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The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for innovators who can help DHS prototype, test and deploy emergency response systems equipped with “smart city” and “internet of things” tools to first responders by 2020. DHS said Thursday the RFI notice is part of a broader effort the department’s science and technology directorate announced in September. The directorate partnered with the […] More
Marillyn Hewson, president, CEO and chairperson of Lockheed Martin, has convened the student finalists of an unmanned aerial system payload design challenge held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The company said Friday the year-long program conducted in partnership with Mubadala Investment seeks to engage UAE-based university students to generate ideas in science, technology, engineering and mathematics […] More
Peraton will work to provide technology-based emergency response management services to the U.S. Army through a potential five-year, $480 million, multi-award contract as part of the Deployable Adaptive Global Responder Support program. The company said Tuesday it is one of 10 companies eligible to deliver systems that will serve to support U.S. and allied military and civilian activities […] More
Rheinmetall and Paravan GmbH will team up to develop autonomous driving technologies such as semi- and fully-automatic platforms that can support military and dual-use applications. Rheinmetall said Wednesday that the team also looks to create autonomous platforms that can help protect and rescue civilians during emergency situations. The partnership will also lay the groundwork for […] More
Northrop Grumman has received a $16.8 million contract modification to perform cryptography upgrades on the U.S. Air Force’s intercontinental ballistic missile system. The Defense Department said Wednesday the modification falls under a previously awarded contract for ICBM prime integration services and seeks to address a request for equitable adjustment related to program changes. The company will perform […] More
HawkEye 360 and Kratos Defense and Security Solutions have inked a memorandum of understanding to integrate the latter’s carrier monitoring, interference detection and geolocation offerings with the former’s planned space-based radio frequency detection and geolocation services. The alliance will look to augment Kratos’ sensor network technologies with HawkEye 360’s RF detection and geolocation offerings to boost the speed and […] More
Avaya has reported that the U.S. National Emergency Number Association and the European Emergency Number Association have launched a global effort to develop a standardized strategy for first responders to save lives with modern technology. The company said Wednesday the NENA-EENA partnership seeks to replace legacy first responder systems which were built on platforms that lack the capacity to accept current modes of […] More
Smiths Detection has opened a Hemel Hempstead, England-based facility for engineering, research and production of chemical and explosive detection technologies. The company said Thursday it will develop security products for the aviation, military and emergency response sectors at the new 67,000-square-foot center of excellence for trace detection. The facility is located nearly 11 miles from Smiths Detection’s previous manufacturing hub […] More
 Cisco has launched a new cloud-based tool designed to provide a centralized mechanism that will manage data streams and help cities capture, analyze and share data across organizations, sectors and residents. Cecile Willems, a director at Cisco’s global public sector business, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday, the Smart+Connected Digital Platform uses integrated smart […] More
SAP has launched a new network exploration application the company designed to help government agencies detect and predict emergencies. The company said Tuesday its SAP Connection Discovery for Public Services plug-and-play software runs on the SAP HANA in-memory data platform. “[Connection discovery] will reveal previously unconsidered dynamics between people, objects, locations and events in a wide variety of scenarios,” said […] More
Drone Aviation will provide WATT electronic tethered drones, in-field support packages and operator flight training services to a Defense Department component under a $400,000 contract. The WATT unmanned aerial system is designed to provide communications and monitoring support for ISR, government, news gathering and emergency response missions in all weather conditions, Drone Aviation said Thursday. The UAS features dual sensor electro-optical/infrared military-grade, […] More
An Airbus subsidiary has been selected to provide its imagery streaming tool to North Carolina in support of the state’s emergency response efforts following Hurricane Matthew. The company said Wednesday its defense and space unit’s i-cubed subsidiary will also employ its Geospatial Appliance Targeted for Operational Response device to help deliver six-inch orthorectified images based on data collected from January […] More
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