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Rockwell Automation Strengthens
Control and Visualization Portfolio
With Acquisition of ASEM
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Rockwell Automation Inc. announced it signed an
agreement to acquire Italy-based ASEM S.p.A.,
a leading provider of digital automation technol-
ogies. ASEM provides a complete range of indus-
trial PCs, human-machine interface hardware
and software, remote access capabilities, and
secure industrial IoT gateway solutions.
Virginia Middle School Student Earns Honor
of Naming NASA's Next Mars Rover
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The name was announced recently by Thomas
Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the Sci-
ence Mission Directorate, during a celebration
at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke,
Virginia. Zurbuchen was at the school to con-
gratulate seventh-grader Alexander Mather,
who submitted the winning entry to the agen-
cy's "Name the Rover" essay contest, which
received 28,000 entries from K–12 students
from every U.S. state and territory.
BAE Systems Secures $188 Million Contract
for U.S. Navy's AEGIS Combat System
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BAE Systems Inc. was awarded a five-year
$188.2 million contract to provide the U.S.
Navy's AEGIS Technical Representative (AEGIS
TECHREP) organization with critical large-
scale system engineering, integration, and
testing expertise for the AEGIS weapons and
combat systems aboard U.S. Navy surface com-
batant ships.
Lockheed Martin's HELIOS Laser
Weapon System Takes Step Toward
Ship Integration
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Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy moved one
step closer to integrating a laser weapon system
onto an Arleigh Burke destroyer after success-
fully conducting a critical design review for
the high-energy laser with an integrated opti-
cal-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS) system.
Micron Partners With Seven Industrial
Companies to Deliver Robust and
Innovative Solutions
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Micron Technology Inc. reaffirmed its three-
decade commitment to the industrial market
with the introduction of its Industrial Quotient
(IQ) Partner Program.
Boeing T-7A Crew Shuts Off, Restarts
Engine in Flight to Demonstrate
Reliability
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Restarting a military jet's engine in flight is a
critical safety feature that can only be demon-
strated by doing something a flight crew rarely
wants to do: shutting off the engine in flight.
Silvus Technologies Radios Used by
Team CoSTAR in DARPA Subterranean
Challenge
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Silvus Technologies is proud to support Team
CoSTAR in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge.
The Collaborative SubTerranean Autonomous
Resilient Robots (CoSTAR) team uses radios by
Silvus Technologies for communication with
the CoSTAR robots and sensors during the
DARPA "SubT" Subterranean Challenge.
Rolls-Royce Launches New Electronics
Manufacturing Capability at Purdue to
Support U.S. Defense Engines
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Rolls-Royce created a new engine control capa-
bility near the campus of Purdue University
to support its U.S. defense business, includ-
ing the F130 engine competing for the U.S. Air
Force B-52 program.
