Lockheed Martin Corp. is one of three contractors hired by the Air Force to design and demonstrate a concept for space fence that would detect objects orbiting the Earth.
The Defense Department is seeking an increase of 18.4 percent, or $870 million, in funding for unmanned systems in fiscal 2010 over the amount spent for such systems in 2009, Defense Update reported.
The Office of Naval Research said today it plans to award more than $14.5 million for research on software engineering, networks, social networks and critical infrastructures.
The Defense Department wants information from providers of commercial satellite services regarding their ability to support future military communications requirements.
The House has approved bills designed to strengthen federal agencies' cooperation on international science and technology research and on domestic science education.
The Defense Department’s chief arms buyer, Ashton Carter, said May 18 the administration was on the verge of canceling the entire Army Future Combat Systems program in its present form, according to media reports.
Lockheed Martin Corp. will assist the Air Force with the technology development phase of the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar under a new contract.
Alion Science and Technology will provide modeling research and development to the Defense Department under a contract worth an estimated $14.4 million.
Computer Sciences Corp. will furnish systems engineering and program support services to the Army project manager responsible for maintaining communications transmission systems under a contract potentially worth $226 million over three years.
The Institute of Electrical and El0ectronics Engineers is launching an effort to develop common and interoperable standards for smart electricity grid technologies.
