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SRC will provide counter unmanned aerial systems supplies for the U.S. Air Force under a $57.5 million contract action. The Defense Department said Monday the award was a result of a sole-source acquisition. Work will run through Nov. 30, 2018. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has obligated a total of $28.1 million from […] More
A Vencore subsidiary has partnered with Power Line Supply for the distribution of an infrastructure monitoring system for smart grid field networks and consultancy services for utilities. PLS will serve as the exclusive distributor of Vencore Labs‘ SecureSmart technology and of planning, security and consultancy services to over 30 investor-owned utilities in nine states in the […] More
Lockheed Martin has announced three industry partners for its proposed offering for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 carrier-based aerial tanker drone program, Defense News reported Monday. Lockheed officials announced Monday that General Electric and United Technologies Corp. will respectively supply the F404 turbofan engine and the F-35C landing gear, while Triumph Aerostructures will produce the drone’s internal structure. Lockheed’s Skunk […] More
L3 Technologies has unveiled an autonomous undersea vehicle at the Navy League’s three-day Sea-Air-Space Exposition that commenced Monday at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Iver Precision Workhorse is an undersea drone developed by L3’s OceanServer business in Fall River, Massachusetts, and works to support clients’ anti-submarine warfare, multidomain intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, mine and seabed warfare missions, […] More
Matt Mulherin, former president of Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division, has received a 2018 Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award from Navy League of the U.S. HII said Monday Mulherin has supported multiple ship construction and maintenance efforts, such as the U.S. Navy‘s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier program, during his 36-year career. “Very few shipbuilders can say […] More
The U.S. Air Force has begun its search for potential sources that could provide operations and maintenance support for the service’s Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says GEODSS works to detect, identify and monitor all space objects within the coverage area and deliver metric data to joint space operations […] More
A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary has received a potential five-year, $58.9 million contract to provide its commercial modems and technical and upgrade support for the U.S. Navy. Comtech EF Data will supply its Comtech SLM-5650B modems and related upgrade kits to support the satellite communications and interoperability of Navy platforms and shore sites, the Defense Department […] More
The California Air National Guard received its first combat search and rescue tanker aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin on April 5. Lockheed said Friday the 129th Rescue Wing will operate the HC-130J Combat King II from the Moffett Air National Guard Base in California. The 129th RQW intends to replace its existing fleet of MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft with four […] More
Lockheed Martin has delivered another three F-35A aircraft for the training of Australian pilots at the Luke Air Force Base. The Australian government intends to procure 72 F-35A Lightning II aircraft and retire its fleet of 71 aging F/A-18A/B Classic Hornets, the country’s defense ministry said Monday. Australia’s defense minister Sen. Marise Payne, said the […] More
Maxar Technologies‘ DigitalGlobe subsidiary has introduced an interactive tool designed to help customers explore a range of geospatial data products and service offerings. Navigator is available through a preview account that includes a sample of DigitalGlobe’s product portfolio and offers access to product demonstrations and relevant use cases, according to a blog entry posted Thursday. The […] More
Boeing has expanded its facility in Huntsville, Alabama as part of an effort to extend its missile defense system program. Alabama Local News said Saturday Boeing will hire 70 new workers, as well as accelerate the production of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile at the expanded space. “Today’s celebration of this expansion is focused on […] More
A solar probe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory designed and built for NASA has arrived at Lockheed Martin‘s Astrotech Space Operations facility in Florida to begin pre-launch tests and preparations. APL said Thursday the Parker Solar Probe is scheduled to lift off July 31 at the Kennedy Space Center to study the sun’s outer atmosphere over […] More
