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    Kratos to Update Air Force Satellite Control, Mgmt Systems

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received a potential $11.3 million contract modification to help update the U.S. Air Force‘s satellite control and management systems. The company said Wednesday updates will cover system consolidation and architecture and security enhancements intended to support the service branch’s communication satellite missions.   Kratos’ satcom business unit currently provides technology platforms and services […] More

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    Raytheon Gets $60M MDA Contract Funds to Transition SM-3 Block IIA Program to Production

    Raytheon‘s missile systems business has received a potential $59.8 million contract modification from the Missile Defense Agency to obtain materials needed to begin the production of Standard Missile-3 Block IIA systems. The modification also covers engineering and analysis services and brings the contract’s potential value to $694.3 million, the Defense Department said Monday. DoD noted the company […] More

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    Lockheed Secures Air Force Contract Modification for AEHF Satellite Vehicles

    Lockheed Martin‘s space systems business secured a $21.1 million contract modification to fund work on the fifth and sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite vehicles for the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract covers AEHF 6 vehicle operational resiliency efforts and Atlas 551 capability support for the two satellites. Work is scheduled to occur through June 30, […] More

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    MTSI to Develop Interceptor, Sensor Concept Models for MDA

    Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has received a $10 million contract modification to help the Missile Defense Agency develop interceptor and sensor concept models. MTSI will also create algorithms for interceptor and sensor on-board systems as well as simulate methods and tools for the agency to define, execute and aggregate data sets, the Defense Department said Monday. […] More

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    Engility to Modify Additional EW Weapons Systems for Navy, Australia

    Engility has received a $9.3 million contract modification to update additional electronic warfare weapons systems used on manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, training systems and other electronic attack platforms for the U.S. Navy and the Australian government. The Defense Department said Monday the modification covers EW systems development, systems engineering, hardware and software engineering, data and threat analysis, mission […] More

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    Northrop Secures Army ‘Spider’ Munition Controller Production Funds

    Northrop Grumman has received a $13.4 million contract modification to fund the low-rate initial production of remote control units for the U.S. Army‘s Spider Increment IA  networked munition system. The Defense Department said Thursday Northrop’s systems business unit will perform work through Feb. 13, 2019, in Alabama and Florida. Spider Increment 1A will offer Army warfighters an updated control station for common munition […] More

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    Army Conducts Soldier Checkout Event Test for Northrop Battle Command System

    The U.S. Army has wrapped up a developmental test of the Northrop Grumman-built Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. IBCS worked as a command-and-control platform for air defenders and helped them counter tactical ballistic missile threats through 26 simulated air battles during the three-week soldier checkout event held in August at Tobin Wells in Fort […] More

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    Ultra Electronics to Continue Navy Infrastructure Cybersecurity Support

    Ultra Electronics has received a one-year, $16.2 million contract modification to continue to help the U.S. Navy design, build, integrate and install multiple systems designed to secure the military branch’s critical infrastructure against cyber threats. The company said Wednesday it will support cyber proofing of industrial control and electronic security systems that Navy uses in mission essential environments under […] More

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    Air Force Taps Colsa for C4ISR, Cyber Advisory Services

    Colsa has received a one-year, $56.2 million contract modification to advise the U.S. Air Force on the command, computer, communications, control, intelligence and reconnaissance and cybersecurity areas. The Defense Department said Monday the company will provide technical and management advisory services as well as perform additional acquisition, research, development, test and evaluation support services under the modification. […] More

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    Joe DellaVedova: New Lockheed Contract Award Covers F-35 ‘Blueprint for Affordability’ Phase 2

    Joe DellaVedova, a spokesman for the F-35 joint program office, has said a $60 million contract awarded to Lockheed Martin would support the second phase of the Blueprint for Affordability program in an effort to cut the production costs of the F-35 fighter jet, Defense News reported Wednesday. The U.S. Navy on Monday awarded the $60 […] More

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    Boeing to Continue Air Force Small Diameter Bomb Support

    Boeing has secured a $30 million contract modification to extend the company’s production, engineering and logistics services for a U.S. Air Force weapon system designed to engage and hit targets from a long distance. The modification falls under a previously awarded indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract for life cycle support to Small Diameter Bomb I and increases the potential contract value to $110 […] More

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    SAIC to Extend Army Computer, Systems Support

    Science Applications International Corp. has received a one-year, $25.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to provide systems and computer resources support for the software engineering directorate of the service branch’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center. The Defense Department said Wednesday it expects SAIC to complete work under the modification by Sept. 11, […] More