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A Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace team has concluded the critical design review for an infrared-based satellite mission payload designed to meet the U.S. Space Force’s national security requirements. Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites, whose development is led by Lockheed Martin, are designed to alert the U.S. military on missile threats and would succeed the […] More
Representatives from industry and the U.S. Air Force’s Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems discussed new guidance for integrating security protections into the systems engineering process at a roundtable event. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, FireEye, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon participated in the discussion about the Department of the Air Force’s Systems Security Engineering Cyber Guidebook, the […] More
BAE Systems‘ U.S. arm has introduced a virtual system of systems testbed in a move to help customers experiment with systems and data management processes prior to implementation in multidomain mission environments. The open architecture testing platform employs virtual modeling, traceability and direct mapping tools to identify limitations on system performance and areas of improvement […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has picked research teams that will work on a program aimed at developing quantum-assisted radio frequency antennas that have better sensitivity, bandwidth and dynamic range for defense applications. The agency said Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, ColdQuanta and SRI International will lead the Quantum Apertures program participants in creating portable and […] More
BAE Systems has received a $93 million undefinitized contract action to sustain AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare countermeasure system onboard Lockheed Martin-developed F-35 aircraft. BAE said Wednesday it will provide software maintenance, depot test equipment support, obsolescence monitoring and technical field and reach back services supporting the EW suite as part of the Lockheed award. Rob Dykema, […] More
AeroVironment has introduced a new standardized modular payload interface kit designed to enable simple and rapid integration of payloads onto the RQ-20B Puma unmanned aircraft system. The self-contained kit features mechanical and electrical interfaces that allow Puma to work with payloads developed by the Department of Defense, U.S. allies and third-party manufacturers, the company said […] More
The State Department has approved Japan’s request to purchase rolling airframe missiles from Raytheon Technologies‘ missiles and defense business through a potential $61.5 million foreign military sales transaction. The proposed sale would provide for 44 units of the RIM-116C Block 2 RAM, missile round storage containers, technical documents, engineering and technical support and logistical and […] More
General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has earned flight clearance for its modern GPS-based personnel locator tool after it concluded tests to determine the electromagnetic compatibility of the search and rescue system with the U.S. Navy’s F-35 aircraft. The company said Wednesday its Quickdraw2 Handheld GPS Interrogator is made to help forces track and rescue lost […] More
A joint venture between PAE and Perini Management Services has received a $36.8 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to deliver installation assistance and sustainment support to the 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron in Agadez, Niger. PAE-Perini will provide force support services as well as operations, maintenance, repair and other civil engineering services […] More
A mobile application developed by Concurrent Technologies Corp. made it to the first downselect of a pitch competition that seeks technologies to meet the U.S. Army’s vehicle maintenance needs. The company said Wednesday it is among six finalists of the National Advanced Mobility Consortium’s Smart Motor Pool competition, which aims to boost the technical proficiency […] More
Lockheed Martin has received a $66.61 million contract modification to definitize the impact of alternatively sourced materials to the F-35 Lightning II lots 12 to 14 low-rate initial production. The Naval Air Systems Command award follows the government’s decision to look for other sources of materials and hardware for aircraft production, the Department of Defense […] More
Iridium Communications has partnered with MetOcean Telematics and provided the Canadian Coast Guard with Certus Thales VesseLINK marine satellite broadband terminals in an effort to enhance the service branch’s internet reliability in the high Arctic region. The Iridium network will work on supporting the coordination of the Coast Guard ships and crew members to the […] More
