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  • Northrop Reveals Humvee Modernization Offering; Jeff Wood Comments
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    Northrop Reveals Humvee Modernization Offering; Jeff Wood Comments

    Northrop Grumman has launched a modernization offering that works to drive fuel efficiency and enable extended life for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, also known as Humvees. The company said Tuesday that it collaborated with Meritor Defense and Pratt & Miller Engineering to develop the offering, which aims to achieve lower sustainment and life-cycle costs. Jeff Wood, director of vehicle modernization at Northrop Grumman Technical […] More

  • DRS Launches Small Signals Intell Sensors; Stephen Robillard Comments
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    DRS Launches Small Signals Intell Sensors; Stephen Robillard Comments

    DRS Technologies has introduced a new small signals intelligence sensor system, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. Colin Clark writes the Finmeccanica subsidiary designed the ruggedized sensor to fulfill the combat requirements of U.S. troops. Stephen Robillard, DRS vice president for SIGINT business development, told Breaking Defense that he sees the the SIGINT market to grow by tens of millions […] More

  • CA Technologies Updates Unified Infrastructure Mgmt Offering; John Smith Comments
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    CA Technologies Updates Unified Infrastructure Mgmt Offering; John Smith Comments

    CA Technologies has updated its unified infrastructure management offering in an effort to help customers monitor critical information technology assets. The company rolled out updates to the tool’s analytics, alerting and cloud monitoring systems for users to avoid problems through predictive identification of threats in performance, CA said Thursday. “CA UIM’s scalable, end-to-end monitoring capabilities help IT organizations and service […] More

  • Lockheed’s MAVEN Spacecraft Captures Martian Atmospheric Activity for NASA
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    Lockheed’s MAVEN Spacecraft Captures Martian Atmospheric Activity for NASA

    Lockheed Martin‘s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft has captured the first ultraviolet images of solar energetic particle activity and a layer of ozone in Mars’ atmosphere as part of a mission for NASA. The space agency said Tuesday it is currently testing the spacecraft’s instruments ahead of the science mission, which will also study the possible causes of the planet’s loss […] More

  • Rob Smith: Lockheed to Help Army Update Common Intell Network
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    Rob Smith: Lockheed to Help Army Update Common Intell Network

    The U.S. Army has partnered with Lockheed Martin to modernize an information technology system that works to help military personnel access and exchange multisource intelligence data. Lockheed developed new software for the Army’s Distributed Common Ground System with the goal of helping the service analyze terabytes of intelligence collected from both manned and unmanned platforms, […] More

  • Study: ISR Key Factor in Electronic Warfare Tech Spending Through 2024
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    Study: ISR Key Factor in Electronic Warfare Tech Spending Through 2024

    Strategic Defence Intelligence expects the growing demand for ISR systems and military technology advancements to fuel growth of the electronic warfare technology market over the next 10 years. The global EW systems market is forecast to achieve a 2.68 percent compound annual growth rate to be $13.2 billion in value by 2024, Strategic Defense Intelligence […] More

  • Report: Bechtel to Place Some Workers in Virginia Under Reorganization
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    Report: Bechtel to Place Some Workers in Virginia Under Reorganization

    Bechtel is transferring several employees from its site in Frederick, Maryland, to Virginia as part of a reorganization program, the Frederick News-Post reported Tuesday. Ed Waters Jr. writes Michelle Michael, a Bechtel spokesperson, told the newspaper the company will still have a presence in the county and the relocation will occur in phases. The company […] More

  • Lockheed Rolls Out Modular Sensor for Midrange Turrets; Dana Rocca Comments
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    Lockheed Rolls Out Modular Sensor for Midrange Turrets; Dana Rocca Comments

    Lockheed Martin has rolled out a new turret-mounted modular sensor for long-range identification and monitoring of targets. The components of the 15-inch Infirno sensor system can be assembled to suit the requirements of the mission, Lockheed said Monday. The high-definition optical sensors can be used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations and are built for […] More

  • Drew Morin: TCS-LR Kimball Team to Offer Gov’t Agencies Net Security Services
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    Drew Morin: TCS-LR Kimball Team to Offer Gov’t Agencies Net Security Services

    TeleCommunication Systems has partnered with CDI Engineering Solutions‘ infrastructure services business unit L.R. Kimball to offer cybersecurity services for government customer networks at the state and local levels. The team will work to review and assess policies and procedures, network security and security awareness training functions for public sector agencies, TCS said Monday. Drew Morin, TCS’ senior vice president and chief […] More

  • Booz Allen Names 5 New Partners for Middle East Market Push; Joseph Logue Comments
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    Booz Allen Names 5 New Partners for Middle East Market Push; Joseph Logue Comments

    Booz Allen Hamilton has appointed five new partners to provide consulting services for the Middle East and North Africa as the firm aims to expand its footprint in both regions. The firm said Tuesday the new partners for the MENA region are Walid Fayad, Raymond Khoury, Nabih Maroun, Mahir Nayfeh and Nadim Batri. Ramez Shehadi, an executive vice president and managing director at Booz Allen, will […] More

  • Todd Probert: Raytheon Builds Wearable Tech to Help Military Users Access Tactical Data
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    Todd Probert: Raytheon Builds Wearable Tech to Help Military Users Access Tactical Data

    Raytheon has developed a wearable computing product for military commanders and deployed soldiers to view both intelligence and operational data in real-time. The Intel-Ops device is built to combine the firm’s Air Warrior data processing technology and the DCGS-A Lite architecture designed to exploit intelligence in areas where bandwidth is limited, Raytheon said Tuesday. Raytheon […] More

  • Boeing, SpaceX Get NASA Green Light for Commercial Crew Contract Work
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    Boeing, SpaceX Get NASA Green Light for Commercial Crew Contract Work

    Boeing and SpaceX have been told by NASA to continue work under the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability program to help transport U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station. The agency said Thursday it instructed the companies to proceed despite a pending protest with the Government Accountability Office because a halt to work could “delay meeting critical crew size requirements, and may result […] More