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  • DigitalGlobe Backs PSMA Australia Digital Mapping Program With WorldView-4 Satellite Imagery
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    DigitalGlobe Backs PSMA Australia Digital Mapping Program With WorldView-4 Satellite Imagery

    DigitalGlobe has handed over to PSMA Australia WorldView-4 satellite-based high-resolution imagery in support of the latter’s digital mapping initiative for the Australian continent. PSMA Australia will use DigitalGlobe’s satellite imagery for the Geoscape program that seeks to create a digital representation of the built environment for approximately 20 million buildings across Australia that include building […] More

  • Koniag Subsidiary to Help Manage Air Force Space Command’s Financial Mgmt System
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    Koniag Subsidiary to Help Manage Air Force Space Command’s Financial Mgmt System

    A Koniag subsidiary has received a contract of an undisclosed value to help the Air Force Space Command manage, update and maintain financial management systems and business process re-engineering functions. Koniag Services Inc. will support information technology systems and networks of AFSPC, the command’s comptroller units, the Air Force Academy and their related financial management platforms, the company said […] More

  • Charles River Analytics to Develop Talent Mgmt Platform for Navy
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    Charles River Analytics to Develop Talent Mgmt Platform for Navy

    Charles River Analytics has secured a potential $2 million contract to develop an automated platform for the U.S. Navy to understand skills and manage training of the military branch’s personnel. The Crowdsourced Acquisition of Models of Learning Transfer Strategies project is part of Charles River’s efforts to address instructional needs and individual differences through intelligent tutoring, the company said Tuesday. […] More

  • Phoenix Logistics to Help Army Deploy Common Battle Command Simulation Equipment
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    Phoenix Logistics to Help Army Deploy Common Battle Command Simulation Equipment

    Phoenix Logistics has won a potential five-year, $44.5 million contract to procure and deploy common battle command simulation equipment, hardware and software licenses on behalf of the U.S. Army‘s Program Executive Officer for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will support a program of record that involves the Program Manager for Integration […] More

  • Jacobs Gets SOCOM Enterprise O&M Support Contract Modification
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    Jacobs Gets SOCOM Enterprise O&M Support Contract Modification

    Jacobs Engineering Group has secured a $7.3 million modification to a previously-awarded task order for enterprise operations and maintenance services to the U.S. Special Operations Command. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification increases the total potential value of the task order from $771.3 million to $778.6 million. The Special Operations Forces Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics office initially […] More

  • Narendra Gupta Elected Red Hat Board Chair
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    Narendra Gupta Elected Red Hat Board Chair

    Narendra Gupta, co-founder and managing director of investment firm Nexus Venture Partners, has been named chairman of the board of directors at open source software provider Red Hat. Red Hat said Tuesday Gupta has served on the company’s board since 2005 and succeeds H. Hugh Shelton, who retired after seven years of chairmanship. Gupta co-founded Integrated Systems […] More

  • Cubic to Present Combat Training Systems at International Defense Exhibition; Dave Buss Comments
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    Cubic to Present Combat Training Systems at International Defense Exhibition; Dave Buss Comments

    Cubic will showcase a range of combat training systems and service offerings at the 25th International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO that will take place in Kielce, Poland from Sept. 5 to 8. The company said Wednesday it will exhibit live training; performance-based training; live, virtual, constructive and gaming training; and augmented reality and geometric pairing platforms during […] More

  • Army Unveils List of Top Industry Suppliers for 2017
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    Army Unveils List of Top Industry Suppliers for 2017

    The U.S. Army has released this year’s Superior Supplier Incentive Program list that ranks the top industry suppliers for the military in 2017 based on cost, schedule, technical performance, management, regulatory compliance and small business utilization. The service branch announced Tuesday that SSIP serves as a basis for companies to learn and improve on the areas that factor into their overall performance […] More

  • Boeing Pledges $1M for Harvey Disaster Relief
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    Boeing Pledges $1M for Harvey Disaster Relief

    Boeing has pledged to give the American Red Cross a $1 million donation through the aerospace and defense contractor’s charitable trust to assist Texas communities hit by Hurricane Harvey. The company said Tuesday it will match employee contributions made to the humanitarian organization’s disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of storm. “Our thoughts are with […] More

  • Roboteam Lands Orders for 75 Micro Tactical Ground Robot Systems
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    Roboteam Lands Orders for 75 Micro Tactical Ground Robot Systems

    Roboteam has received two orders to deliver 75 micro tactical ground robot designed to support U.S. and international military missions. The company said Tuesday that it has begun to produce and deliver the all-terrain MTGR units which can help conduct explosive ordnance disposal as well as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear material-related missions. “We are […] More

  • Orbital ATK Updates Navy Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Software
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    Orbital ATK Updates Navy Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Software

    Orbital ATK has rolled out a software upgrade for the U.S. Navy‘s air-launched, anti-radiation guided missiles. The company said Monday it worked with the Navy earlier this year to test and demonstrate the Block 1 software upgrade for the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile. Cary Ralston, an Orbital ATK vice president and general manager, said the updated […] More

  • BAE to Showcase 3D Tech for Naval Construction Projects; Glynn Phillips Comments
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    BAE to Showcase 3D Tech for Naval Construction Projects; Glynn Phillips Comments

    BAE Systems has developed a three-dimensional technology that employs gaming and computer-aided design software designed to aid naval ship designers and engineers. BAE said Tuesday it will exhibit the 3D technology along with a digital periscope on Australia’s Collins-class submarines and the company’s AMV35 combat reconnaissance vehicle offering for the country’s LAND 400 program at the ongoing SimTecT […] More