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Air Force OKs Relativity Operations at Cape Canaveral Launch Facility
Relativity has secured approval from the U.S. Air Force to conduct launch operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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Collins Aerospace to Help Develop Avionics for NASA Supersonic Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has partnered with United Technologies Corp.'s Collins Aerospace business to produce an avionic system for NASA's future supersonic aircraft platform.
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General Atomics to Update Air Force MQ-9 RPA Configuration
A General Atomics business unit has received a $37M firm-fixed-price contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to include additional features to an aircraft configuration.
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CenturyLink’s David Young on Gov’t Shutdown, EIS Telecom Contract Transition
David Young, senior vice president of strategic government at CenturyLink, has said he believes a delay in agencies’ issuance of solicitations under the $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract for telecommunications services due to the partial government shutdown does not affect the transition goal for the EIS vehicle, FCW reported Thursday. In December, the General Services Administration decided to extend until 2023 existing telecom support contracts, which are set to expire in 2020, to provide agencies enough time to transition to the EIS vehicle.
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Rob Snyder Appointed Capture Senior Director at General Dynamics IT
Rob Snyder, formerly director of capture management at CGI Federal, has joined General Dynamics’ information technology business as senior director of capture, G2Xchange reported Thursday. He will direct initiatives to pursue new IT-related business opportunities in the federal civilian agency market.
Raytheon’s Thomas Kennedy: Space-Based Sensor Layer Needed to Counter Advanced Missile Threats
Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, has said the U.S. needs a space-based sensor layer that could help detect, track and counter ballistic missile threats. “To have a space-sensor layer, to be able to pick up this advanced threat … that’s an absolute must for us to get on board and develop that technology,†Kennedy said during a panel at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
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Lockheed Gets $78M Modification for Undersea Warfare System Support
Lockheed Martin's rotary and mission systems business has received a $77.7M contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce surface ship systems designed to recognize undersea contacts and avoid threats.
Air Force Seeks Industry, Academic Partners for Tech Transfer Initiatives
The U.S. Air Force has asked industry to submit white papers that will detail how the service can partner with industry and academia to accelerate the development and transfer of new technology platform between the military and its partners.
DARPA Seeks Proposers for Data Verification Architecture Development Project
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a new program that aims to develop and commercialize hardware and software architectures for data tracking. The Guaranteed Architecture for Physical Security program is intended to secure high-risk data transactions and allow consumers to physically track these activities, DARPA said Wednesday.
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Leidos Recognized for Commitment to Gender Equality; Roger Krone Quoted
Bloomberg has selected Leidos for the media company's 2019 Gender-Equality Index in recognition of its efforts to observe transparency in gender reporting and support for the female workforce. GEI evaluates corporate gender equality based on company statistics, employee policies, external community engagement and gender-conscious offerings, Leidos said Wednesday.
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USSOCOM Taps L3 Technologies for Optics Equipment
L3 Technologies has received a potential 10-year, $26.3M contract to deliver close-quarters sights and clip-on magnifiers to U.S. Special Operations Command. The company said Wednesday it will provide EOTech-branded holographic sights and G33 magnifiers that would be part of the command's Miniature Aiming System-Day Optics suite.