Information systems based on service-oriented architecture approach will enhance war fighter training WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Air Force's USAF Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., has awarded Accenture (NYSE: ACN) a three-year, $22.18 million contract to expand existing services and prototype advanced modeling and simulation technology for...
With VUE Software, AFRL Researchers Work to Help Tomorrow's Leaders Make the Most of Visual Information SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Using VUE software solutions unveiled today by Silicon Graphics, Inc. , Air Force researchers are fusing together visual information to better equip decision-makers to assess growing...
Astrotech Subsidiary is Prepared to Support New Era in Commercial Space Exploration HOUSTON -- SPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SPAB), and its Astrotech subsidiary, leading providers of commercial space services, join with Space Florida in recognizing the immense opportunities for America's commercial space program in the joint Air Force Space Command and...
CAMPBELL, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- ONStor Inc., a leading provider of clustered NAS solutions for enterprises and content-rich organizations, today announced that the United States Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment AFCEE, a field operating agency of the Air Force Civil Engineer, has chosen the ONStor...
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Air Force has selected Minneapolis-based company Third Wave Systems for a $2.97 million SBIR Phase III contract. The project is multi-faceted: demonstrate high-performance machining technologies for an advanced engine Integral Bladed Rotor IBR, fabricate full-scale advanced engine titanium IBRs, validate...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin has successfully completed acoustic testing of the first geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft in the Space Based Infrared System SBIRS program. The U.S. Air Force's SBIRS program is designed to provide early warning of missile launches, and simultaneously support other...
- Herley Lancaster to Produce VCOs for the U. S. Air Force F-16 - Herley Medical Products will Supply High Power Amplifiers for GE Healthcare - Company Backlog is More Than $190 Million LANCASTER, Pa., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Herley Industries, Inc. today announced the...
Members of the 573rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron at Robins AFB, GA, continue to put in long hours to make sure U.S. Air Force pilot training doesn't screech to a halt. Members of the squadron have been working to make a new aileron actuator lever for the...
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that the company has been selected for a U.S. Air Force SBIR Phase II award in support of vision-based micro air vehicle MAV guidance. Aurora will be developing an integrated system for guidance of MAVs through cluttered environments using vision and sonar. The system...
DENVER -- Advanced Distributed Sensor Systems Inc, ADSS has received a U.S. Air Force contract valued at $5 million for procurement of ADSS' SensorPod([R]) system. ADSS' SensorPod system uses advanced situational awareness and meteorological sensors with integrated communications to gather and communicate vital data and information used to make critical...
- Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations Increase 6 Percent to $1.50 - Guidance for 2008 Earnings from Continuing Operations Raised to $5.10 to $5.20 Per Share - Sales Increase 6 Percent to $8.4 Billion - Cash from Operations Increases to $1.4 Billion; Free Cash Flow Increases...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a $60 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to continue work under the first-year option for the Network and Space Operations and Maintenance NSOM program. The NSOM program contains...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin has delivered the latest block of flight software for the first geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft in the Space Based Infrared System SBIRS program. The U.S. Air Force's SBIRS program is designed to provide early warning of missile launches, and...
Global Logistics Provider Recognized for Excellence in Support of Soldiers in Iraq ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Agility Defense & Government Services DGS received the Army and Air Force Exchange Service's AAFES "Logistics Exceptional Service Award in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008." The award was presented...
CHANTILLY, Va. -- Apptis Inc., a leading IT and communications services provider to the federal marketplace, today announced that Yolanda Cruz has joined the company as Vice President, Strategic Planning, Defense & National Security Sector. A retired Air Force Colonel, in her new position at Apptis, Cruz is responsible for...
TruLink to be Utilized in Critical Aeromedical Evacuation Missions FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Griffon Corporation (NYSE:GFF); announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the United States Air Force USAF in excess of $6.0 million dollars for TruLink[R] Wireless Intercommunication...
NASHUA, N.H., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Windmill International, Inc. is pleased to announce that its Tactical SATCOM Systems Group has been awarded funding to design, develop, qualify, and establish a Production Configuration Baseline for a Global Broadcast Service GBS Rucksack Portable Receive Suite RPRS. This funding was awarded under...
Technology Solutions Company Brings System Engineering and Modeling and Simulation Expertise to AFMC and LCMG MCLEAN, Va. -- The Air Force has awarded Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider, an incrementally funded contract with a total ceiling of $8.6 million to assess shortfalls in future weapons...
MARIETTA, Ga., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Italian Air Force has achieved 75,000 flight hours with its fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, amassing an impressive record that includes the first combat missions flown in the C-130J and the delivery of humanitarian relief supplies. ...
In the news release, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules Achieves 75,000 Flight Hours With Italian Air Force, issued earlier today by Lockheed Martin over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the second paragraph, first sentence, should read "in August 2000" rather than "in August 2008" as originally...
