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  • Lockheed-Built F-35 Fleet Exceeds 100,000 Flight Hours
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    Lockheed-Built F-35 Fleet Exceeds 100,000 Flight Hours

    The Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft fleet has surpassed 100,000 flight hours as the company works to complete the program’s system development and demonstration phase. Lockheed said Monday the remaining F-35 development flight tests include the validation of the final Block 3F software release; F-35B ski jump demonstrations and austere site operations; high-Mach Loads […] More

  • Sypris Subsidiary Lands Electronic Assembly Production Contracts With Harris
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    Sypris Subsidiary Lands Electronic Assembly Production Contracts With Harris

    Harris has awarded several contracts to a Sypris Solutions subsidiary to build electronic assemblies in support of U.S. military programs and space initiatives. Sypris Electronics will produce and deliver electronic assemblies for two satellite programs designed for use in weather forecasting operations, Sypris said Monday. The first satellite program will work to monitor early storm […] More

  • Boeing to Deploy Dassault Systems Digital Tool Across Defense, Space Programs
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    Boeing to Deploy Dassault Systems Digital Tool Across Defense, Space Programs

    Boeing will implement a digital platform from Dassault Systemes across defense, space and commercial aviation programs as part of an extended partnership with the latter company. Dassault’s 3DEXPERIENCE platform works to manage product lifecycle and manufacturing operations through process and product simulation and elimination of risks prior to production, Dassault said Tuesday. Boeing will field the […] More

  • Hughes to Study Wideband Satcom Tech Interoperability Under DoD Contract; Rick Lober Comments
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    Hughes to Study Wideband Satcom Tech Interoperability Under DoD Contract; Rick Lober Comments

    The Defense Department has awarded Hughes Network Systems a contract of an undisclosed value to examine how satellite transports can interoperate for potential use in government wideband communications. Hughes said Monday it aims to produce a wideband communications architecture that will work to facilitate multiple space and ground transports through a design analysis of various satellites such […] More

  • Engility Gets Contract Option for Engineering, Technical Support to Navy, 6 Intl Clients
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    Engility Gets Contract Option for Engineering, Technical Support to Navy, 6 Intl Clients

    Engility has received a $30.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering and technical support services to the service branch and the governments of Australia, Denmark, Japan, Norway, Saudi Arabia and Spain. The Defense Department said Monday the modification exercises an option under a previously awarded contract and covers air and ship […] More

  • Elbit Systems-Built Sensor Tower Passes CBP Systems Acceptance Test
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    Elbit Systems-Built Sensor Tower Passes CBP Systems Acceptance Test

    Elbit Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has completed the Customs and Border Protection‘s systems acceptance test for a sensor tower that works to detect, monitor, identify and classify border activity. Elbit Systems of America said Monday the Integrated Fixed Tower in Douglas, Arizona obtained system acceptance after months of construction, integration, tests and system verification to confirm whether the IFT […] More

  • Belfer Center Report Examines Potential Uses of AI Tech in National Security
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    Belfer Center Report Examines Potential Uses of AI Tech in National Security

    A new study conducted by Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs has concluded that the impact of autonomous robots and other artificial intelligence technologies on national security could match that of nuclear weapons, Wired reported Wednesday. Belfer Center produced the report “Artificial Intelligence and National Security” as per the Intelligence Advanced […] More

  • BAE Unit to Plan, Execute USS Comstock Phased Maintenance Under $50M Award
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    BAE Unit to Plan, Execute USS Comstock Phased Maintenance Under $50M Award

    A business unit of BAE Systems has secured a potential $50 million contract modification for phased maintenance availability of the U.S. Navy‘s dock landing ship USS Comstock. BAE’s San Diego Ship Repair business will plan and execute depot-level maintenance, alteration and modification on LSD 45 to help update the ship’s military and technical systems, the Defense Department said Friday. USS […] More

  • NASA Issues Test Flight Schedules for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Vehicles
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    NASA Issues Test Flight Schedules for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Vehicles

    NASA on Thursday released schedules of crewed and unmanned test flights of space vehicles from Boeing and SpaceX as part of the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contracts the agency awarded in 2014, Space News reported Friday. The SpaceX-built Crew Dragon vehicle is expected to carry out an unmanned test flight in February 2018 and a manned flight […] More

  • Navy, SkySafe to Test Mobile Anti-Drone Platform
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    Navy, SkySafe to Test Mobile Anti-Drone Platform

    The U.S. Navy‘s Special Warfare Command has awarded SkySafe a $1.5 million contract to test the company’s counter-unmanned aerial systems platform, FCW reported Thursday. SkySafe CEO Grant Jordan told FCW that the company’s anti-UAS system is designed to support installation on vehicles and use early detection and radio signal jamming to protect against enemy drones. Jordan added […] More

  • Booz Allen Awarded Navy Enterprise Mgmt Support Extension
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    Booz Allen Awarded Navy Enterprise Mgmt Support Extension

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a potential five-year, $13.2 million contract modification to extend its enterprise management and technical support to the Navy Information Force’s Shore Modernization and Integration Directorate. Booz Allen will continue to support the directorate in the areas of enterprise architecture and operational transition planning; shore network and communications modernization; […] More

  • DOT Taps Evans for Volpe Center Mgmt Consulting Services
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    DOT Taps Evans for Volpe Center Mgmt Consulting Services

    The Transportation Department has awarded Evans one of four prime contracts worth a combined $34 million to provide management consulting services to DOT’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Evans said Thursday its team members on the contract are Grant Thornton, Infina, Regulus Group, CSSI and InDev. Task areas encompass budgeting, cost accounting, financial reporting, business […] More