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  • Leidos-Endeavor Robotics Team to Compete for Navy’s Bomb Disposal Program Increments 2 & 3
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    Leidos-Endeavor Robotics Team to Compete for Navy’s Bomb Disposal Program Increments 2 & 3

    Leidos and Endeavor Robotics have forged a partnership to bid for increments two and three of the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System program. Tom Frost, president of Endeavor Robotics, said in a statement released Monday the company will combine its experience in ground robotics systems integration with Leidos’ resources and defense systems integration experience […] More

  • Harris Launches EOD Robot at AUSA Convention
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    Harris Launches EOD Robot at AUSA Convention

    Harris has unveiled a robotic technology offering the company designed to help operators disarm improvised explosive devices, Defense News reported Monday. Jen Judson writes the T7 EOD robot, which Harris unveiled at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual convention Monday, employs an intuitive interface and can be equipped with a water disruptor that works to disengage a trigger. The […] More

  • Capgemini Benchmark Shows Discreet Digital Transition of European Governments; Dinand Tinholt Comments
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    Capgemini Benchmark Shows Discreet Digital Transition of European Governments; Dinand Tinholt Comments

    Capgemini has released findings of a new study that indicates governments in Europe are cautiously implementing digital services over time. Capgemini and Politecnico di Milano School of Management for the Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology conducted the 13th eGovernment Benchmark Measurement for eGovernment Services to assess the priority areas of the eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015, Capgemini […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Provide US Allies Non-Standard Munitions Worth $126M
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    Orbital ATK to Provide US Allies Non-Standard Munitions Worth $126M

    Orbital ATK has secured nearly $126 million in delivery orders from the U.S. government to manufacture a range of ammunition systems for the Defense Department‘s foreign allies. The orders are for non-U.S. standard munitions and fall under a pair of previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity and basic ordering agreement contracts, Orbital ATK said Monday. The company currently operates a U.S. Army-owned ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri, where it also  […] More

  • General Dynamics Tests Army’s WIN-T Increment 2 Components
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    General Dynamics Tests Army’s WIN-T Increment 2 Components

    General Dynamics has begun to test two updated components of the U.S. Army‘s Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2 system. The company said Monday its business unit delivered four Tactical Communications Node-Lite and two Network Operations and Security Center-Lite units to the Army to start the test and evaluation process. General Dynamics also performs preliminary logistics and software evaluations on a TCN-L […] More

  • AM General Receives $151M in Domestic & International Humvee Contracts
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    AM General Receives $151M in Domestic & International Humvee Contracts

    AM General has received contracts from U.S. and international military agencies worth more than $151 million in total to provide Humvees, associated parts and training. The company said Monday the contracts cover production vehicles, automotive kits, spare parts and training. The U.S. Army awarded AM General a $108.8 million contract modification to deliver 433 Humvees to Afghanistan through a foreign military sales deal, […] More

  • Berico Technologies Awarded DIA Application Support Task Order
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    Berico Technologies Awarded DIA Application Support Task Order

    Berico Technologies has landed a potential five-year, $35 million task order from the Defense Intelligence Agency to perform development, integration and systems operations and maintenance work on DIA’s applications. Berico said Monday the order includes options and falls under the Enhanced Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise contract vehicle. DIA selected 50 companies for the E-SITE vehicle in July […] More

  • BioBridge-Led Team Chosen to Develop Clinical-Grade Stem Cell Manufacturing Process
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    BioBridge-Led Team Chosen to Develop Clinical-Grade Stem Cell Manufacturing Process

    The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium has awarded a BioBridge Global-led group of organizations a three-year, $7.8 million contract to develop a clinical-grade process for stem cell manufacturing techniques. BBG said Monday the team will work to create large-scale stem cell manufacturing economical platforms in an effort to give researchers human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells for study, therapeutic […] More

  • Saab to Study Shoulder-Fired Weapon Precision Techniques for DARPA; Gorgen Johansson Comments
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    Saab to Study Shoulder-Fired Weapon Precision Techniques for DARPA; Gorgen Johansson Comments

    Saab has been selected to conduct research for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency study with the goal to develop a precision-engagement system for shoulder-fired weapons. Saab said Monday its Dynamics business area will analyze potential concepts and recommend approaches that require further investigations in the future under the Massive Overmatch Assault Round study. “Today’s short-range weapons lack active […] More

  • Salient CRGT Receives ISRI Contract to Update Theft Tracking Web App
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    Salient CRGT Receives ISRI Contract to Update Theft Tracking Web App

    Salient CRGT has secured a contract of undisclosed value from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries to modernize the association’s web application that works to help track and recover stolen materials. The company said Tuesday the contract covers application development, data hosting and information technology modernization to support ISRI’s ScrapTheftAlert.com tracking application. Salient CRGT will form connections to […] More

  • NSA Adds Apriva Subsidiary as Trusted Integrator on Commercial Solutions for Classified Program
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    NSA Adds Apriva Subsidiary as Trusted Integrator on Commercial Solutions for Classified Program

    Apriva has passed a government review and met security and managed requirements to be listed as a trusted integrator within the National Security Agency‘s Commercial Solutions for Classified program. Apriva said Monday the NSA and Central Security Service created the program to help Information Assurance Directorate customers implement mobile access systems through independent, layered commercial products for […] More

  • GM Debuts Hydrogen Cell-Powered Truck for Army Transportation; Charlie Freese Comments
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    GM Debuts Hydrogen Cell-Powered Truck for Army Transportation; Charlie Freese Comments

    General Motors has introduced a demonstration hydrogen cell-powered truck built to store energy, make water and act as a near-silent method of transportation for troops, Defense News reported Monday. Valerie Insinna writes the Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 demonstration vehicle has not been linked to a particular program of record but the U.S. Army and General Motors took […] More