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Orbital ATK has received orders worth $210 million to produce three kinds of small caliber ammunition to the U.S. Army. The orders are for 5.56-millimeter, 7.62-millimeter and .50 caliber rounds and fall under a previously awarded ammunition supply contract, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. Dulles, Virginia-based Orbital ATK will perform work at the Independence, Missouri-located Lake City Army Ammunition […] More
The U.S. Army has awarded positions on a multi-year, $49.4 million contract to TQM Inc., Lighthouse for the Blind and MSGI Corp. to deliver a wide range of medical and laboratory equipment to Army medical units. The Defense Department said Monday the indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract also includes surgical, dental, pharmaceutical and veterinary equipment as well as materiel sets for nonmedical and medical support programs of […] More
AeroVironment has integrated an encrypted communication link to into the company’s fielded Switchblade tactical missile systems through an upgrade named Block 10C. The company said Thursday the Digital Data Link will work to help the system use frequency bands and minimize signal interception to support secure communications for warfighters. Block 10C is also designed to extend operational ranges through other DDL arbiters including AeroVironment’s […] More
Smiths Detection Inc. has received a $17.2 million follow-up order from the U.S. Army to provide chemical detection devices for the Defense Department‘s Joint Chemical Agent Detector program. SDI said Wednesday the JCAD project will utilize the company’s line of Lightweight Chemical Detector devices that are designed to warn responders such as military, police and hazmat personnel on the presence of dangerous substances […] More
Northrop Grumman has received an $83.4 million contract modification to provide logistics support for the U.S. Army‘s MQ-5B Hunter unmanned aircraft system. The company’s technical services business will perform work in Sierra Vista, Arizona and in Afghanistan through Oct. 30, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Army obligated the full amount of the modification from its […] More
Comtech Telecommunications has been awarded a $20 million contract option from the U.S. Army to provide sustainment support for the Blue-Force Tracking program and continue associated intellectual property licenses. The company said Monday it received the second option year for engineering services and satellite network operations support to the BFT-1 mission through March 31, 2017. Comtech added it expects to receive additional funds under the option. The original three-year […] More
Textron’s unmanned systems business has joined a National Science Foundation-funded organization that aims to advance research in unmanned aircraft systems. The Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems is under NSF’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center initiative that works to connect research and development efforts and needs of universities and industry, Textron said Monday. Bill Irby, senior vice president […] More
Science Applications International Corp. will provide simulation and training support services to special operations military personnel and employees of civilian and federal agencies under a potential five-year, $93 million task order with the U.S. Army. SAIC said Monday the software engineering directorate within the service branch’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center awarded the labor-hour, fixed-price […] More
Optex Systems has received a potential $1.7 million award from the U.S. Army to deliver laser-protected periscopes that will be installed on the service branch’s Abrams battle tanks. The optical sighting systems manufacturer said Thursday the periscopes feature an optional glass and plastic laser protection that works to shield soldiers’ eyes during combat. The initial orders from the Army Contracting Command […] More
An AECOM business unit has been awarded a $10 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services to the U.S. Army Medical Command of the Army Corps of Engineers. The Defense Department said Monday AECOM Technical Services is scheduled to complete the task by April 18, 2021. The Army Corps of Engineers received 34 bids for the […] More
Orbital ATK has received a $20 million task order to supply mortar weapon systems and non-U.S. standard ammunition to the Defense Department in support of allied countries. DoD awarded the task order under a potential five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Orbital ATK said Monday. The new contract is a follow-on to a three-year IDIQ contract that concluded in December. Orbital […] More
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command activated the first satellite of the Boeing-built Wideband Global Satellite constellation six months after it completed a series of tests, the Army reported Thursday. WGS-1 is the first block I satellite of the WGS constellation that works to provide two-way Ka– and X-band communications services for combatant commanders […] More
