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General Electric‘s marine solutions business has delivered an LM2500 marine gas turbine propulsion module built to help power the U.S. Navy‘s 75th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. GE said Wednesday that Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division is contracted to build the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) with Flight III design upgrades. The Navy expects DDG 125 to enter the service branch’s fleet by 2023. Each […] More

Three small businesses have secured spots on a potential five-year, $35 million contract to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construct renovate or repair military and federal buildings. USACE received 16 bids for the contract via the internet and will determine performance locations and funds with each order, the Defense Department said Friday. DoD […] More

X Technologies has received a potential five-year, $38.3 million contract to help the Defense Information Systems Agency increase the security and technical capacity of the Defense Department‘s public key infrastructure. The company will review system engineering documents for the DoD PKI and common service provider, as well as develop software to support the infrastructure, the department said Friday. The Defense Information […] More

A Block Engineering subsidiary will continue to develop a system that works to detect explosives and toxic chemical threats under a $10.7 million  Intelligence Advanced Research Programs Activity project. IARPA selected Block MEMS to move forward with Phase II of the agency’s Standoff Illuminator for Measuring Absorbance and Reflectance Infrared Light Signatures effort through a competitive down-selection process, the company said Monday. […] More

Clayton International has received a $7.6 U.S. Navy contract to deliver maintenance services for an AS-61 helicopter that will be used to support the Egyptian government. The Navy will obligate the entire contract amount in foreign military sales funds which will not expire upon the conclusion of the current fiscal year, the Defense Department said Thursday. The company will […] More

NASA seeks new technologies from small businesses and research institutions that can be transitioned to support the space agency’s mission programs and other commercial applications. The space agency said Friday interested parties can submit responses for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I solicitation through March 9. Phase I awards for […] More

Cascade Aerospace has received a contract to modernize the avionics properties of Mexico’s C-130 Hercules aircraft that has been renamed to the L-100. The company said Thursday it will install Rockwell Collins‘ Flight2 TM avionics suite onto the aircraft, and provide related training services for personnel within Mexico’s air force. Training services will be delivered at Cascade’s […] More

Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement to lease Texas Aero Engine Services‘ previously-owned facility that the former will use as a testbed for engine endurance tests. The facility, located in Fort Worth, Texas, takes up 440,000 square feet and will serve as a venue for tests concerning Trent engines, Rolls-Royce said Thursday. The company is currently working […] More

The International Organization for Standardization has granted a certification for SOSi International‘s quality management system. The company said Thursday its quality management system has received an ISO 9001:2015 certification for adherence to requirements such as the capacity to deliver products with consistency, to satisfy customer needs and to proactively improve the system. Julian Setian, president and CEO at […] More

A fourth missile warning satellite Lockheed Martin built for the U.S. Air Force has been sealed in a protective launch fairing ahead of a scheduled Jan. 18 launch. Lockheed said Thursday it encapsulated the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Flight-4 satellite at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it will lift off aboard a United […] More

The Defense Department has awarded ForeScout Technologies a blanket purchase agreement to provide network security products, maintenance and support services under DoD’s Enterprise Software Initiative program. ForeScout said Thursday it partnered with Alamo City Engineering Services, Carahsoft Technology, DLT Solutions, immixTechnology and Patriot Technologies to facilitate ESI purchases across the Pentagon, intelligence community and Coast Guard activities globally. The BPA covers the CounterAct agentless security platform, […] More