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  • Raytheon to Produce Aegis Fire Control System Equipment Under $72M Navy Contract
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    Raytheon to Produce Aegis Fire Control System Equipment Under $72M Navy Contract

    Raytheon has landed a $72.4M contract to produce fire control system equipment for the U.S. Navy‘s Aegis Weapon System. The company will modernize the MK 99 fire control system and provide related engineering services under the firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The Navy will initially obligate $22.9M in fiscal 2018 shipbuilding, […] More

  • Air Force Aims to Boost Military Satcom System’s Cybersecurity With New Software, Ground Equipment
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    Air Force Aims to Boost Military Satcom System’s Cybersecurity With New Software, Ground Equipment

    The U.S. Air Force has begun to develop new software and ground system to protect military satellite communications equipment operating through the service’s Wideband Global Satcom system from cyber threats, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. The service has started to work on anti-jam communications software – Protected Tactical Waveform – and ground platform –  Protected Tactical Enterprise Service […] More

  • Army, Marines to Receive Oshkosh-Built Joint Light Tactical Vehicles in Early 2019
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    Army, Marines to Receive Oshkosh-Built Joint Light Tactical Vehicles in Early 2019

    The U.S. Army and Marine Corps are set to deploy the first batch of Oshkosh-built Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to replace aging High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles. The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga., will be the first unit to receive the JLTVs in early January, the Army said Thursday. […] More

  • SOSi Lands Army NETCOM Support Contract; Julian Setian Quoted
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    SOSi Lands Army NETCOM Support Contract; Julian Setian Quoted

    The U.S. Army has awarded SOS International a potential five-year, $17M contract for teleconference network, cybersecurity and knowledge management services to the military branch’s Network Enterprise Technology Command. The company said Friday it will support classified and unclassified networks being used at NETCOM’s Arizona headquarters and by subcommand groups worldwide. “This win only furthers our support of the […] More

  • Oshkosh Among 2019 Military Friendly Employers; Robert Sims Quoted
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    Oshkosh Among 2019 Military Friendly Employers; Robert Sims Quoted

    Oshkosh has been included in Viqtory‘s Military Friendly Employer list for the second straight year and has received a Supplier Diversity Program designation for the first time. Robert Sims, an executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Oshkosh, said in a statement released Friday the number of the company’s military team members rose 17 percent over the […] More

  • General Atomics’ Wayne Solomon Receives Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award
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    General Atomics’ Wayne Solomon Receives Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award

    Wayne Solomon, deputy director of the DIII-D National Fusion Program at General Atomics, has received recognition from Fusion Power Associates for his leadership on the Department of Energy-backed program and research on fusion plasma diagnostics. The nonprofit honored Solomon with its Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated technical accomplishments and potential as influential […] More

  • Dewberry to Design Multiple Stations for Virginia State Police
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    Dewberry to Design Multiple Stations for Virginia State Police

    The Virginia State Police has selected Dewberry to perform architecture and engineering services for the agency’s new Division Six Headquarters in Salem, Virginia. The new facility expects to have adequate space for the division’s 100 employees while housing the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Bureau of Field Operations and support services, Dewberry said Dec. 5. […] More

  • DHS Clears Verodin Cybersecurity Platform; Earl Matthews Quoted
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    DHS Clears Verodin Cybersecurity Platform; Earl Matthews Quoted

    Verodin has received approval from the Department of Homeland Security to offer a cybersecurity technology to government agencies through DHS’ Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program. The company said Friday it designed the Security Instrumentation Platform to help organizations protect critical assets from cyber threats by assessing their controls. Earl Matthews, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Verodin, said […] More

  • NOAA to Solicit for High Performance Computing Services in 2019
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    NOAA to Solicit for High Performance Computing Services in 2019

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is looking to solicit for high performance computing services to support the agency’s weather and climate services. NOAA said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice that it intends to award a potential 10-year, $505.2M contract by Feb. 14, 2020, for services under the Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System program. The contractor will […] More

  • Leonardo Test-Flies Training Helicopter Offering for US Navy
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    Leonardo Test-Flies Training Helicopter Offering for US Navy

    Leonardo has completed an initial flight test of a single-engine training helicopter the company is offering as a potential replacement for the U.S. Navy‘s TH-57 Sea Rangers platform. The Italy-based conglomerate said Friday it aims to obtain certification from the Federal Aviation Administration early next year to operate the TH-119 trainer under FAA’s Instrument Flight Rules. Patrick McKernan, a Leonardo […] More

  • Lockheed to Move Some Fleet Ballistic Missile Production Tasks to Colorado Facility
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    Lockheed to Move Some Fleet Ballistic Missile Production Tasks to Colorado Facility

    Lockheed Martin has announced plans to relocate portions of the manufacturing process for the U.S. Navy‘s Fleet Ballistic Missile program to a company-operated facility in Jefferson County, Colo. The company said Friday it will open up to 550 job opportunities within the county to support engineering, project management and business operations. Jefferson County Economic Development Corp. […] More