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  • ReportBuyer: Global Military IT, Data, Computing Market to Reach $80.5B by 2026
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    ReportBuyer: Global Military IT, Data, Computing Market to Reach $80.5B by 2026

    ReportBuyer has released a new report that predicts the gobal military information technology, data and computing market will hit $80.5 billion by 2026 from $62.9 billion in 2016. The growing demand for cloud-based infrastructure will drive the market during the forecast period to a compound annual growth rate of 2.50 percent, ReportBuyer said Wednesday. The […] More

  • Onvia Report lndicates Uptick in Government Procurement Systems; Paul Irby Comments
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    Onvia Report lndicates Uptick in Government Procurement Systems; Paul Irby Comments

    Onvia has released new survey results that indicate improvements in how government agencies perform and operate procurement processes. Onvia said Thursday the survey highlights growth prospect in government spending and bidding activity and the procurement aspects that help agencies attract contractors. The report contains a new score meant to help government agencies measure their procurement […] More

  • Cubic to Provide Split Radios For Navy’s Common Data Link System
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    Cubic to Provide Split Radios For Navy’s Common Data Link System

    Cubic has been awarded a $1 million contract by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific to deliver split radio subsystems in support of the U.S. Navy‘s AN/USQ-167 Common Data Link system. The company said Wednesday its mission solutions division will provide switchable CDL split above and below decks radio systems for installation on Navy aircraft carriers in an effort to help the military branch secure […] More

  • Ionic Security Joins DHS Internet of Things System Security Initiative
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    Ionic Security Joins DHS Internet of Things System Security Initiative

    Ionic Security has received $119,000 in funds from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to help develop new approaches for DHS to secure and monitor Internet of Things systems and carry out detection functions. DHS said Tuesday that the company’s team plans to apply a new distributed data protection model to address challenges the department faces […] More

  • DARPA Taps CPI to Develop New Vacuum Electron Device
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    DARPA Taps CPI to Develop New Vacuum Electron Device

    Communications & Power Industries has landed a potential $13 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the first phase of a program to invest in the development of new approaches to make vacuum electronics. CPI said Tuesday its Microwave Power Products division has secured an initial $5.8 million investment to support the DARPA Microsystems Technology Office’s High Power […] More

  • NIST Awards Tech R&D Grants to 19 Small Businesses
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    NIST Awards Tech R&D Grants to 19 Small Businesses

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has chosen 19 small businesses to receive grants worth a combined $3.3 million to research and develop a wide range of technology platforms. NIST chose the companies based on their submitted R&D proposals that seek to address advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, biomanufacturing, cyber-physical, technology transfer and advanced sensing for manufacturing challenges, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. DOC noted grantees […] More

  • Louis Berger Forms US Operations Through Ammann & Whitney, Louis Berger Group Combination
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    Louis Berger Forms US Operations Through Ammann & Whitney, Louis Berger Group Combination

    Louis Berger has merged its Ammann & Whitney and Louis Berger Group operating companies to establish a new business entity that will serve U.S. clients worldwide. Louis Berger U.S. will maintain the Ammann & Whitney name for a division specialized in long-span bridge engineering, Louis Berger said Tuesday. “The integration follows many years of working together and an intensive period of […] More

  • Lockheed to Extend Support for Canada’s Victoria-Class Submarine Fire Control Tech
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    Lockheed to Extend Support for Canada’s Victoria-Class Submarine Fire Control Tech

    Lockheed Martin has received a $14.5 million contract to perform support work on the fire control system of four Victoria-class submarines and ground-based team trainers for the Canadian navy. The company said Tuesday it will provide in-service and field service, obsolescence management and technical investigations support under the contract. Lockheed will also help the Canadian navy to integrate layer-based displays, sonar processing upgrades, search-and-attack […] More

  • FireEye, Exabeam Form IT Security Threat Mgmt Partnership
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    FireEye, Exabeam Form IT Security Threat Mgmt Partnership

    Exabeam has joined the FireEye Cyber Security Coalition, a partnership that seeks to utilize threat intelligence through the FireEye Global Threat Management Platform to support customer security environments. Exabeam said Thursday the collaboration will work to drive cyber threat detection, investigation and response for joint customers. “Attacks today span networks, endpoints, email and other systems,” said Nir Polak, Exabeam CEO. He added […] More

  • State Dept Clears $65M SM-2 Block IIIB Missile Sale to South Korea
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    State Dept Clears $65M SM-2 Block IIIB Missile Sale to South Korea

    The State Department has given South Korea the go-ahead to procure SM-2 Block IIIB Standard missiles and related support from the U.S. government under a potential $65 million foreign military sales agreement. Raytheon will serve as principal contractor for the sale that covers 17 SM-2 Block IIIB missiles and 17 missile containers, the Defense Security Cooperation […] More

  • NEOS Partners With Lockheed to Develop Sensor for Aerial Natural Resource Detection
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    NEOS Partners With Lockheed to Develop Sensor for Aerial Natural Resource Detection

    Lockheed Martin and NEOS have teamed up to develop a sensor designed to detect oil, minerals, gas and other natural resources underneath the earth’s surface. Lockheed has started to build a prototype of the Full Tensor Gradiometry Plus remote sensing platform that works to track natural resources from the air through the use of NEOS’ aircraft […] More