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    Keith Hall: Globecomm Lands Army Modem Order Under $10B Vehicle

    Globecomm Systems has received a delivery order from the U.S. Army‘s program executive office for command, control and communications-tactical for 65 satellite modems and 550 modem upgrade kits for the Warfighter Information Network – Tactical network. The Army awarded the order under its potential five-year, $10 billion Global Tactical Advanced Communications Systems indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Globecomm said Thursday. “We are proud to […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    Lockheed Extends National Cyber Range Operations Support for Five Years

    Lockheed Martin has received a five-year, $14 million contract to continue its operation and sustainment support for cyber operation simulations at the National Cyber Range, Nextgov reported Friday. Aliya Sternstein writes Lockheed first joined the program in 2009 and signed an $80 million contract in 2012 to operate the range. The U.S. Army is allocating $5.6 million […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    DynCorp to Perform Land Systems Support for Army Depot; Michael Herrington Comments

    DynCorp International and the U.S. Army‘s Red River Army Depot have inked a public-private partnership agreement to integrate the company’s land systems life-cycle support capabilities with RRAD’s depot-level operations. Michael Herrington, vice president of operations for DynGlobal Group, said Tuesday that the new agreement makes his company better able to handle surge requirements, due to the utilization of the U.S. […] More

  • in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

    Ken Asbury: Army Taps CACI to Help Build Network Interoperability Tech

    CACI International has won a $21 million task order to help the U.S. Army integrate data networking and connectivity tools for the branch’s tactical command infrastructure. The potential two-year contract also covers research and development, prototyping, logistics, systems engineering and software support services, CACI said Monday. The Army uses the battle command system to manage […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Sikorsky to Create Autonomous, Black Hawk-Based Cargo Aircraft; Samir Mehta Comments

    Sikorsky Aircraft has announced plans to develop its first Matrix Technology-based aircraft by upgrading a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter into an autonomous, optionally piloted version, following more than a year of prototype design work. The company said Tuesday the cargo resupply aircraft will utilize autonomy and fleet management technology and feature internal and external cargo capability for up to 9,000 pounds. […] More

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    Army-NSTA eCYBERMISSION Contest Names 20 Regional-Winning Teams; Louie Lopez Comments

    Twenty student teams in grades six through nine from across the U.S. have been named as regional winners in the eCYBERMISSION competition after their “missions” to address community challenges were selected from among 80 finalists. The National Science Teachers Association, which collaborated with the Army Educational Outreach Program for the event, said Tuesday the teams will […] More

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    BRTRC Wins Army Field Support Services Contract

    BRTRC has been awarded a $9.6 million contract to provide operational and field-support services to the Army both inside and outside the continental U.S. BRTRC received the Mine Resistant Ambushed Protected Vehicles Operations Coordinator contract from the Army TACOM Contracting Center, the company announced March 24. “We are pleased to be able to continue supporting […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Comtech to Support Army’s SatCom Tracking Program; Fred Kornberg Comments

    A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary has won a three-year contract worth up to $38.2 million from the U.S. Army for sustainment support to its Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below – Blue Force Tracking program. The company said Monday Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation will provide engineering and program management services and satellite network operations for the BFT-1 satellite tracking program. “We […] More

  • in Government Technology

    Harris to Supply Vehicular Applique Systems for Army Tactical Network; George Helm Comments

    Harris Corp. will provide its Soldier Radio Waveform applique systems to the U.S. Army for a tactical network modernization effort under a potential $988 million contract. The company said Friday the vehicular Harris SRW applique systems provide voice, video and data communications using the Falcon III wideband radio and a small form-factor wideband power amplifier. SRW applique systems work to connect soldiers to command […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    Exelis Adds SATCOM Tech Into Army Combat Vehicle; Nick Bobay Comments

    Exelis installed its satellite communications on-the-move technology into the U.S. Army Stryker vehicle during the Army Expeditionary Warfighting Experiment at Fort Benning, Ga. The Global Network On the Move Active Distribution system is built to provide command, control, communications and intelligence tools to armored combat and sport utility vehicles, Exelis said Thursday. “We are proud to have had GNOMAD deployed […] More

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    BAE Wins Army Contract for Combat Vehicle Parts

    BAE Systems has been awarded a $6.9 million contract modification for spare parts on 18 U.S. Army Paladin artillery vehicles, following the original deal to upgrade components of the vehicles, York Dispatch reported Thursday. Candy Woodall writes work under the contract will continue at the company’s facility in West Manchester Township, York County, Penn., for completion by Sept. 30. The original, $668 million contract […] More

  • in Industry News, Products & Service

    Raytheon Adds 30% Capacity to Redstone Arsenal Missile Test Center

    Raytheon has built a new test cell at the company’s Redstone Arsenal, Ala. facility and increased the capacity of the missile testing and integration center by 30 percent, AL.com reported Thursday. This project follows the construction of a 42,000-square-foot office building in 2013 and adds to the facility’s 70,000-square-foot area, Leada Gore writes. Raytheon builds Standard Missile-3 and SM-6 weapons […] More