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QinetiQ has received $2.7 million in funds from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to continue work on the company’s electric hub-drive technology. The technology will form part of an electric propulsion system to replace gearboxes, differentials and drive shafts with electric motors contained within the wheels, QinetiQ said Tuesday. QinetiQ was among the eight organizations DARPA […] More
Two Imperva SecureSphere firewalls will be available to federal agencies through the Department of Homeland Security‘s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Tools/Continuous Monitoring as a Service blanket purchase agreement. Imperva said Tuesday federal agencies can use its SecureSphere Database Firewall and SecureSphere Web Application Firewall in efforts to identify cybersecurity risks, prioritize risks based on potential effect and help cybersecurity […] More
Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen has been awarded a phase three contract under NASA‘s Small Business Innovation Research program to develop air independent fuel cells for potential use in the Space Launch System. Infinity said Tuesday it will use contract funds to help advance the company’s patented Non Flow Through fuel cell stack and update its Advanced Product Water Removal technology. “The need […] More
L-3 Communications‘ MAPPS division has received a contract from China-based joint venture Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power to help update the reactor core model on the Hongyanhe Phase I nuclear power site’s simulator. MAPPS said Tuesday it will provide the Orchid Core Builder graphical utility that will work to create and validate the simulator’s cycle-specific reactor core data. The updated Comet Plus reactor […] More
L-3 Communications has been chosen to supply electro-optical and infrared designating turrets for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters of a Middle Eastern defense customer under a foreign military sales agreement. New York City-headquartered L-3 said Tuesday its Wescam MX-10D EO/IR turrets will work to help the customer execute counterterrorism missions from UH-60s helicopters. The company added its integrated sensor systems segment began to […] More
Lockheed Martin has chosen Microsemi to supply master reference oscillators for integration into the next two Space Based Infrared System satellites for the U.S. Air Force. Microsemi said Wednesday it will start to deliver production models of the company’s master reference oscillators that include discrete devices and radiation-tolerant field programmable gate arrays to Lockheed, the SBIRS’ prime contractor, in late 2016. SBIRS is […] More
The Ventura County sheriff’s office in California has selected Wynyard Group‘s crime analytics and informant management software to facilitate situational awareness and officer safety as part of intelligence-led policing initiatives. Wynyard said Tuesday its technology works to combine data from multiple sources, analyze the data to generate actionable intelligence such as crime trends and relay the information to police officers to inform […] More
Engineering and Computer Simulations has received two contracts from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to research, build and demonstrate simulation and training technologies. The Simulation, Training and Engineering Services initiative aims to create training and simulation systems intended to adapt to varying Army requirements over time, ECS said Friday. ECS will produce simulation platforms for medical […] More
Versar has secured a five-year, $37 million task order from the General Services Administration to provide operations, plans, engineering and environmental support for the U.S. Army Reserve 88th Regional Support Command. Versar said Tuesday its professional services group will perform support services across the 88th RSC’s 19-state area of responsibility. Tony Otten, Versar CEO, said the […] More
CB&I has secured a multi-year, $75 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to restore, modernize and sustain plants and infrastructure at a military air base in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The company said Tuesday the project will work to support the research, development, test and evaluation operations of the Air Force Test Center located at Arnold AF Base. Chip Ray, president of CB&I’s […] More
Phacil has received a Capability Maturity Model Integration level 3 rating from the CMMI Institute for the company’s efforts in services and service system development. Arlington, Virginia-based information technology company Phacil said Tuesday Abridge Technology conducted the appraisal based on Phacil’s program support, personnel management, software development and help desk support for the U.S. Forest Service’s Resource Ordering and Status System. Phacil added […] More
Kevin McDonald, former vice president of operations at National Technical Systems, has been appointed vice president of programs at Chemring Group subsidiary Chemring Ordnance. Chemring said Tuesday McDonald previously served as senior general manager for General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems large caliber operations business with responsibility over a demilitarization center and two government-owned, contractor-operated facilities. His career at General Dynamics also includes roles as program manager of the 120mm […] More
