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Northrop Expands Role as C5ISR Systems Integrator for Coast Guard’s Heritage-Class Cutters
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has expanded the systems integration work of Northrop Grumman in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter program, for which ESG is the prime contractor. Northop said Tuesday it will integrate command, control, communications, computer, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies for Heritage-class OPCs. The partnership worked to complete the program’s […] More
by Carol Collins June 9, 2021, 12:21 pm
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Relativity Raises $650M in Series E Funding for 3D-Printed ‘Terran R’ Rocket
Relativity Space has introduced its plans for its 3D-printed launch vehicle, Terran R, and raised $650 million in a round of Series E financing to help advance production work on the reusable rocket. Terran R is a two-stage rocket that will lift off from the company’s launch complex at Cape Canaveral in Florida starting in […] More
by Jane Edwards June 9, 2021, 12:21 pm
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Palantir to Continue Support for CDC’s Disease Surveillance, Response Efforts
Palantir Technologies has received a one-year, $7.4 million contract to continue helping the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention manage and integrate data for outbreak response efforts. The company said Tuesday it will provide a platform accessible for disease surveillance and outbreak response under CDC’s Data Collation and Integration for Public Health Event Response […] More
by Nichols Martin June 9, 2021, 12:20 pm
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Navy, Boeing Demo MQ-25 Drone’s Aerial Refueling Capability; Leanne Caret Quoted
Boeing and the U.S. Navy have completed an air-to-air fuel transfer mission that demonstrated the capability of a company-built unmanned aircraft system to conduct aerial refueling in support of another aircraft, and marked the first time such activity was performed. The demonstration involved the Boeing-owned MQ-25 T1 test asset and a U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter […] More
by Christine Thropp June 9, 2021, 12:20 pm
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Booz Allen Lands Potential $190M Navy Contract for Engineering, IT Services; Scott Sautter Quoted
Booz Allen Hamilton has secured a potential five-year, $189.9 million contract from the Enterprise Communications and Networks Division of Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific to provide a range of engineering, technical, cyber and programmatic services. The company said Wednesday contract work will support networking, communications and computer systems around the world in service to the […] More
by William McCormick June 9, 2021, 12:19 pm
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General Atomics Preparing LINCS Satellites for Optical Communication System Demo Mission
General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has kicked off the final preparations for the launch of its Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System satellites aboard the Falcon 9 rocket for a series of optical intersatellite link experiments. GA-EMS, in collaboration with the Space Development Agency, will conduct demonstrations using the LINCS system intended to test optical […] More
by Carol Collins June 8, 2021, 11:59 am
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Scott Littlefield Named Chief Engineer for Scientific Systems’ Maritime Programs
Scott Littlefield, formerly a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has been appointed chief engineer for maritime programs at Woburn, Massachusetts-based autonomous technology provider Scientific Systems. He will help Scientific Systems develop its strategy and facilitate customer engagement for maritime technology projects, the company said Monday. Littlefield most recently worked as principal […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 8, 2021, 11:58 am
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LookingGlass to Provide DOD With Cyber Threat Intell, Analytics Tool; Gilman Louie Quoted
LookingGlass Cyber Solutions has secured a five-year contract from the Department of Defense to provide the U.S. military with its cyber threat intelligence and analytics platform. The company said Monday its scoutSuite platform provides cybersecurity analysts with a threat modeling environment to process and operationalize threat intelligence and other compromise-related indicators. “Delivering an adversarial-oriented perspective […] More
by Jane Edwards June 8, 2021, 11:57 am
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J29 Secures Spot on GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule Contract for IT Services
J29 has received a potential 20-year prime contract award with the General Services Administration to provide information technology services in support of the federal government’s cloud, health care and professional operations. The Millersville, Maryland-based IT company said Monday it will deliver the services through its spot on GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicle. The new […] More
by Nichols Martin June 8, 2021, 11:57 am
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Advent Subsidiary Receives Army Contract to Further Develop Fuel Cell Generator
An Advent Technologies subsidiary will further develop and pursue certification of a 50-watt portable fuel cell power generation system for use by soldiers under a contract with the U.S. Army. UltraCell aims to achieve military standard compliance for the Honey Badger, a wearable power generator designed to operate on plate carriers or backpacks that military […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 8, 2021, 11:56 am
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Curtiss-Wright to Deliver Computers, Modules to Lockheed for Navy Helicopter Fleet Upgrade; Lynn Bamford Quoted
Lockheed Martin has selected Curtiss-Wright to provide computers and video processing modules that will be used to modernize the mission and flight management systems on the Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopter fleet of the U.S. Navy. Curtiss-Wright said Monday it will deliver its modules and rugged single board modular open system approach computers to Lockheed under a […] More
by Carol Collins June 8, 2021, 11:55 am
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Army Engineers Tap Woolpert for Data Collection, Mapping Support
Woolpert will assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Louis District in photogrammetric mapping and data development efforts under a potential $22 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The five-year contract also includes light detection and ranging, remote sensing, surveying and geographic information system support services, Woolpert said Monday. USACE’s St. Louis district facilitates architecture, engineering and […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 8, 2021, 11:55 am