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CACI Offers to Help Army Test New SIGINT, EW Platform; Jerry Parker Quoted
CACI International has offered its Tactical Radio Frequency Exploitation Vehicle to help the U.S. Army test a new platform designed to consolidate signals intelligence and electronic warfare functions, C4ISRNET reported Saturday. Jerry Parker, senior vice president of C4ISR and EW at CACI, said at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting that the company […] More
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Tony Moraco Talks SAIC’s Integration With Engility
Tony Moraco, CEO of Science Application International Corp., has said he believes SAIC’s strategies and pipelines “are very much aligned†with that of Engility and that bodes well for the combined company once it competes for new business upon the deal’s completion, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday. SAIC agreed to acquire Engility in September […] More
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Brig. Gen. Richard Coffman: Army to Issue RFP for New Combat Vehicle in January
Brig. Gen. Richard Coffman, director of the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Combat Vehicle cross-functional team, said the service will begin accepting options for a new optionally manned combat vehicle in January, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. Coffman told reporters at an Association of the U.S. Army-hosted event that the service has defined its requirements that will […] More
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FLIR Releases Vehicle-Mounted Reconnaissance System for Black Hornet UAV
FLIR has launched a new reconnaissance system designed to allow for autonomous performance of the Black Hornet 3 unmanned aircraft system from military vehicles. The Black Hornet Vehicle Reconnaissance System works to remotely provide situational awareness, detect threats, assess battle damage and generate targeting information for in-vehicle users of the nano-UAS, the company said Monday. […] More
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Mike Twyman: Cubic to Demo Expeditionary C4ISR Platforms at AUSA Event
Two Cubic businesses will feature technology offerings for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance applications at an Association of the United States Army event next week. Mike Twyman, president of Cubic’s mission solutions business, said in a statement released Friday that AUSA offers an opportunity for the company to demonstrate the potential advantages of C4ISR […] More
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Nick Bucci: General Atomics Seeks Production Boost for Defense-Focused Small Satellites
General Atomics plans to increase production of small satellites such as 6U Cubesats and 1,100-pound satellites for defense clients, Space News reported Thursday. “Since we’ve acquired Miltech we’ve done a lot of investment in taking the lessons learned from how we build and design those satellites to improve our current generation of satellite design,†Nick […] More
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Report: Army Eyes 2018 Solicitation for Light Ground Mobility Vehicle Platform
The U.S. Army looks to issue a request for proposals in 2018 to acquire a light ground mobility vehicle designed for transportation of infantry troops across future combat zones, Defense News reported Thursday. Col. Shane Fullmer, joint light tactical vehicles program manager at the Army, told reporters at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting […] More
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Orbital ATK’s Pat Nolan: High-Speed Weapon Investments Could Drive Rocket Engine Demand
Orbital ATK and other rocket-motor manufacturers plan to increase investments in advanced rocket engines as the Defense Department intends to make a $2 billion investment in hypersonic missiles, lasers and other high-speed weapons over the next five years, Space News reported Tuesday. Pat Nolan, a vice president at Orbital ATK, told Space News at the […] More
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AeroVironment Updates Puma, Raven Small UAS Platforms
AeroVironment has begun to update its two small unmanned aircraft system offerings in an effort to increase the performance of both platforms in rugged and complex environments. The company said Monday Puma AE and Raven upgrades will include durability enhancements and new digital data link security tools designed for radio electronic warfare and cyber operations. “In […] More
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AirTronic Receives Grenade Launcher Orders From DLA, Int’l Defense Customers
AirTronic USA has received contracts from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency and undisclosed international defense clients to supply 40-millimeter grenade launcher systems. The company said Thursday it will provide M203 grenade launcher barrels under a multiyear contract with DLA and grenade launcher systems under a pair of foreign contracts. Richard Vandiver, AirTronic president and chief operating officer, said the company […] More
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GM to Introduce Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Based Military Truck
General Motors has developed a military truck that runs on hydrogen fuel cells and can be tailored to perform various missions, Defense One reported Wednesday. The Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure vehicle is based on a fuel cell-powered pickup truck – Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 – the company built for a U.S. Army experiment and has a […] More