Twelve companies have been awarded contracts worth $968 million for international ocean transportation and intermodal distribution services through US Transportation Command. The contractors are: American President Lines LTD Inc, awarded an estimated $257 million; Maersk Line LTD, awarded an estimated $227 million; Matson Navigation Co
China has launched a major military restructuring process, as part of a major overhaul of the armed forces announced by President Xi Jinping in November, state media said on Friday. At a ceremony on Thursday, Xi inaugurated a new general command unit for the army, a missile force and a strategic...
Exelis Inc has won a $14 million US Air Force contract for sustainment posture of the System Engineering and Sustainment Integrator (SENSOR) weapon systems. Exelis will provide SENSOR Eglin, Globus II, Distributed Space Command and Control - Dahlgren, Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System and Precision Acquisition...
A massive cyberattack against Australias Bureau of Meteorology may have allowed hackers to access the nations defence department through a linked network. Potentially sensitive national security information could have leaked in the attack on the Bureau of Meteorology which owns one of Australias largest supercomputers, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported...
BAE Systems has been selected by prime contractor Boeing to provide Electronic Warfare (EW) system for the U.S
General Dynamics Information Technology will provide system management, maintenance, lifecycle and logistics support of the communications systems and subsystems used in North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Air Defense missions. The single-award, task order contract has a potential value of approximately $80 million for five years, if all options are exercised
Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, has been awarded a contract from the US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to demonstrate the Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) on the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS). DLS will work with SPAWAR and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory to support the sharing of mission-critical data to further bridge the interoperability communications gap between fifth-generation stealth aircraft and fourth-generation fighter jets
Based on the use of Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology, the Digital Array Row Transceiver (DART) results in greater performance within current Lockheed Martin radar products, lowers life-cycle costs and increases energy efficiency. GaN is a low-risk solution whether part of a systems upgrade or in a newly built system, a company release said
The US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded Northrop Grumman a $100 million contract for a secure encryption program to process classified messaging traffic. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation has been awarded a maximum $99,900,00 contract for Programmable Inline Encryption Devices (PIEDs) to process classified messaging traffic via the Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P) program,” the Defense Department said yesterday
Hanwha Thales has bagged a contract from the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration(DAPA) to develop unmanned ground surveillance sensors for monitoring North Korean forces in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The South Korean defense procurement agency said Tuesday that the deal between the DAPA and local company Hanwha Thales, a joint venture between Thales and Hanwha, is worth 3
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the third phase of its RF Mapping program, RadioMap, which seeks to provide real-time awareness of radio spectrum use across frequency, geography and time. Akin to smartphone maps that show color-coded current traffic conditions, RadioMap is developing technology that visually overlays spectrum information on a map enabling rapid frequency deconfliction and maximizing use of available spectrum for communications and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems
BAE Systems has developed a new microchip technology for space applications that will allow greater volumes of data to be transferred at speeds higher than ever before possible during space missions. The new space-grade microchip, known as the RADNET1848-PS space-grade RapidIO switch, will use IDTs RapidIO interconnect technology to speed massive amounts of data through a network of radiation-hardened computer systems in outer space, a BAE Systems release said today