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General Electric and Verizon have partnered to develop an integrated wireless communications system in an effort to expand the scope of industrial Internet. GE will connect its machines and devices to Verizon’s machine-to-machine connectivity and cloud platforms under the partnership, the companies said Thursday. “We look forward to using the power of our network and cloud platforms to enhance our […] More

Revenues of the global military unmanned aerial vehicles market are projected to grow from $3.87 billion last year to $5.26 billion by 2022, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan. The market analyst said Wednesday that long-endurance UAV systems and advanced propulsion technologies could shape the market’s future growth. Frost & Sullivan predicts the sector would […] More

Bechtel has won a contract to provide design and engineering services for planned liquefied natural gas terminal on the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The company plans to use a modular strategy intended to hasten construction work on the liquefaction and export facilities of Louisiana LNG Energy LLC, Bechtel said Wednesday. Louisiana LNG Energy aims […] More

Research and Markets forecasts that the military laser systems market for the aerospace, defense and homeland security industries will reach a market value of $2.73 billion within the next six years. This 4.23 percent compound annual growth rate is due to increased research and development activity and a move toward self-sufficiency of some Asia-Pacific and European countries, the firm […] More

Xplore Technologies has received a multi-million dollar order for its ultra-rugged Windows tablets from multiple U.S. military customers, Xplore said Tuesday. Xplore says the iX104C5 M1 tablet is able to withstand seven foot drops and can be used despite direct sunlight or wetness. “We are pleased to announce this latest order supporting a multi-agency program,” said […] More

Science Applications International Corp. will offer commercial information technology equipment, software and services to public sector agencies in the U.S. for up to 20 years under the General Services Administration‘s IT schedule 70 vehicle. SAIC said Wednesday that its position on the multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity IT Schedule 70 covers a five-year base period of performance and […] More

TECOM has partnered with Inmarsat to produce and market an antenna technology for government customers of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite communications service. The companies agreed to offer a TECOM-built satcom antenna system that aims to provide Ka-band broadband access to aviation organizations across the public sector, Inmarsat said Monday. Peter Hadinger, president of Inmarsat’s U.S. […] More

Deltek expects the federal government to award up to $206 billion in fiscal year 2015 contracts for information technology support and other professional services, Federal Times reported Sunday. Aaron Boyd writes that projection represents a $145 billion increase from Deltek’s estimated total value of the top 20 GovCon opportunities during FY 2014. The General Services […] More

Lockheed Martin and Israel-based Yissum Research Development have agreed to conduct joint research into materials engineering and quantum information systems. The agreement gives Lockheed an option to exclusively license products resulting from their technology R&D collaboration, the companies said Monday in a joint statement. Joshua Shani, CEO of Lockheed’s Israeli operations, said the business aims […] More

A General Dynamics business unit plans to open an operations center at One Imeson Center with $500,000 in funding to meet the growing operational requirements for government clients, The Daily record reported Friday. Karen Brune Mathis writes General Dynamics Information Technology will start to train approximately 100 employees in December to man the center at the Imeson International Industrial Park in […] More