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Kratos Aims to Meet Tactical, Target Drone Demand With New Oklahoma Facility
A Kratos Defense & Security Solutions division has opened an 8,800-square-foot facility inÂ Oklahoma City to house engineering, production and administrative operations as the company anticipates an increased demand for target and tactical unmanned aerial systems. The company said Friday the new facility unveiled by its unmanned systems division will accommodate the production of new tactical […] More
by Jane Edwards January 29, 2018, 4:18 am
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Navy Picks 3 Small Businesses to Support Waterfront Surface Trainers Program
Sonalysts, Systems Engineering Associates and Transtecs have won spots on a potential $49.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to build classrooms, laboratory environments and training systems. The Defense Department said FridayÂ all three small businesses will vie for Waterfront Surface Trainers Program support ordersÂ from the Navy and the Philippine government through a foreign military […] More
by Scott Nicholas January 29, 2018, 3:13 am
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Lockheed to Implement Air Force GPS Control Segment Upgrade’s 3rd Phase
Lockheed Martin has received a potential $10.8 million modification under aÂ U.S. Air ForceÂ contract to provide hardware necessary to implement the third phase of the service branch’s GPS control segment upgrades. The company will alsoÂ engineer, install and test resources under phase 3 of theÂ Combined Hardware and Software Commercial-Off-The Shelf Upgrade and Ground Antenna/Air Force Satellite Control […] More
by Joanna Crews January 29, 2018, 1:19 am
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Mercury Systems to Supply Military-Grade SSDs for Airborne Mission Mgmt Application
Mercury Systems has received a $3.9 million follow-on order from a defense company to produce solid-state drivesÂ for use in airborne mission management efforts. Andover, Massachusetts-based Mercury Systems said Thursday it bookedÂ the order during the second quarter of its 2018Â fiscal year and scheduled to deliver military-grade SSDs to the customer over the next several quarters. The […] More
by Nichols Martin January 26, 2018, 9:26 am
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Rolls-Royce Opens Autonomous Ship Tech R&D Facility
Rolls-Royce has opened a facility in Finland to research and develop autonomous technology forÂ shipping operations. The company said ThursdayÂ it aims to conduct R&D projects in the areas ofÂ autonomous navigation, land-based control and artificial intelligence at the new center. The facility includes aÂ Remote and Autonomous Experience Space designed as a venue for showcasing autonomous technology platforms […] More
by Nichols Martin January 26, 2018, 8:37 am
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Lockheed Helps NASA Test Solar Arrays for Mars Lander
NASAÂ and Lockheed MartinÂ have evaluated the solar arrays of a future Mars robotic lander technology inside a clean room at the company’s facility in Littleton, Colorado. The space agency said Tuesday its Jet Propulsion Laboratory led the InSight evaluation process wherein the platformÂ deployed its solar arrays while in a landed configuration to test the actual process […] More
by Scott Nicholas January 26, 2018, 6:33 am
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BAE Turns Over Patrol Vessel to UK MoD
The U.K. ministry of defense has formally accepted a BAE Systems-built River-class offshore patrol vessel designed to help protect the country’s territories and interests worldwide. HMS Forth will remain at the Scotstoun yard in Glasgow, Scotland for additional work before its commissioning at the Portsmouth Naval Base later this year,Â BAEÂ said Thursday. The company also started […] More
by Scott Nicholas January 26, 2018, 5:59 am
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GE Awarded $85M USAF Aircraft Engine Support Contract
AÂ General ElectricÂ business unit has received a potential 10-year, $84.9 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provideÂ F118-101 aircraft engine support for the U.S. Air Force. GE Aviation will perform work under the sole-source contract’s base period Jan. 24, 2023 at facilities in Ohio and Kansas, the Defense Department said Thursday. The contract also contains […] More
by Joanna Crews January 26, 2018, 5:13 am
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Bloomberg: Pentagon’s Fiscal 2017 Contract Spend Reached $331B
Bloomberg‘sÂ government arm has analyzed the Defense Department‘s unclassified contract obligations and found thatÂ DoD awarded a total of $331 billion to contractors over the last fiscal year. Robert Levinson,Â a senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government, wrote in a blog entryÂ posted Wednesday that theÂ Department of the Navy, which includes the U.S. Marine Corps, received the highest DoD […] More
by Ramona Adams January 26, 2018, 4:47 am
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Janus to Help Secure Oilfield Logistics Facility in Southern Iraq
Janus Global Operations has received a two-year contract to provide risk management and security services to a life support and logistics provider that operates at an oilfield facility located in southern Iraq. Janus said ThursdayÂ it will also manage a team that aims to help secure the client’s transportation operations across the region as part of […] More
by Nichols Martin January 26, 2018, 4:36 am
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GAO Issues RFI on Potential IT Modernization Support Sources
The Government Accountability OfficeÂ has asked information on potential vendors that can offer information technology, software development and related support to GAOâ€™s information systems and technology services office as part of the IT Transformation, Modernization and Operational Support Services program. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says GAO intends to solicit industry feedback as part of its […] More
by Jane Edwards January 26, 2018, 4:11 am
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Lockheed-Leonardo Team Delivers F-35B to Italian Defense Ministry
A team composed ofÂ Lockheed MartinÂ and LeonardoÂ has delivered a short take-off/vertical landing variant of theÂ F-35 fighter aircraftÂ to Italy’s defense ministry. The ministry received the firstÂ F-35BÂ produced outside the U.S. and assigned the STOVL jet to the Italian navy at a final assembly and check out facility in Cameri,Â LockheedÂ said Thursday. Italy-based Leonardo and Lockheed jointly operate the […] More
by Nichols Martin January 26, 2018, 4:11 am