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    Orbital ATK Installs 2nd Qualification Motor for NASA SLS Booster Test

    Orbital ATK has set up the second qualification motor for NASA‘s Space Launch System boosters ahead of a ground test to assess the boosters’ performance against low temperatures on June 28. The company said Monday the static-fire test of the second motor called QM-2 follows the ground test of QM-1 in 2015. “Testing before flight is critical to ensure reliability and […] More

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    L-3, NASS Land AF Contracts to Provide ISR Systems for Cessna Aircraft

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts to North American Surveillance Systems and L-3 Communications valued at $40 million and $14.2 million, respectively, to provide services and updates to Cessna 208B aircraft. The Defense Department said Monday the contract NASS landed requires the company to modify and integrate intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance features into the Cessna aircraft as well as […] More

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    Janus Global Opens Middle East, Asia & Africa Operations Hub in Dubai

    Janus Global Operations has established a Dubai office that will serve as the company’s regional hub for commercial and government customers across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. JGO President and CEO Alan Weakley said in a press release published Thursday the Dubai office will support the company’s efforts to expand in the region and rapidly address client […] More

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    BAE Secures Navy Contract to Provide SCA Common Data Link Services & Supplies

    A BAE Systems business unit has received a $9.5 million U.S. Navy contract to provide services and supplies for the service branch’s Software Communications Architecture Common Data Link family of products. The Defense Department said Friday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract requires assessment, repair, rework, maintenance, replacement, spares and replenishment of units and components as needed. DoD added BAE’s information and electronic systems […] More

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    Boeing Receives Navy Delivery Order to Repair 64 F-18 Horizontal Stabilizers

    Boeing has received a $9.6 million undefinitized delivery order from the U.S. Navy to repair 64 horizontal stabilizers of F-18 aircraft under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement. The Defense Department said Friday work will occur in Cecil Field, Florida, through April 2018. The Naval Supply Systems Command weapon systems support unit obligated $4.7 million at the time of […] More

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    Masimo Wins 5-Year DLA Pulse Oximeter Supply Contract

    Masimo has won a five-year, $35.6 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide pulse oximeters to the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The DLA Troop Support received 85 offers for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive acquisition process, the Defense Department said Friday Work will take place in Irvine, California through May 5, 2021, […] More

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    LG Achieves NIAP Security Certification for G5 & V10 Smartphones

    LG Electronics‘ G5 and V10 smartphones have received the U.S. National Information Assurance Partnership certification for conformance with international security standards. The smartphones were assessed through NIAP’s Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme to gauge compliance with the Common Criteria international standard, LG said Thursday. The certification is valid across 25 Common Criteria member countries including Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, South […] More

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    Finmeccanica Unveils New E-Scan Airborne Surveillance Radar for UAVs

    Finmeccanica has added the Osprey airborne surveillance radar to its portfolio of electronically scanning radars in effort to offer a 360-degree field of view for different types of aircraft such as unmanned aerial vehicles. The company said Thursday Osprey radars are built with a flat-panel design to support installation into small platforms as well as the e-scan technology that works to deliver simultaneous coverage in […] More

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    CH2M to Help Colorado Carry Out Road Usage Charge Model Study

    CH2M has landed a contract of undisclosed value from Colorado’s Department of Transportation to serve as prime consultant of for a study to examine how the state can develop a new system to finance infrastructure projects. The company said Thursday the Road Usage Charge pilot research study aims to help state legislators and transportation officials consider a model […] More

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    Globecomm Receives Govt Contracts, GSA Schedule Extension to Provide Satcom Tech, Services

    Globecomm has received multiple contracts worth a combined $7 million to provide various configurations of its Summit and Explorer pre-engineered satellite communications terminals to customer agencies. The company said Thursday the General Services Administration‘s office of integrated technology services has also extended its spot on the Schedule 70 contract vehicle for five more years to offer its satcom products and services to public sector […] More

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    Prisons Bureau Taps Siemens for Energy & Water Conservation Support Contract; Barbara Humpton Comments

    The Federal Bureau of Prisons has awarded a $38.6 million Energy Savings Performance Contract to Siemens to establish energy and water conservation measures at two correctional facilities in Kentucky. The company said Wednesday its government technologies unit will implement 44 individual projects at the Federal Correctional Institution in Ashland and the Federal Medical Center in Lexington to help modernize energy and […] More