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TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Saudi Aramco reports 30% rise in quarterly income Tue, 4th May 2021 10:58 (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday. COMPANIES Saudi Arabian Oil Co said income grew by almost a third in the first quarter of 2021. Aramco, based in Dhahran, said net income was USD21.7 billion for the first quarter of 2021, a 30% increase from USD16.7 billion a year prior, primarily driven by a stronger oil market and higher refining and chemicals margins, partly of...

BAE Systems to open Iowa facility for mission-critical GPS work Illustration: BAE Systems BAE Systems is investing more than $100 million to build a state-of-the-art facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, expected to be completed in 2022. The facility will support the company’s newly acquired Navigation & Sensor Systems business, which makes mission-critical military GPS products. The new building will bring the company’s local design and production employees from multiple locations into a single ...

Modern Drones Could Mimic 300-Million-Year-Old Dragonflies Written by AZoRoboticsApr 28 2021 Scientists from the University of South Australia drew inspiration from a 300-million-year-old flying machine—the dragonfly—to illustrate why future flapping-wing drones will perhaps look like the insect in wings, shape, and gearing. Flapping wing mechanism made using a 3D printer in a student’s home laboratory. Image Credit: University of South Australia A group of PhD students guided by Javaan C...

Prototype of a dragonfly-inspired drone University of South Australia researchers have drawn inspiration from a 300-million-year-old superior flying machine – the dragonfly – to show why future flapping wing drones will probably resemble the insect in shape, wings and gearing. A team of PhD students led by UniSA Professor of Sensor Systems, Javaan Chahl, spent part of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown designing and testing key parts of a dragonfly-inspired drone that might match the insect’s ext...

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 10:33 FLIR Systems announced on April 12 that it has won a contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to rapidly develop novel fabrics with embedded catalysts and chemistries that can fight and reduce chemical and biological threats upon contact. FLIR and its teaming partners will develop a prototype fabric material, the Integrated Soldier Protective System (ISPS), for testing by government laboratories. (Picture source: screenshot from F...

FLIR secures DARPA contract to develop protective fabrics 13 April 2021 (Last Updated April 13th, 2021 10:20) FLIR Systems has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the US to develop a fabric that will protect personnel from chemical and emerging biological threats. Share Article The contract involves developing a new prototype fabric that can be incorporated into protective suits and other equipment. Cred...

Scienta Scientific AB acquires leading German business Scienta Scientific Publicerad: 6 april 2021, 11:00 Scienta Scientific has acquired Envinet GmbH as of March 31, 2021. Envinet GmbH is the market leader in area monitoring radiation protection networks with installations in over 70 countries. Area monitoring networks are used for civilian protection against nuclear radiation incidents. Envinet provides solutions based on gamma radiation detection. Scienta Scientific is already active in radi...

Share this article ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) was awarded an approximately $33M five-year contract to support the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD A&S).    SPA will provide executive-level and staff support to assist OUSD A&S in acquisition and program management support, portfolio management, and congressional support. The work also includes acquisition policy and organizational pla...

SPA Designated a Registered Provider Organization to Support Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Read full article March 2, 2021, 10:19 AM·2 min read ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) has been designated a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB). The CMMC provides a unifying standard for cybersecurity implementation and ensures that companies in the Defe...

BAE Systems to develop advanced GPS chips for warfighters BAE Systems has received a $247 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to design and manufacture an advanced military GPS receiver and next-generation semiconductor. The technology will provide positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities to warfighters so they can execute missions in challenging electromagnetic environments. MGUE Increment 2 The Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increm...