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  • General Dynamics Orders Rocket Illuminating Flares From Orbital ATK
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    General Dynamics Orders Rocket Illuminating Flares From Orbital ATK

    Orbital ATK has secured a contract modification from General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems business to supply visible and infrared illuminating flares for Hydra-70 rockets. The follow-on order is meant to address the U.S. government’s requirement for M257 and M278 rocket warheads that work to provide tactical illumination in visible and infrared spectra, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. General Dynamics awarded Orbital […] More

  • Unisys Seeks to Advance Data Analytics With New Virtual AI Center, Machine Learning Service
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    Unisys Seeks to Advance Data Analytics With New Virtual AI Center, Machine Learning Service

    Unisys has unveiled a virtual center for artificial intelligence and a machine learning-based service offering designed to help organizations create data analytics tools and forecast changes in business situations. The company said Wednesday its Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence will go live in May and offer access to best practices and online tools in the areas of internet of things […] More

  • Navy Selects Raytheon to Develop Networking Tech for Sensor Interconnectivity
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    Navy Selects Raytheon to Develop Networking Tech for Sensor Interconnectivity

    Raytheon has received an $11.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy‘s Office of Naval Research to develop networking technologies that will work to boost sensor interconnectivity and integrated fires capacity for naval operations. The company said Tuesday it will build the Communications and Interoperability for Integrated Fires system in an effort to increase situational awareness for force-wide integrated air and […] More

  • BAE Systems to Develop Tech to Address Electric Grid Failure After Cyber Attack
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    BAE Systems to Develop Tech to Address Electric Grid Failure After Cyber Attack

    BAE Systems has received an $8.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create new technology that will work to restore electric grid operations in the event of a power loss due to a cyber attack. The company said Tuesday the technology will support DARPA’s Rapid Attack Detection, Isolation and Characterization Systems […] More

  • Lockheed Hands Frigate Combat System Trainer to New Zealand’s Navy
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    Lockheed Hands Frigate Combat System Trainer to New Zealand’s Navy

    Lockheed Martin‘s Canadian arm has shipped and opened a combat system trainer for New Zealand’s navy as part of a program to update the systems of its ANZAC-class frigates. The company said Tuesday it delivered the ANZAC combat systems trainer to the Maritime Warfare Training Center located at a naval base in Devonport, New Zealand. Rear Adm. John Martin, chief of the […] More

  • CAE’s Defense & Security Business Opens New Offices in Abu Dhabi
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    CAE’s Defense & Security Business Opens New Offices in Abu Dhabi

    CAE‘s defense and security business unit has opened new offices at the Addax Tower on Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi in efforts to expand its United Arab Emirates-based operations. The Quebec, Canada-headquartered company said Monday the new facilities will house employees of CAE and its subsidiary CAE Maritime Middle East. Ian Bell, CAE vice president and general manager […] More

  • DHS Requests Info on Data Center Support Sources
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    DHS Requests Info on Data Center Support Sources

    The Department of Homeland Security has begun to seek information on potential industry sources that can provide data center support services for the Customs and Border Protection’s office of information technology. CBP said a FedBizOpps notice published Friday the request for information for DCSS is in line with the agency’s plan to release a draft […] More

  • Northrop to Supply F-16 Targeting Pods to Denmark
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    Northrop to Supply F-16 Targeting Pods to Denmark

    Northrop Grumman has received a contract to supply Denmark’s air force with  targeting pods that will work to help the service branch’s F-16 pilots detect, identify and track targets. The company said Tuesday that Denmark became its first international customer to receive the fourth-generation Litening targeting system. Litening pods are designed to provide airmen situational awareness and targeting capacity when they conduct strike, intelligence, surveillance […] More

  • Charles River Analytics to Help Army Develop Virtual and Augmented Reality Training Platform
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    Charles River Analytics to Help Army Develop Virtual and Augmented Reality Training Platform

    Charles River Analytics has received a two-year, $500,000 contract to help U.S. Army  researchers create a virtual and augmented reality training interface for the service branch. The company said Monday it will develop the Virtual Interface for Real-Time User Control during Simulated Operations with partners Technology, Modeling and Simulation Consultants, Sensics and the Virtual Reality Medical Center. VIRTUOSO will be designed […] More

  • 99 Student Teams to Take Part in NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge
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    99 Student Teams to Take Part in NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge

    Ninety-nine student teams from high schools and universities in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Brazil and other countries will participate in NASA’s three-day Human Exploration Rover Challenge that will kick off March 30 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama. NASA said Wednesday the Marshall Space Flight Center will host the competition that will require […] More

  • SSL-Managed MDA Division Gets NASA Recognition for ISS Robotic Servicing Support; Rich White Comments
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    SSL-Managed MDA Division Gets NASA Recognition for ISS Robotic Servicing Support; Rich White Comments

    A Space Systems Loral-managed division of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates has received recognition from NASA for its support on a January robotic servicing mission at the International Space Station. SSL said Wednesday the Johnson Space Center acknowledged the support of MDA US Systems in planning and validating the maneuvers to update the ISS power system using the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator robotic arm. Rich White, […] More

  • Lockheed Supports Sea Acceptance Trials of Australia’s Future Aegis-Equipped Destroyer
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    Lockheed Supports Sea Acceptance Trials of Australia’s Future Aegis-Equipped Destroyer

    Lockheed Martin has collaborated with an alliance composed of Australia’s defense department, Raytheon‘s Australian subsidiary, ASC Shipbuilding and Navantia to conduct a five-week sea acceptance trial for a Hobart-class air warfare destroyer. The Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance and Lockheed jointly tested Australia’s future HMAS destroyer to verify the ship platform and determine if the vessel could support the Aegis combat system, Lockheed said Monday. […] More