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Lockheed Martin Australia and the country’s defense and science technology organization have formed a 10-year alliance to collaborate on research and development work into technology. “We have agreed to undertake joint research in a range of areas including predictive logistics, trusted assurance, the Aegis combat system, over the horizon radar, hypersonics and operational analysis,” Alex Zelinsky, the […] More

Serco Inc. will continue to carry out non-military operation and maintenance functions at a military base in Canada under a two-year contract extension worth just under $100 million. The British contractor’s North American subsidiary will continue the work through at least March 2016 under the current 11-year deal, Serco announced Jan. 9. “Working with the department of […] More

Saudi Arabia’s national guard ministry plans to award a contract in September 2014 for maintenance work on 60 helicopters stationed in the country’s capital of Riyadh. QinetiQ North America said Thursday it is a member of a Northrop Grumman-led team competing for that contract and additional members include the PAE-owned subsidiary DS2, AAR and Vinnell Arabia. […] More

Northrop Grumman will collaborate with several Australia-based companies on aerospace and defense projects as part of efforts to bolster the company’s presence in the country. The U.S. contractor awarded a number of subcontracts to businesses through a global supply chain deed program run by the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation, Northrop said Wednesday. “Awards to these outstanding […] More

ATK has been awarded a contract to help the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining beta test an aircraft structures inspection system for the U.S. Air Force, CompositesWorld reported Monday. The online magazine reports ATK’s aerospace group and NCDMM will collaborate under phase two of the Air Force Research Laboratory‘s on-tool composites inspection technology […] More

A-T Solutions will help The Mayvin Consulting Group form a business development approach to winning prime and subcontract awards under the General Services Administration‘s Mentor Protege Program. GSA launched the program in 1991 to expand marketplace participation of small businesses by partnering them with larger businesses, A-T Solutions said Thursday.  “As a former small business, A-T Solutions […] More

David Lawee, partner at Google Capital, wrote a blog post on Google’s official blog where he announced the formation of a new growth equity fund. The fund will be led by Lawee, Scott Tierney and Gene Frantz and will work with companies that are about to hit their growth phase. Lawee says future partner companies will have […] More

CGI Group has signed a $100 million contract extension to continue its information technology services for the National Bank of Canada. CGI professionals will continue to maintain and develop National Bank of Canada’s core IT applications through 2020, CGI said Wednesday. Claude Marcoux, chief operating officer for CGI in Canada, said the company intends for the […] More

Oracle and RedZone Robotics have partnered to develop technology for utilities to access, gather and manage data on wastewater and sewage infrastructures, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported Monday. Stephanie Novak writes the companies seek to integrate Oracle software with RedZone robotics technology to help operators monitor a wastewater system’s performance. “We’re talking about having all […] More