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ASRC Federal Receives $60M DLA Contract for Facility MRO Support
ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, as successor-in-interest to SAIC, has secured a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity bridge contract worth $60 million from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide supplies for the maintenance, repair and operations of facilities. ASRC Federal Contract Details The Department of Defense said Friday that the sole-source award has a 154-day period of performance and is […] More
by Miles Jamison December 30, 2024, 9:54 am
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Airbus US Executive Robert Geckle Discusses Unmanned Systems, Dual-Use Technologies
Robert Geckle, chairman and CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, said that with the incoming administration, he predicts that there will be “continued momentum” in unmanned systems like the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, hypersonics and effectors as the U.S. military pursues manned-unmanned teaming and other force multipliers in denied environments. More Innovation in UAS When […] More
by Jane Edwards December 30, 2024, 5:29 am
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Honeywell to Supply F-18 Aircraft Spare Parts Under $92M Navy Contract
Honeywell has secured a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $92 million from the U.S. Navy for F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet spare parts. The contract includes foreign military sales to Canada, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain and Switzerland, the Department of Defense said. Only Honeywell was solicited to provide the sole-source requirement. The Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon […] More
by Elodie Collins December 30, 2024, 4:12 am
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Voyager, LEOcloud to Advance Space-Based Edge Computing Technology
Voyager, a company offering national security and space services, is partnering with space-based cloud services provider LEOcloud to advance edge computing technology. The two companies will work under a project grant awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory Regional Network – Mid-Atlantic as part of its Spring 2024 funding cycle, Voyager said Monday. Advancing Edge Computing Efforts […] More
by Miles Jamison December 27, 2024, 10:30 am
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Microsoft Secures $70M JWCC Contract From Army
Microsoft has secured a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $69.5 million from the U.S. Army for the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability, or JWCC. Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability Contract The Department of Defense said the project will run through Oct. 19, 2028, while work sites and fund allocations will be determined once the orders are placed. The Army […] More
by Miles Jamison December 27, 2024, 10:04 am
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State Department Clears $130M FMS of UAVs, ASVs to Greece
The State Department has approved a foreign military sale request from Greece for uncrewed aircraft systems and armored security vehicles worth $130 million. Aerosonde Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Request The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Textron Systems will serve as the principal contractor of the potential deal, which covers the purchase of Aerosonde UAS featuring Lycoming heavy-fuel engines […] More
by Miles Jamison December 27, 2024, 9:43 am
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Julien Lederman Appointed Interim CEO at Nano Dimension
Julien Lederman was named interim CEO at Nano Dimension, a provider of digital manufacturing technologies and intelligent machines. Lederman, who will hold the CEO post while the company’s board of directors searches for a permanent appointee, previously served as vice president of corporate development, Nano Dimension said Thursday. In a statement, Ofir Baharav, chairman of […] More
by Aidan Daly December 27, 2024, 9:20 am
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Lockheed Books $336M Navy Award for F-35 Program Support
Lockheed Martin has received a U.S. Navy contract modification valued at approximately $335.7 million to provide continuing technical and management support to the modification and retrofit efforts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in 2025. The award covers work for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign Military Sales customers and non-Department of Defense F-35 program […] More
by Arthur McMiler December 27, 2024, 9:04 am
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Hitachi Vantara Federal’s Phil Fuster on Data Trends to Watch in 2025
Phil Fuster, chief revenue officer at Hitachi Vantara Federal, shared his key predictions for the federal IT landscape in 2025. One of those is that agencies will prioritize data-driven decision-making, which he said will be accelerated by the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. “For agencies to be effective, they first need complete visibility and a catalog […] More
by Jane Edwards December 27, 2024, 8:44 am
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HawkEye 360 Contacts Cluster 11 Satellites After Saturday Launch
HawkEye 360 has made contact with its Cluster 11 satellites following their launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Sent into space on Friday, Cluster 11 will be deployed in a sun-synchronous orbit to provide enhanced data collection and radio frequency monitoring capabilities, HawkEye 360 said Saturday. The new satellite constellation is expected to […] More
by Derrick Henry December 26, 2024, 9:43 am
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NAVAIR Issues RFI for PMA-281 Hardware & Software
The Naval Air Systems Command Procurement Group has issued a request for information for the possible procurement of support services for the Program Manager Strike Planning and Execution Systems hardware and software, or PMA-281 HW and SW. PMA-281 Hardware and Software Contract Scope According to the notice posted on SAM.gov, the follow-on multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers […] More
by Miles Jamison December 26, 2024, 9:40 am
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BAE Systems Receives $68M Army Contract for Additional CATV Production
BAE Systems has secured a $68 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce additional 44 Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles or CATVs, the company said. The Army awarded the defense and security company’s land and armaments unit a seven-year, $278.2 million contract in August 2022 to produce a modernized ground vehicle designed to operate in […] More
by Aidan Daly December 26, 2024, 9:10 am