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A Research and Markets report has forecast the worldwide market for unmanned ground vehicles will enjoy a 31.34 percent growth year-over-year from 2014 to 2019. The research firm said Monday defense agencies use UGVs to examine terrain, supply weapons to soldiers during combat operations, and perform explosive detection and disaster search and rescue efforts. UGVs are also […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has selected Ritchie-Curbow Construction to construct its planned health center for employees at the Newport News Shipbuilding division. The health facility will comprise exam rooms, physical therapy sections, X-ray and chemistry laboratories, and other rooms for education and meetings, Huntington Ingalls said Monday. Scheduled to open in the fall, the 21,894-square-foot facility on […] More

A Versar Inc. subsidiary has been selected to maintain and repair the U.S. Army Reserve’s facilities based in the country’s northwest region under a $23 million contract. J.M. Waller Associates will perform the support services for the Reserve’s 88th regional support command, Versar said Tuesday. The contract, awarded by the General Services Administration, contains a […] More

General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary unveiled a liquefied natural gas-powered cargo vessel during a ceremony held Saturday at the unit’s San Diego shipyard. NASSCO said Monday it built the Isla Bella ship for transportation and logistics firm Tote. U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) delivered a speech at the event and Seafarers International Union of North America […] More

The U.S. Postal Service could receive a proposal on its future delivery vehicles that offers the capability to launch drones to help in delivering packages, Federal Times reported Tuesday. Andy Medici writes that Workhorse Group proposes the use of an all-electric delivery truck with functions that enable it to launch drones, with the aim of completing the delivery route in […] More

Rockwell Collins has completed the ground and live flight testing for its targeting system on board an F-35 aircraft in collaboration with the U.K.’s F-35 office. The FireStorm integrated targeting system worked to control the aircraft using an air strike mission thread during the tests at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Rockwell Collins said Tuesday. […] More