NetApp is investing as much as $15 million in a partnership with Microsoft aimed at increasing adoption of cloud technology for enterprises through a product integration and sales ecosystem. The collaboration allows NetApp resellers to integrate and offer NetApp storage and data management offerings with Microsoft server products, NetApp said …

ITT Exelis has won a potential $65 million contract to design and install an electronic warfare system for U.S. Navy surface warships, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Tuesday. John Keller writes Exelis’ electronic systems division and the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington will jointly develop technology to protect vessels against …

BAE Systems has tested a mid-tier networking radio system that is designed to help U.S. Army personnel transmit video, data and voice communications during combat operations. The over-the-air trials were part of a cooperative research and development agreement with the Army’s Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center, BAE said Monday. …

General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary, Huntington Ingalls Industries and VT Halter Marine have been picked to draft proposals for a new class of U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oilers, the San Diego Union Tribune reported Wednesday. Gary Robbins writes the Navy plans to acquire 17 oilers and it will give the companies seed …

Chipmaker Intel plans to invest $10 billion to build a new manufacturing facility and upgrade an existing factory in Israel during the next 10 years, Reuters reported Tuesday. Tova Cohen writes Nahum Itzkovich, director of the Israeli Economy Ministry’s Investment Center, told a local newspaper that Intel and Israeli officials are …

BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin are competing for work to upgrade F-16 fighter jets for the U.S. and foreign countries as they seek to modernize their fleets, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Robert Wall writes Northrop Grumman and Raytheon also develop electronic technology such as radar sensors for F-16 jets. Pat Dewar, head …

Integrity Applications has established a new training facility and additional space for employees and staff that works with government customers on-site at its Chantilly, Va., headquarters. IAI added 9,454 square feet of space and increases the headquarters to more than 89,000 square feet, the company said. The William E. Peck …

Data center technology provider IO and McLaren Applied Technologies have partnered to help customers build data centers that work to promote energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. The partnership will work to apply McLaren’s simulation, engineering and performance management offerings and address energy issues within data centers, IO said. “Data centers …

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory helped the Missile Defense Agency plan and design a recent test of the Standard Missile-3 Block IB missile and the Aegis combat system. The Aegis weapon system guided the SM-3 to intercept a ballistic missile target launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in …

Iron Mountain has rolled out a suite of data center services for networking, asset disposition, tape handling and data migration for enterprise and government customers. The company is renting out space in its underground storage facility in Boyers, Pa., that offers both wholesale and retail colocation services, Iron Mountain said. …

General Atomics is one of four companies selected by the U.S. Energy Department for a $3.5 million investment program aimed to advance research and development of nuclear reactors. The effort supports a presidential effort to reduce carbon emissions and drive innovation for energy technologies such as nuclear power, DOE said …

ITT Exelis has won a $2.96 million contract from Raytheon to produce antennas for the Standard Missile-3 weapon system. Exelis will build the antennas for the SM-3 Block IIA program, a collaborative development initiative between the U.S. Defense Department and Japan’s defense ministry, the company said Monday. “Effective missile defense …

Lockheed Martin has created a new organization that will aim to strengthen the company’s relationships with customers and partners worldwide. The Lockheed Martin International team will deliver technologies and services that seek to help clients address their national security and economic development issues, Lockheed said Monday. Marillyn Hewson, Lockheedpresident and …

Harris CapRock Communications and AIS Engineering have partnered on a potential $10 million task order to provide satellite services to an unidentified U.S. intelligence organization. The team will provide satellite, terrestrial and teleport networks engineering support under the potential five-year Custom Satellite Solutions contract’s small business portion, according to a …

KBR has won a contract to perform construction management services for University of Houston campuses across Houston, Texas. The university system will issue a range of task orders to KBR including building repair, renovation and other services, KBR said Wednesday. Ivor Harrington, group president of KBR Services, said the company …