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General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has received a five-year, $23.2M contract to provide air traffic control radio systems to the U.S. Air Force. The company will provide at least 110 CM-300/350 transceivers and optional control units each to replace outdated GRC 171/211 ATC radios currently used as backups, the Defense Department said Thursday. USAF can […] More
UES has received a potential $49.1 million contract to research and develop materials and technologies that could help the U.S. Air Force control and defend against photonic energy. The company will perform tasks under the Flash and Laser Airborne Protection System program that seeks to boost aircrew defense against flash-blindness and directed energy attacks, the Defense Department said Friday. Work […] More
Diversified Technical Services Inc. has received a potential $84 million task order to continue to provide information technology support for the U.S. Air Force‘s human resources division. The follow-on task order was awarded under the Small-Business Network-Centric-Solutions-2 Application Services contract vehicle, USAF said Monday in a FedBizOpps notice. DTSI said Wednesday it will extend the provision of IT […] More
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 52nd and final aircraft that was refined under a U.S. Air Force program aiming to modernize the C-5 Galaxy strategic transport. The company said Monday it delivered the C-5M Super Galaxy last Thursday from a facility in Marietta, Ga., and that the aircraft completed upgrades under the Reliability Enhancement and […] More
Lockheed Martin has transported a military communications satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to begin preparations for a scheduled October launch aboard the United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket. The company said Monday it built and tested the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite in Sunnyvale, Calif., before delivering the system to the launch site. The U.S. […] More
The Air Force Research Laboratory has granted Newcomer Arms the rights to manufacture and commercialize two technologies designed to support operational mobility, under separate licensing agreements. The Ruck Dock system functions to help users evenly distribute load weight from the upper body to the lower body, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base said Thursday. Darryl Nowak, chairman of […] More
Boeing is offering to sell the U.S. Air Force a new high-performance version of the F-15 aircraft with more modern features, Defense One reported Wednesday. The F-15X is equipped with new flight controls, cockpit displays and radar and has the capacity to hold over 24 air-to-air missiles, the report noted. “We see the marketplace expanding internationally and […] More
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have completed all flight tests required for the company to deliver the first KC-46 tanker aircraft to the service branch in October. The aircraft’s military type and receiver certification tests with the KC-135, F-16 and C-17 aircraft platforms concluded last week, Boeing said Friday. KC-46 receiver testing activity kicked off in […] More
KBR‘s government services business has received a 50-month, $41.7 million task order to help the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering and Management deliver continuing education and research. KBRwyle said Thursday it will analyze, study, advise and construct materials on military and commercial research and development. Services will aim to progress scientific and technical […] More
CACI International has established a facility named after Jack London, executive chairman and chairman of the board at the information technology services contractor. The Dr. J.P. London Shared Services Center is located in Oklahoma City, Okla., and built to accelerate the delivery of support services across the company, CACI said Tuesday. Tom Nesteruk, a CACI executive vice president, […] More
Timothy McClees, former program manager at Peraton, has joined the Aerospace Industries Association to serve as vice president. In his new role, McClees will lead AIA’s legislative policy and advocacy efforts with members of Congress, the association said Monday. He brings over 30 years of experience in defense and government service areas, having previously held staff roles at […] More
Concurrent Technologies Corp. has won a nearly $1 million contract to help the Air Force Research Laboratory design and test a light cart platform in an effort to reduce the U.S. Air Force‘s reliance on petroleum fuel. CTC said Tuesday it plans to integrate multiple technologies and control approaches into the Advanced Flightline Power and Light System for the […] More
