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General Dynamics has placed an order for Saab medium-range surveillance radar systems for installation on two future U.S. Navy littoral combat ships. Saab said Thursday it will provide Sea Giraffe AMB naval radars designated as AN/SPS-77 for the military branch’s LCS 28 and LCS 30 ships. Erik Smith, president and CEO of Saab Defense and Security USA, said the company is contracted to deliver Sea […] More
Droneshield has released a video that features the company’s new multi-method systems designed to detect and counter unmanned aerial system threats. The company said Sunday its DroneSentry employs software and user interface designed to integrate acoustic, optical camera, radar, radio frequency, thermal camera and optical sensor detection functions. DroneSentinel is equipped with a multi-sensor detection technology and built for customers […] More
QinetiQ has opened a center of excellence at the company’s headquarters in Farnborough, England, to facilitate development and test of high-energy lasers. The Dragonworks CoE is built to serve as a testing platform for military and commercial laser technology platforms, the company said Friday. The facility includes a clean-room wherein personnel can work on sensitive optical equipment and offers access […] More
Australia’s defense department plans to invest $659 million in funds to support the operations of Boeing-built P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft. The Australian government will spend $250 million on a Boeing training simulator system at the country’s air force base in Edinburgh as well as $409 million to upgrade base facilities, with an early 2019 completion date, Australia’s defense department said […] More
General Dynamics has landed a three-year, $14.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to produce machine gun barrels for the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company’s ordnance and tactical systems business will perform contract work in Vermont through Dec. 24, 2021. The Army will fund the procurement of machine gun barrels using […] More
Cloud application and service provider Technomile has moved its corporate headquarters from Vienna to Mclean, Virginia, in an effort to accommodate additional employees to fill key positions across the organization. The company said Wednesday its main office is now located at 1861 International Drive Suite 270 in McLean. “We intend to continue adding talented well rounded developers as well […] More
WidePoint Corporation has received a one-year, $4.4 million task order option to provide managed wireless services to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The company said Nov. 20 the exercised option falls under the Department of Homeland Security‘s Cellular Wireless Management Services Blanket Purchase Agreement. Jin Kang, CEO of WidePoint, said the company designed its Trusted Mobility Management platform to […] More
Accenture’s federal services business and the Partnership for Public Service have released an issue brief that calls on government agencies to adopt three strategies in order to change the way they deliver services to citizens. Kathy Conrad, director of digital government at Accenture Federal Services, wrote in a guest piece posted Wednesday on Government Executive that […] More
Vericor Power Systems has been awarded a potential $32.1 million contract to manufacture, test and deliver marine gas turbine engines for the U.S. Navy‘s Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicles. The Defense Department said Wednesday that Vericor will provide ETF40B engines for the LCAC service life extension program. DoD added the engines will be supplied to the program’s prime contractor for […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information on potential concepts for novel technology platforms designed to navigate and map urban underground infrastructure, manmade tunnels, natural cave networks and other subterranean environments. DARPA said Tuesday it is interested in platforms that can help locate trapped survivors and other objects of interest […] More
An Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary has secured a potential $39.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide counter-unmanned aerial system supplies to the U.S. Strategic Command. ELTA North America will deliver the counter-UAS equipment in support of Stratcom’s joint emergent operational requirements, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Contract work is scheduled to be completed by […] More
An L3 Technologies subsidiary has received a $19.8 million contract modification to continue to help the U.S. Navy manage a facility that provides lifecycle support for the service branch’s towed arrays. L3 Unidyne will perform services at the Naval Array Technical Support Center in Newport, Rhode Island, through July 2018 under the modification, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Naval Undersea […] More
