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Lockheed Martin‘s Canadian arm and the New Zealand government have formalized an agreement for the installation and testing of Anzac-class frigate systems as part of ship modernization efforts. The company said Wednesday it designed a combat system for two New Zealand frigates and subcontracted Seaspan Victoria Shipyards to install the technology on both ships at a Canada-based […] More
Lockheed Martin has begun to assemble an eighth communications satellite for Japan-based operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. inside a clean room near Denver, Colorado. JCSAT-17 is based on Lockheed’s LM2100 bus and the satellite’s payload is designed to incorporate S-band transponders, a processor and an 18-meter mesh reflector, the company said Wednesday. The satellite will offer high-bandwidth communications during high-volume events, such […] More
Rolls-Royce has unveiled a situational awareness system meant to aid ship navigators who operate vessels at night and in adverse weather or congested waterways. The company said Tuesday its Intelligent Awareness system works to collect data from multiple sensors to offer users a comprehensive view of a ship’s external surroundings through four user interface modes, augmented and virtual reality and […] More
Capco has received a potential five-year, $39.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce two impulse cartridge variants and test aircraft ejection devices. Work covers the production of WA83, CCU-136A/A; WB24, CCU-145A cartridges; and/or production lot testing of ejection devices from aircraft, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The U.S. Air Force and foreign military sales customers […] More
Leidos has collaborated with Airways New Zealand to develop an air traffic management system designed to facilitate exchange of information between airports, airlines and an air navigation service provider. SkyLine-X works to help ATC personnel monitor aircraft and airspace, manage trajectory-based operations, secure communications and coordinate weather planning activities, Leidos said Tuesday. The system employs a human machine […] More
Oracle‘s federal managed cloud services business has received an 18-month provisional authorization from the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s risk assessment and certification office. DISA said Tuesday it granted the conditional approval to the company’s cloud service offering for impact-level 5 data workloads. Oracle CSO is platform-as-a-service delivery model that employs shared service zones intended for a […] More
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has chosen Salesforce to provide cloud computing and analytics platforms to support the agency’s digital modernization effort. CBP will implement Salesforce’s Analytics, Community Cloud and Service Cloud products to update agency personnel management process, manage activities along U.S. borders and engage citizens, the company said Tuesday. “There is a huge opportunity […] More
AeroVironment has secured a $44.5 million contract to supply small unmanned aircraft systems to an undisclosed military customer in the Middle East. The international client ordered Puma II AE UAS that features with Mantis i45 electro-optical/infrared gimbal sensor package and offers tactical reconnaissance capacity for maritime and ground missions, AeroVironment said Tuesday. Canada’s department of national defense selected AeroVironment’s […] More
Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, commander of the U.S. Air Force‘s 412th Test Wing, has said the service branch plans to test the B-21 bomber aircraft under development by a Northrop Grumman-led team at Edwards AF Base in California, The Drive reported Monday. He told audience at the Antelope Valley Board of Trade and Business Outlook Conference held Saturday that […] More
Lockheed Martin has delivered two mobile mission system facilities built to support operations and maintenance of the Royal Australian Air Force’s F-35 aircraft. Christopher Pyne, Australian minister for defense industry, said in a statement published Monday the country’s defense force will use the mobile mission system facilities to operate and maintain F-35s while deployed away from the Williamtown […] More
Lockheed Martin has implemented a Remediant-built privileged access management system as part of efforts to comply with controlled unclassified information management and security policies for Defense Department contractors. Remediant said Monday it provided the SecureONE platform to help address Lockheed’s requirement for a PAM system that integrates multifactor authentication and access privileges. SecureONE is designed to limit privileged […] More
Northrop Grumman has partnered with the West Basin Municipal Water District in California to begin a pilot project for the company’s Redondo Beach facility to use recycled water in three cooling towers. The company said Thursday it aims to save up to 16 million gallons of drinking water each year through the water recycling initiative and reduce water consumption by […] More
