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FLIR Unveils Latest Version of ‘Fido’ Explosives Detector
FLIR Systems has updated its handheld sensor-based detection tool built to analyze military, improvised, homemade and commercial explosives, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday.
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Lockheed to Support F-35 Dev’t Flight Test Under $82M Navy Modification
Lockheed Martin has received a three-year, $81.9M contract modification from the U.S. Navy to build specific hardware and software capabilities from the Block 4 configuration in support of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft’s developmental flight tests.
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SpaceX Looks to Launch Starlink Satellites Next Week
SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 units of the Starlink communications satellite next Monday, Florida Today reported Thursday.
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Verizon, Nokia Host Three-Day Public Safety Exercise; Maggie Hallbach Quoted
Verizon provided 5G support services for a three-day exercise that sought to train and prepare first responders in handling natural disaster scenarios, GCN reported Thursday.
GSA, DHS Post RFI on Vulnerability Disclosure Platform
The General Services Administration and the Department of Homeland Security issued in December a request for information on potential vendors that could provide the federal government with a centralized, cloud-based vulnerability disclosure platform, FCW reported Thursday.
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Liberty IT Gets Task Order to Support Data Migration Efforts for VA Health Record System
Liberty IT Solutions has landed a potential five-year, $35M task order from the Department of Veterans Affairs to support the Electronic Health Record system’s data syndication and migration efforts.
Zscaler’s Drew Schnabel on 5G in Federal IT Space
Drew Schnabel, vice president of federal at Zscaler, told MeriTalk in an interview published Thursday he believes 5G will have the biggest impact on federal information technology in 2020.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Marks 20,000th Rocket Engine Delivery Milestone
Aerojet Rocketdyne delivered its 20,000th rocket engine to Northrop Grumman as part of a strategic partnering agreement.
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SAIC Awarded USAF Contract for Missile Encryption Units
Science Applications International Corp. has received a $23M contract to produce missile encryption electronic device units at full rate for the U.S. Air Force.
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IndraSoft-Yakshna JV to Provide IT Services Under USAF IDIQ; Neeraja Lingam Quoted
A joint venture between IndraSoft and Yakshna Solutions will provide cybersecurity, software development and other information technology services under a 10-year, $13.4B multiple-award contract with the U.S. Air Force.








