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Serco has won a potential five-year, $78.1 million “framework” contract to provide specialist scientific and engineering services to the European Space Agency. The company said Tuesday it will deploy skilled personnel to support ESA in 16 focus areas that include business management, data analysis, engineering, electromagnetics, information technology, navigation, optics, product assurance, robotics, space science and […] More

Boeing has secured a $59.4 million task order to provide engineering sustainment services for the U.S. Air Force‘s fleet of B-52 bomber aircraft. The Defense Department said Tuesday the service branch will finance the order with its fiscal year 2017 funds for the B-52 Long Range Standoff Program. B-52 bombers are designed to provide nuclear and conventional […] More

Force Protection Video Equipment has received a follow-on order from the Department of Homeland Security to supply additional cameras along with VeriPic-made enterprise photo and evidence management software. The order is for 160 LE50 high-definition body camera systems that work to record audio and video for up to 10 hours at 1080p video mode and 12 […] More

BAE Systems plans to establish a defense hub in Victoria, Australia, to consolidate the company’s aerospace, land and maritime businesses. The facility will be built in Melbourne’s Fishermans Bend and accommodate up to 1000 engineers and technicians who will design, produce and maintain defense technology platforms for Australian military customers, BAE said Monday. BAE’s aerospace […] More

Northrop Grumman has landed a five-year, $60.8 million contract to provide logistics services to the U.S. Air Force‘s Quick Reaction Capability support center. The Defense Department said Monday the company will support all activities carried out within an Air Force air logistics complex. Work will occur in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, through April 30, 2022. The Air Force […] More

SES‘ government solutions subsidiary has received a five-year task order from the Defense Department to provide an additional satellite beam for government end-users to access real-time information. The company said Tuesday it will deliver an additional 432-megahertz satellite beam designed to operate at less than 200 milliseconds per roundtrip along with a full duplex link, gateway […] More

A team of L3 Technologies and Air Tractor will bring their light-attack aircraft to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico to participate in the U.S. Air Force’s OA-X demonstration, DoD Buzz reported Monday. The companies will demonstrate their AT-802L Longsword aircraft through a two-day flight test that will kick off on Aug. 8. AT-802L […] More

Boeing has formed a new business unit that will develop aircraft controls and electronics systems as part of the company’s technology insourcing efforts, Fox Business reported Monday. The report said Boeing Avionics will focus on market areas such as navigation and flight controls for commercial and military aircraft platforms. Allan Brown, a Boeing vice president and program […] More

NASA has chosen 19 research proposals from small businesses and research institutions to receive a total of $14.3 million in funds. The space agency said Tuesday it issued the awards as part of the Small Business Technology Transfer program that aims to encourage small businesses and research institutions to enter cooperative research and development partnerships. The chosen STTR […] More

PAE has received a one-year, $43.7 contract modification to carry out organizational, intermediate and depot-level maintenance and logistics support for the U.S. Navy‘s F-5F Tiger II and F-5N Freedom Fighter aircraft. The Defense Department said Monday PAE’s aviation and technical services business will support F-5 aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada; Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, […] More

Six companies aim to build ground prototypes of deep space habitat concepts through NASA‘s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 program. NASA said Friday prototypes from Bigelow Aerospace, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada Corp. and NanoRacks will help the agency assess configurations of proposed habitats and support tests that will validate standards and common interfaces currently under consideration. All […] More