Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
NEW YORK – L3 Technologies (NYSE:LLL) announced today that it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract valued at up to $454 million from the U.S. Army for the next-generation WESCAM MX™-10D electro-optical/infrared and laser designator (EO/IR/LD) sensor suite. These modernized ISR systems operate from the Army’s Tactical Unmanned Air Systems Shadow UAV (RQ-7Bv2) and
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
WILSONVILLE, Ore.- FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the FLIR Black Hornet® Vehicle Reconnaissance System (VRS), featuring the Black Hornet 3 nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for global military, government agency, and first responder vehicle-mounted operations. The Black Hornet VRS is based on an adaption of the unique Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS),
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
WASHINGTON – AUSA – AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems (TMS), today announced a new strategic relationship with General Dynamics Land Systems (GD), the leader in ground combat vehicles, to produce highly integrated and effective tactical UAS and TMS for armored ground combat vehicles. “By integrating
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired privately-held Veltec, a fleet management provider that delivers solutions to transportation companies to improve safety and reduce operational costs. Veltec is headquartered in Londrina, Brazil. The acquisition of Veltec further expands Trimble’s global footprint and extends Trimble’s fleet safety and efficiency solutions to
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.– Hexagon’s Safety & Infrastructure division has launched Intergraph InSight, a new suite of public safety data visualization and analytics software that supports evidence-based reporting, analysis and decision making. It creates a single source of organizational data, which users can explore, analyze and share through interactive reports and dashboards, helping public safety agencies see their
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
RESTON, Va.– Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, announced its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Roger Krone, was chosen by the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) as the 2018 recipient of its distinguished John W. Dixon Award. The award is presented annually for outstanding contributions to national defense by a
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS – DTN, an independent source of insights, analysis and decision-support solutions, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Weather Decision Technologies, Inc. (WDT). The acquisition further solidifies and enhances DTN’s weather technology platform and supports the company’s commitment to providing the highest quality and most accurate weather forecasts and insights.
Monday, October 8th, 2018
OLD HICKORY, Tenn. – GEO Jobe is pleased to announce an important update of the popular Admin Tools for ArcGIS (consistently a TOP app in the Esri ArcGIS Marketplace). The latest version of Admin Tools, 1.3, gives the ArcGIS Administrator even more functionality and tools to perform their job better. We’ve listened to our global
Monday, October 8th, 2018
REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has announced that it is partnering with BuildingFootprintUSA to provide unprecedented, accurate geocoding and address matching to users of Esri’s ArcGIS platform in the United States and Canada, as well as a comprehensive training dataset used to improve Esri’s machine learning and artificial intelligence. Users in
Monday, October 8th, 2018
Participants at the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) Annual Conference cheered at the news that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill passed the Senate this morning. The legislation contains provisions critical to building the national spatial data infrastructure by establishing a clear vision, assigning responsibility, providing authority and ensuring oversight of federal activities
