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United Technologies Corp. subsidiary Pratt & Whitney has selected Multicut A/S to produce components for the F135 engine under a 10-year procurement agreement. F135 serves as the propulsion system for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, Pratt & Whitney said Monday. Bennett Croswell, president of Pratt & Whitney military engines, said the contract “reaffirms Pratt & Whitney’s commitment to […] More
Intel and Honeywell have showcased a connected safety tool offering designed to help keep industrial workers and first responders safe as they perform their duty. The Honeywell Connected Worker tool incorporates a mobile hub for sensor data collection and Intel’s Quark SE microcontroller-based devices, Honeywell said Tuesday. “The joint use case from Honeywell and Intel […] More
Tribalco has received the General Services Administration‘s approval for the novation of Professional Software Engineering‘s spot on the $50 billion GSA Alliant governmentwide acquisition contract. Tribalco said Friday it will be able to offer its information technology products and services to military and federal civilian agencies through GSA Alliant. “This contract is a key element of Tribalco’s growth […] More
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the gun system for the conventional-takeoff-and-landing variant of the F-35 jet in three airborne gunfire bursts during a test flight held in California. The company tested how the internal Gun Airborne Unit-22/A 25-millimeter Gatling gun system works during flight as part of preparations for the gun system’s certification and the U.S. Air Force’s […] More
CACI International will provide application development support and sustainment services for the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command’s software engineering center under a potential three-year, $25 million contract. The contract covers support for CECOM SEC’s financial management platforms, records management systems and other enterprise software tools, CACI said Tuesday. Ken Asbury, president and CEO of CACI, said the […] More
Jon Yim, a director at investment bank KippsDeSanto, has cited potential implications of the General Services Administration’s efforts to consolidate contract vehicles for buyers and sellers seeking to enter the mergers and acquisitions market. Yim wrote in a blog post posted Oct. 26 the changes that contract consolidation has brought to the M&A market have resulted in […] More
The U.S. Army has announced plans to hold a contest for industry participants to build software-based technology that the military service can use to visualize cyber risks. In a FedBizOpps notice posted Oct. 27, the Army said it aims to explore the technical feasibility of implementing a cyber situational awareness tool for echelon commands through its planned Cyber […] More
Microsoft has moved to help enterprise clients consume data streams from Internet of Things devices by incorporating Esri’s location services and spatial analytics to the Microsoft Azure IoT suite. The partnership is intended to provide preconfigured platform services to customers and partners, Esri said Monday. “Our collaboration with Esri will extend the Azure IoT Suite […] More
A Cubic business unit has received a five-and-a-half-year, $52 million contract to update the back office for the New Hampshire Transportation Department’s electronic toll-collection system. Cubic Transportation Systems has begun to develop, test and install the new back office for NHDOT’s E-ZPass system, with initial operation scheduled in 2016, Cubic said Monday. “We look forward to establishing a […] More
Lockheed Martin and technology companies Injaz National and Exechon have created a joint venture to build and offer machining tools for the aerospace, defense and automotive industries. Abu Dhabi-based Exechon Enterprises will be led by Karl-Erik Neumann and aims to produce automated technology for the production of advanced components, Lockheed said Monday. The JV also plans to establish a center of […] More
Doug Thomas, director of counterintelligence at Lockheed Martin, has said the company adopted a continuous evaluation platform to help detect attacks or threats posed by insiders, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Emily Kopp writes Lockheed implemented its insider threat program in an effort to avoid workplace violence incidents and theft of trade secrets. The program […] More
A joint venture of Sparton and Ultra Electronics Holdings has received a five-year, $20 million, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply sonobuoys to the U.S. Navy. The ERAPSCO JV will tap the Ultra Electronics USSI and Sparton De Leon Springs business units for sonobuoy production requirements under the contract, Sparton said Monday. The companies will manufacture the sonobuoys at Ultra […] More
