Lockheed Wins Marine Corps Cargo UAS Extension
Lockheed Martin has won a $6.6 million contract extension from the U.S. Defense Department to continue helping operate two K-Max unmanned aircraft systems, AviationToday.com reported Monday. Work on the project will occur through September outside the continental U.S. and at the Naval Air Systems Command’s base in Patuxent River, Md., according to the report. The [...]
The Naval Air Systems Command plans to test commercial broadband communications technologies on three of its fleet’s ships this coming year, Nextgov reports. NAVAIR plans to install the 4G long-term evolution cellular systems on its USS Kearsarge, USS San Antonio and the USS Whidbey Island ships. NAVAIR will additionally supply shipboard crews with Android-powered smartphones. [...]
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