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ITT Exelis buys aerial signal sensor manufacturer

Space Computer Corp. will become a part of Exelis Geospatial Systems.

  • By David Hubler

ITT Exelis takes on Air Force encryption project

Work on drives for laptops and unmanned aerial vehicles will protect data at rest.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Lockheed buys Utah autopilot manufacturer

Acquiring Procerus adds autopilot, targeting and payload technologies for micro-unmanned aerial systems to Lockheed Martin's offerings.

  • By David Hubler

Boeing iPhone app pilots a UAV

Boeing and MIT fly an UAV with a smart phone.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Terrorists target wrong contractor in assassination plot

Al-Qaida targets wrong CEO in uncovered terrorist assassination plot.

  • By Washington Technology staff

DRC's twin wins prop up Air Force unmanned aircraft program

Dynamics Research Corp. will continue to provide engineering and technology services to the Air Force, having won a pair of two-year delivery orders worth a combined $24.5 million.

  • By David Hubler
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Boeing, Lockheed square off over unmanned cargo craft

The Marine Corps is expected to make a decision this year about which of two unmanned aerial lift systems it plans to deploy on the battlefield in Afghanistan, reports Paul McLeary in Aviation Week’s 'Ares' blog.

  • By Defense Systems Staff

Industry holds key orbit in new space policy

The new National Security Space Strategy outlines how the U.S. government will manage its space industrial base, defend its space assets and share space-based resources with allies.

  • By Henry Kenyon

Navy selects contractor for maritime drone support

Science Applications International Corp. will furnish technical and engineering support to the Navy office that manages unmanned aircraft systems that conduct maritime surveillance under a task order potentially worth $39 million over five years

  • By William Welsh

Satellites drive steady stream of new business

Satellite technology could hardly be hotter as government agencies rely on it to predict the weather, surf the Web, run defense and intelligence applications, further scientific research, and provide critical data.

  • By Sami Lais

Raytheon wins two NASA satellite systems awards worth $1.7 billion

Raytheon Co. has won two NASA contracts for satellite systems and infrared imaging technology that have a combined potential value of more than $1.7 billion over the next eight years.

  • By David Hubler

VT Group buys Evergreen Unmanned Systems

VT Group has acquired the Evergreen Unmanned Systems, a division of Evergreen International Aviation Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not reported.

  • By David Hubler

DOD moves to shift $3.9B to pressing wartime needs

Defense Department planners want to shift a significant chunk of funding away from programs that are struggling or of low priority to more pressing needs to support the war effort in Afghanistan, reports Kate Brannan at Defense News.

  • By William Welsh
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SAIC focuses on Air Force video systems technology

Science Applications International Corp. will help the Air Force improve the service's overhead intelligence gathering efforts under a five-year follow-on contract potentially worth more than $49 million.

  • By David Hubler

Does the military have too many drones?

The military might be taking on more unmanned aircraft than it can handle.

  • By Michael Hardy

DOD seeks robot that can dig into its targets

A request for information from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency brings to mind technology portrayed in the 1960s British television series the Thunderbirds, reports Graham Warwick at Aviation Week’s Ares Blog.

  • By William Welsh

Boeing embarks on $139M Army combat team modernization

The Army has awarded a contract to Boeing Co. to outfit its a brigade combat team with networked gear designed to improve intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities on the battlefield.

  • By William Welsh

Army wants to soup up Shadow UAV

Army officials are contemplating issuing a solicitation to boost the capabilities of the Shadow RQ-7C unmanned aerial vehicle, reports Kate Brannen at Defense News.

  • By William Welsh

Firm launches with supercomputing appliance

Criterion HPS has been incubating for about three years and steps forward this week as a new company focused on the high-performance computing market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

General Atomics wins Air Force UAS support deal

The Air Force has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. a $266 million contract to provide an array of program and technical support for the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems.

  • By William Welsh

L-3 to deliver Viking UAS to Special Operations Command

An L-3 division will provide a long-range unmanned aircraft system to the Special Operations Command under a contract worth up to $250 million over five years.

  • By William Welsh