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Microsemi has provided design services and electronic products in support of the Lockheed Martin-built Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missile, which completed U.S. Navy-led test flights this month. The semiconductor provider said Thursday its electronics technology that works to support missile control and navigation functions has been integrated into the Trident missiles as part of the D5 […] More
SaiTech has received a potential $43.9 million contract from NASA to provide information technology services support to the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The government IT contractor will provide a range of IT services for Stennis, including planning, management, audiovisual, communications and technology support, NASA said Tuesday. The contract entails a 17-month base period, which could extend up to five years […] More
Boeing has received a $34 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to deliver 30 QF-16 full-scale aerial target units with corresponding four-year warranties. The Defense Department said Monday work will occur in St. Louis, Missouri, through April 9, 2018, while the warranties will expire on April 8, 2022. The full obligated amount at the time of award […] More
Lockheed Martin has revealed its upgraded MK 41 Vertical Launching System production line that seeks to build on a U.S. Navy contract awarded in December 2014 requiring the company to continue its delivery of MK 41 systems. The company said Thursday the VLS production line at its Middle River, Maryland, facility has added 80 tools in an effort to boost production flow and modernize […] More
The Agriculture Department‘s U.S. Forest Service and Esri have launched a portfolio of maps and analysis applications in an effort to expand public access to information on the country’s forests. The geographic information systems company said Thursday the Engagement Portfolio includes the Forestry Inventory and Analysis database and serves to provide information to forestry professionals and conservationists. “We’re opening up data for […] More
General Electric has made an agreement with Proctor & Gamble to purchase 2.5 acres of the latter’s 44-acre South Boston property in the Seaport District to serve as GE’s new headquarters. GE said Thursday the future headquarters at 5 and 6 Necco Way will feature a mix of existing and newly-constructed buildings that will house approximately 800 employees after the full move in […] More
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has said it will participate in a Trabus Technologies-led team that holds a potential $12.6 million U.S. Navy contract to provide services for airborne communications and networking systems. Kratos said Monday the contract will support Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific Code 551 until March 2019 if all options are exercised. The contract was awarded […] More
S2 Corp. and Montana State University’s Spectrum Lab have been awarded a $4.5 million subcontract from BAE Systems to provide a radio frequency sensor system to the Office of Naval Research. MSU said Wednesday it will deliver a wideband radio frequency sensor Extreme Bandwidth Analyzer and Correlator alongside S2 to support BAE’s Full-Spectrum Staring Receiver electronic warfare technology initiative. EBAC and FSSR will work to […] More
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has renewed a multiyear contract with Harris CapRock Communications to deliver satellite communications services for the former’s entire fleet. Harris said Wednesday its Harris CapRock One system will work to boost the bandwidth, for fleet connectivity and support pricing flexibility. Services will cover Transocean fleet deployed to the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, Brazil, the […] More
Cobham has said it continues to develop counter improvised explosive device technologies in partnership with the U.K. government and mine detector manufacturer Vallon GmbH. Together with its partners, Cobham has delivered 150,000 communication systems and 9,500 counter IED detectors worldwide, the England-based company said Tuesday. Cobham said its portfolio of handheld and vehicle mounted IED sensors […] More
Raytheon has secured a $4.8 million U.S. Air Force contract to continue the development of an electronic warfare payload for Boeing-built cruise missiles. The contract requires refurbishment of the Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile and a pair of Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile systems for delivery to the Air Force Research Laboratory, Raytheon said Wednesday. The CHAMP payload, which was created by a team […] More
Boeing subsidiary Insitu has received a $10 million U.S. Navy contract to provide logistics, training, field service and other interim contractor support services for the Boeing-built RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system. The Defense Department said Wednesday the cost-reimbursable contract has a scheduled completion date of October 2018. Work will occur in Cherry Point, North Carolina; Yuma, Arizona; Bingen,Washington and […] More
