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  • All 4 Vendors Land Initial Task Orders Under DOD Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability Contract
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    All 4 Vendors Land Initial Task Orders Under DOD Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability Contract

    The Department of Defense has awarded the first batch of task orders to Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft and Oracle under the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. In December, the four companies won positions on the potential $8 billion JWCC contract, which will enable DOD to directly procure enterprisewide cloud service […] More

  • Jacobs, CODE Plus Partner Under NASA Mentor-Protege Program
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    Jacobs, CODE Plus Partner Under NASA Mentor-Protege Program

    A Jacobs business and CODE Plus, a Fairfax, Virginia-based woman-owned small business, will work to provide scientific and engineering support services to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, under a two-year, Mentor-Protege agreement. Jacobs Space Exploration Group will serve as a mentor under NASA’s Mentor-Protege Program with a focus on helping CODE Plus […] More

  • Fairbanks Morse Defense Unveils Accelerator Program for Maritime Defense Tech; George Whittier Quoted
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    Fairbanks Morse Defense Unveils Accelerator Program for Maritime Defense Tech; George Whittier Quoted

    Fairbanks Morse Defense has introduced a program to help businesses and entrepreneurs further develop their emerging technologies with potential maritime defense applications. Selected participants for the FM Defense Accelerator program will work with the defense contractor’s mentors from the Technology Center of Excellence and gain access to technical experts, a global service network and other […] More

  • HPE, DOE Kick Off ‘Kestrel’ Supercomputer Installation at National Renewable Energy Lab
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    HPE, DOE Kick Off ‘Kestrel’ Supercomputer Installation at National Renewable Energy Lab

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have started installing a supercomputer, dubbed Kestrel, designed to advance research on clean energy technologies and renewable energy. DOE’s office of energy efficiency and renewable energy will use the high-performance computing system to pursue research in continuum mechanics and computational materials and perform […] More

  • SciTec to Continue Development Work on Sensor Specific Processing Tech Under Space Force Task Order
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    SciTec to Continue Development Work on Sensor Specific Processing Tech Under Space Force Task Order

    Princeton, New Jersey-based SciTec will continue to develop its sensor specific processing system for the legacy Space Based Infrared Sensor under a task order awarded by Space Systems Command in support of the U.S. Space Force’s Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution program. The task order valued at $45.8 million was awarded through the Space Enterprise […] More

  • Pratt & Whitney Seeks to Expand Sustainment Work on Military Engines Via New Facility in Oklahoma City
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    Pratt & Whitney Seeks to Expand Sustainment Work on Military Engines Via New Facility in Oklahoma City

    Raytheon Technologies subsidiary Pratt & Whitney intends to invest $255 million over five years in a new 845,000-square-foot facility in Oklahoma City that will support depot operations for engines used to power several military aircraft, including F-35, F-15, F-16, F-22 and C-17. Pratt & Whitney said Friday the new Oklahoma City Sustainment Center near Tinker […] More

  • ABL Space to Further Develop Responsive Launch Capabilities Under $60M Contract
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    ABL Space to Further Develop Responsive Launch Capabilities Under $60M Contract

    ABL Space Systems has secured a $60 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to further develop and demonstrate operational flexibility for low-cost launches that support tactically responsive space missions. The service’s AFWERX innovation arm awarded the contract under the Strategic Funding Increase program, ABL said Friday. “This award will help us in further developing […] More

  • Experts Highlight Need for Collaboration to Manage Space Traffic, Debris; Inmarsat Government’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsh Quoted
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    Experts Highlight Need for Collaboration to Manage Space Traffic, Debris; Inmarsat Government’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsh Quoted

    Space domain awareness experts cited the need for the satellite industry to work with governments and other stakeholders to manage space traffic and mitigate orbital debris during a panel discussion at a conference, Via Satellite reported Thursday. Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, mentioned the increasing number of […] More

  • Northrop Tests Open Architecture-Based Radio Terminal Under Air Force Contract
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    Northrop Tests Open Architecture-Based Radio Terminal Under Air Force Contract

    Northrop Grumman conducted a flight test to demonstrate the capability of a radio terminal to provide multifunction communications support to the U.S. Air Force. The Northrop-built Software Programmable Open Mission Systems Compliant terminal aboard the company’s flying test bed established connectivity with a ground station using advanced data links during the test flight, the defense […] More

  • Airbus US to Advance Mission-Critical Communications Delivery Via Partnerships; Robert Geckle Quoted
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    Airbus US to Advance Mission-Critical Communications Delivery Via Partnerships; Robert Geckle Quoted

    Airbus U.S. Space & Defense has partnered with Blueforce Development, Exacom, Common Objects and Catalyst Communications Technologies to further advance the delivery of mission-critical communications capabilities to customers in public safety, national security and enterprise markets. “These new partnerships offer a universe of customizable solutions for a wide variety of customers to turn data into […] More

  • Quantum Computing Company Strangeworks Completes Series A Funding Round
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    Quantum Computing Company Strangeworks Completes Series A Funding Round

    Strangeworks, an Austin, Texas-based software company focused on quantum computing, has closed a round of Series A financing led by Hitachi Ventures and will use the investment to support efforts to offer quantum-inspired technologies, high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and other tech platforms. IBM and Raytheon Technologies participated in the Series A round, which raised $24 […] More

  • SAP NS2 Gets FedRAMP Certification for Cloud-Based ERP Platform; Lillian Chang Quoted
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    SAP NS2 Gets FedRAMP Certification for Cloud-Based ERP Platform; Lillian Chang Quoted

    SAP National Security Services has received certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based enterprise resource planning platform that could enable government customers to manage their digital transformation efforts. The SAP S/4HANA Cloud, PCE private cloud edition achieved the certification from the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board, allowing government clients to deploy […] More