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  • Cisco, Interpol Enter Cyber Threat Intell Sharing Agreement
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    Cisco, Interpol Enter Cyber Threat Intell Sharing Agreement

    Cisco and Interpol have signed an agreement to share cyber threat intelligence as part of efforts to jointly mitigate cybercrime. The company said Tuesday it will work with the Singapore-based Interpol Global Complex for Innovation to develop a data sharing approach that will support global threat detection and lay the foundation for future training and […] More

  • BAE Unit to Design, Build Army Steam & Gas Plant
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    BAE Unit to Design, Build Army Steam & Gas Plant

    A business unit of BAE Systems has secured a $51.9 million contract modification to design, build and commission a combined gas and steam plant at a U.S. Army facility that supplies explosive materials to the Defense Department. BAE Systems Ordnance Systems will construct the power plant at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant located in Kingsport, Tennessee, DoD said Tuesday. […] More

  • National Academy of Sciences to Help Army Form Science & Technical Board
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    National Academy of Sciences to Help Army Form Science & Technical Board

    The National Academy of Sciences has received a potential five-year, $30 million contract to establish a board that would tackle science and technical matters of interest to the U.S. Army. NAS will form the group to serve as the convening authority to lead periodic discussions, workshops and studies for the military branch, the Defense Department said […] More

  • Neptec to Develop LiDAR Sensor Tech Under Navy Contract
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    Neptec to Develop LiDAR Sensor Tech Under Navy Contract

    Neptec Design Group has received a potential $15 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a light detection and ranging pose sensor technology. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contract has an initial value of $13.7 million and will reach its full potential value if the service branch exercises a 29-month option. Work will occur […] More

  • Astroscale, Surrey Satellite Technology Sign MoU to Pursue On-Orbit Tech Market Opportunities
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    Astroscale, Surrey Satellite Technology Sign MoU to Pursue On-Orbit Tech Market Opportunities

    Astroscale and Surrey Satellite Technology have entered into a memorandum of understanding to develop space technologies and pursue launch missions that aim to help protect the orbital environment. Both companies seek to compete for work within the small satellite and orbital debris removal markets through their strategic cooperation agreement, SSTL said Tuesday. Astroscale also awarded SSTL […] More

  • L3 Books Multiple Free Space Optics Tech Supply Contracts From DoD, Other Clients
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    L3 Books Multiple Free Space Optics Tech Supply Contracts From DoD, Other Clients

    L3 Technologies has secured multiple contracts from Defense Department and space industry customers to develop free space optics technologies designed to help protect signal integrity of high-bandwidth communication systems. The company said Tuesday its L3 Communication Systems-West business will carry out work under the FSO contracts. “Our focus on bringing innovation to the space and near-space domains reflects […] More

  • Air Force Accepts STEM Scholarship Applications for 2018
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    Air Force Accepts STEM Scholarship Applications for 2018

    The U.S. Air Force is accepting scholarship applications from students who aim to pursue a science, technology, engineering and math degree. The military service said Monday it offers between $25,000 and $38,000 a year to help students major in one of the 19 STEM disciplines through the branch’s Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Scholarship for Service […] More

  • Tech Industry Vet Andy Meister Appointed Silent Circle Engineering VP
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    Tech Industry Vet Andy Meister Appointed Silent Circle Engineering VP

    Andy Meister, formerly vice president of engineering at OptioLabs, has been appointed to the same position at security technology developer Silent Circle. He brings more than 30 years of software development, mobile, entrepreneurial and management experience and he aims to help expand the company’s technology portfolio in his new role, Silent Circle said Tuesday. Gregg Smith, CEO of Silent […] More

  • Battelle Receives R&D 100 Awards for Pipeline Analysis Tool, Coal Liquefaction Method
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    Battelle Receives R&D 100 Awards for Pipeline Analysis Tool, Coal Liquefaction Method

    Battelle has landed two awards from R&D Magazine for the nonprofit company’s software platform that works to analyze pipeline condition and method to convert coal into synthetic crude. The company said Tuesday its PipeAssess PI software and coal-to-liquids process won R&D Awards, while its partnership with the Ohio Soybean Council, Redwood Innovations and  Kentucky State University received special recognition for the EnzoMeal […] More

  • SPH Engineering Debuts Centralized Drone Management System
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    SPH Engineering Debuts Centralized Drone Management System

    SPH Engineering has unveiled a centralized drone management system that is designed to support law enforcement, firefighter, search-and-rescue and security service command centers in surveillance and first response missions. The Universal Ground Control Software aims to provide real-time in-field drone position mapping and live video streaming capability, SPH’s UgCS team said Thursday. UgCS works to allow command […] More

  • DoD’s Innovation Unit Taps ICEYE for Earth Observation Data Support
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    DoD’s Innovation Unit Taps ICEYE for Earth Observation Data Support

    ICEYE‘s U.S. subsidiary has secured a contract to provide Earth observation data support services to the Defense Department‘s innovation unit. Mike Lyons, CEO of ICEYE U.S., said in a statement published Monday the company aims to help the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental address national security challenges through the use of data. ICEEYE is headquartered in Espoo, […] More

  • Lockheed Subcontracts CAE USA for C-130J Weapons Systems Trainer Devt Support
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    Lockheed Subcontracts CAE USA for C-130J Weapons Systems Trainer Devt Support

    CAE’s U.S. subsidiary has received subcontracts to support Lockheed Martin in the design and production of C-130J weapons systems trainers for deployment to multiple U.S. air bases in 2020 and 2021. CAE USA will help build six C-130J WSTs for the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard  through orders booked during CAE’s fiscal 2018 second quarter, […] More