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Smiths Detection evaluated for Improved Point Detection System II program
EDGEWOOD, Md., 26 Feb. 2008. The Military unit of Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, has been selected to participate in the first major phase of Increment 2 of the Improved Point Detection System (IPDS) program.
Next-gen WorldView-2 satellite employs ITT imaging payload
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., 26 Feb. 2008. ITT Corp.'s Space Systems Division based in Rochester, N.Y., has shipped the next-generation commercial imaging payload for DigitalGlobe's WorldView-2 commercial remote sensing satellite. The WorldView-2 imaging payload is the second such system engineered and manufactured by ITT Space Systems Division for DigitalGlobe.
Airports, borders drive security technology spending in Asia Pacific
SINGAPORE, 25 Feb. 2008. Given that the economic development of Asia Pacific is the fastest in the world, considerable demand for homeland security measures at major airports and land border checkpoints in the region exists. The governments are investing in the security of these two areas by implementing advanced surveillance, screening, and access control systems.
SYS Technologies, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions merge
SAN DIEGO, 24 Feb. 2008. SYS Technologies Inc., a provider of information connectivity solutions that enable situational awareness and real-time collaboration, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., a national defense and security solutions provider, in an all-stock transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, SYS will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Kratos.
Implant Sciences puts semiconductor business unit on market
WAKEFIELD, Mass., 23 Feb. 2008. Implant Sciences Corp., a manufacturer of advanced security products, plans to sell Core Systems Inc., the company's wholly-owned semiconductor subsidiary. With the approval of the Board of Directors, the company made the formal decision to harvest the value it believes has been created in Core since its acquisition in October 2004.
BAE Systems installs defensive weapon system on CV-22 Osprey
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y., 22 Feb. 2008. BAE Systems has installed a remotely operated defensive weapon system aboard a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey in preparation for ground-fire and flight testing. The hardware installation and ensuing fit-check, completed in January, follow the company's recent selection to develop an interim all-quadrant defensive weapon system for the Osprey.
Navy begins modernization of guided-missile cruiser
WASHINGTON, 22 Feb. 2008. Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) recently became the first guided-missile cruiser to begin combined hull, mechanical and electrical (HM&E), and combat systems upgrades as part of the CG/DDG Modernization Program.
Boeing wins Air Force contract to develop advanced laser
ST. LOUIS, 21 Feb. 2008. The Boeing Company won a $49 million U.S. Air Force contract to advance laser technology. Under the Laser Application Support and In-house Research and Development (LASIR) contract, awarded Feb. 1, Boeing will support research, design, development, and testing at Air Force Research Laboratory sites at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M.
ITT awarded Army SWIR contract to develop night-vision technology
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., 21 Feb. 2008. Alion Science and Technology, on behalf of the U.S. Army RDECOM CERDEC Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, has awarded the night vision division of ITT Corporation a contract to develop next-generation night vision technology. The contract funds engineering and initial prototypes of helmet-mounted systems that will combine image intensified (I2), short-wave infrared (SWIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) imagery for display to the user.
NASA, Orbital to demo cargo delivery system for International Space Station
DULLES, Va., 20 Feb. 2008. Orbital Sciences Corp. has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to demonstrate a new space transportation system for delivering cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). In a three-year, $320 million cooperative program, NASA will invest $170 million and Orbital will contribute $150 million (including its planned Taurus II launch vehicle development investment) in the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services project.
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