The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to provide Gen II mission computers in support of the US Marine Corps (USMC) H-1 helicopter upgrade programme. The new suite includes voluntary benefit ...
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IDG News Service - Prince George's Community College in Maryland will use a $5 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to address a major concern in cybersecurity circles, that the U.S. isn't producing enough qualified ...
The Atlanta application support center operated by PPG Industries' aerospace business has been recognized by Northrop Grumman Corp. as a 2011 Platinum Source Preferred supplier for quality and performance in providing coatings, sealants and ...
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Northrop Grumman has won bioinformatics integration support contract (BISC) worth $30m from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for information technology and bioinformatics technology services. NIH will leverage the technology in ...
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Laser weapons home in on military utility 24 Sep 2012 Director of US Joint Technology Office says laser weapons have moved well beyond the realm of science fiction. Mark Neice The Joint High-Power Solid-State Laser(JHPSSL)system ...
US Navy details$110M laser weapon call 04 Sep 2012 Sees modular open-systems approach as best way to develop a directed-energy laser gun with a maximum 150 kW output. Maritime Laser A 100 kW laser weapon could be used on board a US ...
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DoD contracts round-up:summer 2012 23 Aug 2012 Substantial backing for optical countermeasure and multispectral targeting systems,including a$463million agreement with Northrop Grumman. MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter The US Department of ...
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HP has appointed consumer health firm Kimberly-Clark's CIO Ramón F.Baez(pictured)as its new senior vice-president and global chief information officer. Baez will start on 20 August and report to John Hinshaw,who is executive vice ...
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Intevac Photonics orders hit new high 01 Aug 2012 Record bookings largely due to$10 million deal to fit Apache helicopters with night-vision cameras. Intevac's"Night Port" Intevac Photonics,the optics-focused subsidiary of the ...
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US defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp has demonstrated an 850GHz integrated receiver that brings the firm much closer to being first to reach a US Department of Defense goal for developing transistor-based electronics that can operate ...
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Product announcements during the 2012 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium(IMS)in Montreal,Canada in late June highlighted how military applications will continue to grow and drive the fundamental development of semiconductor ...
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Development and manufacturing agreement with Hyundai will enable Australia's Electro Optic Systems to scale production in Asia. "CROWS"system in operation Electro Optic Systems(EOS),the Australian company that develops and makes ...
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Mid-infrared imaging for UAVs,high-speed optical networks and laser-based airborne mine detection among the other activities funded. The US Department of Defense(DoD)has awarded a number of new contracts and contract modifications for the ...
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