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Joseph Weiss, president and CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries for nearly six years, has informed IAI’s board of directors that he intends to retire from his dual-role once the company finds a successor. IAI said Thursday it will form a committee to find the aerospace technology firm’s next CEO. Weiss joined the company in 1998 after he spent 27 […] More
Australia’s military purchased approximately $7.8 billion worth of military weapons and equipment through the U.S. government’s foreign military sales program in the past four years, Australia’s ABC News reported Thursday. Data was based from government contracts reviewed by the Australian national audit office between the 2012 to 2013 and 2016 to 2017 periods. The Australian […] More
Japan and South Korea are studying ways to modify their respective ships to support the operations of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, Defense News reported Tuesday. Anonymous military sources from both countries said that Japan plans to carry the F-35B short take-off vertical landing variant aboard its Izumo-class helicopter destroyer, while South Korea […] More
Davis Johnson, vice president of U.S. public sector at Riverbed Technology, has said federal agencies should advance network modernization efforts as they move to the cloud. Johnson wrote in a FedTech article published Wednesday that agencies seeking to build up end-user experiences with cloud-based services should implement the “four pillars†of network modernization that include planning, migration, management […] More
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued an invitation for commercial organizations to contribute technology platforms and technical expertise to help secure internet of things devices. NIST said in a Federal Register notice posted Wednesday the agency’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence intends to partner with companies to identify methods to protect connected devices from […] More
Fluor has finished repair work on sections of priority power lines in Puerto Rico under a potential $240 million task order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The company said Thursday that it fixed 38-kilovolt power lines situated near the city of San Juan and a fourth priority 38-kilovolt line near Caguas. Matt Hunt, an executive program […] More
Saab has received a $15.1 million order to help South Korea’s agency for defense development build an active electronically scanned array radar that can integrate with fighter aircraft. The company said Friday it aims to develop and evaluate an algorithm for AESA fighter radar technology through the order. Saab will collaborate with ADD and the agency’s […] More
Alex Rossino, a principal research analyst at Deltek, has said the federal information technology modernization report issued by the White House American Technology Council has named the use of enterprise cybersecurity platforms and the Trusted Internet Connections policy as some of the barriers to cloud adoption. The White House report calls for an update of the TIC policy and […] More
A United Technologies Corp. subsidiary has received a one-year, $22.9 million contract to supply U.S. partner nations with tactical reconnaissance pods through the foreign military sales program. The Defense Department said Wednesday that UTC Aerospace Systems will provide DB-110 pods, program infrastructure, airborne data link terminals, surface terminal equipment, fixed and transportable ground stations and data to FMS […] More
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
