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Harris Corp. has completed a series of interoperability tests on Falcon III manpack radios that host a waveform the company has developed for a U.S. military satellite communications system. “This milestone puts us on schedule to release the MUOS waveform through a software upgrade to the combat-proven AN/PRC-117G terminal next year,†George Helm, president of Harris RF Communications‘ […] More
The Bechtel-led Dulles Transit Partners team has nearly completed the first phase of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project in conjunction with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The Silver Line project includes five stations, six miles of elevated track, an underground tunnel and 11.7-mile rail line connecting Reston, Va. to the orange line, Bechtel said Thursday. “Substantial completion is an important milestone that […] More
Microsoft has debuted a training program to help owners of small and medium enterprises integrate cloud computing technology into their businesses, Web Host Industry Review reported Wednesday. Chris Burt writes that Microsoft’s Cloud SureStep program is designed to show entrepreneurs how cloud platforms work to manage profits, digital marketing and customer demand. Thomas Hansen, Microsoft’s […] More
Salesforce has unveiled a new customer relationship management platform the company built to help mobile users access on-screen guided support within an Android or Apple iOS application. The Service Cloud SOS tool is powered by Salesforce’s application programming interface technology in order for businesses to embed a customer support button into mobile apps, Salesforce said […] More
MBDA has moved to validate the safety use of its new land combat missile system through a confined-environment demonstration. The company exhibited the firing technology of the Missile Moyenne Portée at MBDA’s test facility in central France, MBDA said Thursday. The missile system was test-fired under various temperatures to evaluate its function in different conditions […] More
Northrop Grumman has updated software used by the U.S. Air Force to manage weapons onboard the B-2 bomber in an effort to give the branch a single program for managing the plane’s missions, said Dave Mazur, a Northrop vice president and B-2 program manager. The company went through a preliminary design review of the software, which is […] More
A Huntington Ingalls Industries division is partnering with Old Dominion University on a joint apprentice and degree program where students will have the opportunity to earn a bachelor of science degree while completing a marine engineer apprenticeship, Huntington Ingalls said Wednesday. Newport News Shipbuilding says it will provide on-the-job engineering experience on some of the most complex […] More
Michael Costas, Bechtel‘s corporate quality chief, will help manage engineering, procurement and related functions as part of his appointment to the company’s waste treatment and immobilization plant team. The team will supervise work at a plant Bechtel is building in Washington state for the Energy Department to treat 56 million gallons of radioactive waste, the company said Thursday. Costas holds 30 years […] More
CACI International holds a position on a potential five-year, $408 million blanket purchase agreement to provide training and related support services to a Defense Department office that works to counter improvised explosive devices. The General Services Administration‘s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center selected four contractors to work with DoD’s Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization under the […] More
Lockheed Martin will work with the U.S. Army to design, build and test a 60-kilowatt electric laser under a $25 million contract as the military seeks to acquire laser technology for countering rockets, artillery, mortars and unmanned aerial vehicles. The company aims for its laser to use several rugged fiber laser modules to generate a single output […] More
Siemens is set to deploy Teradata technology to leverage data from sensors, machines and other traditionally structured and unstructured sources to optimize its manufacturing services and product quality. The companies said Wednesday that the deployment of Teradata’s Unified Data Architecture, as part of Siemens’ enterprise-wide efforts, includes Teradata Data Warehouse Appliance, Teradata Aster Discovery Platform and Teradata Appliance for Hadoop. “The Teradata UDA makes […] More
Unisys Corp. will apply its new facial recognition system to the passport application process in the UK. Her Majesty’s Passport Office awarded a five-year contract for Unisys to automate passport applications and examine biometric data using its open standards LEIDA platform, the company said Thursday. Nick Fraser, managing director of Unisys UK, said the company […] More
