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HEBCO has ordered a new multi-purpose display from IEE for the U.S. Air Force’s F15E Strike Eagle program. IEE will produce a 6×6 display system to replace the cathode ray tube in F15 cockpit displays, IEE said Tuesday. “We choose IEE because they have been qualified and fielded on a military fighter aircraft and have […] More
The Defense Department has launched a market research on cellular services and mobile devices with the release of a request for information on Friday that seeks input from industry for its mobile service program for employees. Mobile devices needed under the program must provide text, data, voice service and mobile hotspot service, according to the FedBizOpps notice. They […] More
Xerox subsidiary PARC has secured additional funds from the U.S. Energy Department to further develop a technology for processing and recycling scrap aluminum materials. PARC is developing an aluminum alloy detection system through the Modern Electro/Thermochemical Advancements for Light-metal Systems Program, run by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Xerox said Monday. “Our technology could change […] More
BAE Systems will provide support and training on the Falcon secure communications system to U.K. military personnel over the next four and a half years under a $10 million contract with the U.K. defense ministry. The company said Monday the new contract follows the initial training program for the conversion of the U.K. army and air force’s […] More
(Susan Penfield is an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton) Culture isn’t created by chance. It’s engineered, practiced, disciplined and starts with people. Creating collaborative spaces that foster collisions of ideas between smart people with diverse experiences and expertise produces better, faster, more relevant technologies and processes. The idea of a culture of innovation is that […] More
David Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business, has said many government contractors are suffering a similar shortage in cyber talent that agencies have, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Wajsgras told the Post neither government nor industry are “collectively” attracting enough talent in the cyber field, Joe Davidson reports. The Post cited a Government Accountability Office report that urged […] More
Inmarsat will launch the third satellite of its Global Xpress satellite communications constellation at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur Cosmodrome on Aug. 28. International Launch Services will use a Proton launch vehicle to roll out the Boeing-built Inmarsat-5 F3 satellite, Inmarsat said Monday. The I-5 F3Â satellite is designed to provide mobile broadband services across the Pacific Ocean region. […] More
Aerojet Rocketdyne has concluded the duration test for the rocket engine designed to power NASA‘s Space Launch System. The company performed the test on the RS-25 rocket engine at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Thursday. “It is great to see this revered engine back in action and progressing full steam ahead for launch aboard […] More
Lockheed Martin has partnered with Weibel Scientific to design, build and test a doppler radar technology for helping military customers to defeat ballistic missile threats. The Gap-Filling Tracking Radar will be built to have precision tracking and discrimination features and to leverage NATO‘s European ballistic missile defense architecture, Lockheed said Monday. The companies formed their […] More
Rockwell Collins has introduced a network to facilitate communications between first responders and public safety personnel during hurricanes and other natural disasters. The company said Monday the ARINC UrgentLink communications platform works to allow safety officials to place voice calls and send information to other critical infrastructure personnel and other stakeholders using Federal Communications Commission-regulated radio […] More
The Maryland-based National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is searching for industry sources to develop a cybersecurity system intended to help control access to information technology assets. Contractors would design three projects around access control, personal identity verification credentials and mobile devices, the National Institute of Standards and Technology said Friday. One project is focused on the […] More
Cubic has been awarded a $9.9 million contract to keep testing and analyzing the U.S. Air Force’s chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear counter proliferation technologies. The company won the initial award in January 2015 under the five-year CBRN counter proliferation and survivability missions program, Cubic said Monday. “With the successful efforts of the initial investment, […] More
