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  • Ken Lee: Orbital ATK to Build 11th Comms Satellite for Intelsat
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    Ken Lee: Orbital ATK to Build 11th Comms Satellite for Intelsat

    Intelsat has awarded Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) a contract to build a communications satellite based on the latter company’s GEOStar-2 platform. Orbital ATK said Monday it will design, construct and test Intelsat’s future Galaxy 30  satellite at a Dulles, Virginia-based manufacturing facility. “Galaxy 30 will be the 11th satellite Orbital ATK has built for Intelsat, and […] More

  • ICF Lands $70M in NCI Recompete BPAs for Comms, Cancer Content Devt Services
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    ICF Lands $70M in NCI Recompete BPAs for Comms, Cancer Content Devt Services

    ICF International has secured two potential five-year blanket purchase agreements worth $70 million combined to provide web development, communications and cancer content development support services for the National Cancer Institute. The first BPA with NCI’s office of communications and public liaison has a ceiling value of $50 million and the other agreement with the agency’s […] More

  • PAE Forms Logistics Subsidiary in East Africa; John Heller Comments
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    PAE Forms Logistics Subsidiary in East Africa; John Heller Comments

    PAE has established an East Africa-based subsidiary to offer logistics and integrated services as part of the government contractor’s expansion in the region. Africa Expeditionary Services aims to help clients transport materials and equipment to expeditionary, conflict or post-conflict environments, PAE said Monday. “AES builds on PAE’s 22 years’ experience operating in 32 countries throughout […] More

  • BAE to Help Navy Update USS Princeton Cruiser’s Military, Technical Systems
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    BAE to Help Navy Update USS Princeton Cruiser’s Military, Technical Systems

    A ship repair business of BAE Systems has won a potential $19.5 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to update military and technical systems onboard a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser. BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair will perform depot-level maintenance, alteration and modification efforts during the USS Princeton (CG 59) selected restricted availability period, the Defense […] More

  • Comtech Gets Solid-State Amplifier Upgrade Order
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    Comtech Gets Solid-State Amplifier Upgrade Order

    A U.S. government contractor has awarded Comtech Telecommunications‘ New York-based subsidiary a $1.2 million order to update electronic warfare hardware. Comtech PST will upgrade solid-state, high-power amplifiers designed to address a customer’s EW requirements, the company said Monday. Fred Kornberg, president and CEO of Comtech Telecommunications, said that domestic and international original equipment manufacturers use the company’s […] More

  • State Dept Clears Mexico’s $98M Missile, Torpedo Purchase Request
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    State Dept Clears Mexico’s $98M Missile, Torpedo Purchase Request

    The State Department has approved a potential $98.4 million foreign military sale of missiles, torpedoes, ammunition, spares and repair parts to Mexico. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday the proposed agreement will cover the delivery of six RGM-84L Harpoon Block II surface launched missiles, 23 Block II Rolling Airframe Missile tactical missiles and six MK 54 Mod 0 […] More

  • State Dept OKs $62M Lockheed F-16 Software Upgrade Deal for Oman
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    State Dept OKs $62M Lockheed F-16 Software Upgrade Deal for Oman

    The State Department has approved Oman’s request to procure items and services for an incremental F-16 software upgrade program under a potential $62 million foreign military sales agreement. Oman asked to buy equipment and services needed to update the Operational Flight Profile software for F-16 subsystems, as well as Mode 5 identification friend-or-foe and secure communications platforms for the […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Perform 2 ISS Cargo Resupply Missions for NASA in 2018
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    Orbital ATK to Perform 2 ISS Cargo Resupply Missions for NASA in 2018

    Orbital ATK plans to use its Cygnus spacecraft to perform two cargo delivery missions this year to the International Space Station under the first Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA, NASASpaceflight.com reported Friday. The ninth ISS cargo supply mission, dubbed OA-9, is set to take off in May aboard the Orbital ATK-built Antares rocket from […] More

  • Materion to Supply Parts for UTC Aerospace Systems Multi-spectral Imaging Sensor
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    Materion to Supply Parts for UTC Aerospace Systems Multi-spectral Imaging Sensor

    Materion has received a contract to supply AlBeMet metal matrix composite parts that will be used as components for UTC Aerospace Systems‘ MS-177 multi-spectral imaging sensor. The MS-177 is being evaluated for use on Northrop Grumman‘s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, Materion said Thursday. Made of aluminum and beryllium, AlBeMet is a composite metal made to have high modulus and low-density qualities, […] More

  • Raytheon, Department 13 Form Drone Defense Tech Partnership; Bob Busey Comments
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    Raytheon, Department 13 Form Drone Defense Tech Partnership; Bob Busey Comments

    Raytheon and Department 13 International have signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop and market technology platforms for defense customers to counter drone threats. Both companies plan to initially explore business opportunities for D13’s MESMER counter-drone system designed to automatically stop, redirect or take control of drones that pose risks to infrastructure and personnel, D13 said […] More

  • Argus Cyber Security, Renesas Electronics Develop Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Cybersecurity System
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    Argus Cyber Security, Renesas Electronics Develop Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Cybersecurity System

    Argus Cyber Security and Renesas Electronics have integrated their respective offerings to develop a new security system designed to keep connected and autonomous vehicles safe from potential cyber attacks. The Argus Connectivity Protection and Argus Lifespan Protection systems were merged with the Renesas R-Car H3 system-on-chip automotive computing platform to help mitigate potential threats to vulnerable attack […] More

  • Workhorse Gets FAA OK to Test-Fly Electric Hybrid Helicopter
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    Workhorse Gets FAA OK to Test-Fly Electric Hybrid Helicopter

    Workhorse Group has received an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct test flights of an electric hybrid helicopter platform. Workhorse said Wednesday it aims to commence the first test for the company’s SureFly helicopter in Las Vegas before the 2018 Consumer Electronic Show kicks off on Jan. 8. Additionally, the company also announced plans to […] More