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NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center seeks to determine the availability of parties that are interested in and are capable of meeting the requirements of the Simulation and Advanced Software Services II solicitation and has issued a request for information for the effort. The SASS II solicitation aims to provide specialized simulation and advanced software […] More
Organizations should develop artificial intelligence using an AI factory approach in order to maximize the technology’s potential, according to ECS Vice President of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Martin Klein. An AI factory approach would entail the use of automation at every step of the development workflow, from the collection and processing of training data to […] More
Uncrewed autonomous systems provider Edge Autonomy has unveiled the Havoc configuration of its VXE30 Stalker vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft system. Edge Autonomy said Monday that the new configuration upgrades the base model, doubling its flight endurance and payload capacity while retaining its payload agnosticism and user interfaces from previous variants, which means VXE30 […] More
Stored energy technologies provider EnerSys has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire for $208 million Bren-Tronics, a manufacturer of portable power products for defense customers. EnerSys said Thursday it expects to close the all-cash transaction by the second quarter of 2024. Following the acquisition, Bren-Tronics will be integrated into EnerSys’ Specialty business. EnerSys President […] More
Elbit Systems has entered into a 24-month, $37 million contract with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. Elbit said Sunday that, under the contract, it will provide the General Dynamics subsidiary with Iron Fist Active Protection Systems, which will be used to upgrade U.S. Army Bradley M2A4E1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Iron Fist, the Israel Defense […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded 10 companies spots on a firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity construction contract worth $249 million. Under the contract, awardees will handle construction projects at a variety of locations, including but not limited to Department of Defense installations, outlying airfields and naval operational support centers within the area of operations of Naval Facilities […] More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commercial Data Program seeks to determine the availability of new vendors that can address the requirements under the Radio Occultation Data Buy II multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and has issued a request for information for the effort. Capable vendors would be added to the RODB-2 IDIQ pool and would […] More
Padraic McDermott has joined the U.S. subsidiary of British multinational aerospace company BAE Systems, where he has taken on the role of vice president of business development. McDermott made the announcement regarding his move to BAE Systems Inc. on LinkedIn on Monday. The new BAE VP previously worked at Science Applications International Corporation, where he […] More
The U.S. Army has awarded the aeronautical business of advanced technology provider General Atomics a $94.8 million contract to support work on the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Smart Sensor program. The Department of Defense said Wednesday that, under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will conduct research, development, test and evaluation […] More
Boeing‘s T-7A Red Hawk program completed in February a new software flight control law, one of three milestones that the trainer aircraft development effort has recently achieved. Boeing said Monday that following the flight control law’s development, the T-7A underwent over 10 test flights that saw the aircraft reach high angles of attack. In three […] More
According to Nutanix‘s sixth annual global Public Sector Enterprise Cloud Index survey and research report, 85 percent of respondents from the public sector say their organizations have embraced cloud-smart IT deployment strategies. Even so, the ECI survey reveals that only 8 percent of global public sector organizations have reported actually using hybrid multi-cloud, Nutanix said […] More
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, the nuclear business of energy equipment company GE Vernova, has chosen BWX Technologies subsidiary BWXT Canada to become the first member of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor supplier group. As part of the supplier group, BWXT Canada will work to ensure that the BWRX-300 SMR, which is being designed by GEH, […] More
