Defensive programming

Coda Octopus Group Announces Increase in Scope of Supply Under Key Defense Program, Resulting in Increased Order Value

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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CODA reported that in September 2023, its subsidiary, Coda Octopus Colmek, Inc (which forms part of its engineering services business), received orders for approximately $1m for the production of proprietary sub-assemblies and support relating to one of its longstanding Defense Programs.

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  • CODA reported that in September 2023, its subsidiary, Coda Octopus Colmek, Inc (which forms part of its engineering services business), received orders for approximately $1m for the production of proprietary sub-assemblies and support relating to one of its longstanding Defense Programs.
  • Kevin Kane, Coda Octopus Colmek’s CEO, said: “We have a strong record of performance on these longstanding programs – some of which extend over 40 years.
  • I am very pleased that we have broadened our scope of supply under this Program, resulting in increased purchase orders in fiscal 2023.
  • Additionally, due to ongoing industry-wide supply chain and obsolescence issues, we see increased opportunities to grow our scope under this and our other longstanding programs.

Enterprise Grade Services and Capabilities are Now Available From CIQ for Rocky Linux 9.2 and 8.8

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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RENO, Nev., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CIQ—the company supporting enterprises with the next generation of software infrastructure built atop the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution—announced today that it has certified its suite of software products on recently released Rocky Linux 9.2 and Rocky Linux 8.8. Certified CIQ products include Warewulf and Apptainer as well as the newly launched Fuzzball and images available in the Mountain repo as a service offering. CIQ also announced enterprise grade professional support on both of the new versions of Rocky Linux.

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  • RENO, Nev., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CIQ —the company supporting enterprises with the next generation of software infrastructure built atop the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution—announced today that it has certified its suite of software products on recently released Rocky Linux 9.2 and Rocky Linux 8.8.
  • CIQ also announced enterprise grade professional support on both of the new versions of Rocky Linux.
  • Rocky Linux, created by Kurtzer to replace CentOS, is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux®.
  • CIQ is the founding support and services partner of Rocky Linux , the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF), and the creator of the next generation federated computing stack.

BWXT Subsidiary Awarded $428 Million Contract for Uranium Conversion and Purification Services

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Monday, April 10, 2023
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BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that its Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) subsidiary has been awarded a $428 million contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to provide purification and conversion services for highly enriched uranium (HEU).

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  • BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that its Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) subsidiary has been awarded a $428 million contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to provide purification and conversion services for highly enriched uranium (HEU).
  • Under this five-year contract, NFS will establish a process line inside the facility before initiating conversion and purification operations.
  • Prior to this award, NFS successfully completed a $57.5 million “Phase I” contract that began in 2021.
  • BWXT cautions that this release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the performance, timing, impact and value, to the extent contract value can be viewed as an indicator of future revenues, of the HEU conversion and purification services contract.

Allison Transmission Showcases Advanced Propulsion Technology at Modern Day Marine Expo

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Monday, May 9, 2022
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In addition, when the Marine Corps sought to improve fuel economy in their workhorse MTVR, Allison responded by providing more fuel-efficient software settings and a means for the Marine Corps to deploy the changes throughout the fleet.

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  • In addition, when the Marine Corps sought to improve fuel economy in their workhorse MTVR, Allison responded by providing more fuel-efficient software settings and a means for the Marine Corps to deploy the changes throughout the fleet.
  • Together, these features optimize efficiency and performance while maintaining the traditional Allison advantages of quality, reliability, durability, and productivity.
  • Allison Transmissions brand promise is to provide the most reliable and valued propulsion solutions in the world to enable our customers to work more efficiently.
  • Allison is proud to support the Marine Corps expeditionary force capable of littoral operations in contested environments by maximizing mobility and reducing logistical demand, said Dana Pittard, Vice President for Defense Programs, Allison Transmission.