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    CDAO Lists MTSI as ‘Awardable’ Under Tradewinds Vendors Platform
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    CDAO Lists MTSI as ‘Awardable’ Under Tradewinds Vendors Platform

    The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has determined the engineering services and technology solutions of the Alexandria, Virginia-based company Modern Technology Solutions Inc. as “awardable” post-competition under the Department of Defense’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.  The company’s offerings to government customers are designed to deliver problem-solving capabilities in critical global missions, including missile defense, cybersecurity, […] More

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    Red Cat Names Geoffrey Hitchcock as Chief Revenue Officer
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    Red Cat Names Geoffrey Hitchcock as Chief Revenue Officer

    Drone technology company Red Cat Holdings has promoted Geoffrey Hitchcock as its chief revenue officer from his former position as general manager of the company’s Teal Drones subsidiary. In his new role, Hitchcock will handle all of Red Cat Holdings’ revenue-generating activities focusing on strategic partnerships, market expansion and leadership in unmanned systems development, the […] More

  • USS Green Bay (LPD 20)
    BAE Systems Wins $239M Navy Contract for Ship Maintenance, Modernization
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    BAE Systems Wins $239M Navy Contract for Ship Maintenance, Modernization

    BAE Systems has secured a potential $238.8 million contract to modernize, repair and maintain USS Green Bay, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet.  The company’s San Diego Ship Repair unit in California will perform work on the vessel designated as LPD 20, the Department of Defense said Monday. With […] More

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    Raytheon Secures $439M Missile Production Contract Modification for Navy, Allies
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    Raytheon Secures $439M Missile Production Contract Modification for Navy, Allies

    Raytheon, an RTX business unit, has received a $439 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce Evolved Seasparrow Missile, or ESSM, Block II guided missiles for the service branch and foreign military sales to eight allied countries.  Work on the firm-fixed-price contract, which exercises options for fiscal year 2025, is expected for completion by […] More

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    Inversion Space Raises Raises $44M in Series A Funding
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    Inversion Space Raises Raises $44M in Series A Funding

    Lockheed Martin Ventures, Kindred Ventures and Y Combinator participated in the Series A funding round of Inversion Space, during which the space-based logistics startup raised $44 million. The investment round was co-led by Spark Capital and Adjacent and follows a seed round that raised $10 million, bringing to $54 million the total funding raised, Inversion […] More

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    Verizon Business Receives USDA Contract for Connectivity Support
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    Verizon Business Receives USDA Contract for Connectivity Support

    Communications services provider Verizon Business will supply the U.S. Department of Agriculture with wireless connectivity and service-enabled devices under a new five-year contract valued at more than $21 million in the first year. The company’s work will support over 60,000 USDA lines of service across the United States, Verizon said Thursday. The contract also opens […] More

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    Red Cat Subsidiary Lands Army sUAS Production Contract
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    Red Cat Subsidiary Lands Army sUAS Production Contract

    Drone technology company Red Cat announced Tuesday that it had been selected by the U.S. Army as the winner of the Short Range Reconnaissance program of record. The contract award features a five-year period of performance and calls for the production of 5,880 next-generation small unmanned aircraft systems developed by Teal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of […] More

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    Kepler Updates Optical Data Network Plan With Larger Satellites
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    Kepler Updates Optical Data Network Plan With Larger Satellites

    Kepler Communications is seeking Federal Communications Commission approval of the consolidation of its satellite network plan to enable an update of the company’s optical data infrastructure. Under the revision, the Kepler constellation will be composed of 10 satellites scheduled for launch in the fourth quarter of 2025, plus two pathfinder satellites and six radio frequency […] More

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    Textron Systems Books New Navy UAS Task Order
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    Textron Systems Books New Navy UAS Task Order

    Textron has announced that its Textron Systems business will provide company-owned, company-operated, or COCO, services for unmanned aircraft systems to another three U.S. Navy littoral combat ships, also known as LCS, under a task order worth up to $47 million. The contract involves the company’s Aerosonde UAS that the Naval Air Systems Command earlier booked […] More

  • U.S. Air Force
    Air Force Seeks Proposals for $88M Robotics R&D Program
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    Air Force Seeks Proposals for $88M Robotics R&D Program

    The U.S. Air Force’s Air Force Materiel Command is soliciting proposals for a consortium of organizations that would conduct research, development, testing and evaluation for the service branch’s Advanced Robotics and Automation for Manufacturing and Sustainment, or ARAMS, program. According to a notice posted on SAM.gov on Thursday, USAF expects to issue 1 award under […] More

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    IDC MarketScape Cites CGI Federal’s Government Cloud Services
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    IDC MarketScape Cites CGI Federal’s Government Cloud Services

    A report from the research firm International Data Corp. has named CGI Federal as a leader in providing cloud professional services to government agencies. The report, titled IDC MarketScape: U.S. Federal Government Cloud Professional Services 2024 Vendor Assessment, recognized the company’s adoption of learnings and innovations from other CGI subsidiaries, CGI Federal said Thursday. The […] More

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    Axellio Recruits Chris Gordon as Chief Financial Officer
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    Axellio Recruits Chris Gordon as Chief Financial Officer

    Network intelligence platform developer Axellio has appointed Chris Gordon as its chief financial officer who will manage all finance functions as the company pursues its market expansion and development of new applications. Gordon, former CFO at Global Kinetics, brings to Axellio more than 25 years of experience across the defense and commercial sectors, performing roles […] More