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CGI Federal has begun construction of a $13.1 million onshore information technology services delivery center in Lafayette, Louisiana. CGI Federal President James Peake, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, said Tuesday the company intends to advance cloud computing, cybersecurity, big data and data visualization technologies through the research and technology lab. The […] More

Lockheed Martin has renamed Sim-Industries into Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training and appointed Sandy Samuel as vice president and general manager of the organization. Samuel succeeds Jeffrey Wood, who will move to a new leadership position within Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, the company said Monday. Jon Rambeau, VP and GM of Lockheed Martin training and logistics services, […] More

ReportBuyer has released a Visiongain report that predicts the market for air traffic control equipment would see increased demand and encounter regulatory challenges, resulting in moderate growth for the market through 2024. The “Air Traffic Control Equipment Market Forecast 2014-2024 Report” notes that climbing demand for air travel will drive market growth as the aviation industry works to keep the […] More

A new Strategic Defence Intelligence report released through ReportBuyer states that the global military radar market will reach a value of $13.3 billion by 2024 at a compound annual growth rate of 1.41 percent. ReportBuyer said Monday the “The Global Military Radar Market 2014-2024 – Market Size and Drivers: Market Profile” report also includes an analysis of spending patterns […] More

Iridium Communications and software firm Appareo Systems have signed a partnership agreement to develop telematics and data connectivity platforms for agricultural and aviation applications. Appareo wants to leverage Iridium’s satellite network to help customers stay connected in areas not covered by conventional terrestrial networks, Iridium said Wednesday. Iridium is scheduled to launch its NEXT satellite […] More

Global spending on maintenance, repair and overhaul services for military ground vehicles is projected to show steady growth over the next 10 years, according to a new Visiongain report. Visiongain said Monday it forecasts that investments in military land vehicle MRO programs worldwide would reach $7.4 billion this year. The research firm also predicts military […] More

The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded Leidos a $12 million contract to build software programs for the branch’s unit command and control operations. Leidos plans to use an agile development method to help the service create software that will be designed to support C2 organizations at the wing and squadron levels, the […] More