Aerojet Rocketdyne has test fired a solid rocket motor at its Camden, Arkansas location to demonstrate the preparedness of the site to meet large solid rocket motor requirements in support of national security. The company said Wednesday the activity was the culmination of its efforts to transfer its rocket motor mix, cast and test work […] More

Penguin Computing and AMD have entered into an agreement with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to update a supercomputer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nextgov reported Friday.

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Raytheon has built the first antenna array for a new radar system designed to help the U.S. Army counter hypersonic weapons and other sophisticated threats.

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Lockheed Martin conducted a series of exercises to demonstrate how its radar platform will meet the U.S. Army“™s requirements for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor during the service“™s “sense-off“ at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

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Northrop Grumman and European missile manufacturer MBDA have jointly demonstrated the integration of an air defense missile technology into a command-and-control system designed to help military users obtain a single view of the battlespace.

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Lockheed Martin has received a contract from a Defense Department consortium to perform technology maturation work on its radar prototype as part of the U.S. Army“™s Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor program. Mark Mekker, director of next generation radar systems at Lockheed, said in a statement published Thursday the company will leverage its experience […] More

Alion Science and Technology and Ireland-based unmanned ground robotic systems developer Reamda have launched a joint venture to offer robotic platforms intended for explosive ordnance disposal and surveillance operations. Realion Robotics said Tuesday it aims to help military, law enforcement and government agencies gain access to unmanned ground robots that can function in harsh environments. Doug King, program manager of Realion […] More

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $422,330 contract to JGW International to produce a universal operator control unit for four explosive ordnance disposal robotic platforms. DHS’ science and technology directorate will collaborate with JGW International and its  partner Reamda to create a system that will work to help bomb technicians operate multiple robotic platforms using a single standardized control unit console, the […] More

Lockheed Martin“™s Sikorsky business and Taqnia Aeronautics have formed a partnership to seek business opportunities in helicopter production in Saudi Arabia. Both companies outlined in their agreement the investment, technology and skills requirements for the production and assembly of S-70 Black Hawk helicopters in the country, Lockheed said Tuesday. “Entering into this agreement will give Taqnia […] More

Raytheon has completed the critical design review of the technical aspects of the U.S. Navy‘s AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar, including risk mitigation, producibility analysis and  cost assessments. The company said Tuesday the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the AMDR program is now 40 percent complete. Kevin Peppe, vice president of seapower capability systems at Raytheon’s integrated defense […] More

Raytheon has completed its preliminary design and integrated baseline reviews for the U.S. Navy‘s Air and Missile Defense Radar to establish design maturity, alignment of requirements and program execution plan validity. The company said Wednesday the Missile Defense Agency joined other program stakeholders and partners for the reviews, determining a low-risk design and on-schedule preparations for AMDR’s integration into […] More

Dell says that it intends to offer the Google Cloud Platform in 2014 through the Dell Cloud Partner Program. The partnership will leverage Google’s more than 15 years of cloud, datacenter and technology market experience, Dell announced Thursday. “Putting the power of cloud in our customers“™ hands ““ and giving them the choice and flexibility […] More