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    Roger Krone: Leidos Could Be Halfway Through IS&GS Business Integration by July

    Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, has estimated that the company will complete 50 percent of its integration with the information systems and global solutions business acquired from Lockheed Martin by July 1. Krone, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2017, told analysts during an earnings call Thursday that Leidos plans to “accelerate the backend of integration” as the […] More

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    Lockheed Integrates TrellisWare Embedded Software Into Quadrotor UAS

    Lockheed Martin has integrated a TrellisWare Technologies-made software platform into a quadrotor unmanned aerial system designed for military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Indago 3 UAS is equipped with TrellisWare’s TW-600 Ocelot module as well as an updated propulsion technology, a military-grade data link, a mechanism for video dissemination and an extended-range radio system, Lockheed said Monday. “We are […] More

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    Report: Future Airborne Capability Environment Consortium Signs MoU with Joint DoD Agency

    A joint Defense Department agency and a government-industry consortium inked a memorandum of understanding to help define open avionics standards for military aircraft. The Future Airborne Capability Environment Consortium (FACE,) a coalition of government and industry organizations which aims to determine open avionics standards for military aircraft, issued the memo with the DoD agency, Defense Systems reported Thursday. The memorandum will […] More

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    First Italian-Built F-35B ‘Rolls Out’ in Cameri, Italy

    The first Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing version of the F-35, or F-35B, was rolled out Friday in Cameri, Italy at the Final Assembly & Check-Out (FACO) facility. The jet is expected to take its first flight in late August and will be delivered to the Italian Ministry of Defense in November.  The next Italian F-35B aircraft […] More

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    Leidos CEO Roger Krone: Slow Pace of Govt Appointments Delays Procurement Process

    Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, has said the slow pace of leadership appointments at the Defense Department and other federal agencies has pushed back acquisition decisions and deadlines, Inside Defense reported Thursday. Krone told analysts during the fiscal 2017 first-quarter earnings call that the company has “seen more slowness than we expected in […] More

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    Boeing Stops Navy Sea-Launched Missile Contract Pursuit

    Boeing has decided not to compete for a U.S. Navy program to provide an over-the-horizon cruise missile designed to be launched from frigates and littoral combat ships due to continuing changes in system requirements, Defense News reported Tuesday. Christopher P. Cavas writes Troy Rutherford, director of cruise missile systems at Boeing’s defense business, said the […] More

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    Energy Dept Picks 21 Companies for Energy Savings Performance Contracts

    The Energy Department has awarded energy savings performance contracts to 21 companies to help update energy and water infrastructure at federal facilities. DOE said Friday contractors will design, construct, install and provide financing support to energy and water savings projects of federal agencies under the ESPCs. ESPCs will not require initial costs from agencies and contractors will be paid over the term of the […] More

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    Guardtime to Integrate Cyber Elements into Lockheed’s Software Devt, Systems Engineering Processes

    Guardtime‘s federal business has been chosen by Lockheed Martin to help incorporate blockchain technology and other cyber elements into the latter’s software development, supply chain risk management and systems engineering efforts. Lockheed said Thursday it wants to adopt Guardtime Federal’s Black Lantern appliances and Core blockchain infrastructure as part of efforts to secure developmental processes. Ron Bessire, vice president of engineering and technology […] More

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    Lockheed Conducts Fifth TACMS Flight Test to Validate Missile Functions

    Lockheed Martin has conducted a fifth flight test of its modernized tactical missile system to verify the system’s functions and compliance with performance requirements under an engineering and manufacturing development contract with the U.S. Army. Lockheed said Thursday it equipped the missile with new guidance electronics and a capacity to engage area targets as part of the Army’s TACMS Service Life Extension Program. TACMS […] More

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    Lockheed Gets Approval to Deploy Updated F-35 ‘ALIS’ Logistics System at Air Force, Navy Sites

    Lockheed Martin has received approval to install the latest version of a logistics software platform for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft at several U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force sites. The Autonomic Logistics Information System 2.0.2 version works to help military users perform mission planning, flight scheduling and preventive maintenance operations for the fighter jet, Lockheed […] More

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    Lockheed to Update Japan’s Apache Helicopter Sensors

    Lockheed Martin has secured contracts of undisclosed value to update the sensor systems of Japan’s AH-64DJP Apache attack helicopters and carry out performance based logistics support. The company said Wednesday it will supply 14 laser designation kits through 2020 to upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor systems of the Japanese army. The […] More

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    Lockheed Demos ‘Fury’ UAS in Long-Range Endurance Test Missions

    Lockheed Martin has conducted long-range endurance tests on a company-built tactical group 3 unmanned aerial system ahead of low-rate production of the drone. The company said Wednesday its Fury UAS has recorded a flight endurance time of 12 hours while the vehicle operated nearly 100 pounds of payload such as electro-optical/infrared surveillance and multiple signals intelligence systems, satellite communications links and voice […] More