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  • Andrew Lewis Appointed Chemring Group Finance Director
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    Andrew Lewis Appointed Chemring Group Finance Director

    Andrew Lewis, formerly group finance director at Avon Rubber, has been appointed to the same role at U.K.-based technology products and services provider Chemring Group  effective Jan. 9, 2017. Chemring said Dec. 13 Lewis will succeed Andrew Davies, who has served as the company’s interim finance director over the past two months, and will also join the board of […] More

  • Doug Harlow Named an ACT I Executive Program Manager; Michael Niggel Comments
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    Doug Harlow Named an ACT I Executive Program Manager; Michael Niggel Comments

    Doug Harlow, formerly a business development executive at Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, has been named executive program manager for the acquisition management services company’s contract with the Department of Homeland Security‘s national protection and programs directorate. ACT I said Harlow will oversee program management and service delivery efforts and serve as the primary contact for contracting personnel on matters […] More

  • Symantec Launches Research Campaign to Help FBI Track Down ‘Bayrob’ Cyber Crime Group
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    Symantec Launches Research Campaign to Help FBI Track Down ‘Bayrob’ Cyber Crime Group

    A security response team at Symantec collected intelligence data to help the FBI track and facilitate arrest of three cyber criminals in Romania that are part of a cyber crime group called “Bayrob.” Symantec said Friday the group conducted computer intrusion, credit card fraud and auto auction scams that resulted in the theft of up […] More

  • Coast Guard Receives Huntington Ingalls-Built ‘Munro’ National Security Cutter
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    Coast Guard Receives Huntington Ingalls-Built ‘Munro’ National Security Cutter

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has handed over a sixth company-built national security cutter to the U.S. Coast Guard. Munro belongs to the military branch’s Legend class and is scheduled for commissioning in Seattle by April 1, 2017, Huntington Ingalls said Friday. “We have a mission statement in the NSC program that says during the construction of each […] More

  • Northrop Flies Hawkeye Aircraft Equipped With Aerial Refueling System
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    Northrop Flies Hawkeye Aircraft Equipped With Aerial Refueling System

    Northrop Grumman has conducted the first flight of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye  jet fitted with a new aerial refueling system that company designed to extend the aircraft’s mission time capacity. The company said Thursday the updated E-2D airborne early warning aircraft includes new electrical and lighting, endurance seats, probe and associated piping to support aerial refueling capacity as well […] More

  • Air Force Medical Support Agency Taps Nika for Engineering Operations & Info System Services
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    Air Force Medical Support Agency Taps Nika for Engineering Operations & Info System Services

    The Air Force Medical Support Agency has awarded Nika a contract for engineering operations, systems and project management support services at 73 AFMSA facilities worldwide. Nika said Thursday it will work with the agency to plan, develop and execute operations and maintenance-funded construction projects in conjunction with medical repair and sustainment efforts. Nika CEO Kabir Chaudhary said the company aims to […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Gets Navy Contract Funds for Amphibious Transport Dock Engineering Work
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    Huntington Ingalls Gets Navy Contract Funds for Amphibious Transport Dock Engineering Work

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries division has secured a $51 million contract modification to provide life cycle engineering services for the U.S. Navy‘s San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks. HII said Friday its Ingalls Shipbuilding business will also provide post-delivery planning, integration, research, material support, supply chain management, maintenance and training support for certain San Antonio-class shipboard systems. Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias said the company […] More

  • Lockheed Puts EchoStar XIX Comms Satellite in Orbit; Steve Skladanek Comments
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    Lockheed Puts EchoStar XIX Comms Satellite in Orbit; Steve Skladanek Comments

    Lockheed Martin‘s commercial launch services business has sent a communications satellite into orbit for client Hughes Network Systems using a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V 431 rocket. The EchoStar XIX satellite lifted off Sunday from Cape Canaveral Air Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida at 2:13 p.m. Eastern time, Lockheed said Sunday. The satellite is designed to help the HughesNet Gen5 system deliver […] More

  • Vector Space Systems, NASA Test First-Stage Rocket Engine Tech
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    Vector Space Systems, NASA Test First-Stage Rocket Engine Tech

    Vector Space Systems has tested a first stage engine that features an injector the company produced with NASA‘s science, technology and mission directorate using three-dimensional printing technology. The engine test occurred Dec. 8 in Mojave, California, and was a key step towards Vector Space Systems’ goal to help startups gain access to space through the Vector-R rocket, the company said Thursday. “Our […] More

  • SAIC to Sustain MH-60 Helicopter Weapon Systems for US Navy, Intl Clients
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    SAIC to Sustain MH-60 Helicopter Weapon Systems for US Navy, Intl Clients

    Science Applications International Corp. has secured a five-year, $11.8 million contract to support and sustain weapon systems of the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of MH-60 Seahawk helicopters. The Defense Department said Friday the Naval Surface Warfare Center will obligate $100,000 in fiscal 2017 working capital funds at the time of award for support and sustainment work on MH-60R […] More

  • Raytheon to Update Air Force’s F-16 Mission Computer System
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    Raytheon to Update Air Force’s F-16 Mission Computer System

    The U.S. Air Force has chosen Raytheon to develop and manufacture a modular mission computer system for the military branch’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets. Raytheon said Friday it will update current F-16 computers to include multicore processing, cybersecurity, high-speed computing and data networking functions. Josh Cobbs, program manager of electronic warfare systems at Raytheon’s space and airborne systems unit, […] More

  • Azure Summit Technology to Support SIGINT Mission Sensor for Navy Platforms
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    Azure Summit Technology to Support SIGINT Mission Sensor for Navy Platforms

    Azure Summit Technology has secured a potential five-year, $48.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to support a mission sensor developed for the military branch’s manned and unmanned platforms. The Defense Department said Friday the Common Chassis Signals Intelligence mission sensor will be used to facilitate collection of identification and localization intelligence data from electronic […] More