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    DARPA Taps Raytheon to Build Interoperable Network Tools for UAVs, Manned Aircraft; Jason Redi Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a Raytheon subsidiary two contracts worth $9 million combined to develop platforms designed to facilitate interoperability of airborne communication networks used by manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. DARPA awarded the contracts to Raytheon BBN Technologies under the agency’s Dynamic Network Adaptation for Mission Optimization program, Raytheon said Monday. The DyNAMO […] More

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    DISA Lifts Stop-Work Order on Inmarsat’s $450M Satcom Services Contract

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has given Inmarsat’s U.S. federal government subsidiary notice to proceed on multiband satellite communications services under a potential five-year, $450 million contract after DISA lifted a prior stop-work order on the award. DISA revoked the stop-work order issued on Inmarsat Government through a contract modification, the Defense Department said Friday. The agency selected Inmarsat Government in […] More

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    EnergySolutions to Provide Metal Processing Services for Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

    The U.S. Navy has awarded EnergySolutions a potential three-year, $38.7 million contract to process various forms of metal for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. EnergySolutions will also provide shipping containers and brokerage services as well as transport materials from multiple NNPP facilities by truck, rail or barge, the Defense Department said Friday. The company seeks to help the Navy reduce the volume of radioactive […] More

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    Air Force Taps Veramine for Phase 1 Cyber Deception R&D Contract

    Bothell, Washington-based software development company Veramine has landed a $149,979 contract from the U.S. Air Force under the Small Business Innovation Research program to conduct cyber deception research in support of the military branch’s network defense efforts, C4ISRNET reported Friday. Mark Pomerleau writes Veramine will design and develop tools for use in a representative cyber scenario as well as perform […] More

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    Lockheed to Help Air Force Sustain GPS Control Segment

    Lockheed Martin has received a potential $8.6 million contract modification to provide sustainment support services for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System control segment. The GPS control segment includes the master control station, alternate control station, six monitor stations, four ground antennas, consolidated test environment and telecommunications simulator test station, the Defense Department said Friday. […] More

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    CopaSAT to Provide US Agency End-to-End Communications Services

    CopaSAT has received a multiyear, $3.5 million contract to supply and manage Ku-band man-portable terminals for an unnamed U.S. government agency. The company said Wednesday the Ku-band man-portable terminals will work to provide the agency end-to-end communications for its global operations. CopaSAT will deliver managed services under the contract through June 2021. Scott Bohnsack, CopaSAT vice president for business development, said […] More

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    Elbit Systems to Deliver Thermal-Imaging Observation Systems to European Country

    Elbit Systems has received multiple contracts worth approximately $30 million combined from a European country to deliver thermal-imaging observation systems over a one-year period. The company said Wednesday it will provide Long View CR, LOROSS and XACT observation systems to support all of the customers’s army command levels. LVCR is a long-range observation system for dismounted soldiers with day and night target acquisition functions, […] More

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    AI Signal Research Taps ZedaSoft to Build Apache Simulator for US Army

    ZedaSoft has received a contract from AI Signal Research to provide a simulator for the Boeing-built Apache AH-64D helicopter that runs on a simulation software framework. ZedaSoft will work to equip the Apache simulator with its Container-Based Architecture for Simulation software framework and provide simulation hardware equipment under the contract, the company said Wednesday. CBA for Simulation is […] More

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    Northrop Grumman to Provide IT Support for Army Business Operating System

    Northrop Grumman has secured a $14 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, incrementally funded contract from the U.S. Army to provide information technology services in support of the Army Planning, Programming and Budgeting Business Operating System. The company will perform work in Washington and is expected to complete services by July 28, 2021, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Army Contracting Command […] More

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    Boeing to Help Air Force Train F-15 Pilots, Weapons System Operators

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $27.1 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide Mission Training Center services with company-built simulation equipment. Boeing’s defense, space and security business will provide simulation technology designed to train F-15C and F-15E pilots and weapons system operators, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work will occur at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North […] More

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    Teledyne Subsidiary to Supply Air Force With Aircrew Laser Eye Protection Tech

    A subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies has received a $30.1 million contract to deliver  company-made Aircrew Laser Eye Protection spectacles to the U.S. Air Force. Teledyne Scientific & Imaging will provide ALEP spectacles for the service branch’s aircrew members to protect their eyes from hazard and threat laser devices as well as  visual acuity degradation when they participate in combat and training activities, […] More

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    DoD Picks Texas A&M Center to Bring Defense Platforms to Emergency Response Market; Caleb Holt Comments

    The Defense Department has awarded the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service a potential three-year, $1.5 million contract to help DoD’s Domestic Preparedness Support Initiative bring defense technology platforms to the commercial market. The TEEX product development center will help DPSI determine focus areas and collaborate with the office of assistant defense secretary to identify products that […] More