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    L3 Books Multiple Free Space Optics Tech Supply Contracts From DoD, Other Clients

    L3 Technologies has secured multiple contracts from Defense Department and space industry customers to develop free space optics technologies designed to help protect signal integrity of high-bandwidth communication systems. The company said Tuesday its L3 Communication Systems-West business will carry out work under the FSO contracts. “Our focus on bringing innovation to the space and near-space domains reflects […] More

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    BAE Rebrands Saudi Arabia-Based US Office to Bolster Local Industrial Partnerships

    BAE Systems has rebranded its Saudi Arabia-based U.S. office in an effort to boost industrial partnerships within the region, Arab News reported Tuesday. The company’s former Land Services Arabia unit was renamed BAE Systems Saudi America to represent the organization’s delivery of in-country services and collaboration with customers and partners from Saudi. The report noted the […] More

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    Booz Allen-NVIDIA Team to Develop AI Training Program for Federal Employees

    Booz Allen Hamilton will team up with NVIDIA to establish a hands-on training program designed to help federal employees hone their artificial intelligence skills, Nextgov reported Monday. The NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute and Booz Allen team aims to launch the program in early 2018 to help employees understand the basics of emerging technologies and create […] More

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    Boeing Taps Germany-Based Supplier to Manufacture Parts for Global Chinook Helicopter Fleet

    Boeing has awarded Aircraft Philipp Group GmbH a five-year contract to produce machine parts for the global H-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter fleet as part of the former’s Germany-based supplier base. Boeing said Friday it also launched a training workshop in May to familiarize members of the German industry with the company’s source selection and bid […] More

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    Harris-NASA Team Completes Thermal Vacuum Test on James Webb Space Telescope

    NASA and Harris have conducted thermal vacuum tests on the future James Webb Space Telescope to evaluate the system’s capacity to operate within the space environment. Harris said Monday the telescope is designed to function as a space observatory over the next decade and conduct studies on star, planet and galaxy formations. The telescope will be shipped to […] More

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    Navy Taps Iridium for DoD Network Services Support

    Iridium has received a potential $45.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide commercial satellite-based network services support for Defense Department satellite, ground node, user equipment/terminal software and hardware development, integration and testing activities. DoD said Monday the contract will cover continued communication support services that can aid tactical, operational and strategic-level activities of […] More

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    Fincantieri to Team Up with Australia-Based Companies for Navy Frigate Production Bid

    Fincantieri will open an opportunity for Australia-based companies to help the European shipbuilder compete for a $26.4 billion Australian navy frigate manufacturing contract, the Australian Financial Review reported Sunday. The selected companies will join Fincantieri’s global supply chain for commercial vessels such as cruise ships and luxury yachts. The Australian navy will award a contract for the […] More

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    Raytheon-Built Ground System, Space Sensor Tech to Aid JPSS-1 Weather Satellite Mission

    Raytheon provided a common ground system and a space sensor technology to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s next-generation polar satellite that NASA launched Saturday from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The company said Saturday its common ground system for the Joint Polar Satellite System and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite sensor will function […] More

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    ULA Launches JPSS-1 Weather Satellite for NOAA, NASA

    A United Launch Alliance-built Delta II rocket lifted off Saturday with the first of four polar-orbiting environmental satellites developed through a collaborative program between NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ULA said Saturday it launched the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 1:47 a.m. Pacific time. The satellite is designed to […] More

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    ArianeGroup Taps Thales to Produce Telemetry Transmitter for ESA Launch Vehicle

    Thales has inked an agreement with ArianeGroup to help design, develop, qualify and produce a telemetry transmitter for a European Space Agency-approved launcher. Thales said Tuesday the Ariane 6 telemetry transmitter will relay launcher-generated data to servers on the ground throughout the entire launch mission. “This contract shows our company’s ability to adapt to a […] More

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    Inmarsat Unveils Broadcast and Reception Service for Maritime Safety Information Providers

    Inmarsat has introduced a new international broadcast and automatic reception service for maritime safety information providers designed to help update the global maritime distress and safety system. The SafetyNET II service for maritime safety information will help MSIP units migrate current communications capacities to web-based messaging, Inmarsat said Tuesday. SafetyNET II was designed to provide broadcast […] More