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    Ballard Subsidiary Receives UAV Propulsion Tech Order

    A Ballard Power Systems subsidiary has received orders from the U.S. Navy to supply fuel cell propulsion systems to power unmanned aerial vehicle or drone platforms. Protonex will provide a variant of the 600-watt PEM propulsion technology for the Naval Research Laboratory-designed Hybrid Tiger UAV, Ballard said Tuesday. Deliveries are scheduled to occur this year. NRL is exploring UAV power systems in […] More

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    Applied Technology Added to Navy Signature Tech Office Support IDIQ

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Applied Technology a spot on a potential five-year, $48.5 million contract for scientific, engineering and programmatic research and development services to the military branch’s Signature Technology Office. Work will take place at the company’s facility in King George, Virginia, and at the Naval Research Laboratory through March 4, 2023, the Defense Department said Friday. […] More

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    3 Firms Win Navy Signature Technology Office Support IDIQ

    Devine Consulting, EOIR Technologies and ThermoAnalytics have won spots on a potential $48.5 million contract to support the U.S. Navy‘s Signature Technology Office. All three companies are eligible to vie for scientific, engineering, programmatic, research and development support task orders under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Navy intends to obligate $2,500 in fiscal year 2018 working […] More

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    Mnemonics Secures $50M Navy Satellite, Avionics R&D Completion Contract

    Mnemonics has received a potential five-year, $49.6 million from the U.S. Navy to carry out the final phase of a research and development project focused on satellite, avionics and communications technology platforms. The cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract has an initial value of $10 million and work could extend through Nov. 30, 2022, if all options are exercised, the Defense Department […] More

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    Vencore to Conduct Oceanography R&D for Navy

    Vencore has won a potential five-year, $22.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to conduct a research and development project that will focus on ocean dynamics and prediction oceanography. The service branch received multiple offers for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract through a broad agency announcement from the Naval Research Laboratory and obligated $741,951 in working capital funds at the time […] More

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    Orbital ATK Helps NASA Demo Robotic Assembly Tech; Dave Moore Comments

    Orbital ATK has helped NASA demonstrate a component of the Commercial Infrastructure for Robotic Assembly and Services project in a move to evaluate the platform’s capacity to assemble square bay truss portions for future space structures. NASA said Thursday it showcased the features of Intelligent Jigging and Assembly Robot 2.0 platform during a ground demonstration held at the Structures […] More

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    Retired Navy Capt. Charles Litz Joins ARServices as R&D Operations Director

    Charles Litz, a retired U.S. Navy captain and former program manager at Advanced Technology Systems Company, has joined management and technology consulting firm ARServices as director of research and development operations. ARServices said Tuesday Litz will lead the company’s efforts to grow its federal market footprint and oversee business relationships with government customers such as the Defense Threat […] More

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    DHS Seeks Applications for 2017 STEM Summer Internship Program

    The Department of Homeland Security has begun to accept applications for a 10-week internship program designed for students that specialize in national security-related science, technology, engineering and math courses. The Homeland Security STEM Summer Internship program seeks to help students connect with DHS professionals and gain research experiences at 12 federal research centers across the country, […] More

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    Naval Research Lab to Solicit Proposals for Shipboard Antenna R&D Program

    The Naval Research Laboratory plans to seek industry proposals for research and development of dual microwave and millimeter wave antennas with a capacity to transmit radio frequency in the 4 gigahertz to 40 gigahertz range. The R&D effort seeks to design, test, install and deliver 10 preliminary antennas as well as multiple pairs of forward and aft antennas, the U.S. Navy said in a […] More

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    Battelle, Navy Partner to Develop Medical Wrap to Preserve Tissue in Injured Limbs

    Battelle has partnered with the Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory and Naval Medical Research Center to design a medical wrap that will work to cover injured limbs and preserve tissue for up to three days. The U.S. Navy said Thursday the Acute Care Cover for the Severely Injured Limb medical wrap will consist of an outer cover […] More

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    Excet to Support Navy’s Corrosion Mitigation, Environmental Research Programs

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Excet a $48.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide research and development services for various Naval Research Laboratory projects in support of the service branch’s corrosion mitigation, coatings, environmental and prevention programs. The Defense Department said Friday that Excet will perform scientific, engineering and technical R&D in Virginia, Florida and Washington D.C. through July 28, 2021, […] More

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    Navy, Applied Technology Associates to Collaborate on Electro-Optical IR Sensing Tech R&D

    Applied Technology Associates has been awarded a potential five-year, $27 million contract to help the U.S. Navy research and develop electro-optical and infrared sensing technology. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will perform work in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is scheduled to finish by June 29, 2021. The Naval Research Laboratory obligated $2.3 million from the Navy’s fiscal […] More