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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct a Proposers Day through webcast on April 20 to discuss a program that seeks to verify the accuracy of social science-related modeling methods through the use of computer-based, artificial social simulations. DARPA said Friday the Ground Truth program aims to develop simulated social systems that will work […] More
Orbital ATK has secured orders worth $92 million combined to supply small-caliber rounds to the U.S. Army. The orders cover 7.62 millimeter and 5.56 mm ammunition under the company’s supply contract with the service branch, Orbital ATK said Monday. Orbital ATK will manufacture the ammo at the Lake City Army ammunition facility in Missouri, which […] More
Parsons has begun to host a five-day cybersecurity event at its Columbia, Maryland-based facility in an effort to train representatives from military organizations on information assurance and network security. The National Security Agency’s information assurance capabilities group oversees the Cyber Defense Exercise that kicked off Monday in Maryland, Parsons said Monday. “As cyber attacks become […] More
Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works business, Calspan, the U.S. Air Force‘s Test Pilot School and the Air Force Research Laboratory have conducted a manned-unmanned teaming exercise in a push to help increase warfighters’ combat efficiency and effectiveness. Lockheed said Monday the Have Raider II demonstration at Edwards Air Force Base involved an experimental F-16 aircraft which acted as a surrogate […] More
The General Services Administration has awarded CenturyLink a potential five-year, $6 million to provide a hosted contact center and voice over internet protocol service to the agency’s Federal Acquisition Service. CenturyLink said Monday it aims to help FAS manage approximately 800,000 inbound and outbound calls annually through the hosted contact center. The contract has a one-year base value of $1.3 million plus four one-year options […] More
Fraser Optics has landed a firm-fixed-price contract to supply electro-optic camera systems to the air and marine operations division of the Department of Homeland Security‘s Customs and Border Protection agency. The company said Thursday AMO utilizes the Tethered Aerostat Radar System to detect low-altitude aircraft and track suspicious movements of ultralight and short landing aircraft over the southwest border. “It is an […] More
Argentina’s national gendarmerie has ordered a twin-turbine helicopter from Leonardo to support law enforcement and border patrol operations within the country. Leonardo said Thursday is scheduled to deliver an AgustaWestland AW169 unit in the second half of this year. Mauro Moretti, CEO and general manager of Leonardo, said the selection of the AW169 by the Argentine gendarmerie helps […] More
Hitachi has agreed to distribute DigitalGlobe‘s satellite imagery products and services in the Japanese market under a commercial reseller agreement. DigitalGlobe said Friday Hitachi launched a satellite imagery distribution service and will offer 30-centimeter resolution images from the former’s constellation of satellites to companies, news organizations, municipal offices and government agencies in Japan. Hitachi has also appointed Japan Space Imaging as […] More
Honeywell has secured a potential 23-year, $10.8 million energy savings performance contract from the Federal Aviation Administration to carry out infrastructure upgrades at 21 FAA-run facilities. The company said Thursday that the modernization project will also be funded through the Energy Department‘s Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies grant. Honeywell will lead efforts to update air traffic control […] More
Wesco Aircraft has extended its contract with Northrop Grumman for supply chain services in support of the F-35 fighter aircraft program.08 Valencia, California-based Wesco said Thursday it will continue to provide supply chain support for C-class aerospace hardware under the extended agreement with Northrop’s aerospace systems business. Dave Castagnola, president and CEO of Wesco, said the agreement […] More
An Engility subsidiary has won a potential $41 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide advisory and assistance services to the Space and Missile Systems Center’s engineering directorate. TASC will assemble an independent readiness review team to help the directorate examine related space organizations that offer technical analysis and risk assessment services for ground, launch and space systems, the […] More
A Kongsberg subsidiary has received a potential $17.3 million contract from Australia’s federal government to integrate a BAE Systems-developed radio-frequency sensor platform with the former’s Joint Strike Missile that will fly aboard the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter aircraft. BAE’s Australian arm will deliver passive RF sensors to Kongsberg’s defense and aerospace business for use in qualification […] More
