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    Enlogica, nLogic Partner Under SBA Mentor-Protege Program

    Enlogica Solutions and nLogic have signed an agreement to facilitate collaboration on business development efforts under the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protege program. Enlogica said Tuesday nLogic will serve as a mentor and provide contracting, technology transfer, technical and managerial support to help Enlogica expand its client base. “We are looking forward to adopting nLogic’s business […] More

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    Navy Taps Rocky Research for Navigation, Ship Control System Components IDIQ

    Rocky Research has landed a five-year, $49.1 million contract to supply the U.S. Navy with navigation and ship control system hardware components. The company will perform contract work in Huntsville, Alabama through September 2022, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division is the contracting office and will obligate $137,559 at the […] More

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    VSE Gets Navy FMS Delivery Orders for Maritime Support Services

    VSE received multiple orders worth a combined $57.4 million from the Naval Sea Systems Command’s International Fleet Support Program Officer during the months of July and August to provide maritime services for 11 foreign military sales clients. The orders cover procurement, repair and maintenance management, planning, logistics, training, engineering and technical assistance support, VSE said Tuesday. VSE […] More

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    Sky and Space Global Conducts Voice Calls, Data Transfer via Nanosatellites

    Sky and Space Global has conducted phone calls, instant messaging, voice recording and image transfers through the company’s constellation of three nanosatellites. SAS said Tuesday the test run of its 3 Diamonds constellation marked the first time that a voice call was delivered using nanosatellites. The company demonstrated the “store and forward” function of its satellite […] More

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    Orbital ATK, Air Force Enter Military Aircraft Sustainment Partnership

    Orbital ATK has partnered with the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center to support the country’s military aircraft through complementary, composite aerostructure design, manufacturing and inspection services. Both parties aim to address future composite aerostructure requirements on new aircraft types as well as collaborate to maintain, repair and overhaul current platforms as part of the public-private partnership, […] More

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    CICP’s Applied Research Institute to Invest in Microelectronics R&D

    A newly established institute of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Foundation will invest approximately $3.5 million over the next two years to support research and development efforts on microelectronics, Government Technology reported Friday. The Applied Research Institute will look to create microelectronics technologies that can mitigate counterfeit challenges and cyber attacks to help members of the […] More

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    NASA Partners With 10 Firms to Advance Commercial Tech for Space Missions

    NASA has entered collaborative partnerships with 10 private companies in a move to further space technologies built to grow the commercial space sector and support future space agency missions. The space agency said Friday its space technology mission directorate forged the alliances via the Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity solicitation that paves the way for space act agreements between […] More

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    20 US States, Territories Join FirstNet Public Safety Broadband Network Program

    Twenty U.S. states and territories so far have agreed to participate in the First Responder Network Authority’s collaborative project with AT&T to establish a nationwide emergency broadband network. FirstNet aims to release updated state plans to states and territories later this month to address additional stakeholder feedback, AT&T said Friday. The company will build and operate a wireless communications network […] More

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    DXC’s Earl Matthews: Creation of Separate Space Corps Could Distract Govt From USAF, DoD Issues

    Earl Matthews, vice president of DXC Technology‘s enterprise security solutions group, has said the establishment of a new space-focused military branch under a House bill could divert the U.S. government from issues facing the U.S. Air Force and the Defense Department. “The focus on space needs to be squarely on situational awareness: our ability to monitor and […] More

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    Black Hills Ammunition Secures Navy Special Ball, Long Range Ammo IDIQ

    Black Hills Ammunition has won a potential five-year, $49.9 million contract from to supply the U.S. Navy with 5.56mm special ball, long range ammunition rounds. The Defense Department said Friday the Navy will deploy the weapons to support various operations of U.S. forces overseas. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract also includes foreign military sales to the government of Jordan. […] More

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    DLA Orders Elbit Systems Night Vision System Spares

    An Elbit Systems subsidiary has received a $31.5 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply spares and components for the U.S. Army‘s night vision imaging and heads up display systems. EFW is scheduled to complete deliveries by Nov. 20, 2019, the Defense Department said Friday. DLA’s land and maritime unit is the contracting activity and […] More