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Rolls-Royce has signed a partnership with Abu Dhabi Ship Building to provide shipbuilding, repair and refit services in support of the Gulf region. Rolls-Royce said Monday partnership will cover fixed service rates for onsite service attendance;  turnkey repair projects; spare parts; and technical and commercial support for ADSB employees on Rolls-Royce waterjets. Leo Pantazopoulos, a senior vice president for Asia and Middle East Marine […] More

BAE Systems has awarded Marand a potential $11.5 million contract to produce turret shells in support of the former’s bid for the Land 400 combat reconnaissance vehicle program in Australia. The turret shells for BAE Systems and Patria‘s AMV35 combat reconnaissance vehicle offering are common for Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the program and […] More

Software developers NTechlab and Yitu have won prizes from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity‘s Facial Recognition Challenge which aimed to discover the technology sector’s best available identification software, Nextgov reported Tuesday. NTechlab won prizes from the U.S. Intelligence Community for its facial recognition software called FindFace which helps users match photos from strangers to […] More

Lockheed Martin has received a potential $60.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to offer ship integration and test services for the Aegis weapon system throughout its Advanced Capability Build 12 phase. The Defense Department said Wednesday the Naval Sea Systems Command will obligate $16,886,684 from fiscal 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018 Navy shipbuilding […] More

El Paso Electric has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to support construction of a five-megawatt solar facility at the Holloman Air Force Base in Otero County, New Mexico. EPE said Wednesday the facility will be built to generate enough clean energy to power approximately 1,700 homes annually as well as reduce HAFB’s annual carbon dioxide emissions […] More

Janus Global Operations has been selected to collaborate with AECOM‘s URS Federal Services business to deliver range support services to the U.S. Air Force. Janus Global said Thursday it will perform work through a potential 16-year, $3.6 billion mission and target management services contract the Air Force awarded to URS. Tasks under the cost-plus-award-fee contract encompass […] More

General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has received a two-year, $25.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to support the sustainment of a fire control system for U.S. and U.K. SSBN nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The company will also help sustain an attack weapon control system for U.S.’ SSGN guided missile submarines under the sole-source contract, the Defense […] More

NASA has concluded a comprehensive review of the potential launch schedule for an integrated flight test of Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. The space agency said Thursday it assessed the impact of manufacturing and supply challenges on Orion’s first European service module as well as tornado damage that affected the space agency’s New Orleans-based Michoud […] More

Lockheed Martin test pilot Mark Ward has become the first to fly the T-50A for 100 hours. The company said Wednesday Mark Ward’s T-50A flight was part of the company’s contribution to the U.S. Air Force‘s Advanced Pilot Training competition. Lockheed announced the T-50A’s APT participation in February 2016. The test-flying began November 2016 at the Greenville site. The aircraft was built […] More

Harris has built a digital mission data unit for potential integration into the navigation payload of the U.S. Air Force‘s 11th and succeeding GPS III satellites. The company said Wednesday its MDU technology is designed to increase signal strength and flexibility of the GPS III Space Vehicle 11+ compared with the Harris-made payload on current GPS III satellites built […] More