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Drone Aviation has landed a $780,000 contract to provide the second generation of its tactical aerostat systems to the Defense Department. The company said Monday DoD is its first customer for the upgraded Winch Aerostat Small Platform aerostat system. WASP works to capture day/night video and provide an extended wireless communication range. Drone Aviation said the second-generation WASP […] More
Iridium Communications, CEO Matt Desch has called on the Federal Aviation Administration to transition to a new aircraft surveillance system by the end of this calendar year in an interview with Reuters posted Tuesday. Desch told Reuters’ Andrea Shalal at the Satellite 2016 conference the agency needs to make a decision ahead of the scheduled 2018 date for […] More
The U.S. Postal Service has begun to solicit industry insights on potential sources to support the service’s needs with the acquisition of an advanced analytic capability platform in an effort to determine focus areas for new initiatives. USPS said in a solicitation published Feb. 18 that it created an advanced analytics center of excellence to analyze USPS […] More
Boeing has teamed up with South Africa-based defense and aerospace firm Paramount Group to develop an integration mission platform for a military variant of the Advanced High Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft. Boeing said Tuesday it will design the mission system for the Mwari aircraft to support light strike operations as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance […] More
Esri showcased an open data-based ArcGIS geographic information system at a digital technology event that was held Monday at the White House. The Expanding Opportunity with Open Data: A White House Demonstration event featured digital tools intended to help government agencies and the general public to access information about job openings or other opportunities at the neighborhood level, Esri […] More
A PaR Systems subsidiary has concluded a series of tests on an electric aircraft elevator to be installed on the USS John F. Kennedy carrier for the U.S. Navy. PaR Marine will install the elevator for carrier constructor Huntington Ingalls Industries and additional qualification tests will take place sometime in mid-2016, PaR Systems said Thursday. “Passing the performance […] More
eGlobalTech has been awarded a contract to support a Department of Homeland Security office responsible for the management of communication technologies used by emergency response personnel and other government officials. The management consulting and information technology company said Tuesday DHS’ emergency communications office helps coordinate, train and guide government agencies and industry partners. Allan Potter, eGlobalTech senior director for homeland security, […] More
Harris Corp. has secured a contract to provide U.K.-based air navigation services provider NATS a cloud-based voice over Internet protocol communications platform to support air traffic management operations in the U.K. and Europe. The contract covers the installation of the Harris-built Voice Communications System for the 21st Century at three NATS-run facilities in the U.K. […] More
Intelsat and Marlink have moved to extend their existing strategic agreement that covers connectivity services to maritime customers via the former company’s global Ku-band capacity and terrestrial network. Marlink plans to increase its throughput in order to meet end-user demand as Intelsat prepares to integrate its EpicNG satellites into a network in the second quarter of 2016, Intelsat […] More
CyrusOne has completed the steel framework for the company’s future data center campus in Sterling, Virginia. The new building will cover an area of 230,000 square feet upon its scheduled completion in the third quarter of 2016 and operate with up to 30 megawatts of power, CyrusOne said Tuesday. Tesh Durvasula, chief commercial officer at CyrusOne, […] More
Lockheed Martin has developed technology for the thermal management of high-powered microchips as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Inter/Intra Chip Enhanced Cooling Applications initiative. The company said Tuesday its microfluidic cooling system aims to increase the performance of monolithic microwave integrated circuit-based power amplifiers and embedded systems. A team of DARPA and Lockheed researchers found during a study that […] More
James Brunke, formerly a vice president at Boeing and CEO of its Shanghai aviation services business, has joined the industry advisory panel of Associated Aircraft Manufacturing and Sales Inc. The industry advisory panel will be part of AAMSI’s growth strategy, the aviation-focused small business said Monday. AAMSI works to design, produce and repair legacy electronic systems for various […] More
