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  • Lockheed Selects L-3 Digital Data Link for Small UAS
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    Lockheed Selects L-3 Digital Data Link for Small UAS

    Lockheed Martin has awarded a subcontract to L-3 Communications to equip the U.K. defense ministry’s Desert Hawk III DDL digital platform with the MICRO Secure Digital Data Link. The companies said Dec. 1 that L-3’s MICRO SDDL will support communications for the small unmanned aircraft system’s command-and-control and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. Kevin Westfall, director of LM MST’s unmanned solutions business, said that […] More

  • NSR: SATCOM Tech Demand to Drive UAS Market Through 2023
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    NSR: SATCOM Tech Demand to Drive UAS Market Through 2023

    NSR projects global revenues of the satellite-based unmanned aerial systems market to be $3.1 billion by 2023, up from $1.3 billion last year. Growth will be driven by demand for satellite communications technology intended to support drones used in homeland security, disaster management and peacekeeping operations, NSR said Thursday. Commercial satellite operators are projected to […] More

  • Booz Allen Surveys Consumer, Provider Sentiment on Healthcare’s Future; Grant McLaughlin Comments
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    Booz Allen Surveys Consumer, Provider Sentiment on Healthcare’s Future; Grant McLaughlin Comments

    A new Booz Allen Hamilton study has identified control of costs as among the top emerging trends in U.S. healthcare. The poll noted several differences between patient and provider sentiment on the future of the industry, but it also revealed agreement from both sides on certain aspects of access and delivery, Booz Allen said Wednesday. Booz […] More

  • IBM Adds New Global Cloud Centers Under $1B Expansion Plan; Jim Comfort Comments
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    IBM Adds New Global Cloud Centers Under $1B Expansion Plan; Jim Comfort Comments

    IBM has opened new cloud centers in 12 new sites across Asia, Europe and the Americas as part of the company’s $1.2 billion expansion plan to meet hybrid cloud computing demand from enterprise clients. The company said Wednesday the new facilities in Tokyo, Frankfurt, Mexico City and other areas bring IBM’s total cloud centers to 40. The new cloud centers […] More

  • ReportBuyer Forecasts 9% CAGR for Datacenter Power Industry Through 2019
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    ReportBuyer Forecasts 9% CAGR for Datacenter Power Industry Through 2019

    A new market report has forecast a global datacenter power market that will become a $24 billion industry in five years, with high demand for storage providing impetus for the development. The analysis published by Mordor Intelligence indicates a compound annual growth rate of 9.67 percent for the $15 billion sector from 2014 to 2019, London-based ReportBuyer said […] More

  • Eastern Foundry Forms Government Tech, Innovation Incubator; Geoff Orazem Comments
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    Eastern Foundry Forms Government Tech, Innovation Incubator; Geoff Orazem Comments

    Eastern Foundry has launched a government technology and innovation incubator in Crystal City in an effort to help companies pursue government business opportunities. Geoff Orazem, Eastern Foundry’s co-founder and CEO, said Tuesday the incubator is intended to provide “reasonably priced office space and business services” to small government contractors. Orazem added that government tech innovators […] More

  • Infosys, Unisys to Provide Shared Services to Australian State Gov’t
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    Infosys, Unisys to Provide Shared Services to Australian State Gov’t

    Infosys and Unisys are set to sign a memorandum of understanding with the government of New South Wales in Australia for the implementation of shared services across state agencies. Dominic Perrottet, NSW minister for finance and services, said in an announcement posted Wednesday that the government has selected the two companies to deliver shared services in areas such as human […] More

  • Lockheed, Raytheon Assess GPS III Operational Readiness; Matthew Gilligan, Mark Stewart Comment
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    Lockheed, Raytheon Assess GPS III Operational Readiness; Matthew Gilligan, Mark Stewart Comment

    Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have jointly tested the command and control features of the U.S. Air Force‘s GPS III satellite during a fourth launch readiness exercise. The companies demonstrated automatic data transfer between the Lockheed-built satellite and a Raytheon-made operational control system, Raytheon said Wednesday. The evaluation also sought to demonstrate the infrastructure’s maneuver planning, […] More

  • Bob Ciesla: Boeing’s Future Missouri Composites Hub Eyes Commercial, Military Coverage
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    Bob Ciesla: Boeing’s Future Missouri Composites Hub Eyes Commercial, Military Coverage

    Construction has begun on Boeing‘s new facility in St. Louis that will house composite manufacturing operations for the 777x commercial aircraft and potentially generate 700 jobs for the community. The company said Tuesday the composites center will cover an area of 367,000 square feet and expand the existing tooling center at the location. Bob Ciesla, vice president of Boeing Military […] More

  • Dell Study: Global Healthcare IT Leaders Eye Cloud
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    Dell Study: Global Healthcare IT Leaders Eye Cloud

    A new survey from Dell on global technology adoption found that a majority of IT decision-makers at midsize healthcare organizations, as well as other industries, either have adopted or are planning to adopt cloud computing. The company said Tuesday its Dell Global Technology Adoption Index report indicates that this interest in cloud comes as healthcare organizations identify IT priorities in cost efficiency, infrastructure upgrades and data center […] More

  • Raytheon Evaluates Gallium Nitride Tech for Space Applications; Paul Ferraro Comments
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    Raytheon Evaluates Gallium Nitride Tech for Space Applications; Paul Ferraro Comments

    Raytheon has tested its Gallium Nitride technology for applications in the Earth’s orbit. The company demonstrated the GaN monolithic microwave circuit to evaluate the system’s radiation hardness requirement for space environment, Raytheon said Wednesday. Paul Ferraro, Raytheon’s vice president of technologies programs Raytheon’s integrated defense systems business, said the GaN technology is already integrated into defense systems for […] More

  • IBM Lands Potential $660M NHS Electronic Staff Record Contract
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    IBM Lands Potential $660M NHS Electronic Staff Record Contract

    IBM has been selected to maintain the electronic staff record system of the U.K.’s National Health Service under a potential $660 million contract, Computerworld reported Tuesday. Charlotte Jee writes IBM will work to update the system’s user interface, integrate the ESR with NHS’ mail system, record employee photographs and deliver online payslips. The company will begin work […] More