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3D Printing / Defense Technology / Energy Efficiency

Mass. 3D printing firm in partnership with Army’s Detroit Arsenal

WARREN–Framingham, Mass.-based Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC) announced a new project with the U.S. Army’s Detroit Arsenal in Warren. The company said the project is among the first within the Department …

Autonomous Vehicles / Defense Technology / Engineering Education / Higher Education

LTU wins international self-drive autonomous competition award

SOUTHFIELD—The Lawrence Technological University rACTor Self-Drive team  from the LTU Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS), won the Lescoe Cup Self Drive Grand Award in the 32nd annual Intelligent …

Defense Technology / Electronics

Great Lakes Crystal Technologies gets $2.7M defense grant

EAST LANSING—Great Lakes Crystal Technologies, a provider of single-crystal high-performance diamond plates, substrates, and epitaxial wafers for high-technology applications, has been awarded $2.7 million in funds from National Security Innovation …

Autonomous Vehicles / Defense Technology / Higher Education

LTU wins seventh straight collegiate self-driving car crown

SOUTHFIELD—For the seventh straight year, Lawrence Technological University was the champion of the Self-Drive Challenge category in the 31st annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, held May 31-June 3 on the grounds of …

Business Accelerators / Defense Suppliers / Defense Technology / Military Technology / Military Vehicles

Centrepolis Accelerator @ LTU announces new defense hardtech program

SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator, in collaboration with the U.S. Army, announced the inception of the Defense Hardtech Accelerator Program. Designed to bolster domestic product development and manufacturing, the initiative …

Aerospace / Defense Technology

NCMS part of project to keep KC-135 refueling aircraft flying longer

ANN ARBOR—The Ann Arbor-based National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, along with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research, has announced partnerships with the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command …

Autonomous Vehicles / Defense Technology / Higher Education / University Research

Lawrence Tech wins sixth straight world championship for self-driving cars

SOUTHFIELD—If they gave out gaudy world championship rings for winning the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition’s Self-Drive Challenge, Lawrence Technological University would now be starting on its sixth finger. For the …

Defense Technology / Military Technology

BAE gets $184M Marine Corps order for 36 more amphibious combat vehicles

STERLING HEIGHTS–BAE Systems has received a $184 million contract option from the U.S. Marine Corps for 36 additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs). This contract award will cover production, fielding, and …

Defense Technology / Economic Development / Workforce Development

Native American media business to expand in Sault Ste. Marie with state aid

LANSING—tipping Point Solutions Inc., a Sault Tribe business member and defense industry supplier, is expanding its operations in Sault Ste. Marie with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan …

Defense Technology / Military Vehicles

BAE gets deal for Army tank rescue vehicles

STERLING HEIGHTS—Farnborough, U.K.-based BAE Systems has been awarded a $148.3 million contract by the United States Army to upgrade 43 M88A1 heavy-lift vehicles for added capability to evacuate damaged or …

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