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    US Navy Awards Lockheed Foreign Sales Work on Japan’s Atago-Class Ships

    Lockheed Martin will develop, test and update computer software on two classes of Japanese navy destroyers under a $69.7 million foreign military sales contract modification awarded by the U.S. Navy. The contract is part of Japan’s Aegis Modernization program and calls for Lockheed to perform work in Washington, D.C.; Moorestown, New Jersey and Tokyo through March […] More

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    Lockheed Martin to Build More Sonar Receivers for US Navy

    Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $27,283,219 modification contract to build additional passive and active sonar receivers for the U.S. Navy and Japan under a foreign military sale agreement. The company will produce seven TB-37 multifunction towed array units, tow cables, electro-optical slip rings, drogues and shipping products, the Defense Department said Friday. Lockheed will perform […] More

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    USAF Orders 8 More General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper Drones for $72M

    General Atomics will supply the U.S. Air Force with an additional eight production configuration MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 unmanned aerial vehicles under a $72 million contract modification. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company’s aeronautical systems business will perform contract work in Poway, California, through Dec. 31, 2017. DoD noted that the full obligated amount is from fiscal 2014 […] More

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    SAIC Gets $17M Modification on Army FMS Contract for Systems, Computer Support

    Science Applications International Corp. will provide systems and computer support services for the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command under a $17.4 million modification to a foreign military sales contract. The Defense Department said Tuesday SAIC will perform contract work at Redstone Arsenal through Feb. 20, 2017. Contract work will occur in the following countries: Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Central African Republic […] More

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    Raytheon to Extend Patriot Weapon Support for UAE

    Raytheon has received a $7 million contract modification to perform technical assistance work on ground support equipment of the United Arab Emirates’ Patriot air and missile defense systems. The Defense Department said Monday that the company will add 138 man-months to support the Patriot missile ground infrastructure for UAE. The U.S. Army awarded the contract […] More

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    BAE Systems to Supply Aircraft Interrogators to US Navy, Japan for $8M

    BAE Systems‘ electronic systems business will provide 22 “identification friend or foe” interrogators to the U.S. Navy under an $8.5 million contract modification, Intelligent Aerospace reported Monday. John Keller writes that the company will supply its AN/UPX-41(C) digital interrogators to help surface ships and ground installations distinguish between friendly and enemy aircraft. The Navy will use 14 […] More

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    Lockheed, Marinette Marine Get $232M Navy Contract Modification for LCS 21 & 23

    Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri subsidiary Marinette Marine have received a $232 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to build two new littoral combat ships, plus another LCS if the added contract option is exercised. Fincantieri said Thursday Congress has appropriated full funding for LCS 21 and advanced procurement funding for LCS 23, while funding for LCS 25 under the […] More

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    Thomas Carrato: Health Net Extends Support for DoD’s Tricare Program

    Health Net‘s federal services subsidiary has received a contract modification from the Defense Department to extend the unit’s support for the Tricare healthcare program through the end of March 2018. The company said Friday the modification covers three one-year option periods, the first of which is already in effect. “Health Net is gratified for the […] More

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    Raytheon to Help DARPA Develop Phased Array Tech for $5M; Paul Ferraro Comments

    Raytheon will support technology development for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Arrays at Commercial Timescales program under two contract modifications worth a total of $5 million. The company said Tuesday it will contribute its Rapid Array Performance Improvement and Deployment technology concepts to the program. RAPID works to address cost and time concerns with performance upgrades and phased […] More

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    Navy Orders 29 Lockheed Avionics Test Systems

    Lockheed Martin has received a $78.5 million contract modification to build combat avionics test equipment for the U.S. Navy, Intelligent Aerospace reported Monday. John Keller writes the company is tasked to supply 29 electronic consolidated automated support system units to the naval air warfare center aircraft division. The Navy intends for the eCASS equipment to help […] More

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    Report: Boeing, Navy Talk Growler Production Extension Through 2017

    Boeing is working with the U.S. Navy on a potential contract modification to extend production of the EA-18G Growler aircraft through the end of 2017 to accommodate the additional 15 planes funded by Congress, Reuters reported Friday. Andrea Shalal writes that Congress included $1.56 billion in the fiscal 2015 spending bill to cover the procurement of 15 more Growlers and enable […] More

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    General Dynamics Unit to Help Navy Build Undersea Vehicle Tech

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has received a $36.5 million contract modification to research and develop technologies for the U.S. Navy‘s existing and future submarines. Electric Boat will perform R&D work in technology areas such as hydrodynamics, acoustics, ship control and weapons handling, General Dynamics said Friday. Work also covers near-term technology support services for the […] More