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Security Devices International has released a new 40mm ammunition round offering that employs a company-made collapsible head technology. The Collapsible Head Impact Projectile is based on a blunt impact projectile and designed for law enforcement use, SDI said Wednesday. CHIP completed third-party tests in accordance with NATO’s AEP-99 Thorax Injury Risk Assessment of Less-Lethal Projectiles. Evaluators found that SDI’s […] 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
Motorola Solutions has rolled out three products the company designed to help first responders communicate via land-mobile radio and long-term evolution networks. LEX L11 is designed to support global broadband networks such as the country’s future emergency broadband network FirstNet, Motorola said Wednesday. The LTE device works in conjunction with the APX 8500HP portable radio technology and Capture Mobile […] 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
Unisys unveiled today its LineSight software for border security threat detection. The platform uses advanced data analytics and machine learning to help border agents make time-sensitive decisions regarding traveler and cargo inspections, said the Blue Bell, Penn., company. LineSight works by analyzing high volumes of the data to highlight potential threats. Such data includes visa […] 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
Commvault and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have entered an agreement that authorizes HPE to offer Commvault’s data protection products to enterprise customers through the HPE Complete reseller program. HPE will integrate Commvault’s portfolio of data protection software with the former’s Storage platforms, such as StoreOnce, 3PAR, Nimble Storage, Apollo and ProLiant, Commvault said Monday. The integrated products […] 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
A government-owned air navigation service company in Australia has partnered with Inmarsat to evaluate a satellite voice communications system designed to supplement air traffic services in areas without very-high-frequency voice coverage. Inmarsat said Monday that Airservices Australia aims to facilitate direct controller-to-pilot communications over oceans and in remote areas as well as to reduce the weight of avionics systems […] More
A 3M subsidiary has received a $34 million in contract funds from the U.S. Army to produce additional ballistic helmets for the service branch. The new order brings the potential value of Ceradyne‘s Integrated Head Protection System supply contract with the Army to more than $52 million, 3M said Thursday. IHPS works to protect soldiers against battlefield threats such as […] More
CenturyLink will continue to provide managed services to state and local government, public entities and educational institutions across Texas under a second contract with the state’s Department of Information Resources. The company said Thursday it aims to provide full operational data and communications support to government organizations in Texas through the contract. LeAnn Coe, director of […] More
Maxar Technologies‘ SSL subsidiary has selected Northrop Grumman to provide a navigation system for integration into a satellite constellation. Northrop said Thursday it will supply the Scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit designed to support a space vehicle’s attitude control and sensor pointing/stabilization functions through the contract with SSL. Scalable SIRU is built for commercial, government and civilian space […] More
