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Boeing has unveiled a new unmanned undersea vehicle the company designed to operate autonomously and to launch and recover without support from vessels. Echo Voyager will work to gather information while deployed at sea and transmit collected data to users in real time, Lance Towers, director of sea and land at Boeing’s Phantom Works subsidiary, […] More
The Defense Department has installed a Mediware Information Systems-designed blood establishment computer software the military now uses at more than 20 treatment facilities worldwide. DoD will use Mediware’s LifeTrak to manage blood donations and handle tasks for functions in areas such as donor recruitment and management assistance, manufacturing, testing, labeling and blood product distribution, Mediware said Thursday. The Military Health System uses LifeTrak for MHS’ […] More
Oceus Networks has obtained five patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a wireless networking technology designed to integrate with ground, aerial and maritime tactical vehicles. The company said Thursday it patented the 4G LTE-based Xiphos communications platform along with its mission management and network control software and tools built to help military users gain […] More
The State Department has approved Indonesia’s request to acquire a suite of air-to-air missiles, equipment, training and logistics support from the U.S. government under a $95 million foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday Indonesia asked to purchase 36 AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM missiles, one missile guidance section, spare parts and loading adapters. DSCA will hold […] More
Melbourne, Florida-based communications equipment company Harris Corp. has raised its level of membership in the Open Geospatial Consortium technical committee member to principal member status. Harris will participate in the OGC planning committee through explorations of technology and market trends and take part in all final approval decisions for the organization’s standards, the OGC said Tuesday. The OGC is […] More
Lacey Wean, senior account manager of geospatial solutions at Carahsoft Technology, has said adoption of a hybrid geographic information system can help government agencies facilitate interoperability with current software platforms and cut licensing costs. Wean wrote in an article published Thursday that a hybrid GIS platform built on open source software can allow agencies to implement migration strategies on […] More
Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin‘s space systems segment, has said Lockheed and Boeing are committed to fund the development of their 50-50 joint venture’s Vulcan rocket, Space News reported Thursday. Mike Gruss writes Ambrose told a press briefing at the Satellite 2016 conference in Maryland that uncertainty on how to move away from the Russia-built RD-180 […] More
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works business has developed a prototype of a hybrid airship built to transport personnel and cargo to remote areas, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. Samantha Masunaga writes Lockheed expects the 21-metric-ton LMH-1 airship to have its initial flight by late 2017 and start commercial operations by the end of 2018. Craig […] More
SRI International will carry out pre-clinical studies on compounds and vaccines to determine if they can act as preventive agents against cancer under a $19.8 million contract with a National Institutes of Health center. The company said Thursday its biosciences division will work to examine the effectiveness of experimental vaccines and test biomarkers in an effort to parallel how the body responds […] More
A U.K.-based subsidiary of General Dynamics has received a $192 million contract from the country’s defense ministry to provide new tactical communications systems to Britain’s armed forces. General Dynamics UK Limited will supply 12,000 data terminals and a new battle management system as part of the BCIP5.6 contract to support Bowman tactical communications systems, General Dynamics said Thursday. “We are delighted to continue our successful […] More
Lockheed Martin and machine-to-machine communications firm ORBCOMM have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore business opportunities in the Internet of Things market. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company said Thursday it aims to utilize ORBCOMM’s technology portfolio and develop M2M satellite and cellular connectivity or hybrid offerings for government clients through the partnership. “The vision of the Internet of Things promises to change how […] More
NASA has concluded a 500-second, live-fire test of an Aerojet Rocketdyne-built RS-25 engine for the Space Launch System heavy-lift vehicle at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The initial fire-test on Aerojet-made E2059 engine sought to evaluate the engine’s new controller, high-pressure fuel turbopump and the calibration of engine flowmeters, the company said Thursday. SLS’ first launch into […] More
