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  • Lockheed’s NY Facility Adopts Lithium Energy Storage System; Frank Armijo Comments
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    Lockheed’s NY Facility Adopts Lithium Energy Storage System; Frank Armijo Comments

    Lockheed Martin has implemented an energy storage system at the company’s facility in Syracuse, New York, and selected electric utility firm ENGIE to support operation of the system. The GridStar lithium storage is designed to help Lockheed reduce power consumption and carbon emissions as well as to provide energy supply to the New York Independent System Operator, […] More

  • In-Q-Tel Invests in MapD Database, Visualization Platform
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    In-Q-Tel Invests in MapD Database, Visualization Platform

    Intelligence community venture capital firm In-Q-Tel and MapD have partnered to update certain features of the latter company’s graphics processing unit-powered database and visualization platform. MapD said Wednesday it also raised Series A capital funds from IQT, Nvidia, Vanedge Capital, Verizon Wireless and GV, formerly called Google Ventures. “CPU-bound database and analytics systems have struggled to keep pace with the massive growth […] More

  • AMMROC Implements Juniper’s Network Mgmt, Security Platforms
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    AMMROC Implements Juniper’s Network Mgmt, Security Platforms

    A United Arab Emirates-based aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services provider has developed a network infrastructure based on Juniper Networks-built switching, security and network management technology. Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Center adopted Juniper’s  SRX Series Services Gateways, EX Series Ethernet Switches and Junos Space Management Platform to manage the performance, scalability and capacity of AMMROC  operations, Juniper […] More

  • Australian Navy Officers Complete 2-Month Aegis Combat Systems Training; Terry Morrison Comments
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    Australian Navy Officers Complete 2-Month Aegis Combat Systems Training; Terry Morrison Comments

    Australian naval officers have completed a two-month training course on the Lockheed Martin-built combat management system at Lockheed’s Moorestown, New Jersey-based Combat Systems Engineering Development Site. The officers received training in the use of the Aegis combat system installed onboard the Australian navy’s HMAS Hobart air warfare destroyer, Lockheed said Tuesday. “This course marks the commencement of the Australian […] More

  • Defense Logistics Agency to Issue Tactical Headset RFP by Nov. 1
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    Defense Logistics Agency to Issue Tactical Headset RFP by Nov. 1

    The Defense Logistics Agency expects to issue a request for proposals by Nov. 1 for a potential five-year, $11.5 million contract that will require Bose-built headsets. The US Federal Contractor Registration said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will cover the delivery of TriPort Tactical Headset Series 2 units to the New Cumberland, Pennsylvania-based DLA Distribution Facility. Interested contractors must be registered under the System […] More

  • Raytheon Joins Defense Trade Org in Estonia; John Harris Comments
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    Raytheon Joins Defense Trade Org in Estonia; John Harris Comments

    Raytheon has joined the Estonian Defense Industry Association as the trade organization’s sixth international member during an EDIA breakfast roundtable. Estonian Defense Minister Hannes Hanso and John Harris, CEO of Raytheon International, attended the roundtable to discuss transatlantic security cooperation and industry collaboration issues, Raytheon said Tuesday. The agreement comes nearly a year-and-a-half after Raytheon and […] More

  • Tribalco to Update Army’s Video Teleconference System; Joseph Castro Comments
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    Tribalco to Update Army’s Video Teleconference System; Joseph Castro Comments

    Tribalco has received a task order of an undisclosed value to engineer, furnish, install, secure and test video teleconference equipment for the U.S. Army. Bethesda, Maryland-based Tribalco said Monday it will serve as the prime contractor on the task order and perform EFIS&T activities as part of the military branch’s video teleconference endpoint modernization program. The company has provided […] More

  • Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Awards $2.6B in Screening Services Contract Extensions
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    Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Awards $2.6B in Screening Services Contract Extensions

    Canada’s air transport security authority has renewed its contracts with G4S Secure Solutions, GardaWorld and Securitas Transport Aviation Security for airport screening services across the country. CATSA said Tuesday the potential ceiling values of the extensions total $2.6 billion and each contractor will extend work with the agency by five years through March 31, 2022. Angus Watt, CATSA’s president and CEO, said the agency and its […] More

  • Noetic-Ohio State-APA Team Forms Health Intervention Initiative As Part of Cancer Moonshot Program
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    Noetic-Ohio State-APA Team Forms Health Intervention Initiative As Part of Cancer Moonshot Program

    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has released a report that outlines several public and private sector commitments in support of the Obama administration’s Cancer Moonshot program. Consulting firm Noetic has teamed up with the Ohio State University and American Psychological Association to form a health intervention program that seeks to help health providers, patients and […] More

  • D-Wave Unveils US Gov’t Subsidiary, Names Independent Board Members
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    D-Wave Unveils US Gov’t Subsidiary, Names Independent Board Members

    D-Wave Systems has established a new subsidiary that will work to provide quantum computer systems to U.S. government agencies and has appointed executives that will serve on the subsidiary’s independent board. The company said Tuesday Jeffrey Harris, chairman of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and former president of special programs at Lockheed Martin, will serve as chairman […] More

  • ASEC to Support Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One
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    ASEC to Support Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One

    Aviation Systems Engineering Co. has secured a potential six-year, $35.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy for technical, analytical, administrative and material support services to the military branch’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One. The Defense Department said Tuesday the service branch will obligate $635,299 in fiscal 2017 research, development, test and evaluation, operations and maintenance funds at the time […] More

  • Honeywell, OG&E to Support Tinker Air Force Base’s Facility Modernization, Energy Savings Goals
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    Honeywell, OG&E to Support Tinker Air Force Base’s Facility Modernization, Energy Savings Goals

    Honeywell and Oklahoma Gas & Electric have partnered to help modernize Tinker Air Force Base under a $19.1 million utility energy service contract funded by future savings generated through modernized systems, Honeywell said Wednesday the Air Force expects modernization work at the base to finish in December and the updates aim to help Tinker AFB reduce carbon footprint by approximately 196,903 tons over the life of […] More