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...Hotline Continued From Page 88 processes. It combines a lithium metal anode, proprietary electrolyte and high-voltage cathode to achieve high energy density and thermal durability. Since it was established in April 2015, Cuberg has grown with several rounds of financing and grant funding and signed a multimillion-dollar joint development agree- ment with an industrial battery manufac- turer. “We are excited to partner with the world’s largest aerospace company to extend Cuberg’s battery capabilities to help power the aerospace platforms of the future,” said Wang. “With funding from Boeing, we will expand both our team and our research and development facilities to help customers integrate our batteries into their products, while also scaling up our technology to fully automated production.” Honeywell Awarded $42.6M for Power Logistics for B-2, C-130 The U.S. Air Force has awarded Honey- well a $42.6 million contract modification to provide power logistics services for two aircraft platforms, the B-2 and C-130. Honeywell Aerospace and Defense will per- form logistics support work on ground carts, as well as auxiliary and secondary power units, for the two aircraft, the Defense Department announced in late January. Work, which will be performed at Hill Air Force Base in Utah and the company’s plant in Tempe, Ariz., is expected to be finished by Nov. 30. Navy Awards DynCorp with $40M Contract For Aircraft Sup- port in Nevada DynCorp International has been awarded a contract for maintenance and logistics services on multiple Navy-owned aircraft assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center. The deal, announced by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $40.4 mil- lion under the terms indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract, which is a modification on a previous award contract. The contract provides an option to the Navy for “organizational, selected interme- diate, and limited depot level maintenance and logistics services” for the F/A-18 Super Hornet the EA-18G Growler MH-60S Seahawk, F-16A/B Fighting Falcon and E-2C Hawkeye. The aircraft capabilities range from tra- ditional fighter jets and electronic warfare aircraft to helicopter operations and early- warning weather abilities. The aircraft are all assigned to the Na- val Aviation Warfighting Development Center in Fallon, Nevada. Work on the contract will occur at the Naval Air Station and is expected to be completed in January 2019. Raytheon to Provide Griffin Missiles to U.S. Air Force Raytheon has been awarded a $105.2 mil- lion contract to provide AGM-176 Griffin mis- siles to the U.S. Air Force. The deal, announced Feb 1 by the Depart- ment of Defense, comes under the terms of a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefi- nite-delivery, indefinite quantity contract that is a modification to a previous contract award. The Griffin missile is classified as a light- weight, precision-guided munition that can be launched from multiple platforms and is used by multiple services in different com- bat roles. Raytheon is currently developing a Griffin C missile with dual-mode guidance and Griffin C-ER that aims to extend the range of the missile. Work on the contract will occur in Tuc- son, Ariz., and is expected to be complete by December 2020. Company Chooses Phoenix to Manufacture Electric Trucks Nikola Motor Co. has picked Arizona for a $1 billion, 2,000-job manufacturing plant and also will move its research and devel- opment and headquarters operations to Buck- eye, AZ. The plant will be west of Phoenix and sit on 500 acres. Nikola will make hydrogen-electric semi- trucks at the planned Arizona facility. Nikola now is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and makes electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles and parts. “After 12 months, nine states and 30 site locations, Arizona, Gov. Ducey, Sandra Wat- son and Chris Camacho were the clear front runners. Arizona has the workforce to support our growth and a governor that was an entre- preneur himself. They understood what 2,000 jobs would mean to their cities and state,” said Trevor Milton, CEO and founder, Nikola Motor Co. “We will begin transferring our R&D and headquarters to Arizona immediately and hope to have the transition completed by October 2018.”