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SES Government Solutions has received two follow-on contracts from the U.S. Army‘s Intelligence and Security Command to provide satellite services for a global network used to transmit voice, video and data. Reston, Virginia-based SES GS said Thursday it will support the TROJAN Network that includes terminals and ground infrastructure for uniformed Army personnel and decision makers at the […] More
Sotera Defense Solutions has been awarded a three-year, $16 million task order from the U.S. Army for technical, engineering and management services to the branch’s Communications-Electronics Command Software Engineering Center. The company said Tuesday it will support the Defense Readiness Reporting System-Army and also carry out design, development, integration, test and documentation work. Herndon, Va.-based Sotera will also provide logistics, […] More
Cubic has been awarded a four-year, $3.6 million contract to design exercise scenarios in support of a training program at the U.S. Army Europe Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Germany. Cubic will develop exercise scenarios and scripts for the classroom, field and interactive learning activities of the center, the company said Monday. “We look forward […] More
The U.S. Army has released a request for information on potential industry sources of information technology platforms and services in support of the service branch’s telehealth program for patients at home and other remote locations. The Army Medical Command said in a FedBizOpps notice published Monday the RFI is in response to a Feb. 3 memorandum issued by […] More
Teresa Pace, formerly principal systems architect and engineer for the integrated sensor systems sector at L-3 Communications, has joined International Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research as director for federal and state programs. ICAMR said Wednesday Pace will be in charge of helping the academic-industry consortium secure contracts with federal and state government agencies. “Pace is […] More
A Textron subsidiary has secured a $66 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Army to provide armored personnel carriers to Iraq and Colombia. Textron Systems Marine & Land Systems will supply each nation with 60 Commando Select APCs, of which 58 have a 40/50 turret and four have a command-and-control variant, the Defense Department said Monday. Army Contracting […] More
The World Affairs Council held its annual gala at Ritz Carlton-Washington, D.C., on March 29 to honor organizations that contributed to global education, international affairs and global communications. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter was the event’s keynote speaker and also received the International Public Service Award, World Affairs Council said March 11. IBM Corp. was among […] More
Tom Bussing, Raytheon’s head of advanced missile systems, has said the company is looking at the additive manufacturing process method for its plan to increase the size of weapon systems, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Bussing told several defense journalists in a briefing the company already invested in a machine that is designed to build “big structures,†Sydney Freedberg […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has received a three-year, $20.2 million contract to procure and deploy tactical radio network communications systems for the U.S. Army. The company will also perform program support, technical and sustainment IT services as part of the contract with the Army Project Manager Tactical Radios and related product management offices, Booz Allen said […] More
Drone Aviation has secured a $194,000 contract from BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary to support update work on the Defense Department‘s fleet of Winch Aerostat Small Platform tactical aerostat systems. Drone Aviation said Wednesday this subcontract from BAE Systems Inc. builds on a previous DoD contract awarded to Drone Aviation in early March for a series of second-generation WASP systems. Drone Aviation Chairman Jay Nussbaum […] More
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has been awarded a $63.8 million contract to support the U.S. Army‘s distributed digital simulation and system-of-systems development efforts. Tim King, vice president of MTSI’s army and missile defense division, said Tuesday the company seeks to help the Army “explore future capabilities, develop complex interfaces and maintain digital simulation, hardware-in-the-loop and prototyping facilities.” The Army […] More
A new Technavio report predicts the U.S. Defense Department market for training and simulation platforms to hit $13 billion by 2019 and be driven by the adoption of cobra curved display systems designed for flight simulators. Abhay Singh, an industry analyst for Technavio’s defense and technology research, said Friday U.S. service personnel have also used curved […] More
