Posts from GovCon Daily for 11/13/2015

Technavio Sets Global UAV Flight Training, Simulation Market CAGR at 6.06% Through 2019

Technavio has released a new report that estimates the global unmanned aerial vehicle flight training and simulation market’s compound annual growth rate at 6.06 percent from 2014 through 2019. The report indicates that the growing demand for UAVs over the forecast period will drive the market, which will also see an increase in the use of synthetic vision concepts, Reportlinker said Wednesday…

Raytheon, Kongsberg Wrap Up F-35A Missile Flight Tests; Mike Jarrett Comments

Raytheon and Norwegian defense contractor Kongsberg Gruppen have completed a series of flight tests of a missile system designed for integration with Lockheed Martin‘s F-35A fighter jets. An F-16 aircraft was used to launch the Joint Strike Missile at an altitude of 22,000 feet over the training and test range in Utah, Kongsberg said Tuesday…

Army Requests Info on Small UAS Detection Tech Sources

The U.S. Army has issued a request for information on potential industry sources of technology that can detect and identify unmanned aerial vehicles that weigh less than 20 pounds. The Army’s Rapid Equipping Force is also looking for non-kinetic radio frequency or GPS jamming systems intended to counter drones that pose a threat to the safety of people, the military branch said in a sources sought announcement posted Nov…

DigitalGlobe, Exploration Mapping Partner on Natural Resource Imagery; Dan Taranik Comments

DigitalGlobe and Exploration Mapping Group have forged a global information partnership in an effort to deliver imagery products to natural resources customers. Exploration Mapping plans to use DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite to identify geological features and mineral signatures as well as locate petroleum sources, DigitalGlobe said Thursday…

Parsons Donates Battle Cross Replica to Huntsville Veterans Memorial; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments

Parsons has presented a battlefield cross replica statue to the Huntsville Madison County Veterans Memorial in Alabama. Parsons donated the bronze replica statue during a ceremony held on Veterans Day at the memorial park, the company said Thursday…

General Dynamics Develops Radios for Thales Aircraft Landing Guidance System

General Dynamics has developed two radio communication technologies to operate with a precision-guidance instrument landing system that Thales is building for the U.S. Air Force. The CM-300/350 V2 air traffic control radios and Fortress ES2440 wireless backhaul radios will work to support the Air Force’s Deployable Instrument Landing System, General Dynamics said Thursday…

DRS, BAE to Collaborate on Army Night-Vision Targeting System’s Interoperability

DRS Technologies and BAE Systems are working to develop a wireless night-vision targeting technology for the U.S. Army as part of the service branch’s rapid target acquisition project, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday…