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Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, plans to discuss the company’s strategic partnerships at the Global Aerospace Summit 2018 that will take place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from April 30 to May 1, Arabian Aerospace reported Tuesday. “The aerospace and defense industry is uniquely positioned to help strengthen national defense […] More
The U.S. Air Force has announced plans to award a General Atomics business unit a contract to develop an air-to-air missile aviation simulation technology for the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. would develop the AAM AVSIM system under the proposed contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Medium Altitude Unmanned Aerial Systems […] More
The Air Force Research Laboratory has granted Battle Sight Technologies exclusive rights to microencapsulated chemiluminescent materials through a licensing agreement. Battle Sight intends to use the AFRL-developed technology in efforts to create a prototype infrared writing instrument for potential use by warfighters and first responders, the U.S. Air Force said Friday. The service branch expects military personnel […] More
A report by Bloomberg‘s government arm says the Defense Department‘s maintenance requirements could increase amid delays facing various military aircraft programs. Robert Levinson, a senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government, wrote in a blog post published Friday that the U.S. Air Force plans move the deployment of the Boeing-built KC-46 tanker aircraft from October 2018 to spring 2019. The […] More
Japan is considering using an existing U.S. or European fighter aircraft design for its future F-3 fighter planes, Reuters reported Thursday. Anonymous sources told the publication that Japan’s third request for information on potential F-3 designs was sent only to foreign companies based in the U.S. and Europe. Japan also issued separate documents to the U.S. […] More
Lockheed Martin plans to award a contract later this year for the production of sonar equipment that will be integrated into Australia’s future submarines, Defense News reported Friday. The defense contractor’s Australian arm told Defense News that it has issued a request for quote to industry. Australia’s defense department awarded Lockheed Martin Australia a potential $565.7 million contract […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has detailed the contractor support services requirement of its security and intelligence directorate through a presolicitation notice posted Wednesday on the FedBizOpps website. DARPA SID needs support to develop, implement, maintain and continuously update programs to help the agency secure its workforce, information and properties, according to the notice. The requirement […] More
Orbital ATK is developing a new rocket technology in a bid to become the U.S. Air Force‘s supplier of a Next Generation Launch system intended for national security missions, KSL.com reported Sunday. Kay Anderson, senior communications coordinator at Orbital ATK, told the publication that the company and the military service have invested a combined $200 million on the rocket development […] More
BAE Systems is scheduled to introduce its proposed design for the U.K. government’s Type 31e frigate program at the three-day Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition & Conference that will kick off Monday, March 12, in Qatar. Angus Holt, Type 31e program director at BAE, said in a statement published Friday the company is proud to display […] More
A Yulista Holding subsidiary has received a five-year contract to help the U.S. Air Force manage a military site in the Hawaiian island of Maui for research, development and operational efforts related to space situational awareness. Tunista Services will provide personnel, equipment and services management support at the Air Force Maui Optical & Supercomputing Site, the company said Friday. The […] More
The Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded August Schell a potential six-year, $41.2 million contract to help establish a strategic sourcing method for the Department of the Navy to procure Axway software licenses and related maintenance services. The Defense Department said Friday the company will support DON’s Enterprise Software Licensing program aimed at simplifying the acquisition and management of ESL agreements […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded Applied Technology a spot on a potential five-year, $48.5 million contract for scientific, engineering and programmatic research and development services to the military branch’s Signature Technology Office. Work will take place at the company’s facility in King George, Virginia, and at the Naval Research Laboratory through March 4, 2023, the Defense Department said Friday. […] More
