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  • in Industry News, News

    Boeing Taps Lockheed to Develop, Test F-15C Sensor Systems for Air Force

    Boeing has awarded Lockheed Martin a pair of contracts to produce and integrate multifunction sensor systems into the U.S. Air Force‘s F-15C jets. Lockheed said Tuesday it will manufacture 19 Legion Pod low-rate initial production systems under an LRIP contract and will test, qualify and install sensors over a 28-month period under an engineering and manufacturing development contract. Legion Pod is […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    Lockheed Secures $79M Contract Modification for Apache Sensor Systems

    Lockheed Martin will provide night vision sensor systems for Apache attack helicopters under a potential $79.4M modification to a previously awarded contract with the U.S. Army. The company will also offer technical services and produce subcomponents for the aircraft, the Defense Department said Monday. Army Contracting Command will determine funds and work locations with each […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Kratos To Showcase Mixed Reality Training Platform for Military Clients

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will debut a simulation platform at the 2018 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference as part of efforts to address military training requirements. The Kratos Platform consists of commercial off-the-shelf devices, including virtual reality headsets, and allows course developers to choose a scenario that aligns with their training objectives, the company […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    BAE Unit Wins $80M Contract to Help Manage Navy Comm, Electronic & Computer Systems

    BAE Systems‘ technology solutions and services business will help the U.S. Navy maintain and operate electronic, communication and computing platforms under a potential five-year, $79.8M contract. The firm-fixed-price contract has a base value of $13.9M over a 12-month period that runs through November 2019 and work could extend for an additional four more years if […] More

  • in News, Space News

    NASA Advisory Panel Convenes to Discuss Commercial Space Issues; Mike Gold Quoted

    A new advisory panel of NASA has provided proposals during its first meeting to help advance commercial space activities, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. The NASA Advisory Council’s regulatory and policy committee convened on Nov. 16 in Washington to assess marketing concerns, advertising and export controls related to commercial space initiatives. Mike Gold, vice president for regulation […] More

  • in News, Space News

    SpaceX Targets Dec. 4 Launch for 16th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission

    A SpaceX-built cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch early next month at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to deliver scientific experiments, hardware and crew supplies to the International Space Station. The Dragon cargo ship’s targeted Dec. 4 liftoff on a Falcon 9 rocket will mark SpaceX’s  16th Commercial Resupply Services mission under a contract with NASA, the […] More

  • in Government Technology, News

    Kratos to Build Directed Energy System Components for Army

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has landed a potential $29M contract to build technology prototypes, subsystems and components for the U.S. Army‘s directed energy system modernization initiative. The company said Wednesday it aims to help advance DE platforms intended to help the Army Space and Missile Defense Command and Army Forces Strategic Command perform counter-rocket, artillery, mortar, drone, […] More

  • in News, Space News

    Jacobs to Extend NASA Langley Research Center Support; Steve Arnette Quoted

    Jacobs Engineering Group will continue to help NASA operate the space agency’s research facility in Hampton, Va., under a one-year, $46M contract extension. The company said Wednesday it will perform design engineering work at the Langley Research Center and manage projects, construction, assets and configuration tasks for laboratories, test equipment, wind tunnels and specialized instruments. Steve […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Thales Subsidiary to Repair Navy H-60 Helicopter Sonar Dome

    Thales‘ defense and security group has received a $14M delivery order to repair dome sonars installed on the U.S. Navy‘s H-60 multimission helicopters. The order falls under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement and will cover repairs on 50 airborne low frequency sonar domes through November 2020, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Navy will obligate $10.5M in working […] More

  • in Biometrics News, News

    Camvi Platform Ranks First in NIST Face Detection Test Report

    A Camvi Technologies-built platform has landed the top spot in the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Face Recognition Vendor Tests report. The company said Tuesday its face detection algorithm ranked first for its accuracy to recognize wild images. The FRVT report aims to assess the speed, accuracy, memory consumption and storage capacity of face detection systems to guide government […] More

  • in Government Technology, News

    Battelle Receives R&D 100 Award for Biosecurity Risk Detection Service

    Battelle has landed an award from the R&D Magazine for its analytical software offering that works to detect and identify biological hazards. The nonprofit company said Tuesday its ThreatSEQ web-based service was recognized at the 2018 R&D 100 awards ceremony held Friday in Orlando, Fla. Omar Tabbaa, director of computational biology at Battelle, said the award seeks to […] More

  • in Government Technology, News

    Saab Awarded Potential $66M Order for US Army Camouflage Systems

    Saab will provide desert and woodland camouflage systems under a potential $66M order from the U.S. Army. The company said Tuesday it will manufacture the Ultra Lightweight Camouflage Net Systems at its U.S. defense and security business unit’s Lillington, N.C.-based facility and expect deliveries to run from 2019 to 2020. Erik Smith, president and CEO […] More