2019. The company said Monday aging fleets military aircraft and demand to extend their service lives will drive growth in the market. According to its report, the efforts to drive down costs will […] More

The Army has unveiled its plans to update the data link of MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems. A request for information posted Aug. 27 asks for vendors that can provide receivers, antennas, modems and satellite communication components for the drone’s data link system. The Army wants to equip the drone with a ground SATCOM tool, new Tactical Common Data Link […] More

Netherlands has ordered an undisclosed number of Raytheon-built 155-milimeter projectile rounds through a foreign military sales deal with the U.S. government. Raytheon said Tuesday that Netherlands is the company’s second European customer for the Excalibur 1b artillery shells and the company expects to begin deliveries later this year. Mark Hokeness, Raytheon director of the Excalibur […] More

The U.S. Air Force plans to issue a firm-fixed-price contract to procure a commercial testing kit that the military branch can use to evaluate jammers, digital receivers and other electronic warfare technologies. USAF said Aug. 31 in a FedBizOpps solicitation notice that its research laboratory needs a platform to analyze and record the performance of […] More

The U.S. Army has performed multiple test flights to demonstrate the maturity of a joint air-to-ground missile technology that Lockheed Martin designed for the Army, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. “Throughout all five tests, we have demonstrated that both sensors — onboard radar and semi-active laser — effectively operate together to provide an enhanced capability […] More

General Services Administration head Denise Turner Roth has announced GSA’s move to solicit input from industry in an effort to help businesses gain more access to the federal procurement space. Roth said Thursday the request for information aims to modify GSA’s IT Schedule 70 in order to attract increased participation from the private sector. “And […] More

A new Research and Markets report projects the unified communication-as-a-service market to reach $24.88 billion by 2020 from $15.12 billion in 2015. The report noted a growing adoption of UCaaS in retail industry vertical due to the consumer goods and retailers’ increasing need for business communication process as they transform into large enterprises, Research and […] More

Research and Markets has released a new report that provides analysis of the naval vessels and surface combatants market worldwide. The report gives details of the market’s projected size and growth from 2015 through 2025, Research and Markets said Sept. 3. It profiles the following companies in the report: ASC Pty Ltd. Austal BAE Systems Daewoo Shipbuilding and […] More