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NuWaves Engineering has received a phase one Small Business Innovation Research contract to develop a Mode 5 identification friend or foe simulation and radiofrequency injection platform for the U.S. Army. NuWaves will partner with ViaSat and leverage the latter’s VRG-1000 IFF Environment Generator to create a tool that will work to introduce up to 1,000 simulated tactical […] More
Symantec has published new research that indicates cybercriminals work to hijack home networks and consumer Internet of Things devices to launch distributed denial of service attacks against large companies. The company said Thursday its security response team has found that cybercriminals gain cheap bandwidth through a web of consumer devices to spread malware and create zombie networks or botnets without the knowledge […] More
MediaValet has received a contract to help store, secure and manage the U.S. Naval Institute’s library of historic assets as part of the nonprofit professional military association’s long-term digitization project. The cloud software maker and service provider said Thursday the USNI team wants a digital management system that will consolidate the non-profit military association’s historical assets, educational material and marketing collateral into […] More
A subsidiary of BAE Systems has received a contract from Denmark’s defense acquisition and logistics organization to modernize Denmark’s fleets of 44 CV90 infantry fighting vehicles and BV206 all-terrain vehicles. BAE Systems Hagglunds will also provide prototyping, systems integration, safety, maintenance, repair and overhaul services under the contract, the company said Thursday. The subsidiary will collaborate with Denmark-based industrial partners on the project. CV90 is designed for high […] More
Airbus‘ defense and space subsidiary has received the approval of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the design and development of potential civil-certified unmanned aircraft systems. The Design Organization Approval for UAS expands the company’s existing DOA for conventional manned aircraft in support of efforts to achieve civil type certification for Airbus DS aerial drones, the company said Thursday. “Establishing […] More
GeoComm will continue to offer geographic information and communication systems to federal, state and local agencies following an extension to the company’s General Services Administration’s Information Technology Schedule contract. GeoComm was awarded a spot on the IT Schedule in September 2006 and the agency extended its contract with the public-safety technology vendor through Aug. 31, 2021, the company said Tuesday. Government clients are […] More
Centrus Energy has received a one-year, $25 million contract from a Battelle-University of Tennessee partnership to support the advancement of U.S. gas centrifuge uranium enrichment technology. Centrus said Thursday it will engineer and test the American Centrifuge technology under the follow-on contract with UT-Battelle in efforts to help address the country’s future national and energy security requirements. UT-Battelle runs the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in […] More
Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron, has introduced a shipborne unmanned aerial system designed to combine helicopters’ vertical lift function with the speed and range of fixed-wing aircraft. Textron said Thursday it expects production of the Bell V-247 Vigilant tiltrotor UAS to begin in 2023 to support operations in maritime environments and locations without runways. Bell developed the UAS platform to help military customers […] More
Federal technology platforms provider Phacil has been named to the Washington Business Journal’s list of 100 largest private firms in the Greater Washington area for five consecutive years. The company secured the 74th spot on WBJ’s list that is based on private companies’ 2015 revenue, Phacil said Thursday. Mehdi Cherqaoui, senior vice president and chief financial officer […] More
Federal technology services contractor INADEV Corp. has appointed Jana Richards Taylor, former business development vice president at Tribalco, to the same role with responsibility over work to create and establish strategic public sector market BD initiatives. McLean, Virginia-based INADEV said Friday it sought Taylor for her knowledge of small business’ role in the economy and how socio-economic factors affect both acquisition strategies and […] More
Sean DuGuay, former chief revenue officer at Visionary Integration Professionals, has joined software development services provider Excella Consulting as business development director for the company’s federal business division. Arlington, Virginia-based Excella said Thursday DuGuay holds 20 years of experience in information technology product sales and will oversee the company’s pursuit of strategic opportunities in the defense, civilian and healthcare […] More
BAE Systems U.S. subsidiary plans to transport to Marine Corps Base Quantico the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle produced under a $104 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps, USNI News reported Wednesday. Megan Eckstein writes the vehicle is the first unit BAE Systems Inc. manufactured in a production environment and the ACV incorporates a new engine. In November 2015, the […] More
