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Lockheed Martin has completed the keel laying for the 15th U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin. Ship sponsor Sharla Tester welded her initials on a sheet of steel that will be fixed on USS Billings during the ceremony, Lockheed said Monday. “The LCS platform is proving the Navy’s concept of operations […] More
General Dynamics has christened a new guided-missile destroyer at the company’s Bath, Maine-based shipyard. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works started to fabricate the USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in November 2011 and is set to deliver the destroyer to the U.S. Navy in 2016, General Dynamics said Monday. “We all understand the importance of what we […] More
The National Science Foundation has awarded $5 million in grants to seven universities to set up four regional hubs that will work to advance big data developments, Fedscoop reported Monday. Billy Mitchell writes the regional “big data brain trusts†will work to support programs across the country that seek to facilitate big data collection and establish […] More
AT&T has been awarded a five-year contract to help the U.S. Census Bureau capture and disseminate statistics in mobile devices through the company’s 4G LTE technology. The company said Monday will also provide an Internet of Things management platform for the bureau to manage its wireless network usage. Mike Leff, vice president of AT&T’s civilian […] More
MCR Federal has received a three-year, $50 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to perform communications and information services for NATO. The company said Monday it will work to design processes, manage quality, handle risks, provide change management and perform other general business services for NATO’s Communications and Information Agency. NATO’s NCI Agency provides communications and information systems for the alliance’s […] More
ManTech International Corp. has been awarded a potential two-year, $31.6 million contract to provide technical services for the U.S. Army’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance work. ManTech will work to maintain software and provide training on the Distributed Common Ground System-Army system, the company said Monday. The contract contains a one-year base period and one 12-month option. […] More
The Missile Defense Agency has performed an operational flight test of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system and related assets in an effort to evaluate BMDS’ capability to detect and intercept ballistic missile threats. MDA said Sunday the test’s assets included Lockheed Martin-built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon platforms, two Raytheon-made AN/TPY-2 radars and a Lockheed-developed Command, […] More
NASA has awarded approximately $17.1 million in contracts to Firefly Space Systems, Rocket Lab USA and Virgin Galactic to launch small satellites — or CubeSats — to low-Earth orbit. Jim Norman, director of launch services at NASA, said Oct. 14 the space agency’s launch services program aims to help transport smaller payloads into orbit through commercial […] More
Morpho has been awarded a nearly $1 million contract to produce explosives trace detector for the Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate. Morpho Detection will develop the company’s Itemiser DX Air Cargo detector kit meant to update the threat library for new explosives, Morpho said Wednesday. The prototype kits are scheduled for delivery […] More
The latest Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite has launched over the weekend aboard United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket, the Space and Missile Systems Center reported Saturday. The report said this is the 11th GPS IIF satellite Boeing built for the U.S. Air Force in support of the existing constellation’s navigation, positioning and timing services. Col. […] More
BAE Systems Plc has forged a partnership with Reaction Engines to inject $31.85 million into the latter company’s development work for a new class of aerospace engine. BAE said Monday it will purchase 20 percent of Reaction Engines’ share capital and Reaction Engines will have access to BAE’s industrial, technical and capital resources in order to demonstrate […] More
Cybersecurity firm SignalSense has obtained $4.5 million in a seed funding round from several investors, including Trilogy Equity Partners, Tola Capital and Ignition Partners. The company said Thursday it will use the money to further develop a network security intelligence technology and fund the company’s efforts to expand in the East Coast and recruit technical […] More
