The Northrop Grumman Corp.'s GPS Next Generation Ground Control Segment (OCX) team has completed the Standard Capability Maturity Model Integration Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) software assessment, the company said.

Raytheon Co. has completed captive carry testing of the Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range (JSOW-ER) missile under a $4.1 million U.S. Navy contract to conduct a free-flight demonstration of the JSOW-ER in 2009.

Gowanda Electronics has introduced a series of RF inductors that are now on the military's Qualified Product List per MIL-PRF-83446 specification, the company said.

Satellite Tracking of People LLC (STOP) has entered into a series of agreements with Sky Detective, Inc., to supply it with STOP's proprietary one-piece BluTag GPS offender tracking technology and related VeriTracks software system.

Because of the low-signal power level broadcast by the GPS satellites, it is well known that GPS operation is highly susceptible to interference or jamming. With widespread GPS use, the threat to both commercial and military operations dependent on GPS is becoming more evident.

Frequency Electronics Inc. has received authorization to proceed with a new contract to provide master clocks and microwave sources for payloads for forthcoming GPS III satellites, the company said today.

Digital Angel's Sarbe division is supplying personal locator equipment to the Malaysian armed forces in a deal worth approximately $2.7 million, the company said.

Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a contract from the U.S. Army to provide more than 150 of its battle-proven Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) systems that provide targeting capability for laser-guided, GPS-guided, and conventional munitions.

Engineering and services provider Overlook Systems Technologies Inc. has named Douglas Taggart as president of the company effective June 1 of this year.