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Amazon Web Services has supported the cloud migration effort of a U.S. Navy unit that aids the physical, emotional and social development of sailors and their families. AWS said Wednesday the Commander of the Navy Installations Command’s Fleet and Family Readiness Programs division (N9) adopted an unclassified cloud environment hosted on AWS’ GovCloud isolated cloud region for government […] More
Siemens has moved to grow its partnership with LO3 Energy after the industrial conglomerate invested in the microgrid technology developer through a recent Series A funding round. Ralf Christian, CEO of Siemens’ energy management division, said in a statement published Dec. 20 the investment represents the firm’s acknowledgement of the potential applications of blockchain-based technology in the […] More
An AECOM–Inquip joint venture has won a potential $30.7 million contract to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers carry out a levee construction project in West Sacramento, California. The American River Common Features-Natomas Basin Reach H improvement effort is scheduled for completion in March 14, 2020, the Defense Department said Wednesday. USACE received two bids for the project via an online-based competitive […] More
Hady Mourad, advanced missiles program director at Lockheed Martin‘s missiles and fire control business, has said the company’s concept for the U.S. Air Force’s Gray Wolf program involves a cruise missile designed to counter hostile integrated air defense systems in “highly contested environments.†“Using the capabilities envisioned for later spirals, our system is being designed to […] More
SCI Technology has received a three-year, $9.2 million Defense Logistics Agency contract to produce signal data processors for the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company is scheduled to finish work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by Dec. 30, 2020. The Army will use its fiscal 2018 working capital funds to finance the purchase. Hunstville, Alabama-based SCI […] More
Iridium Communications has started the testing and validation phase for the fourth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites that launched Friday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9. Scott Smith, chief operating officer at Iridium, said in a statement published Wednesday the company’s team at the satellite network operations center started to conduct initial diagnostics minutes after the […] More
A joint venture of Boeing and Bell Helicopter has received a $20.6 million order from the U.S. Navy to maintain software of the V-22 Osprey joint service, multimission aircraft fleet. The Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office will engineer and provide technical support for the V-22 flight control system and avionics software, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work also covers flight control […] More
Northrop Grumman has secured a $12.7 million contract modification to incorporate an engineering change proposal into the payload technology of the U.S. Army‘s Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle. The Defense Department said Wednesday Northrop will perform work in Sierra Vista, Arizona through Oct. 20, 2018. The Army Contracting Command obligated $6.2 million at the time of award from the military branch’s fiscal year […] More
A partnership of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Microsoft will launch an information technology academy meant to train transitioning service members at the U.S. Marine Corps‘ installation in Quantico, Virginia. The ERAU-Microsoft Software and Systems Academy will be unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Marine Corps’ National Museum on Jan. 8, the military branch said Saturday. The […] More
An employee resource group at Raytheon has partnered with the University of Arizona to mentor and inspire Native-American students toward science, technology, engineering and math careers. Raytheon American Indian Network members facilitate monthly workshops that offer hands-on activities revolving around STEM to high school and middle school as part of the university’s Native Student Outreach for Access […] More
The integrated microwave technologies and wireless network businesses of xG Technology have fulfilled the initial order of the U.S. Army under a previously awarded $12.5 million contract for hand-held situational awareness systems. IMT and Vislink have delivered hand-held intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance receiver devices under the first order slated for completion by Feb. 15, 2018, xG […] More
Richard White, president of SSL‘s government systems business, predicts that satellite production efforts in the near future could take place in space, he told The Washington Post in an interview published Friday. White added he believes that all activities on Earth will eventually be performed on-orbit. SSL, a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, is working with the Defense […] More
