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    ULA to Sponsor Air Force Association’s STEM Program; Tory Bruno Comments

    United Launch Alliance has agreed to become a sponsor for the Air Force Association’s StellarXplorers science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program. The joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing ULA will sponsor the dinner for the national finalists and also cover travel expenses and funding for the StellarXplorers III winners, the Air Force Association said Monday. “We are […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Lockheed to Supply Navy Integrated Submarine Imaging Systems

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $13.2 million contract modification to supply six AN/BVY-1 integrated submarine imaging systems and spare parts. Lockheed will deliver the systems for Navy users to acquire all-weather, visual and electronic search, digital image management, indication, warning and platform architecture interfaces, the Defense Department said Friday. The system is designed to help facilitate […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Academi Wins Navy Security Force Counterterrorism Training IDIQ

    Academi Training Center has won a potential $10 million indefinite/delivery-indefinite/quantity contract for turnkey antiterrorism training services to the U.S. Navy‘s Center for Security Forces. The contract has a $9.1 million base value over five years and a six-month option, the Defense Department said Friday. Work will occur in Groton, Connecticut and in San Diego, California. The Naval Supply Systems Command […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Raytheon Secures Navy Contract Option for LPD 17 Shipboard Electronic System Engineering Services

    Raytheon has received a one-year, $34.3 million contract option from the U.S. Navy to provide life cycle engineering and support services for the integrated shipboard electronic systems on San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships. The Defense Department said Friday the exercised option covers post-delivery planning, homeport technical support, integrated product data environment, data maintenance, equipment management, systems integration, software support and research […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Northrop Gets $55M Contract Modification to Support USAF’s Airborne Comms Platform

    Northrop Grumman‘s information systems business has secured a $55.3 million  contract modification to provide comprehensive support services for an airborne communications platform of the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Friday the modification covers aircraft subsystems,  facilities, personnel and support equipment for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node E-11A system. DoD noted that the Air Force Life Cycle […] More

  • in Government Cloud, News

    Deltek’s Alex Rossino: DoD Recorded $19M in Cloud Spending in First Half of FY 2016

    A new Deltek report says the Defense Department spent nearly $19 million on cloud computing platforms and services during the first two quarters of fiscal year 2016. Deltek’s analysis of easily identified cloud contracts at DoD also showed that the U.S. Air Force landed the top spot when it comes to cloud spending from Oct. 1, 2015 through […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Prescient Debuts Traveler Safety Tool in NGA’s App Store

    Prescient has released its mobile application for traveler safety on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency‘s GEOINT app store. The company said Wednesday Defense Department and Intelligence Community personnel with common access cards can now download the Prescient Traveler app directly to approved mobile devices for free use across the globe. Prescient Traveler offers cultural information and visuals for more than 650 […] More

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    BAE to Supply Retrofit Systems for USAF Countermeasure Dispenser Platform

    BAE Systems has received a $15.3 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply 242 retrofit systems for the U.S. Air Force‘s (AN/ALE)-58A countermeasure dispenser platform. The Defense Department said Thursday the (AN/ALE)-58A platform is designed to dispense countermeasure decoys such as chaffs and flares in order to disrupt radar and infrared homing threats and increase aircraft survivability. BAE’s electronic systems […] More

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    Pelatron Technologies to Support Air Force F-16 Program Office

    The U.S Air Force has awarded Pelatron Technologies a potential five-year, $22 million contract to support the military branch’s F-16 aircraft-related programs. Pelatron will provide software, systems and interface design, sustainment and intelligence analyst engineering services for the F-16 systems program office, the Defense Department said Friday. The company will also conduct ground test and flight test, information assurance and cybersecurity […] More

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    General Dynamics Receives $59M Navy Funds for DDG 51 Destroyer Lead Yard Work

    The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary a one-year, $59.4 million contract modification to provide lead yard services for the DDG 51 guided missile destroyer shipbuilding program. Bath Iron Works will perform general class, class logistic, class design agent and class change design services as well as support DDG 51 Flight III update design efforts […] More

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    General Dynamics Offers Direct Fiber Optic Network Connection for Secure Phones

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems business unit has started to offer direct fiber optic network connections for the company’s universal secure phones. Users of the new Sectera vIPer phone can plug into the fiber network without the need for converters, General Dynamics said Tuesday. Mike Tweed-Kent, vice president and general manager of General Dynamics’ cyber and electronic warfare […] More

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    Army Taps Robertson for Black Hawk External Fuel System A-Kits

    Robertson Fuel Systems has secured a five-year, $42.1 million contract to supply 541 crashworthy external fuel systems bussed aircraft A-kits for the U.S. Army‘s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will perform work under the firm-fixed-price contract through Dec. 8, 2021. The Army Contracting Command received one bid for the procurement effort through an online solicitation […] More