Application Lifecycle Management
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Live-training systems for U.S. Army to get $465 million General Dynamics refresh and upgrade
FAIRFAX, Va. General Dynamics and the U.S. Army Life Cycle Product Line Management (LCPM) Program have agreed on a contract worth $465 million for General Dynamics to provide enhanced life cycle management, including technology refresh and upgrades of live-training systems, within the U.S. Army Live Training Transformation Product Line.
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Chinook Block II helicopter program moves to final assembly
PHILADELPHIA. Boeing and U.S. Army officials report that the CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopter program has passed a major milestone with the loading of the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) helicopter into final assembly on June 27.
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Small-satellites launch market may surpass $62 billion by 2030, say analysts
LONDON. Industry analysts at Frost & Sullivan predict that the small-satellite launch market could total or surpass the $62 billion mark by 2030, according to a new report titled “Small-satellite Launch Services Market, Quarterly Update Q1 2018, Forecast to 2030.”
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USAF announces hosting locations for upcoming B-21 aircraft
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Air Force has selected three existing bases at which the B-21 Raider will replace B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit aircraft beginning in the mid-2020s.
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Analysts: Global rugged equipment market to reach nearly $44 billion by 2022
LONDON. The global rugged equipment market — defined as devices that are used in harsh conditions and extreme climates that are designed based on certain military standards that determine their resistance to dust, water, and vibration — will total nearly $44 billion by 2022, according to a market study by Technavio, “Global Rugged Equipment Market 2018-2022.”
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U.S. Army moves to field-test MAPS tank-protection sensors, system
ORLANDO. Lockheed Martin has moved onto a next-phase contract with the U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to continue maturing the Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) controller base kit hardware and software — a system of sensors, software, and additional hardware designed to protect heavy military vehicles and their occupants — and is slated to support government integration efforts ahead of platform demonstrations scheduled to take place through 2019.
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Study: Global military avionics market will reach nearly $38 billion by 2025
AMSTERDAM. The global market for military avionics, estimated at approximately $32.77 billion in 2018, is expected to grow to $37.90 billion by 2025, a combined annual growth rate of 2 percent during the forecast period, according to a research report from Market Forecast titled “Global Military Avionics Market to 2025.”
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University, NSWC Dahlgren partnership seeks to further 3-D manufacturing research, tech
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Students and professors at the University of Virginia (UVA) and engineers and scientists from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) are working together through the Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) to develop a better understanding of the capabilities and limitations of additive manufacturing (3-D printing).
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DoD awards cloud solutions, services contract with $950 million ceiling
HERNDON, Va. Global cloud systems integrator REAN Cloud has finalized a five-year contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for up to $950 million, in a deal aimed at enabling agencies within DoD to procure cloud solutions and services directly from REAN Cloud in a new, streamlined process.
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USAF commits $81 million to modernize missile launch control system
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $81 million for Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) as the USAF seeks to replace the aging Airborne Launch Control System aboard the E-6B Mercury Airborne Command Post.
