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A team of Lockheed Martin maintainers has partnered with airmen from the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit to sustain the U.S. Air Force‘s F-35 jets in preparation for a turnover of maintenance responsibilities. Lockheed currently maintains all 62nd AMU F-35s and will turn over aircraft maintenance responsibilities to the Air Force beginning June, the service branch said Jan. 24. “We can’t afford to have any […] More

Iridium Communications has inked an agreement with SpaceX to launch additional communication satellites alongside the twin satellites of a collaborative mission between NASA and the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences. Iridium said Tuesday the launch of five Iridium NEXT satellites with the NASA/GFZ Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On payload aboard a Falcon 9 rocket in early 2018 is the company’s […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne has decided to build its AR1 rocket engine technology in Huntsville, Alabama, and create as many as 100 jobs to support production work. The company said Monday it is developing AR1 to help end U.S. dependence on foreign-made engines for national security and civil space launch programs. Eileen Drake, president and CEO of Aerojet Rocketdyne, said Huntsville is the “logical choice” for AR1 […] More

Smartronix has landed a one-year, $26.7 million contract with the U.S. Navy to support the special communications mission solutions division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. The Defense Department said Monday that Smartronix will provide services intended to help NAWCAD implement telecommunication and related communications-electronic systems  for data, video and voice information exchange. Services covered by the […] More

AECOM has secured five contracts worth a combined $31 million to provide multidisciplinary services in support of various road modernization projects across England, Surveyor Transport Network reported Monday. Chris Ames writes the one of the contracts will require AECOM to perform operational assessments, engineering design and traffic technology services for a pair of smart motorway projects. The company will also support the A38 […] More

The Interior Department has asked industry for ideas on how to maintain voice communication services across DOI facilities as federal agencies prepare to transition to the General Services Administration‘s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions procurement vehicle. DOI seeks ways to continue voice services that are currently provided through GSA’s Networx, Washington Interagency Telecommunications 3 and Local Services Agreement contracts, according to a request […] More

NASA has completed the preliminary design review of the exploration upper stage for the Space Launch System rocket designed to bring the Orion spacecraft to deep space by 2021 as part of its first crewed flight mission. “With the completion of this review, our teams will start developing components and materials for the EUS, and […] More

The Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Indian Head explosive ordnance disposal technology division has partnered with Nammo Group‘s U.S.-based subsidiary Nammo Energetics Indian Head to produce rocket motors and warheads. The public-private collaboration is authorized under NSWC IHEODTD’s Center for Industrial and Technical Excellence designation, the Naval Sea Systems Command said Jan. 20. “Under this 30-year partnership, Nammo Energetics Indian Head will address […] More

The Energy Department‘s Office of the Undersecretary for Science and Energy seeks input on how to build and foster local and regional innovation ecosystems on energy technologies and energy use. DOE said in a request for information posted Wednesday on the Federal Register that it created a web-based temporary public ideation tool on the IdeaBuzz.com […] More

BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries have inked a “Heads of Agreement” deal to collaborate on the first phase of a fighter jet development program for Turkey’s air force ahead of a potential $125 million contract. BAE said Saturday the deal follows a pre-contract study phase where the company worked with TAI on the TF-X fighter aircraft. “The […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division held a keel-authentication ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s eighth Legend-class national security cutter Midgett. HII said Friday the vessel is named after John Allen Midgett, who received the silver cup from the U.K. Board of Trade in 1918 for his rescue of 42 British sailors aboard a tanker that was torpedoed by a German […] More

CSRA has joined a SAP-run program that offers a range of resources and tools designed to help foster mutual business development among participating information technology companies. CSRA said Friday it seeks to offer a portfolio of enterprise business services via SAP’s PartnerEdge program as well as support the customization and deployment of SAP platforms for government clients such as the Customs and Border Protection, Agriculture Department […] More