U.S. Government To Invest In Biomass Fuel Production
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Events, Military Aviation, S&T, SAIC, Services, development program, logistics, production program
The U.S. Government’s Energy Department awarded SAIC a contract to provide engineering and support services for a biomass ethanol refinery. The total value of the contract could be $21 million if all options are exercised.
The U.S. Government and military are investing in developing different ways to make gasoline out of plant matter. Ethanol is already common but this program is to look at other biomass feedstocks as well as the traditional corn. The U.S. Air Force and DARPA are researching into using algae to make carbon based fuel.
Navy Awards Contracts To Streamline Ship Based IT
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Events, IT, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Corp., S&T, Services, U.S. Navy, development program, logistics
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman omnibus contracts to support their Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program. This will look at development of new IT networks for their ships while also reviewing existing systems with a goal of reducing the number and consolidating them. Because ships take a long time to build each ship even if it is of a similar class may have updated or newer systems on board. This means that support can be fragmentary adding cost and time.
The Northrop contract is worth over $700 million and the Lockheed one almost a $1 billion if all options are exercised. Its first goal is to develop a new standardized system for use with Navy ships. To make it a harder problem this will also have to have the ability to integrate with other services systems for join operations. IT programs like this have a history of delays and cost overruns as they are hard to do. This might be an exception if the Navy locks requirements early and uses a spiral development path to add features and capabilities in discrete implements.
Raytheon Wins $886 Million Contract to Develop Next-Generation GPS Control Segment — Press Release
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Raytheon Wins $886 Million Contract to Develop Next-Generation GPS Control Segment
Program to improve security, accuracy and reliability of GPS satellites
AURORA, Colo., Feb. 26, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The U.S. Air Force has selected Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) for an initial contract of $886 million to develop a new element of the Global Positioning System to improve the accuracy of information from GPS satellites.
The contract represents the first two development blocks of the advanced control segment (OCX), which will have a significant impact on GPS capabilities. The OCX system will include anti-jam capabilities and improved security, accuracy and reliability and will be based on a modern service-oriented architecture to integrate government and industry open-system standards.
“We are excited to partner with the Air Force to provide the best-value GPS control system for the future,” said Lynn Dugle, president of Raytheon’s Intelligence and Information Systems business. “Raytheon’s broad experience in delivering satellite-to-ground command and control systems will ensure that our nation’s military and civil GPS users worldwide are provided new capabilities.”
The OCX will dramatically affect GPS command, control and mission capabilities and make it easier for the operations team to run the current GPS block II and all future GPS satellites.
“Raytheon is proud to deliver innovative technologies to help the Air Force meet its mission of protecting GPS operational services,” said Bob Canty, GPS OCX vice president and program manager for Raytheon. “The advanced control segment is a critical program for our nation’s combat forces, coalition partners, as well as domestic and international civil users. By selecting Raytheon, the Air Force recognizes our experience and commitment to take GPS to the next level.”
The GPS, a satellite-based radio navigation system for the military and the public, comprises three major segments: the user segment, the space segment, and the control segment, which includes a master control station and ground antennas.
“The OCX concept was created to separate the control and space segments,” Canty said. “Technologies were evolving so rapidly and were so critical to execution that specialized skills were needed. The GPS wing saw the same need for specialized expertise on GPS OCX.”
Raytheon brings more than four decades of experience in command and control systems for satellites to the OCX program. Teammates include The Boeing Company, ITT, Braxton Technologies, Infinity Systems Engineering and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base.
Raytheon Company, with 2009 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 88 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 75,000 people worldwide.
Source: Raytheon Company
Boeing Airborne Laser Testbed Team Destroys Boosting Ballistic Missile — Press Release
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Boeing Airborne Laser Testbed Team Destroys Boosting Ballistic Missile
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Feb. 12, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Feb. 11 successfully demonstrated the speed, precision and breakthrough potential of directed-energy weapons when the Airborne Laser Testbed (ALTB) engaged and destroyed a boosting ballistic missile.
This experiment marks the first time a laser weapon has engaged and destroyed an in-flight ballistic missile, and the first time that any system has accomplished it in the missile’s boost phase of flight. ALTB has the highest-energy laser ever fired from an aircraft, and is the most powerful mobile laser device in the world.
“The Airborne Laser Testbed team has made history with this experiment,” said Greg Hyslop, vice president and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems. “Through its hard work and technical ingenuity, the government-industry team has produced a breakthrough with incredible potential. We look forward to conducting additional research and development to explore what this unique directed-energy system can do.”
During the experiment, the aircraft, a modified Boeing 747-400F, took off from Edwards Air Force Base and focused its high-energy laser at the missile target during its boost phase as the aircraft flew over the Western Sea Range off the coast of California.
“We’ve been saying for some time that the Airborne Laser Testbed would be a pathfinder for directed energy and would expand options for policymakers and warfighters,” said Michael Rinn, Boeing vice president and ALTB program director. “With this successful experiment, the Airborne Laser Testbed has blazed a path for a new generation of high-energy, ultra-precision weaponry. ALTB technology and future directed-energy platforms will transform how the United States defends itself and its friends and allies. Having the capability to precisely project force, in a measured way, at the speed of light, will save lives.”
MDA officially recognized directed energy’s warfare-changing potential last March, when it awarded its Technology Pioneer Award to three Boeing Airborne Laser Testbed engineers and three of their government and industry teammates for advancing key ALTB technologies.
Boeing is the prime contractor for the Airborne Laser Testbed, which is designed to provide unprecedented speed-of-light capability to intercept all classes of ballistic missiles in their boost phase of flight.
Northrop Grumman designed and built ALTB’s high-energy laser, and Lockheed Martin developed the beam control/fire control system. Boeing provided the aircraft, the battle management system and overall systems integration and testing.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world’s largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.
Media about the test may be found at the MDA website located here.
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EchoStorm Releases Next Generation Software for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance — Press Release
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EchoStorm Releases Next Generation Software for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
adLib Gives High and Low Bandwidth Users Unparalleled Access to Full-Motion Video and Data
Suffolk, VA – EchoStorm Worldwide, the global leader in video and data management technology, today announced the release of its latest product version, adLib 3.6, the company’s pioneering video and data management software for improved intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).
The new version boasts unmatched capabilities for capturing, indexing, archiving, searching, and disseminating full-motion video (FMV) and associated data. The software can process a range of data formats to give low bandwidth users access to low-fidelity, situational awareness FMV and high bandwidth users access to high-fidelity, exploitation FMV.
“adLib supports both situational awareness and exploitation users better than any other ISR software in the marketplace,” said David Barton, President and Chief Technical Officer at EchoStorm. “By giving a wider range of users access to high impact, near real-time ISR, it becomes an indispensable force multiplier in the national defense and intelligence communities.”
adLib’s new features include the following:
§ Federation: Enabling access to content within the enterprise and across enterprise borders.
§ Open standards (WS-I) compliant Web service interfaces allowing for third-party integration.
§ Enhanced support for Motion Imagery Standards Board (MISB) standards including:
o Standard 0601.3 UAS Datalink Local Metadata Set.
o Standard 0604 Time
o EG 0104.5 Predator UAV Basic Universal Metadata Set.
§ New UAV platform supported:
o Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout support.
§ Chat ingestion: Allowing one or more chat rooms to be captured, indexed, searched, and related to FMV content. Both IRC and XMPP are supported.
§ New hardware options to greatly reduce power, space, and cooling requirements (including rugged configurations).
§ New Web-based mapping capability that supports multiple user selectable layers which can be configured to point at any WMS compliant server, including Pixia’s nuiGeoServer.
§ Support for FMV based mosaic imagery from EchoStorm’s adLib Image Processing Engine (aIPE) product.
adLib’s upgrades include:
§ Improved CDF support.
§ Improved geo-search accuracy.
§ Enhanced clip cart functionality allowing a number of clips to be selected and downloaded as a single clip.
§ Improved metadata quality and performance of data manipulation.
About EchoStorm
EchoStorm Worldwide LLC is the global leader in video and data management technology. Its products provide defense, intelligence, and supporting agencies with a single, aggregated point of access to all their full-motion video (FMV) and geospatial information. With this access – and the ability to interface with most standards-based systems – EchoStorm technology has become a force multiplier while increasing the reach of analysts and forward-deployed operators to high-impact, near real-time Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) data.
EchoStorm is headquartered in Suffolk, Va., and it is a subsidiary of Earl Industries LLC.
For more information about EchoStorm Worldwide LLC, visit www.echostorm.net.
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U.S. Air Force Selects IBM to Design and Demonstrate Mission-Oriented Cloud Architecture for Cyber Security — Press Release
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U.S. Air Force Selects IBM to Design and Demonstrate Mission-Oriented Cloud Architecture for Cyber Security
Cloud model will introduce advanced cyber security and analytics technologies capable of protecting sensitive national data
ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The U.S. Air Force has awarded IBM (NYSE:IBM) a contract to design and demonstrate a secure cloud computing infrastructure capable of supporting defense and intelligence networks. The ten-month project will introduce advanced cyber security and analytics technologies developed by IBM Research into the cloud architecture.
The project will push the technology boundaries of cloud computing with an infrastructure design that not only supports large-scale networks, but meets rigorous security standards and the government’s Information Assurance guidelines for all networks. The Air Force’s network manages the operations of nine major commands, nearly 100 bases, and 700,000 active military personnel around the world.
“Our goal is to demonstrate how cloud computing can be a tool to enable our Air Force to manage, monitor and secure the information flowing through our network,” said Lieutenant General William Lord, Chief Information Officer and Chief, Warfighting Integration, for the U.S. Air Force. “We examined the expertise of IBM’s commercial performance in cloud computing and asked them to develop an architecture that could lead to improved performance within the Air Force environment to improve all operational, analytical and security capabilities.”
IBM researchers, software architects, analytics specialists and cyber security experts will work with military personnel and other federal agencies to demonstrate an unprecedented level of security and network resiliency into the Air Force cloud design. Advanced “stream computing” analytics will be a key design component. This technology, coupled with sensors, monitors and other detection devices, would enable the Air Force to perpetually analyze the massive amounts of data flowing through its network and get fast, accurate, and actionable insights about possible threats, such as cyber attacks and network, system or application failures, while automatically preventing disruptions.
In the design, customized executive-level dashboards will be used to deliver up-to-the-second information on the health and status of the network and facilitate decision-making. This instant access to information, for example, would enable Air Force officials to automatically shift the prevention environment based on rules-based protocols in the event of a cyber attack or network anomalies.
Autonomic computing will be another important feature of the cloud model. This automated functionality will enable virtual cloud services to be managed remotely and provide capability for the cloud infrastructure to constantly retune itself for optimal performance – without human intervention.
The Obama Administration has called for more extensive adoption of cloud computing in the federal government to improve information technology (IT) efficiency, reduce costs, and provide a standard platform for delivering government services. In a cloud computing environment, IT resources – services, applications, storage devices and servers, for example – are pooled and managed centrally. These resources can be provisioned and made available on demand via the Internet. The cloud model strengthens the resiliency of mission-critical applications by removing dependency on underlying hardware. Applications can be easily moved from one system to another in the event of system failures or cyber attacks.
For more information about IBM and cloud computing, please visit http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/cloudcomputing.
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Theo Chisholm
IBM Media Relations
(914) 765-6144
theoc@us.ibm.com
WorldTech International Targets and Finds Technologies to Support Awareness of Leading R&D Organizations — Press Release
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WorldTech International Targets and Finds Technologies to Support Awareness of Leading R&D Organizations
Provides Wide Range of Government and Commercial Clients with Global Tech Scouting, Tech Assessments, Intelligence and Other Consulting Services
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Global technology innovation is proliferating at such an exponential pace, it has become extremely challenging, if not impossible, for commercial and government organizations to keep up with emerging technologies. To address this challenge, leading R&D organizations have adopted a new approach to “technology awareness”: leveraging the expertise and advanced technical resources of WorldTech International (WTI), a specialized consulting and knowledge systems development company that focuses on technology and innovation.
WTI works closely with its customers to define and capture their emerging science and technology awareness requirements and provides focused and timely information products to support their needs. Backed by a world-class team of scientists and technologists, and state-of-the-art information systems and analysis tools, WTI investigates the world’s R&D markets identifying the most promising technologies to address their customers’ requirements.
WTI subject matter experts maintain first-hand awareness of research and development efforts worldwide by systematically visiting U.S. and international venues (venture capital meetings, scientific and technical symposiums, and other events). The company’s innovative, industry-leading technology information mining tool, New Technology Opportunities Network (NEWTON), automates and optimizes the mining of expansive volumes of technology information from online resources.
Using collaborative peer review and domain expertise, WTI assesses the capabilities, limitations, and potential of new technologies at the system and/or component level. The team rates vetted technologies against similar competing technologies and/or customer requirements and determines how well they meet specific customer needs.
Customers use WTI services to monitor industry and technology trends, identify potential markets, assess licensing, partnership or acquisition opportunities, support risk or threat assessments, or to maintain attentive awareness and understanding of the science and technology marketplace. The company’s suite of scalable products and services are tailored to facilitate the development of strategies or improve decision-making related to mission-critical systems and solutions. WTI answers technology questions fundamental to planning, research and development initiatives, growth, and market awareness for its clients.
WTI customers include NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Department of Homeland Security, other government agencies and a number of defense prime contractors.
“Because we use a well-defined investigative approach coupled with advanced information mining technologies we can rapidly and efficiently serve a diverse customer set,” said Vice President, Kevin McTigue of WorldTech International LLC. “For instance, we have a military customer who is interested in identifying specific technologies available from allied countries for potential cooperative development, another who is interested in technologies that can defeat specific enemy threats and a commercial customer who uses us to identify technologies and companies that help them resolve portfolio gaps.”
WorldTech provides three fundamental services for its clients:
. Global Technology Scouting – Search out and monitor the worldwide technology marketplace to identify and report on newly developed technologies.
. Technology Intelligence & Assessments – Expert technology analysis leveraging advanced data-mining to provide knowledge and understanding of specific technology interests, or comprehensive views of technology arenas with the ability to focus on countries, institutions, technology experts, or other interests as they apply to the innovation domain.
. Open Innovation Solution Development – Identify currently available technology measures and innovations that may be brought together to solve specific development challenges, expand and improve product lines, and improve the bottom line.
New Technology Opportunities Network (NEWTON)
Developed by WTI, NEWTON is an advanced, internet-based knowledge portal that allows users to quickly pinpoint and exploit information about current science and technology development efforts taking place anywhere around the globe. The system uses the latest knowledge management and semantic tools to mine, organize, analyze and collaborate over technology-related information. NEWTON’s sophisticated analysis capabilities and customizable visualization, filtering and extrapolation functions keep users updated with targeted, highly relevant technology information that can provide the edge they need to stay at the forefront of their business or technology field.
While NEWTON is currently used internally at WorldTech, the company plans to roll out a subscription-based commercial version this fall.
For more information on WorldTech’s unique approach to R&D, please visit www.worldtech-int.com.
About WorldTech International LLC
Based in Alexandria, VA, WorldTech International LLC is a specialized consulting and knowledge systems development company that focuses on technology and innovation. Serving national and international clients across all levels of government and industry, WorldTech studies and assesses emerging technologies and scientific discoveries worldwide, acts as a working knowledge base for its clients, and determines which technologies are best suited to its client’s R&D needs or can be applied to mission-critical systems.
For more information, please visit: www.worldtech-int.com.
Report On NASA Technical Briefs Offered
Filed under: Business Line, IT, NASA, S&T, Satellites, Services, development program, space
This collection features exclusive reports of innovations developed by NASA and its industry partners/contractors that can be applied to develop new/improved products and solve engineering or manufacturing problems.
You can get this here.
Boeing Laser Systems Destroy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Tests — Press Release
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Boeing Laser Systems Destroy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Tests
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 18, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
During the U.S. Air Force-sponsored tests at the Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, Calif., the Mobile Active Targeting Resource for Integrated eXperiments (MATRIX), which was developed by Boeing under contract to the Air Force Research Laboratory, used a single, high-brightness laser beam to shoot down five UAVs at various ranges. Laser Avenger, a Boeing-funded initiative, also shot down a UAV. Representatives of the Air Force and Army observed the tests.
“The Air Force and Boeing achieved a directed-energy breakthrough with these tests,” said Gary Fitzmire, vice president and program director of Boeing Missile Defense Systems’ Directed Energy Systems unit. “MATRIX’s performance is especially noteworthy because it demonstrated unprecedented, ultra-precise and lethal acquisition, pointing and tracking at long ranges using relatively low laser power.”
Bill Baker, chief scientist of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate, praised his team and Boeing for these successful UAV shootdowns.
“These tests validate the use of directed energy to negate potential hostile threats against the homeland,” Baker said. “The team effort of Boeing and the Air Force in developing MATRIX will pay major dividends for the warfighter now and in the years ahead.”
As part of the overall counter-UAV demonstration, Boeing also successfully test-fired a lightweight 25mm machine gun from the Laser Avenger platform to potentially further the hybrid directed energy/kinetic energy capability against UAV threats.
Boeing Directed Energy Systems, based in Albuquerque, developed MATRIX, a mobile, trailer-mounted test bed that integrates with existing test-range radar. Directed Energy Systems and Boeing Combat Systems in St. Louis cooperatively developed Laser Avenger, which integrates a directed-energy weapon together with the existing kinetic weapons on the proven Avenger air defense system developed by Combat Systems.
Boeing leads the way in developing laser weapon systems for a variety of U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy applications. These systems include the Airborne Laser, Advanced Tactical Laser, Free Electron Laser, High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator and Tactical Relay Mirror System.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world’s largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $32 billion business with 70,000 employees worldwide.
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Contact:
Marc Selinger
Boeing Missile Defense Systems
703-872-4240
marc.selinger@boeing.com
Chuck Cadena
Boeing Missile Defense Systems
703-872-4503
chuck.cadena@boeing.com
Photo courtesy of Boeing.
Industry-Leading Sabalcore, Inc. Opens New Data Center in Melbourne to Substantially Increase Computing Capacity — Press Release
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Industry-Leading Sabalcore, Inc. Opens New Data Center in Melbourne to Substantially Increase Computing Capacity
ORLANDO, Fla. — Sabalcore Computing, Inc., formerly known as Tsunamic Technologies Inc., has opened a new data center in Melbourne.
John Van Workum, president and chief executive officer of Sabalcore Computing, Inc., said the new data center will substantially expand Sabalcore’s cluster computing capacity to support new business and improved services for the company’s existing clients.
Sabalcore, which opened in 2000, maintains cluster computing networks that link hundreds of Linux-based computers to provide enormous online computing power to large-scale users at a fraction of the cost of dedicated servers, Van Workum explained.
Recently, Sabalcore won a major contract from the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Geophysics Branch at China Lake to provide computing time to power weather modeling and analysis to support battlefield operations.
“Sabalcore’s high performance computing networks were specifically designed to provide the enormous volume of computing power such complex calculations require,” Van Workum said.
Sabalcore’s cluster computing networks have played a key role in computer aided engineering, oil and gas exploration , weather modeling and prediction, genomics, helping communities predict the spread of infectious diseases, and modeling the benefits and effects of experimental pharmaceuticals.
Sabalcore is a client company of the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.
For more information, contact
John D. Van Workum, President Sabalcore Computing, Inc. 877-492-8027; John@sabalcore.com
Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com
About the UCF Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 130 emerging companies (including nearly 80 current clients) create over $500 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With six facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Mahindra Satyam And SAAB To Collaborate On Indian Military Programs
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Countries, Events, IT, India, Mahindra Satyam, S&T, SAAB, development program, logistics, production program
The Indian IT company Mahindra Satyam has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SAAB to establish a working relationship in India. The agreement means that Satyam will help SAAB develop and market products in India and perhaps to customers outside of that South Asian country. India has recently been looking at changing their laws in order to allow more of these kind of deals.
The first program the two companies will work on will be a Battle Management System (BMS) for India’s ground forces. This will be a SAAB developed and previously deployed system. Satyam will aid in any required changes and provide support to the product. The two companies have set up a joint Center to help market their products and help develop new ones.
This MOU also allows easier penetration of the Indian military and market as the assistance of a domestic company allows more flexibility in the awarding of contracts and work. India and its companies will gain by being exposed to products and the abilities they gain by developing systems and deploying them.
Industry-Leading Linux-Based Cluster Computing Company Rebrands, Relaunches as Sabalcore Computing, Inc. — Press Release
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Industry-Leading Linux-Based Cluster Computing Company Rebrands, Relaunches as Sabalcore Computing, Inc.
ORLANDO, Fla., — Tsunamic Technologies, Inc. is rebranding itself and relaunching as Sabalcore Computing, Inc.
Located in East Orange County, the company, which provides Linux-based cluster computing power to large-scale users such as the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, secured the Sabalcore.com web domain and recently relaunched itself as Sabalcore, Inc.
Sabalcore’s cluster computing networks link hundreds of Linux-based computers to provide enormous online computing power to large-scale users at a fraction of the cost of in-house solutions, explained John Van Workum, president and chief executive officer.
“We chose to rename our company to more accurately reflect the Company’s current growth, mission and vision for future growth and to clearly communicate our commitment to our customers. The name ‘Sabalcore’ is derived from the CPU ‘core’ found in modern processors and the ‘Sabal’ Palm tree which is indigenous to Florida and is remarkably steadfast, resistant to fire, floods, cold, high winds and drought. By aligning our corporate name with our core business offering, we are communicating to the investment community and customers the Company’s ongoing focus of quality service and performance,” Van Workum explained.
Recently, Sabalcore won a major contract from the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Geophysics Branch at China Lake, located in the northeast of California’s Mojave Desert, to provide computing time that powers weather modeling and analysis in support of the Navy’s global battlefield operations.
“Sabalcore’s cluster computing networks were specifically designed to provide the enormous volume of computing power such complex calculations require,” Van Workum said.
Sabalcore’s high performance computing networks have played a key role in weather prediction, computer aided engineering, oil exploration, market analysis, genomics, helping communities predict the spread of infectious diseases, and modeling the benefits and effects of experimental pharmaceuticals.
Sabalcore Computing Inc. is a client company of the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.
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For more information contact:
John D. Van Workum, President Sabalcore Computing, Inc. 877-492-8027; john@sabalcore.com
Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubator – Central Florida Research Park, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LVershelCo@aol.com
About the UCF Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 130 emerging companies (including nearly 80 current clients) create over $500 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With six facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Gulf C4iSR 2010 Communications Event Planned For 1 February 2010
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GULF C4iSR 2010
February 1st – 3rd 2010
Armed Officers Club, Abu Dhabi
www.gulfc4i.com
With patronage from the UAE Air Force and with support from the UAE Armed Forces, GULF C4ISR will return in 2010 to once again deliver mission critical information and promote interoperability and cooperation in the GULF region.
Running for the first time in January 2009 in Abu Dhabi and attracting over 250 attendees, GULF C4ISR was the biggest and most successful military communication event in the regions history. With over 100 attendees from the UAE Armed Forces, Air Force and Air Defence, GULF C4ISR hosted presentations from international and regional C4I,NEC and NCW experts.
Early confirmed speakers participants will meet and learn from at GULF C4iSR in 2010 include:
– Major Dr Mohamed Alahbabi, Information Communication Technology (ICT) Advisor, General Headquarters, UAE
– Bruno Monfils, President, UAE Centre of Excellence
– Major General Floyd L. Carpenter, Commander, 8th Air Force, Air Combat Command, and Commander, JFCC-Global Strike
– Lt Gen Carroll Pollett, Director, Defense Information Systems Agency, US DoD
– Major General Hines, Director, NATO C3 Agency
– Bert Van Domselaar Branch Chief – Information services NATO HQ C3
To find out more, to request a brochure or to register call on +44 (0)20 7368 9465 or email info@wbr.co.uk.
Boeing Completes Key Reviews for High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator Program — Press Release
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Boeing Completes Key Reviews for High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator Program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 26, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful completion of two key reviews for the U.S. Army’s High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) program.
Completion of a critical design review in July allows Boeing to begin building a rugged beam control system on a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), a widely used military tactical vehicle. A system functional review in June addressed key enablers for fielding a next-generation, solid-state laser weapon system.
“This demonstration program is making significant progress in developing a weapon system that will transform the way soldiers are protected on the battlefield,” said Gary Fitzmire, vice president and program director of Boeing Missile Defense Systems’ Directed Energy Systems unit. “HEL TD’s speed-of-light, ultra-precision capability will increase the warfighter’s ability to counter rocket, artillery and mortar projectiles.”
The Army in 2008 awarded Boeing a contract to develop the system-engineering requirements for the overall HEL TD system and to complete the design of, then build, test and evaluate, a rugged beam control system on a HEMTT.
HEL TD is a cornerstone of the Army’s high-energy laser program. The HEL TD demonstration program will support the transition to a full-fledged Army acquisition program.
Boeing leads the way in developing high-energy laser systems for a variety of warfighter applications. These systems include the Airborne Laser, Advanced Tactical Laser, Free Electron Laser, Laser Avenger and Tactical Relay Mirror System.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world’s largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $32 billion business with 70,000 employees worldwide.
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Contact:
Marc Selinger
Boeing Missile Defense Systems
703-414-6138
marc.selinger@boeing.com
Chuck Cadena
Boeing Missile Defense Systems
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Lockheed Martin To Get Billion Dollar Contract To Support AEGIS Radar Engineering
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Events, Lockheed Martin, MDA, Raytheon, S&T, Services, U.S. Navy, development program, missile defense, production program
The AEGIS air defense system started development forty years ago and has been in service with the U.S. Navy for about thirty on cruisers and destroyers. It is an integrated system of radars, software, missiles and vertical and rail launchers. The company that originally developed the radar was RCA but through acquisition and mergers it is now Lockheed Martin. The work on the radar has always been centered around Moorestown, NJ.
The system was originally for air defense but since the Nineties the Navy has been modifying it to support ballistic missile defense operations by creating the SM-3 missile. The SM-2 is the primary air defense missile currently in use. Raytheon makes the missile for the Navy. Lockheed was awarded a $1 billion contract to provide development work, engineering services and support to the missile defense part of the program last week. This contract is from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and not the Navy. The Obama Administration has focused on this naval system over the long range ground based systems and this indicates that commitment.
DARPA Contracts For New Internet “Standard” With Lockheed
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, DARPA, Department of Defense, Events, Federal Budget Process, IT, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, S&T, Services, development program
The Defense Advanced Research Products Agency (DARPA) awarded a contract to a team led by Lockheed Martin to “develop” a new internet standard for use by the military only. The contract is worth about $31 million. Joining Lockheed will be companies like Microsoft, Juniper Networks, LGS Innovations and Stanford.
The idea is to build for DoD a more secure protocol. Although ARPA, DARPA’s predecessor, paid for the invention of what has become the Internet using primarily TCP/IP protocol this new set up will be optimized for military use and requirements. In some ways this makes a great deal of sense as the current internet faces a host of issues with protection and perhaps starting from scratch it will be easier to add security functions at the lowest level.
U.S. Department of Defense Invests In Prostrate Cancer Treatment
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Congress, Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Events, Federal Budget Process, S&T, SRI International, Services, development program
The U.S. Department of Defense/Prostrate Cancer Research Program (DoD/PCRP) gave a grant of just over $1.5 million dollars to SRI International to support pre-clinical studies of the non-profit organization’s agents that might be able to develop into drugs to treat prostate cancer. This grant follows an earlier one that had led to some positive results utilizing plant products.
The U.S. defense budget contains a great deal of novel R&D efforts and a lot of funding. Congress has used it to fund breast and other cancer and disease prevention and treatment research. Obviously the military has a great deal invested in their human capital and medical treatment and this funding helps in those areas. SRI International is a spin-off of Stanford University specializing in sponsored research for government, businesses and foundations.
Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Strikes Moving Target in Test — Press Release
Filed under: Boeing, Business Line, Companies, MDA, Military Aviation, Press Releases, S&T, Services, development program, missile defense
Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Strikes Moving Target in Test
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 13 — The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 19 damaged a moving ground vehicle from the air using the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft, completing ATL’s first air-to-ground, high-power laser engagement of a mobile target.
During the test, the C-130H aircraft took off from Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque and fired a high-power chemical laser through its beam control system while flying over White Sands Missile Range. The beam control system guided the laser beam’s energy to the unoccupied, remotely controlled target, striking the vehicle and putting a hole in a fender. The test demonstrated the ability to aim and fire a high-energy laser beam at a moving target.
“In this test, a directed energy weapon successfully demonstrated direct attack on a moving target,” said Gary Fitzmire, vice president and program director of Boeing Missile Defense Systems’ Directed Energy Systems unit. “ATL has now precisely targeted and engaged both stationary and moving targets, demonstrating the transformational versatility of this speed-of-light, ultra-precision engagement capability that will dramatically reduce collateral damage.”
The test occurred less than three weeks after an Aug. 30 test in which ATL damaged an unoccupied stationary vehicle, marking the aircraft’s first air-to-ground, high-power laser engagement of a tactically representative target.
Boeing developed ATL for the Air Force. ATL demonstrations support the development of laser defense systems that will destroy, damage or disable targets on the battlefield and in urban operations with little to no collateral damage.
The Boeing-led ATL industry team includes L-3 Communications/Brashear, which built the laser turret; HYTEC Inc., which made a variety of the weapon system’s structural elements; and J.B. Henderson, which provides mechanical integration support.
Boeing leads the way in developing and integrating laser systems for a variety of customers, including the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy. Besides ATL, these systems include the Airborne Laser, Free Electron Laser, High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator and Tactical Relay Mirror System.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world’s largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $32 billion business with 70,000 employees worldwide.
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Boeing Missile Defense Systems
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Boeing Missile Defense Systems
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GATR Technologies Sells Innovative Satellite Antenna To U.S. Military
Filed under: Alabama, Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Events, GATR Technologies, IT, S&T, Satellites, Services, States, U.S. Navy, logistics, production program
The Alabama company GATR Technologies was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to provide inflatable satellite communication terminals. The contract is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract which means that under it the Navy may buy as many as they want but doesn’t necessarily have to buy any. The one year contract could be worth up to $26 million to the company.
GATR Technologies makes a rather innovative system where the antenna and terminal are part of a big inflatable ball. This means that it is easy to transport and may be set up in rough terrain or remote locations just be inflating it. It weights very little and is quite portable. The system require two cases as well as requiring an external power source. This concept just demonstrates the ingenuity that is out there when it comes to making systems more effective.
AVI BioPharma Gets Contract To Work On Counters To Possible Biological WMD
Filed under: AVI BioPharma, Business Line, Contract Awards, DTRA, Events, S&T, Services, States, Washington, development program, medicine
The United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awarded AVI BioPharma a contract to work on a drug to counter the Junin virus. There are concerns that this virus could be weaponized and used as a biological agent. The contract is worth over $11 million.
The contract is part of a program to develop measures to protect U.S. troops and civilians from Junin, Ebola and the Marburg viruses. AVI BioPharma Inc. is a company based in Washington state that is working on drugs based on RNA. They are also working on treatments for “muscular dystrophy and for the treatment of cardiovascular restenosis” as well as various viruses like Junin.
Obviously over the last several years the U.S. Government is concerned with treating populations as well as their military and civil servants fro these kind of diseases. Not only are their operations in parts of the world where these are more common Ebola and other blood diseases are a threat for use as a WMD. There will probably be many other contracts for this kind of work awarded over the next few decades.
Air Force Contracts With Biotechnology Company UES Inc.
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Events, Ohio, S&T, Services, States, U.S. Air Force, UES Inc., development program
The United States Air Force Research Lab (ARFL) contracted with Ohio based UES Inc. to provide biotechnology and nanotechnology research in support of materials development. The contract is worth about $44.5 million to the company and will be a major expansion of its work for that service. The ARFL is tasked with managing and funding most of the basic research performed by the service focusing on areas to improve aviation technology.
The contract will be carried out at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio where UES already conducts some work. The focus will be on looking at how biotechnology, nanotechnology and natural processes may be used to strengthen and protect materials. Obviously the Air Force needs to invest in material development as they are looking for lighter, stronger and stealthy ones to build advanced aircraft out of. UES has been growing recently and looking to become a prime contractor for these kind of contracts rather then just being a sub.
POWERWAVE FORMS TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD, LEVERAGING RENOWNED THOUGHT LEADERS IN INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIA — Press Release
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POWERWAVE FORMS TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD, LEVERAGING RENOWNED THOUGHT LEADERS IN INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIA
Inaugural Members Professor Arogyaswami J Paulraj, Professor Theodore (Ted) S. Rappaport, and the Honorable Governor Tom Ridge to Help Drive Technology and Business Development Strategy
SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 1, 2009 – Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV), a global leader in end-to-end wireless coverage and capacity solutions, today announced the formation of its Technical Advisory Board, and the appointment of its inaugural members who are renowned thought leaders in industry, government and academia – Professor Arogyaswami J Paulraj, Professor Theodore (Ted) S. Rappaport, and the Honorable Governor Tom Ridge.
The board’s charter is to provide guidance in the company’s technology development and long-term roadmap and assess relevant technology and industry trends that will shape the future of wireless and its adoption in a wide range of strategic vertical markets.
“We are privileged to have such an esteemed group helping guide Powerwave’s future technology and related business development strategy,” said Ronald J. Buschur, president and CEO, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. “It would be difficult to find a group of individuals who have been more influential and proficient in the respective areas of business, government, technology and academia. Their decades of experience, significant technical knowledge, global networks, and invaluable business and industry acumen will help Powerwave address existing and emerging vertical markets for wireless solutions, supporting initiatives in the public safety, military and Homeland Security sectors,” he said.
The newly created Technical Advisory Board will meet quarterly and will be chaired by Khurram P. Sheikh, Powerwave’s chief product and development officer.
“We’ve enjoyed regular and ongoing interaction with these individuals over the years, which has helped ensure Powerwave’s products and go-to-market plans are highly strategic, and that we continue to provide value and demonstrate competitive differentiation,” said Sheikh. “As we continue to benefit from this guidance via the Technical Advisory Board’s extensive industry expertise and valuable business insights, Powerwave will further its position as a leader in wireless communications across all our targeted industry segments and with new disruptive technologies.”
Boeing Video Of Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) Aircraft
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Boeing released a video yesterday of the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) Aircraft conducting a recent test where it successfully engaged a ground vehicle.
Full details of the test may be found at this press release.
The Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) program, sponsored by the U.S. Air Force, has equipped a C-130H aircraft with a high-energy chemical laser for engagements against ground targets. The system is designed to destroy, damage or disable targets with little to no collateral damage. ATL demonstrations support development of systems that will conduct missions on the battlefield and in urban operations.
Datamonitor Report on the Global Top 10 Aerospace and Defense Companies
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American Science and Engineering, Inc. Introduces MobileSearch High-Energy Cargo and Vehicle Inspection System — Press Release
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American Science and Engineering, Inc. Introduces MobileSearch High-Energy Cargo and Vehicle Inspection System
Versatile Mobile System Offers Transmission and Z Backscatter X-ray for Superior Image Detail
ANAHEIM, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 21, 2009– American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E®) (NASDAQ: ASEI), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced today the introduction of the MobileSearch™ High-Energy (HE) cargo and vehicle inspection system with both high-energy transmission and proprietary Z Backscatter X-ray imaging for detecting threats and contraband including weapons, explosives, drugs, and currency. For added flexibility, the system offers multiple scan modes for high speed scanning of passenger vehicles or oversized or odd-shaped cargo, allowing the operational flexibility of the Z BackscatterTM Van — in either “drive-by” mode to scan stationary objects, or “portal” mode to scan vehicles as they drive past the system. MobileSearch HE also features a unique integrated cab design that enables the drivers and operators to be in the same spacious cabin for improved communications and comfort.
“MobileSearch HE provides the industry’s most versatile and effective mobile scanning system on the market,” said Robert Postle, AS&E’s Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing. “The system’s combination of transmission and Z Backscatter X-ray technologies provides superior imaging and displays the most information about the contents of the cargo. With its multiple scan modes, the system offers the flexibility and the photo-like imaging of our top selling Z Backscatter Van, making it ideal for a wide range of applications.”
MobileSearch HE is ideal for homeland security and drug interception missions at seaports, border crossings, and other high threat checkpoints. The system offers the largest tunnel size in the industry, allowing for the inspection of oversize cargo and vehicles. MobileSearch HE can travel on roads and at highway speeds.
AS&E’s Patented Z Backscatter Technology plus High-Energy Transmission
MobileSearch HE offers two complementary imaging technologies integrated in one system. Its 4.5 MeV high energy transmission X-ray generates high penetration and high resolution images for the inspection of densely loaded cargo, with typical penetration over 12 inches (300 mm) of steel. The system also utilizes Z Backscatter X-ray imaging to assist in the identification of organics for improved detection of threats and contraband. Z Backscatter technology offers the additional benefits of photo-like images and improved image analysis time, as well as a wide field of view with no tire or ground cutoff unlike transmission X-rays — allowing for the effective scanning of passenger vehicles and tires.
Flexibile Scan Modes
MobileSearch HE offers multiple scan modes for added flexibility. During normal operations, MobileSearch HE scans over stationary vehicles and cargo with both transmission and Z Backscatter imaging with the boom deployed. Additionally, MobileSearch HE can operate in Z Backscatter-only mode, with the boom stowed, for high speed scanning of passenger vehicles or oversized or odd-shaped cargo. In Z Backscatter-only mode, the system is safe to scan drivers and passengers while they remain in their vehicles.
MobileSearch HE is the latest introduction into AS&E’s comprehensive family of Cargo and Vehicle Inspection Systems, which also includes:
Sentry™ Portal: New advanced, high-throughput, high-penetration, drive-through inspection system.
OmniView™ Gantry: Cargo and vehicle inspection system with high-energy X-ray transmission inspection for high-penetration into complex cargo and dense objects — up to 14 inches (350 mm) of steel — without requiring an exterior building or heavy shielding.
Z Portal®: Cargo and vehicle screening system offers high-throughput, drive-through, multi-view screening for cars, vans, and their cargo with Z Backscatter imaging. The system is safe for drivers and passengers to remain in their vehicle during screening.
Z Gantry™: Cargo and vehicle screening system offers bi-directional, multi-view Z Backscatter scanning by moving on rails for screening cargo and vehicles. The Z Gantry is ideal for high-traffic locations with space constraints and is extremely safe for operators, cargo, and the environment.
Z Backscatter™ Van (ZBV): The most maneuverable, versatile mobile X-ray detection system on the market; a low cost highly mobile screening system built into a commercially available delivery van, offering rapid “drive-by” Z Backscatter screening.
About AS&E®
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E) is the leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray inspection systems. With over 50 years of experience in developing advanced X-ray security systems, the Company’s product line utilizes a combination of technologies, including patented Z Backscatter technology, Radioactive Threat Detection (RTD), high energy transmission and dual energy transmission X-ray. These technologies offer superior X-ray threat detection for plastic explosives, plastic weapons, liquid explosives, dirty bombs and nuclear devices. AS&E’s complete range of products include cargo inspection systems for port and border security, baggage screening systems for facility and aviation security, and personnel and passenger screening systems. AS&E systems protect high-threat facilities and help combat terrorism and trade fraud, drug smuggling, weapon smuggling, and illegal immigration and people smuggling. AS&E customers include leading government agencies, border authorities, military bases, airports and corporations worldwide, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), HM Revenue & Customs (U.K.), Hong Kong Customs, and Abu Dhabi Customs. For more information on AS&E products and technologies, please visit www.as-e.com.
Safe Harbor Statement. The foregoing press release contains statements concerning AS&E’s financial performance, markets and business operations that may be considered “forward-looking” under applicable securities laws. AS&E wishes to caution readers of this press release that actual results might differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. Factors which might cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements contained herein include the following: significant reductions or delays in procurements of the Company’s systems by the United States and other governments; disruption in the supply of any source component incorporated into AS&E’s products; litigation seeking to restrict the use of intellectual property used by the Company; potential product liability claims against the Company; global political trends and events which affect public perception of the threat presented by drugs, explosives and other contraband; global economic developments and the ability of governments and private organizations to fund purchases of the Company’s products to address such threats; and the potential insufficiency of Company resources, including human resources, capital, plant and equipment and management systems, to accommodate any future growth, and future delays in federal funding. These and certain other factors which might cause actual results to differ materially from those projected are detailed from time to time in AS&E’s periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which important factors are incorporated herein by reference. AS&E undertakes no obligation to update forward looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes in future operating results, financial condition or business over time.
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