Arthur McMiler

2 weeks ago | executivegov.com | Arthur McMiler

Organizations and companies in the U.S. industrial base, including academia and startups, have been invited to tap the capabilities of the Advanced Metallic Production and Processing, or AMPP, Center that the Leading Innovations For Tomorrow, or LIFT, program has established in Detroit. The center can rapidly bring concepts of new materials to prototype, testing and production, Nigel Francis, LIFT’s CEO and executive director, said in the institute’s Monday announcement of the center’s opening.

2 weeks ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

Hanwha Aerospace has committed $205 million in funding for its partnership with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to develop and manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles in South Korea. The Korean defense company aims to promote local employment opportunities and use the country’s supply chain for UAV components through the collaboration, the Korea Economic Daily reported. The partnership calls for the companies to co-develop GA-ASI’s Gray Eagle short takeoff and landing UAV.

2 weeks ago | govconexec.com | Arthur McMiler

The U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group have agreed to synthesize their capabilities in modular technology to jointly develop advanced subsystems for weapons at reduced costs. Under the partnership, the two organizations will integrate Dstl’s Modular Weapons Testbed concept with the plug-and-launch modular technology of DSTG’s SHARKTOOTH small missile developmental program to create better systems for their armed forces.

2 weeks ago | executivebiz.com | Arthur McMiler

Oceus demonstrated its 5G network during the recent Integrated Training Exercise 1-25 aimed at sharpening the capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. The company’s 5G platform is helping the U.S. Marine Corps’ innovation and network extension to improve mission-critical activities, Jeff Harman, Oceus’ president and CEO, said in a company announcement on the demo Friday.

2 weeks ago | executivegov.com | Arthur McMiler

The Department of the Air Force has issued a solicitation for prototype multi-fuel power systems to back up its existing on-site power sources. The “flex fuel” prototypes DAF wants are designs that not only increase power sources and fuel options but also clean energy systems that reduce costs and minimize maintenance and operational requirements, according to the department’s Thursday Tradewinds post.