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    Accenture, Partnership for Public Service Urge Agencies to Use Tech in Citizen Service Delivery

    Accenture’s federal services business and the Partnership for Public Service have released an issue brief that calls on government agencies to adopt three strategies in order to change the way they deliver services to citizens. Kathy Conrad, director of digital government at Accenture Federal Services, wrote in a guest piece posted Wednesday on Government Executive that […] More

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    DARPA Issues RFI on Subterranean Domain Navigation, Mapping Tech Concepts

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information on potential concepts for novel technology platforms designed to navigate and map urban underground infrastructure, manmade tunnels, natural cave networks and other subterranean environments. DARPA said Tuesday it is interested in platforms that can help locate trapped survivors and other objects of interest […] More

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    L3 Subsidiary to Continue Lifecycle Support for Navy Towed Array Assets

    An L3 Technologies subsidiary has received a $19.8 million contract modification to continue to help the U.S. Navy manage a facility that provides lifecycle support for the service branch’s towed arrays. L3 Unidyne will perform services at the Naval Array Technical Support Center in Newport, Rhode Island, through July 2018 under the modification, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Naval Undersea […] More

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    BAE Eyes Shipbuilding Data Transfer Initiative for Australian Frigate Construction Bid

    BAE Systems plans to collaborate with the U.K. government to transfer shipbuilding data worth approximately $1.1 billion to Australia if the company wins the latter country’s frigate construction project. The intellectual property transfer is meant to support the Australian industry’s efforts to build, modernize and support the fleet of nine future frigates under Australia’s SEA […] More

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    Huntington Ingalls Launches USCG’s 8th Natl Security Cutter

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has launched the eighth National Security Cutter that HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division built for the U.S. Coast Guard ahead of the vessel’s scheduled Dec. 9 christening ceremony. The company said Wednesday Ingalls Shipbuilding used a rail car system to move Midgett NSC to a floating dry dock last week and deployed the vessel early Wednesday morning through the […] More

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    Navy Awards BAE Unit $76M Air Expendable Countermeasures Delivery Order

    A business unit of BAE Systems has received a potential $75.9 million delivery order to manufacture T-1687/ALE-70(V) electronic warfare devices as part of the U.S. Navy‘s PMA272 Air Expendable Countermeasures program. The Defense Department said Wednesday BAE’s information and electronic systems integration unit will produce the countermeasures designed to protect aircraft from radio frequency and infrared […] More

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    SES-Led Consortium, European Space Agency Form Govt Satcom Partnership

    An SES-led industry consortium has partnered with the European Space Agency to establish a platform for government organizations to access and secure satellite communications. The public-private partnership aims to demonstrate potential applications of the Pacis-1 satcom platform to border control, civil protection, humanitarian missions and maritime surveillance missions, SES said Tuesday. The Pacis-1 project also seeks to […] More

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    Inmarsat Seeks to Drive Maritime Digitalization Efforts Through New Office

    Inmarsat has opened an office at the Norwegian Maritime Competence Center in Alesund, Norway, in a push to help accelerate adoption of digital technology within the shipping industry. Inmarsat said Wednesday it established the facility to support Norway’s maritime community and help third-party organizations leverage the company’s Fleet Xpress maritime broadband technology via the Certified Applications Provider […] More

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    Leonardo on Track to Build T-100 Aircraft Manufacturing Facility in Alabama

    Leonardo executives have told Alabama government officials that the aerospace company is on track to build a T-100 trainer aircraft manufacturing facility in the state. Leonardo toured a group of Alabama officials around its Venegono Superiore aircraft factory in Italy to demonstrate the production of T-100 trainers, the company’s U.S.-based Leonardo DRS subsidiary said Thursday Leonardo plans […] More

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    Boeing JV to Provide Aircraft MRO Services for Saudi Arabian Rotorcraft Fleet

    A Saudi Arabia-based joint venture between Boeing, Alsalam Aircraft and Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries will offer maintenance, repair and overhaul support for the country’s fleet of rotorcraft aircraft, Defense News reported Tuesday. Neil Bevan, CEO of the Saudi Rotorcraft Support Company, said work under the contract will cover support for Apache aircraft at the company’s […] More

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    Leidos, Immunovaccine Expand Malaria Vaccine Devt Partnership

    Leidos and biopharmaceutical company Immunovaccine have expanded a partnership to develop peptide-based vaccines against malaria. The U.S. Agency for International Development and Leidos selected a vaccine delivery formulation based on Immunovaccine’s DepoVax platform for further research and development through a contract extension, Immunovaccine said Tuesday. USAID issued the new contract after the two companies completed various milestones under the Leidos […] More

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    State Dept OKs Georgia’s $75M Javelin Missile, Launcher Procurement Request

    The State Department has approved a potential $75 million foreign military sale of Javelin missile systems and command launch units to Georgia. Georgia requested to buy 410 Javelin missiles, 72 Javelin command launch units, 10 basic skills trainers, 70 simulated rounds as well as government and contractor technical assistance, transportation, logistics and program support services, the […] More