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An L3 Technologies subsidiary has received a contract to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with an unmanned underwater vehicle. L3 OceanServer said Thursday it will supply its Iver3 UUV to help Marine Corps Systems Command carry out evaluation and testing operations. Iver3 is a commercial-off-the-shelf autonomous underwater system that has a package of sensors including a side […] More
Northrop Grumman has evaluated a motor for the launch abort system of NASA‘s Orion spacecraft through a ground-firing test held at its Promontory, Utah-based facility. The abort motor fired upward for five seconds with flames going approximately 100 feet high and generated about 350K pounds of thrust in half a quarter of a second during the Qualification […] More
A new study by Deloitte and the Data Foundation predicts the federal government may face challenges in implementing a law to establish an open data set to improve federal spending transparency, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The study states the implementation of the Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 faces technical and cultural […] More
NASA aims to partner with U.S.-based companies to design and develop new reusable landing platforms designed to bring astronauts back to the lunar surface. The agency said Friday it plans to begin testing of new landers on the moon in 2024 through multiphase partnerships in support of its goal to launch a crewed mission in 2028. […] More
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions and Space Vector have teamed up to design, manufacture and integrate a suborbital launch vehicle under the U.S. Air Force’s Sounding Rocket Program-4. The industry team will build the rocket to support tests of prototype weapons and missile defense systems, Kratos said Wednesday. Space Vector and Northrop Grumman‘s innovation systems segment won positions […] More
Omega Aerial Refueling Services intends to purchase new aircraft and take out from storage its Boeing-built KC-707 and KDC-10 tankers as the U.S. Air Force looks to industry for additional tanker services, FlightGlobal reported Thursday. “We are very much interested in bringing our expertise to that problem, and expect to go ahead and either bid or […] More
Lockheed Martin will provide software development and help desk support for the U.S. Army under a potential two-year, $40.4M contract. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes product updates, analysis, design, integration, testing, fielding and exercise support, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Contract work will take place in Orlando, Fla., and is projected to run through Dec. […] More
The Department of Energy plans to award a five-year, $100M contract to fund the establishment of a research and development center that will focus on developing systems designed to remove salts from water. DOE said Thursday its Energy-Water Desalination Hub will conduct early-stage studies to determine manufacturing challenges and approaches to treat non-traditional water sources. “Technological achievements generated through the […] More
CRL Technologies has won a potential five-year, $84M contract from the U.S. Navy to engineer systems for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s AIRWorks organization. The company will provide technical, project management and engineering services for multiple programs and platforms under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said Thursday. NAWCAD received five offers for the cost-plus-fixed-fee […] More
A partnership between United Launch Alliance and Ball Aerospace will select more than 20 K-12 teams to design and build payloads through the 2019 Student Rocket Launch competition. Participants will aim to guide payload systems to a designated ground-based target for a chance to win as much as $5K and use the prize money to support a nonprofit organization or […] More
Woolpert has received a contract to provide airfield planning and conceptual design services for a Department of Defense program that aims to help U.S. air forces, regional partners and allies establish operational presence in Eastern Europe. The company said Thursday it will collaborate with Louis Berger as a subconsultant and help design military airfield structures throughout the region. Rebecca Knolle, project manager […] More
Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance, told Ars Technica in an interview published Wednesday that the company expects to launch a national security payload aboard the ULA-built Vulcan rocket in 2022. He said ULA plans to perform certification flights in 2021 under the launch services agreement with the U.S. Air Force. “And we intend […] More
