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NASA‘s space technology mission directorate seeks early-stage technology proposals from academic institutions that can support the agency’s human exploration and solar system research goals in the long term. The space agency said Wednesday the Early Stage Innovations program will fund research projects in specific areas of interest to the country’s space program including advanced coating technology, cross-cutting […] More

Leidos has received a $21.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to design, build, test and deliver an aircraft designed to help neutralize improvised-explosive devices. The Defense Department said Thursday Leidos will provide one Saturn Arch configured aircraft to support ongoing operations, sustainment and the Integration Quick Reaction Capability program. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency launched the Saturn […] More

National security services provider KeyW has obtained an International Organization for Standardization certificate for the company’s quality management processes at its headquarters and supporting facility located in Hanover, Maryland. Platinum Registration issued the ISO 9001:2015 certification that covers KeyW’s cybersecurity, cloud, data analytics, engineering services and analysis and operations, KeyW said Wednesday. ISO 9001:2015 outlines criteria for quality […] More

A Lockheed Martin-led industry team, which includes naval architect Gibbs & Cox and more than 800 suppliers, has laid the keel for a U.S. Navy littoral combat ship at a Fincantieri Marinette Marine facility in Wisconsin. The future USS St Louis, dubbed LCS 19, is one of seven ships in various construction stages at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has received a $37.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to repair 381 tail rotor blades of the service branch’s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The Defense Department said Wednesday contract work will run through March 31, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. The Army Contracting Command obligated $18.4 million at the time of award from fiscal 2017 “other” […] More

Saab has added new mission equipment and expanded the operational payload capacity of its multi-role aircraft offering so as to support a full range of real-world maritime missions. The company said Tuesday recent developments on the Swordfish maritime patrol aircraft include capacities to carry six lightweight torpedoes, the RBS15 anti-ship missile and combinations of torpedo variants. The Swordfish […] More

In-Q-Tel has formed a strategic partnership with Ombud to help the Denver, Colorado-based technology company further develop and deliver a decision management platform to U.S. intelligence agencies. Ombud’s decision management tool is a cloud-based platform that works to facilitate workflows, decision-making processes and organizational execution by leveraging enterprise content management, knowledge collaboration and deep learning technologies, IQT said Tuesday. Ombud […] More

CAE has completed a one-year modernization effort on the German navy’s Sea King MK41 helicopter simulator, which has re-entered service at the Nordholz Naval Airbase in Germany. The company said Tuesday it carried out a series of updates on the Sea King simulator such as the addition of a CAE Medallion-6000 image generator with Common Database architecture; […] More

Property restoration services company Paul Davis has secured a position on the General Services Administration‘s Schedule 84 contract vehicle to offer emergency services to government agencies. Paul Davis said Monday the contract will help the company’s franchise owners across U.S. to expand their businesses and services. Brad Cowan, senior vice president of business development at Paul Davis, said the […] More

The Customs and Border Protection has chosen a team composed of AppDynamics and Govplace to help the agency implement infrastructure visibility and application performance management tools. CBP will use the tools as part of efforts to manage the agency’s digital operations and the movement of goods and travelers, Govplace said Monday. Both companies will also work to create dashboards for CBP to view performance baselines around […] More

A C-130 aeromedical evacuation trainer CAE built for the U.S. Air Force has been declared fully operational and ready for use at the service branch’s Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Georgia. CAE said Monday the Aeromedical Evacuation Training System is equipped with a motion platform and designed to train aeromedical crews for pre-flight, emergency procedures and in-flight patient care on C-130 transport planes. […] More

The Center for a New American Security has launched a new project that aims to analyze how the U.S. joint force should adapt to technological innovations of potential state and non-state adversaries. CNAS said Monday the Evolving the Future Force project is part of the center’s Defense Strategies and Assessments program and seeks to explore the […] More