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Lockheed Martin has developed and tested for the U.S. Army a 60-kilowatt laser weapon system designed to help the service branch counter threats posed by drones, mortars and rockets. Lockheed has initiated preparation work to facilitate the delivery of the fiber laser platform to the Army Space and Missile Defense Command in Alabama after it […] More
NTT Data has secured a potential five-year, $34.5 million contract to help the Justice Department modernize an information technology support system at DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review. Tim Conway, president of NTT Data’s public sector business and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, said in a statement published Thursday the company will apply its agile […] More
BAE Systems has ordered Nissan-built electric vans on behalf of the commander of the Portsmouth Naval Base in England to support store transfer, engineering and equipment load-lifting tasks within the installation. The U.K.’s navy will receive this week an initial batch of 48 e-NV200 vans that are designed to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 40 percent, BAE said Monday. “Replacing nearly half […] More
Applied Visions has secured a $16.3 million contract to help the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate create a unified threat management system for developers to detect potential cyber vulnerabilities in software codes. DHS said that Applied Visions and its partners will develop and integrate UTM system components such as application threat modeling, attack simulation and countermeasures modeling, hybrid […] More
Serco has received a potential nine-year contract from the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites to continue to provide operations management support for EUMETSAT’s geostationary meteorological satellites. The company said Monday its team of specialists will help EUMETSAT monitor and control four Meteosat satellites currently in orbit as well as manage the satellites’ mission control center, ground stations […] More
MBDA has introduced a short range air defense system offering that is built upon a remotely controlled turret. The company said Tuesday its Mistral ATLAS-RC platform is designed to integrate with light armored vehicles such as the Spanish army’s URO VAMTAC ST5 and equipped with a pair of Mistral missiles and a thermal sight technology. The system also works to protect military users with its remote functions and the platform’s […] More
The Air Force Association’s Martin H. Harris Chapter has recognized Leidos for its efforts to support armed unmanned aerial vehicle systems through a remotely piloted aircraft operations center. Leidos said Tuesday the association also designated the company-operated RPA ROC as a Jimmy Doolittle Educational Fellow. The company used the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s risk management framework to install […] More
Canada has sent a letter of request to the U.S. government for the potential acquisition of 18 Boeing-made F-18 Super Hornet aircraft to address the need for an interim fighter fleet. The Canadian government said Tuesday the Super Hornets will supplement the legacy CF-18 fleet until the country identifies a replacement aircraft through an open competition. The potential sale will impose Canada’s Industrial and Technological Benefits […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded contracts to General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business and Dynetics under the second phase of a program that seeks to develop unmanned aircraft systems that can be launched and retrieved by aircraft carriers. DARPA said Wednesday the Gremlins program’s phase two aims to build and conduct risk-reduction tests of […] More
The Department of Veterans Affairs has granted authority-to-operate certification to Microsoft‘s Azure Government cloud platform through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Microsoft said Wednesday the FedRAMP High ATO designation confirms that Azure meets security standards needed to handle sensitive VA workloads such personally identifiable information and protected health information. The company also received FedRAMP approval in February to add 12 customer-facing services in Azure Government’s provisional ATO. […] More
A Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft launched an MBDA-made guided air-to-air missile during flight and firing trials that were held at two military bases in Maryland and California. Integrated teams from Lockheed, MBDA, BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman took part in the development tests for the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile system, MBDA said Wednesday. The tests marked the first […] More
The U.S. Air Force has begun to update weapons software and hardware systems as well as sensors aboard the Lockheed Martin-built F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, Defense Systems reported Tuesday. Kris Osborn writes that 1st Lt. Carrie Volpe, action officer for the Air Combat Command Public Affairs, said the service branch will begin to integrate the […] More
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