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Clayton International has received a $7.6 U.S. Navy contract to deliver maintenance services for an AS-61 helicopter that will be used to support the Egyptian government. The Navy will obligate the entire contract amount in foreign military sales funds which will not expire upon the conclusion of the current fiscal year, the Defense Department said Thursday. The company will […] More
NASA seeks new technologies from small businesses and research institutions that can be transitioned to support the space agency’s mission programs and other commercial applications. The space agency said Friday interested parties can submit responses for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I solicitation through March 9. Phase I awards for […] More
Cascade Aerospace has received a contract to modernize the avionics properties of Mexico’s C-130 Hercules aircraft that has been renamed to the L-100. The company said Thursday it will install Rockwell Collins‘ Flight2 TM avionics suite onto the aircraft, and provide related training services for personnel within Mexico’s air force. Training services will be delivered at Cascade’s […] More
Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement to lease Texas Aero Engine Services‘ previously-owned facility that the former will use as a testbed for engine endurance tests. The facility, located in Fort Worth, Texas, takes up 440,000 square feet and will serve as a venue for tests concerning Trent engines, Rolls-Royce said Thursday. The company is currently working […] More
The International Organization for Standardization has granted a certification for SOSi International‘s quality management system. The company said Thursday its quality management system has received an ISO 9001:2015 certification for adherence to requirements such as the capacity to deliver products with consistency, to satisfy customer needs and to proactively improve the system. Julian Setian, president and CEO at […] More
A fourth missile warning satellite Lockheed Martin built for the U.S. Air Force has been sealed in a protective launch fairing ahead of a scheduled Jan. 18 launch. Lockheed said Thursday it encapsulated the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Flight-4 satellite at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it will lift off aboard a United […] More
The Defense Department has awarded ForeScout Technologies a blanket purchase agreement to provide network security products, maintenance and support services under DoD’s Enterprise Software Initiative program. ForeScout said Thursday it partnered with Alamo City Engineering Services, Carahsoft Technology, DLT Solutions, immixTechnology and Patriot Technologies to facilitate ESI purchases across the Pentagon, intelligence community and Coast Guard activities globally. The BPA covers the CounterAct agentless security platform, […] More
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has said the country intends to buy additional F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin and P-8 maritime surveillance planes from Boeing, FOX Business reported Wednesday. The first three of the 52 ordered F-35 units were delivered in November 2017. A Lockheed representative said to FOX that Norway has supported the F-35 effort since developmental phases. Prime Minister […] More
A consortium of Airbus Group‘s helicopters business and French defense contractor Naval Group has received a contract from France’s defense procurement agency to help develop an unmanned helicopter demonstrator. Airbus said Thursday the team will conduct a study to determine potential technologies for the French military’s future Navy Airborne Drone System, called SDAM, as well as […] More
Systems and Technology Research has received $10.6 million to explore undersea sensing systems for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. DARPA will obligate $3.2 million at the time of award from the agency’s fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018 research and development funds, the Defense Department said Thursday. The research project is scheduled to be finished […] More
A business unit of General Dynamics will provide medical training support to the U.S. Army under a potential five-year, $58.9 million contract. General Dynamics Information Technology will help the Army Reserve organization facilitate training and exercises as part of a regional training sites-medical program, the company said Thursday. Rich Farinacci, vice president and general manager […] More
A multimission satellite Orbital ATK built for the GovSat brand operated by a joint venture of SES and Luxembourg’s government has arrived at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX is scheduled to launch the GovSat-1 satellite by the end of January on board its Falcon 9 rocket, GovSat said Thursday. The satellite will employ X-band […] More
