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  • L3, Microsoft Enter Azure Cloud Computing Agreement; Christopher Kubasik Comments
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    L3, Microsoft Enter Azure Cloud Computing Agreement; Christopher Kubasik Comments

    L3 Technologies and Microsoft have signed a five-year strategic collaboration agreement that lets L3 use the Azure Government cloud platform to optimize its information technology processes worldwide. L3 said Tuesday it will implement the technology in an effort to address the defense company’s computing, storage power, compliance and security requirements. Microsoft designed its cloud system for U.S. government customers […] More

  • Speedcast Joins Group of Iridium Certus Broadband Service Providers
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    Speedcast Joins Group of Iridium Certus Broadband Service Providers

    Iridium Communications and Speedcast have entered an agreement that authorizes the latter to offer Iridium’s Certus satellite broadband service for land-based mobile operations. Certus is designed to deliver real-time vehicle tracking, internet, phone and data transfer support for on-the-move vehicles, assets and teams, Iridium said Tuesday. The satellite communications company unveiled the first batch of six Certus service providers in February […] More

  • Switzerland Outlines Requirements for New Combat Aircraft, Ground-Based Air Defense System
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    Switzerland Outlines Requirements for New Combat Aircraft, Ground-Based Air Defense System

    Switzerland has unveiled a list of specifications for the country’s future combat aircraft and ground-based air defense system. The Swiss defense department said Friday its NKF combat aircraft should be able to protect the Swiss airspace and perform routine air policing missions continuously. The country is looking for an aircraft that can respond within minutes to […] More

  • Raytheon Works on ‘3rd-Gen’ Forward Looking IR Targeting System
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    Raytheon Works on ‘3rd-Gen’ Forward Looking IR Targeting System

    Raytheon has moved to update its forward looking infrared targeting system that works to help U.S. Army detect targets through rain, smoke, fog and snow. The company said Monday its third-generation FLIR technology, called the Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System, is designed to offer military personnel wide, medium, narrow and ultra-narrow fields of view. Clay Towery, a director […] More

  • NASA Moves Webb Telescope Launch to May 2020
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    NASA Moves Webb Telescope Launch to May 2020

    NASA has pushed back from 2019 to May 2020 the launch of its James Webb Space Telescope to give the program’s engineers more time to test and integrate the telescope and spacecraft components. “All the observatory’s flight hardware is now complete, however, the issues brought to light with the spacecraft element are prompting us to take […] More

  • Lockheed to Help Army Mature Combat Vehicle Protection System
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    Lockheed to Help Army Mature Combat Vehicle Protection System

    Lockheed Martin has received a 16-month, follow-on contract to help the U.S. Army  advance the development of software and hardware for an armored ground vehicle protection technology. The company said Tuesday it will collaborate with the Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center to mature the Modular Active Protection System controller kit. Lockheed will also integrate the MAPS base kit […] More

  • Raytheon, Army Collaborate on Air & Missile Defense Sensor Program Review
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    Raytheon, Army Collaborate on Air & Missile Defense Sensor Program Review

    Raytheon and the U.S. Army have completed a program and technical assessment for the service branch’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor. The program team aims to determine optimal frequency band, prime power, resiliency, reliability and maintainability requirements for LTAMDS, Raytheon said Tuesday. The effort also seeks to verify the sensor’s 360-degree surveillance and fire control capacity. […] More

  • Report: SAMI Eyes Saudi Arabia Fleet Support MoU With Boeing
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    Report: SAMI Eyes Saudi Arabia Fleet Support MoU With Boeing

    State-owned defense company Saudi Arabian Military Industries plans to sign a memorandum of understanding with Boeing for fleet training and support services, Reuters reported Wednesday. The non-binding agreement will come as Saudi Arabia aims to localize half of the country’s military sector by 2030. SAMI Ahmed Al Khateeb told Reuters at the 2018 Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum the company hopes […] More

  • CTC to Develop Metallic Component Manufacturing Tech for Navy; Ed Sheehan Comments
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    CTC to Develop Metallic Component Manufacturing Tech for Navy; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received a potential four-year, $6.4 million contract to develop additive manufacturing technology for the U.S. Navy to build metal-based parts for air, sea and ground platforms. The contract awarded through the Office of Naval Research’s Quality Metal Additive Manufacturing program contains a two-year base period worth $2.6 million and a two-year option […] More

  • KBR to Help Design Urea Production Facility in India
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    KBR to Help Design Urea Production Facility in India

    KBR has secured a contract to provide basic engineering design and licensing services for a greenfield urea plant construction project in Gorakhpur, India. The company said Wednesday it will help design the ammonia plant for Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Ltd. as part of the contract with Toyo Engineering Corp. HURL will establish the Gorakhpur plant to support the Indian government’s national goal to achieve […] More

  • AT&T, FirstNet Unveil Comms Network Core for First Responders
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    AT&T, FirstNet Unveil Comms Network Core for First Responders

    AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority have launched a network core designed to support first responders’ communication needs. The company said Tuesday the FirstNet network core infrastructure will serve as an exclusive national broadband network for first responders and will help facilitate data transmission in support of public safety personnel. The packet core will provide first […] More

  • Northrop Deploys Automated Logistics System for Army; Dan Verwiel Comments
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    Northrop Deploys Automated Logistics System for Army; Dan Verwiel Comments

    Northrop Grumman has fielded a web-based logistics support system meant to replace legacy management information systems of the U.S. Army and its National Guard and Reserve units. Increment 1 of the Global Combat Support System-Army is designed to help the service branch monitor unit supply, property book, finance, materiel, maintenance and dispatching functions, Northrop said Tuesday. “Our long history with […] More