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Raytheon plans to open a Cyber Innovation Center in the U.K. as part of a push to grow its global cyber research, development and test footprint and expand its investment in the country. Raytheon said Tuesday the center will operate as a hub for research, development and innovation work and house more than 100 professionals in the cyber field. Richard Daniel, CEO of Raytheon UK, […] More
A MarketsandMarkets report predicts the global market for C4ISR systems will grow at an annual rate of 4.52 percent over the next six years to $133 billion in value by 2020. Systems integration and interoperability requirements could drive market growth and industry is forecast to see higher demand for synthetic aperture radar, mobile, geospatial, cybersecurity, […] More
Iridium Communications‘ OpenPort broadband service will operate with Thales‘ LiveAero systems to provide Bristow Helicopters‘ Sikorsky S-92 aircraft with broadband voice and data connectivity functions to support search-and-rescue missions. The companies said Tuesday that the combination of OpenPort and LiveAero aims to help facilitate in-flight care and triage functions such as real-time exchange of electronic patient data with on-ground medical teams. Bristow plans to deploy this mobile […] More
Hughes Network Systems has released new satellite Internet service packages designed to offer small and midsize businesses download speeds of up to 15 megabits per second. The Business Internet Select and Access Plans are intended to leverage the company’s HughesNet Gen4 satellite broadband network, Hughes said Tuesday. “The new plans offer a substantial increase in […] More
Level 3 Communications has been selected to deploy network connectivity services to Intelsat‘s Tysons Corner, Virginia-based headquarters and other sites across the U.S. Intelsat will expand its IntelsatOne terrestrial fiber and teleport network connected to Intelsat’s global satellite infrastructure using the service, Level 3 said Tuesday. “Level 3 remains committed to providing the network solutions for Intelsat to continue to grow and […] More
Merger and acquisition deals offer a way for contractors to integrate technology offerings to help government organizations fulfill their missions, Engility CEO Tony Smeraglinolo said Tuesday in a conference keynote adapted for Washington Technology. “Consolidation is undoubtedly a good thing for both the industry and our government partners,” Smeraglinolo told an audience at the 2014 […] More
The Defense Information Systems Agency is studying the market for vendors that can process and aggregate open source data for the agency’s Information Volume and Velocity portfolio. In a sources sought announcement posted on FedBizOpps, DISA’s Advanced Concepts and Experimentation Division said it wants to find out if there are companies with a capability to extract Internet data in […] More
NASA plans to issue a draft request for proposals for a recompete of its Enterprise Applications Services Technologies indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity program. The single cost-plus-performance-fee contract will comprise maintenance, management and development of the agency’s enterprise information technology applications, NASA said Nov. 25. NASA indicated that the EAST-2 project will have a two-year base period of performance and options to […] More
Raytheon and Weather Decision Technologies will collaborate to develop customized applications intended to help users analyze climate information and predict weather. The partnership’s goal is to use a Raytheon-made environmental data analysis technology as the backend for WDT’s predictive weather decision support products, WDT said Nov. 20. Raytheon updated the software for U.S. government customers […] More
Boeing has passed a NASA certification baseline review the space agency conducted for the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability program. NASA said Monday this is the first of several Boeing must go through to complete full certification of its human space transport systems. The review evaluated Boeing’s CST-100 space capsule design, the Atlas V rocket and the operational systems needed for the launch. […] More
A new report from Research and Markets predicts the global medical electronics market will grow at a 5.5-percent compound annual growth rate over the next six years to reach $56.50 billion in market value. The firm said Monday that developments in personalized healthcare, lifestyle diseases, medical tourism, urbanization and the integration of information technology with healthcare have driven growth […] More
Northrop Grumman has submitted a letter of intent to be a tenant at the Grand Sky business park at the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, one of six states that have been authorized to test unmanned aerial vehicles. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), a proponent of the Grand Sky project, said Wednesday that Northrop will be the park’s first tenant and […] More
