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    Cubic Receives Additional Order for Army Training Vehicle Systems

    Cubic Corp. has received a $4.1 million contract option to continue to supply the U.S. Army instrumental-multiple integrated laser engagement tactical vehicle systems for the branch’s training exercises. The Army exercised the third option of an I-MILES TVS indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract the company won in 2010, Cubic said Thursday. I-MILES TVS employs a wireless vehicle technology that […] More

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    Raytheon to Add Software-Defined Radio on Army Helicopters; Scott Whatmough Comments

    Raytheon will update radio systems on U.S. Army helicopters with the RT-1987, a software-defined radio that is part of the company’s SkyFire product line and features both cryptography tools and Mobile User Objective System support. Raytheon said Sunday that it demonstrated the features of what the company says would be the first major upgrade of a radio system in nine years. Scott Whatmough, vice president […] More

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    Executive Profile: Joe Ayers, HP Federal Enterprise Group VP & GM

    Joe Ayers, a former U.S. Army aviation officer, serves as vice president and general manager of Hewlett-Packard‘s U.S. federal enterprise business group, where he works with federal partners to deliver private cloud and other technology and consulting services. Prior to HP, he managed the federal business at Dell for two years as vice president and general manager and oversaw […] More

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    Subsystem Technologies to Support Army’s Armament R&D Center; Indra Nayee Comments

    The U.S. Army‘s Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center has selected Subsystem Technologies to provide support services for the towed artillery digitization program under a $4.4 million task order. The company said Monday that it will support engineering, technical, design and development of hardware and software and testing for the towed artillery weapons systems’ Digital Fire Control Systems. Indra Nayee, […] More

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    Matthew Clarke Named VP at TAPE’s Strong Point Research Division; Louisa Jaffe Comments

    Matthew Clarke, a retired U.S. Army colonel, has joined TAPE LLC as vice president of modeling, simulation and training at the company’s Strong Point Research division. The company said Wednesday that Clarke begins work for his new role this month and will lead a division that was formed following TAPE’s acquisition of Strong Point Research in September 2013. “This executive role requires […] More

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    General Dynamics, Rockwell Collins Deliver Manpack Radios to Army; Chris Marzilli Comments

    General Dynamics and Rockwell Collins have handed radio systems over to the U.S. Army for the service’s ground forces. The Army placed the order for 1,500 additional PRC-155 Manpack radios in January and the last batch of those radios are scheduled for delivery in November, General Dynamics said Monday. “We will continue to produce the […] More

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    xG Technology to Team With SAIC On $497M Army Comm Vehicle

    xG Technology has been selected as subcontractor to provide communications and network services to the U.S. Army under a potential $497 million contract vehicle. The company will team with SAIC, one of the prime contractors, under the five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract awarded by the Army’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, xG announced Tuesday. xG Technology will strive to provide […] More

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    Totara LMS Receives U.S. Army’s Networthiness Certification

    Totara LMS announced on Monday that they have received the the U.S. Army’s Certificate of Networthiness, working with ASM Research to blend their learning management software with Army systems to market for federal clients. ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services company, was selected to aid in the development of Totara’s Solution Partner Network, providing technical […] More

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    David Simon: Lockheed-Built Autonomous Military Tech Undergoes Further Testing

    A Lockheed Martin-made autonomous system fitted into a convoy of unmanned tactical vehicles has been tested by Lockheed and the U.S. Army‘s Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center. Lockheed and Army personnel have performed a second round of tests on the Autonomous Mobility Applique System during a demonstration event held at the Savannah River Site, […] More

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    Iridium Team to Demo Satellite-Connected Tracking Tool for the U.S. Army; Ken Flowers Comments

    Iridium Communications will demonstrate a NAL Research-built tracking device that provides position and location information as part of the U.S. Army‘s Network Integration Evaluation process for commercial communications technology. The company said Monday the Enhanced Mobile Satellite System Beacon is designed to support geo-fencing and integration with the Nett Warrior system to track military personnel and assets in […] More

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    NCI Wins $30M National Guard Training Services Contract; Brian Clark Comments

    NCI Inc. has won a $30 million contract to provide training services for the Army National Guard Training Systems Integration Branch. Work includes distributed learning content development, online portal management and facilities management in line with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s Army Learning Concept 2015, NCI said Tuesday. Brian Clark, NCI’s president, said […] More

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    Ken Asbury: CACI Adds C4ISR Work Through Army SIGINT System Support Contract

    CACI International will provide lifecycle support for the Guardrail/Common Sensor airborne location and dissemination system under a potential 30-month, $41 million contract with the U.S. Army‘s project manager for sensor-aerial intelligence. “Our new work with the Army’s [PM SAI] represents an important step forward in the expansion of our C4ISR and Intelligence markets,” Ken Asbury, CACI president and CEO, […] More