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Lockheed Martin will provide night vision sensor systems for Apache attack helicopters under a potential $79.4M modification to a previously awarded contract with the U.S. Army. The company will also offer technical services and produce subcomponents for the aircraft, the Defense Department said Monday. Army Contracting Command will determine funds and work locations with each […] More
Jonathan Reichental, chief information officer for the city of Palo Alto in California, has been appointed to serve as the global industries solution leader at Oracle‘s public sector division, Government Technology reported Monday. He will officially join the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based software maker on Dec. 17 and oversee the development of a global strategy for smart […] More
Lockheed Martin has received a $108M contract from Boeing to complete development of an infrared search and track sensor technology for installation on the U.S. Navy’s Block II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet jets. Lockheed said Monday it will build, integrate, test and ensure qualification of the IRST21 sensor under the program’s second phase. The system is designed to locate airborne […] More
CAE has introduced a training system that employs big data analytics and works to help instructors evaluate military pilot competencies in real time. The company said Monday it developed the CAE Rise system on Microsoft‘s Azure Government cloud platform and designed the system for clients to generate digital lesson plans, deliver feedback and customize student training. “The aviation industry – both military and […] More
Gene Colabatistto, president of defense and security group at CAE, has said he believes warfighters should be trained at strategic, operational and tactical levels to defend against future space threats as the U.S. military works to establish a new space force, National Defense reported Monday. “Clearly when we build a flight simulator and a high-fidelity […] More
PAE ISR has obtained an interim flight clearance from Naval Air Systems Command for the vertical takeoff-and-landing configuration of the Resolute Eagle unmanned aerial system. The company said Monday the group 3 IFC validates the system’s airworthiness in accordance with requirements under a potential five-year, $1.73B indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract. NAVAIR awarded PAE ISR a spot on the contract in June of […] More
The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued two solicitations as it plans to update the Pentagon’s unclassified and classified networks, Bloomberg Government reported Monday. The solicitations issued Nov. 15 for the Department of Defense Network Services program come as DoD works to provide other defense agencies an opportunity to adopt the CSRA-developed MilCloud 2.0 system […] More
TechFlow has received a contract from the General Services Administration to provide information technology services to the Agriculture Department through centers of excellence. The company said Monday it will help USDA update infrastructure and adopt cloud technology, with a special focus on the areas of replatforming, application rehosting, cloud platform services and DevSecOps. Greg Godbout, chief […] More
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will debut a simulation platform at the 2018 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference as part of efforts to address military training requirements. The Kratos Platform consists of commercial off-the-shelf devices, including virtual reality headsets, and allows course developers to choose a scenario that aligns with their training objectives, the company […] More
Boeing has received a potential $45M contract to provide updated airframe structures for U.S. Special Operations Command’s A/MH-6 helicopters. The company will provide 56 primary airframes for the rotary wing platform under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that has a minimum order value of $100K, the Defense Department said Monday. SOCOM will obligate $5.2M in fiscal 2018 procurement funds at the […] More
A spacecraft that Lockheed Martin built for NASA’s Mars exploration mission landed Monday on the red planet’s surface. The InSight Mars Lander made its descent on Elysium Planitia in the planet’s equatorial region and transmitted a tone through its X-band small deep space transponder seven minutes after the spacecraft’s landing, Lockheed said Monday. The spacecraft […] More
Raytheon has received a $37.2M contract modification to continue intermediate-level repair and maintenance services for the U.S. Navy’s Standard Missile-2 and Standard Missile-6 systems. The Navy will obligate $19M in fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds at the time of award, the Defense Department said Monday. The company’s missile systems business will perform work in Arizona, Arkansas and Alabama […] More
