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ICF International has received two task orders with a combined value of $14.4 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide operations and modernization services in support of the Laboratory Response Network. ICF said Wednesday it will extend data exchange and laboratory informatics services support to LRN as it works to address public health threats and […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries has completed a 30-day endurance test of the Proteus unmanned undersea vehicle built by the company’s Undersea Solutions Group subsidiary and Battelle. HII said Tuesday Proteus was put in a tank at USG’s Florida facility where nearby computers fed navigational and depth data to the UUV’s autonomy and vehicle control systems to mimic an open water mission. Proteus was submerged […] More
Boeing has conducted the first flight of a 767-2C aircraft that serves as the fourth and final test aircraft of the KC-46 Pegasus fleet, joining another 767-2C unit and two KC-46 tankers. The company said Tuesday the program’s second 767-2C aircraft – known as EMD-3 — flew for one hour and 40 minutes to a maximum altitude of 39,000 feet […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a potential $51.9 million to design, develop, test and evaluate air traffic control and landing systems for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. BAE will also provide ATC&LS engineering products and perform up to 706,560 hours of technical support under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Ninety-eight percent of the work […] More
General Dynamics subsidiary NASSCO has christened the second of five ECO-class tankers it builds for American Petroleum Tankers in the former’s San Diego shipyard. The Magnolia State is one of five 610-foot tankers that are designed to feature a 330,000-barrel cargo capacity and support future LNG fuel-gas system installation, General Dynamics said Monday. The company added that the five-tanker […] More
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Inmarsat senior vice president for U.S. government strategy and policy, has said the integration of commercial and military satellite communications systems will provide ubiquity of access to warfighters. Cowen-Hirsch writes in a blog post published Monday that industry seeks to support military operations through the Satcom as a Service model, which works to provide global connectivity and eliminate challenges associated with varied networks. “Warfighters […] More
Australia has selected France-based naval defense company DCNS to provide design services for the former country’s estimated $38.7 billion SEA 1000 Future Submarine Program. DCNS said Tuesday it will help the Australian navy design 12 submarines to replace the service branch’s fleet of Collins-class submarines. “France and Australia have been allies for more than 100 years and we look forward to further strengthening this time […] More
Comtech Telecommunications has been awarded a $20 million contract option from the U.S. Army to provide sustainment support for the Blue-Force Tracking program and continue associated intellectual property licenses. The company said Monday it received the second option year for engineering services and satellite network operations support to the BFT-1 mission through March 31, 2017. Comtech added it expects to receive additional funds under the option. The original three-year […] More
ICF International has landed a $9.2 million contract from Wisconsin utilities to serve as a program implementer for the state’s Focus on Energy program geared to support renewable resources. Under the three-year contract, ICF will help implement Focus on Energy’s residential retailer lighting and appliance activities, the company said Monday. “Focus on Energy must now meet the challenge faced by many […] More
Modern Technology Solutions has collaborated with PrecisionHawk and Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi to test PrecisionHawk’s Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety platform on air traffic management with four unmanned aircraft and two manned aircraft. MTSI said Monday the demonstration was funded by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s Borders and Maritime Security Division and took place at […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has unveiled its Transformative Design research program to develop new mathematics and algorithms that will work to help apply new materials and fabrication methods. DARPA said Friday the TRADES project’s goal is to develop new tools that addresses potential mismatches between technologies, representations and algorithms do with nexisting material properties. “Structural and functional complexities introduced by today’s advanced […] More
Mabbett & Associates has been awarded a $15.4 million contract to provide environmental management advisory and technical assistance services to the Missile Defense Agency. The Defense Department said Friday the company will help MDA develop a comprehensive environmental planning, compliance and sustainability framework for its Ballistic Missile Defense System and other emerging weapon programs. Work will take place in Huntsville, […] More
