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Boeing has established an aerospace-focused research facility on the campus of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, Arab News reported Monday. Arab News reports the Boeing Research and Technology office seeks to work with other companies through the KAUST Industrial Cooperation program, as well as to develop young professionals’ technical […] More

Deltek‘s Tim Zullo urges contractors to start on work to create strategic plans focused on business development opportunities in preparation for the start of the new fiscal year in October. “Opportunity-focused actions such as examining your core market, identifying adjacent markets, building a pipeline and developing an effective resource plan are some of the many steps […] More

ReportsnReports has projected the global unmanned ground vehicle market to be worth $8.26 billion by 2020, a 32.72 percent increase from the firm’s 2014 figure. The market research firm’s new report analyzes emerging trends and major countries from North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa regions, MarketsnMarkets said Thursday. ReportsnReports also examines UGV applications […] More

Hong Kong-based Deep Knowledge Ventures has invested in space development firm Transplanetary to help develop the Space Program Ontologically Computed Knowledge program to guide DKV through its investment decisions in the space sector. Deep Knowledge Ventures said Wednesday SPOCK is a machine learning program that uses publicly-available data on the global space ecosystem from commercial, government and academic space organizations. DKV will analyze data to draw a road […] More

Northrop Grumman has signed up as a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador tasked to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s initiative to promote preparedness against severe weather and catastrophes. The company will kick off its involvement by hosting a one-hour digital gathering on Sept. 18 to discuss the topic “Overcoming Extreme Weather” at www.northropgrumman.com/extremeweather, Northrop said Wednesday. Dr. […] More

Research and Markets projects the global directed-energy weapons market to achieve a 23.16 percent compound annual growth rate through 2018 as defense budgets and research and development activity increase in certain countries. The market research firm says that research-and-development work will respond to growing demand for new military weapons designed to cause minimal collateral damage. BAE Systems, Boeing, Raytheon and Textron will be […] More

A Research and Markets report says Northrop Grumman, Qinetiq and iRobot represent more than 50 percent of the global market share in unmanned ground vehicles. The worlwide UGV market has an estimated value of $1.51 billion in 2014 and is projected to reach $8.26 billion in value by 2020, the research firm said Thursday. Growth […] More

Sixty-four companies hold prime positions on the small business portion of the Department of Homeland Security‘s $22 billion information technology contract vehicle, Federal Times reported Wednesday. Christy O’Farrell writes Dan Clever, deputy chief procurement officer at DHS, said the department included EAGLE II tracks for smaller companies in response to the contractors’ needs. “That gives […] More

The Department of the Navy will conduct a series of technical interchange meetings with industry ahead of a scheduled analysis of alternatives in 2015 on potential replacements for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. A notice posted Tuesday on FedBizOpps says the Naval Air System Command‘s Warfare Analysis and Integration Department plans to build on its 2012 “Carrier-Based, Strike Fighter Key […] More

MarketsandMarkets has released a new report that projects the air traffic control equipment market to be worth approximately $5.5 billion in 2020. The report, which analyzes the market’s growth by geography and country between 2014 and 2020, indicates that the air traffic market will double in value over the next 15 years, MarketsandMarkets said Thursday. Airport construction projects […] More

Dell‘s OEM Solutions division has partnered with Intel to open the new Dell Internet of Things Lab in Santa Clara, California as the companies aim to help customers develop and test IoT solutions. Dell said Tuesday the lab is intended to help customers explore IoT technologies in order to apply the tools to manage business outcomes and time-to-market for products and services. “This lab […] More

Orbital Sciences has won a contract of an undisclosed value to manufacture a lightweight broadband communications satellite for United Arab Emirates-based satcom operator Yahsat. The Al Yah satellite will be built on the Orbital GEOStar-3 infrastructure and work to provide Ka-band coverage for Yahsat customers throughout Brazil and Africa, Orbital said Wednesday. Yahsat plans to […] More