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TeleCommunication Systems has established a technology laboratory for vendors to test if their telephony software and interfaces are capable of processing 911 emergency text messages. TCS’ ESInet Interoperability Lab is scheduled to open in April and was built for testing of text-to-911 architectures prior to a system’s deployment at public safety answering points, TCS said Tuesday. […] More

Siemens Plc and Associated British Ports have invested a total of $511 million into an offshore production factory for wind turbine rotor blades in Britain. The sites will function as manufacturing facilities for 6-megawatt class rotor blades and a new logistics and service center for Green Port Hull, Siemens said Tuesday. “Our decision to construct […] More

Deloitte will work to help Huntsville, Ala.-based small business LSINC compete for prime and subcontract awards under the Defense Department’s Mentor-Protege program. LSINC said Thursday it brings its woman-owned small business status, community connections and its engineering and manufacturing offerings to the partnership as the companies pursue federal and commercial projects in the U.S. “We […] More

Battelle has developed a metal detecting tool for U.S. Navy helicopter crews to help cleanup personnel at the Pinecastle Bombing Range in Florida find bomb debris, the Orlando Sentinel reported Sunday. Erica Rodriguez writes that the tool will be used to plot the locations of bomb and target debris on a heat map following pilot training exercises, […] More

GDNexus, General Dynamics’ online community of technology providers, has released a need statement for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sector. The first ISR domain need statement outlines the integration of analytics into image and video processing, General Dynamics said Monday. Jay Mork, chief technology officer at General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, said GDNexus aims to […] More

Neustar Inc. has agreed to buy .CO Internet S.A.S., which maintains the registry for Internet addresses with the “.co” domain, Neustar said Thursday. Lisa Hook, president and CEO of Neustar, said the company intends to integrate .CO Internet’s domain marketing technologies into Neustar’s distribution network and technical resources in order to grow its registry services. .CO Internet […] More

Siemens and the M+W Group are working together to create an energy storage product as the companies seek to take an environmentally-friendly approach to battery manufacturing. The companies are also partnering to complete a control technology tool intended for the mass production of large-size batteries, M+W Group said March 18. Areas of research in the partnership […] More

Royal Philips plans to establish an innovation center in Nairobi, Kenya to develop lighting, healthcare and lifestyle products for consumers across Africa. The company aims to bring together international researchers to pursue open-innovation programs and conduct applications-based scientific and user studies at the hub, Philips said Thursday. Dr. Maarten van Herpen will lead the technology […] More

Lockheed Martin and a Poland-based university have partnered to carry out an applied research project and explore methods for integrating technologies in manned and unmanned aircraft. Warsaw Polytechnic’s students will study how to build multiple systems used in aerial vehicles and ground stations through the Lockheed-backed initiative, Lockheed said Thursday. “Our mission is to develop […] More

Battelle is observing its 60th anniversary of holding responsibility over a structural design and maintenance handbook for the aerospace industry. The Metallic Materials Properties Developmental and Standardization manual contains standards for metallic materials used in engineering and developing aircraft, Battelle said Thursday. The handbook’s properties, guidelines and analysis methods are based on a large set of […] More

DynCorp International and British Columbia, Canada-based The Coulson Group have forged a strategic partnership to jointly offer aerial firefighting services worldwide. The aerial firefighting team will provide Type One Air Tanker and helicopter services and operations to global clients, DynCorp said Thursday. Jim Myles, senior vice president of DI’s DynAviation business group, said DynCorp intends […] More