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LiquidPiston has received a $2.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to further develop a rotary engine under the first phase of a program that seeks to unlock the full potential of the company’s hybrid cycle engine technology. The project centers on development of the X4 test rig the firm designed to record a power-to-weight ratio of 1.5 hp/lb, up to ten times more […] More
BAE Systems handed over an amphibious, ship-launchable and ship-recoverable combat vehicle prototype to the U.S. Marine Corps during a ceremony held Tuesday at the company’s York, Pennsylvania-based facility. BAE said Tuesday its Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 is designed to meet the Marine Corps’ force protection, water and land mobility, lethality, transportability and survivability requirements for a production-ready platform. The service branch […] More
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a second updated Tactical Missile System during a flight test held at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The company said Monday the modernized TACMS was deployed from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher to engage a target placed approximately 52.8 miles away in an effort to validate the missile’s Proximity Sensor Height of […] More
Verizon‘s independent testing and certification division has granted an advanced threat defense certification to FireEye‘s network threat prevention platform after the technology detected all threats during a test cycle. FireEye said Tuesday its Network Security product series identified 100 percent of threats and one false positive during ICSA Labs‘ test which marks the first time that a security provider’s platform […] More
A new report from IHS Markit says that global defense spending rose to $1.57 trillion during 2016 and defense expenditures are projected to continue to increase worldwide over the next decade. IHS Markit said Monday the annual Jane’s Defense Budget Report covers nearly 99 percent of defense spending worldwide and forecasts defense expenditures for 105 countries. “Defense spending returned to a healthy rate […] More
A pair of Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter jets have flown to Israel ahead of a reception ceremony that will be held at Nevatim Air Base on Monday, Times of Israel reported Thursday. Judah Ari Gross writes Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will attend the ceremony alongside Israel’s political and military officials to welcome Israel’s first two F-35 jets. […] More
Raytheon has received a one-year, $34.3 million contract option from the U.S. Navy to provide life cycle engineering and support services for the integrated shipboard electronic systems on San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships. The Defense Department said Friday the exercised option covers post-delivery planning, homeport technical support, integrated product data environment, data maintenance, equipment management, systems integration, software support and research […] More
Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan has said it could take Canada five years to complete an open competition to replace the country’s fleet of CF-18 Hornets, The Hill Times reported Thursday. Sajjan told the publication the procurement process would begin once Canada issues its new defense policy in early 2017, according to the report by Tim Naumetz. […] More
Jon Beesley, the first pilot to fly the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter jet, has revisited the aerospace company to celebrate the first F-35 test flight that occurred on Dec. 15, 2006, Star-Telegram reported Friday. Max Baker writes the retired pilot flew the F-35 up to nearly 15,000 feet and the inaugural test was cut short to 35 minutes […] More
A new HyTrust survey has revealed that nearly 20 percent of government agencies do not implement data security or encryption technology in the public cloud. HyTrust said Tuesday its government cloud adoption survey includes responses from 59 government and military organizations and explores the use of public cloud vendors as well as efforts to protect data in such cloud environments. […] More
Deltek has added profiles of state, local and education organizations to the company’s market intelligence platform in a push to help government contractors identify new business opportunities. GovWin IQ now offers data-based comparisons of more than 100,000 SLED organizations based on population, employment, expenditures and procurement activity, Deltek said Thursday. Kevin Plexico, vice president of Deltek’s information solutions business, said the company designed […] More
Prescient has released its mobile application for traveler safety on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency‘s GEOINT app store. The company said Wednesday Defense Department and Intelligence Community personnel with common access cards can now download the Prescient Traveler app directly to approved mobile devices for free use across the globe. Prescient Traveler offers cultural information and visuals for more than 650 […] More
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