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A Chemring Group subsidiary has secured two contracts worth a combined $26 million to manufacture special material decoys for the U.S. military to guard aircraft from infrared guided missile threats. The Army awarded Chemring unit Alloy Surfaces a three-year contract for the production of M211, MJU50A/B and MJU-51A/B IR countermeasures for both the Army and […] More
CAE has announced $117.5 million in contract awards that cover aircraft simulation and training platforms for the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy and two international defense customers. The company said Tuesday its defense and security business booked the contracts during the first quarter of the company’s 2016 fiscal year. “Our focus on being a training systems integrator has enabled […] More
Orbital ATK will produce the launch abort motor for the Orion spaceflight capsule’s launch abort system under a $98 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin. The company will design, develop and test the launch abort motor at three facilities in Utah, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. “The benefit of using a solid launch abort motor is being able to […] More
General Atomics executives have visited a site in Grand Forks, North Dakota as part of a discussion with Sen. John Hoeven to open an unmanned aerial systems training center in the region. Hoeven’s office said Monday the senator accompanied Frank Pace, president of General Atomics’ aircraft systems group, and Bart Roper, the group’s vice president […] More
The General Services Administration has issued a request for information to gather ideas from industry on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide support services for a proposed nationwide cyber force, Defense Systems reported Monday. Mark Pomerleau writes the GSA’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center plans to set up the Cyber National Mission Force in partnership with the U.S. Cyber Command. Pomerleau […] More
General Atomics, Honeywell, NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration are conducting field tests on a sense-and-avoid system to support unmanned aircraft operations in the National Airspace System, Aviation Today reported Monday. Juliet VanWagenen writes that the government-industry team began the third series of flight tests this summer through the use of live and virtual environments to […] More
International Data Corp. has released a new report that forecasts cloud information technology infrastructure spending to account for 46.5 percent of overall IT infrastructure spending by 2019. IDC said Monday the projected $54.6 billion in cloud IT infrastructure spending by 2019 would represent a compound annual growth rate of 15.6 percent from 2015 through 2019. “The breadth and width of […] More
A U.S. Air Force official has said the June 28 explosion of SpaceX’s rocket for transportation to the International Space Station will not affect SpaceX’s certification for military satellite launches, DoD Buzz reported Monday. “The Falcon 9 Launch System remains certified and has demonstrated 18 successful missions, three of which met the requirements of the certification […] More
Intevac Photonics has been awarded a $24 million contract to supply night vision cameras for the U.S. Army’s Apache Helicopter’s pilot night vision sensor program. The new contract extends a previous deal the Army awarded to the Intevac Inc. subsidiary in 2013, Intevac said Monday. Intevac Photonics is scheduled to complete the delivery of electronic […] More
CSG Government Solutions has secured a contract to help the Department of Vermont Health Access examine and verify applications for the state’s Medicaid management information system. The company said Tuesday it will perform MMIS quality assurance, verification and validation services as well as manage systems integration and workflow for the agency. The Department of Vermont […] More
Microsoft is working with NASA on Project Sidekick to provide virtual training and assistance to the crew of the International Space Station through the company’s HoloLens technology. The space agency said June 26 the project aims to leverage commercial technology for the ISS crew’s empowerment and efficiency. Sam Scimemi, director of the ISS program at NASA, noted the project […] More
Thales and Israel Aerospace Industries have completed a flight test of an IAI-built unmanned aerial vehicle following the installation of a data link component and Elisra’s antennas and radio frequency-based modules on board the UAV. Thales said Tuesday the TMA 6000 data link aboard the Heron Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance UAV is designed to transmit daylight and […] More
