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    Lockheed, NASA Complete Test on Webb Telescope Infrared Camera

    A Lockheed Martin optical instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope has completed tests at NASA‘s Goddard Space Flight Center. The company said Friday it built the Near Infrared Camera for the space agency and the University of Arizona. The instrument serves as the Webb telescope’s primary science instrument and mirror-alignment sensor, Lockheed added. “[The] alignment of the primary mirror segments depends on […] More

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    Precise Biometrics to Implement Tactivo Smart Card Reader for DLA

    Precise Biometrics has landed a potential $3.1 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to implement the Tactivo smart card readers system for iPhone and iPad. The company said Monday has a base period of one year with two option years and requires Tactivo implementation support as DLA plans to expand its user base to 13,000 users from 5,000 […] More

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    General Dynamics Subsidiary Completes AF Space Fence Radar Ground Structure Construction

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has completed its work to construct a 7,000 square-foot ground structure for a radar system that Lockheed Martin is currently building on a Pacific Ocean island for the U.S. Air Force. General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies said Thursday it will ship the 700,000-pound steel radar receive array to Kwajalein Atoll in Marshall Islands to be reassembled and integrated into […] More

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    VMware Enterprise Mobility Mgmt System Enters FedRAMP In-Process Stage

    A VMware subsidiary has completed an application for the in-process stage of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program in an effort to achieve full FedRAMP-compliant status for its enterprise mobility management system. VMware AirWatch said Thursday it is working with the FedRAMP program office and the U.S. Census Bureau to receive an “Authority to Operate,” which would facilitate the deployment of the […] More

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    Lockheed Awards $166.3M to BAE for F-35 Engineering & Training Facilities

    Lockheed Martin has awarded a $166.3 million subcontract to BAE Systems to construct three engineering and training facilities at a U.K. air force base in the country as Britain prepares to take in its first F-35 fighter jets aircraft in 2018. BAE said Thursday the contract covers maintenance and finishing work, logistics operations and integrated training facilities to support the […] More

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    Airbus Subsidiary Installs New 911 Call Handling Platform for Manatee Country

    An Airbus Defense and Space subsidiary has completed the installation of its VESTA 911 call handling platform into the emergency communications system of Manatee County, Florida. Airbus DS Communications said Wednesday it worked to update Manatee County’s four public safety answering points with 45 call taking positions that receive approximately 250,000 calls a year. VESTA is designed to support four separate locations with two backroom […] More

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    Northrop Taps Moog to Build Flight Control System for DARPA/ONR UAS Program

    Moog has been awarded a subcontract by Northrop Grumman to manufacture a flight control actuation system for the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node program jointly run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Office of Naval Research. Moog said Wednesday the contract requires initial delivery of flight control actuators, actuator-control electronics and accessories for the […] More

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    Serco Group to Deliver Test Equipment for Germany’s Eurofighter Fleet

    Serco Group has received a $7 million contract from Germany’s air force to provide 10 sets of test kits for the country’s fleet of Eurofighters. The company said Wednesday its General Purpose Support Equipment will work to allow the German air force to test release units, pylons, launchers and other related components through measurement hardware and open architecture. Simon Bailey, Serco information support capability […] More

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    CAE to Deliver C-130J Fuselage Trainer for Australia’s Air Force

    CAE has been awarded a contract from Australia’s defense ministry to develop a C-130J fuselage cargo compartment trainer for that country’s air force. The company said Wednesday CAE Australia will deliver the fuselage trainer to RAAF Base Richmond in 2018 to help support training of C-130J loadmaster aircrews in loading and unloading C-130J Hercules aircraft cargo. The Australian air force award is one […] More

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    Versar to Continue System Design & Implementation Support for FAA Under Contract Modification

    Versar has landed a $47.8 million contract modification from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide continued physical security design and implementation support under the Security System Design and Integration program. The company said Wednesday the original contract was awarded to the former Johnson Controls Security Systems, which Versar acquired from Johnson Controls in 2015 and renamed as Versar Security […] More

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    Elbit Subsidiary CYBERBIT to Provide Intell & Cyber Systems for APAC Country

    Elbit Systems subsidiary CYBERBIT has landed contracts valued at approximately $22 million to provide intelligence and cyber research systems for an Asia-Pacific country . Elbit said Monday the required systems include the CYBERBIT’s WiT system which works to provide end-to-end intelligence process support, from data collection to intelligence dissemination for the intended receiver. The systems will be delivered through […] More

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    Jacobs to Provide Patriot Excalibur Software Engineering Support Under AF Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $36.5 million contract to Jacobs Engineering Group to provide systems engineering support for the Patriot Excalibur software. Jacobs said Wednesday the three-year contract also requires software maintenance and field implementation support for the PEX software. Darren Kraabel, Jacobs senior vice president for aerospace and technology, said the company aims to […] More