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Elbit Systems Ltd. is highlighting its sales within the unmanned aerial systems sector in 2013, UPI reported Thursday. The Israel-based defense company built one Hermes 900 system every week and completed deliveries to customers in Israel and worldwide last year, according to the report. Elad Aharonson, general manager of Elbit System’s UAS division, told the […] More

Siemens Convergence Creators, a Siemens division based in Austria, has opened a U.S. branch in what division CEO Daniel Felicio believes is a key move in the company’s international expansion strategy. The office will be located in Los Angeles and the business will attend the Satellite 2014 in March to demonstrate its offerings, the company […] More

CH2M HILL has moved to realign its business to focus on five markets and six regions as part of a strategy to work with customers on fulfilling infrastructure requirements. The company will transition its business to energy, environment and nuclear; facilities and urban environments; transportation; and water market services, CH2M HILL said Thursday. Mike McKelvy […] More

District energy system providers should employ a framework for quantifying the value they could give potential customers looking to use a platform, says Tim Griffin, principal and branch manager at engineering consulting firm RMF Engineering. With building owners and property investors, the question has always been how much LEED points they would get if they connected […] More

Lockheed Martin Corp. and the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center have tested autonomous convoys with various vehicles in urban settings. Unmanned vehicles navigated road intersections, counterflows, stalled and moving vehicles, pedestrian lanes and traffic circles in urban and rural areas as part of the Army and Marine Corps’ Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System […] More

ManTech International will work with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific to develop plans for environmental and regulatory issues under a potential seven-year, $85 million contract. The company will also support military training and readiness activities for testing ranges, as well as fleets stationed in the Pacific Ocean and on the West Coast, ManTech said […] More

DynCorp International has received a $6.4 million contract to train military engineers in Afghanistan through a security assistance training program run by the U.S. Army. The company will administer a series of Afghan national army exercises in carpentry, plumbing, masonry and electrical engineering as a subcontractor to GovSource Inc., DynCorp said Thursday. This one-year order falls […] More

CenturyLink Technology Solutions will use an IO software-defined data center infrastructure to extend its colocation and managed hosting services into the Phoenix market. The CenturyLink subsidiary aims to deliver up to 9 megawatts in data center capacity to Phoenix customers using IO’s Intelligence Control platform, IO said Wednesday. Jeff Von Deylen, president of CenturyLink Technology […] More

Three Wire Systems LLC is part of an Ace Technology Partners-led team that will supply information technology products and services to the U.S. Air Force under the branch’s NETCENTS 2 contract vehicle. NETCENTS 2 covers network-centric software and hardware systems for the Defense Department and other federal agencies, according to a Three Wire Systems statement. ATP’s team will […] More

Lockheed Martin and the Tennessee Valley Authority will be working together to encourage industrial and commercial entities across the southeastern U.S. to invest in clean energy. Lockheed’s energy solutions business will offer smart energy management, systems engineering and operations support services to TVA and utilities through the program, Lockheed said Wednesday. “We will manage incentive […] More