19 May Defence technology company Parsons and non-profit research and development organisation Fraunhofer USA have partnered to develop a digital Covid-19 detector. The companies will focus on a diamond electrode biosensor. The prototype will be used for direct and quick detection of the virus. A prototype is anticipated to be ready for initial testing and …

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18 May A dozen members of the Washington National Guard are working alongside the US Department of Health and AmeriCorps volunteers to build Covid-19 testing kits. The members are involved inn several stages of building the kits ranging from assembling, packaging, shipping and tracking. A total of 28,306 kits were assembled as of 14 May. …

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15 May Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced that its Mobile Laboratory Product has been deployed as part of the National Guard’s efforts to combat Covid-19. The Mobile Laboratory Product has been developed in part by the Kratos Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat & Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Division for the Department of …

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The UK Parliament’s Defence Select Committee has announced it is holding an inquiry into defence’s contribution to the response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The focus of the inquiry will be looking into the “military’s preparedness and resilience, the nature and effectiveness of the Armed Forces’ support of civilian authorities during the pandemic, and the …

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14 May The US Army is using counter-terrorism technology Joint Analytic Real-Time Virtual Information Sharing System (JARVISS) to monitor the spread of Covid-19. The software is designed to compile information on criminal activity threats and natural disaster in and near by army installations and stand-alone facilities. It gathers information from more than 80,000 sources, including …

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The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is quarantining submarine crews pre-deployment defence minister James Heappey has confirmed. In a written response to a parliamentary question, Heappey wrote: “Mitigation measures are being put in place to minimise the risk of COVID-19 onboard a submarine and to maintain the health and wellbeing of their ships’ companies. The …

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Technology company Savi has handed over its Portable Deployment Kit (PDK) III to the US Department of Defense (DoD). The company is under contract to deliver the kits to the Army National Guard and Army Reserve. Savi PDK III is a complete active RFID solution. It offers warfighters and first responders, deployed to fight Covid-19 …

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The US Air Force (USAF) Genetics Center of Excellence at Keesler Air Force Base (AFB) and Defense Health Agency (DHA) have collaborated to aid the scientific research to sequence the SARS-CoV-2 genome responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic. Keesler AFB has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, academic …

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Public Service and Procurement Canada has announced the extension of the Future Fighter Capability Project proposal submission deadline. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fighter competition has been delayed by one month due to the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on the industry. Eligible suppliers can now submit their proposals on or before 31 July. Teams from …

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Air Mobility Command (AMC) at Scott AFB, Illinois, US, has selected Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California, US, for the US Air Force’s (USAF) specialised aeromedical evacuation (AE) missions related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Travis AFB is one of the three selected bases, others being Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, US, and Ramstein AFB, Germany. The airbases …

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