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    Dave Schmitz: Cubic to Help Canadian Forces Train for Urban Operations

    Cubic will provide its Urban Operations Training System to Canada’s defense department under a $12 million contract modification for an initial training instrumentation phase that runs through December 2015. The company said Tuesday it will perform system integration and validation as UOTS expands the Weapon Effects Simulation system with training capability using an urban village environment. Dave Schmitz, president of Cubic Defense Applications, said that UOTS […] More

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    NASA Extends Wyle’s NASA Space Crew Support Contract

    Wyle‘s science, technology and engineering business unit in Houston has received a $75 million contract modification from NASA for continued support to the Johnson Space Center’s human health and performance directorate. The modification brings the contract’s value to nearly $1.5 billion and extends Wyle’s support until at least the end of April 2015, NASA said Thursday. Wyle STE Group […] More

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    Tony Bardo: Hughes to Expand Texas Satellite Internet Services

    Hughes Network Systems has received a contract modification from the Texas Department of Information Resources to provide additional offerings in support of the Texas Agency Network Next Generation Communications Technology Services program. The company said Aug. 12 the expanded contract includes Internet bandwidth tokens for small or home offices, redeployable satellites for fixed satellite services and move/add/change services for […] More

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    Stinger Ghaffarian Tech Wins $76.8M Space Systems Contract Mod from NASA

    Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Inc. has been awarded a $76.8 million contract modification to continue developing instruments and software systems for NASA’s space mission program. The Greenbelt, Maryland-based company will extend work to build technologies for data collection, data analysis and scientific result presentations under the Geophysics, Geodynamics and Space Geodesy Support Services program, NASA said […] More

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    Cubic to Help 12 SF Area Agencies Adopt Smart Card Fare Payment System; Matt Newsome Comments

    Cubic Transportation Systems will help 12 suburban transit agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area implement a new fare card payment system under a $7.5 million contract modification. The company said Wednesday it will install the Clipper fare collection equipment on buses, retail devices, handheld card readers for payment inspection and wireless networks for data connectivity with bus garages. […] More

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    General Dynamics Subsidiary Wins $33M Contract to Operate Navy Vessels; Thomas Merrell Comments

    General Dynamics‘ ship operating subsidiary has been awarded by the U.S. Navy with a contract modification worth $32.7 million to provide operations and maintenance services for the Military Sealift Command‘s seven large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships. General Dynamics American Overseas Marine will provide crewing, engineering, procurement and provisioning support for the vessels as part of the potential seven-year, $238 million contract originally awarded […] More

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    Boeing, L-3 Wrap Up CF-188 Fighter Jet Modifications for Canada

    Boeing International has delivered the last of the 76 CF-188 fighter jets that the Canadian air force ordered through a contract awarded in March 2011.  The contract called for the modified CF-188 fighters to have an upgraded electronics warfare suite and modified air-to-air and ground-to-air threats protection equipment, the Canadian Air Force said March 4. L-3 Military […] More

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    BAE Wins Army Contract for Combat Vehicle Parts

    BAE Systems has been awarded a $6.9 million contract modification for spare parts on 18 U.S. Army Paladin artillery vehicles, following the original deal to upgrade components of the vehicles, York Dispatch reported Thursday. Candy Woodall writes work under the contract will continue at the company’s facility in West Manchester Township, York County, Penn., for completion by Sept. 30. The original, $668 million contract […] More

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    General Dynamics Electric Boat Adds Navy Submarine R&D, Compartment Work

    General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary will perform research and development work for submarine technology areas and manufacture missile compartments for the U.S. Navy under $35.8 million in contract awards, the company said Wednesday. Electric Boat will focus its R&D work on manufacturability, hydrodynamics, acoustics, hull integrity, ship control, logistics and other matters under one $19.8 million contract modification. […] More