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  • ACT I Approved for Virginia’s Global Defense Program; Michael Niggel Comments
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    ACT I Approved for Virginia’s Global Defense Program; Michael Niggel Comments

    The Virginia Economic Development Partnership has accepted Advanced Concepts and Technologies International into a one-year program that seeks to help aerospace and defense companies identify international market opportunities. ACT I said Tuesday it received Global Defense Program status after the company met VEDP’s quantitative and qualitative selection criteria. “Acceptance into this program allows us to leverage and further cultivate our existing Allied […] More

  • HawkEye 360 Names Robert Work, John Mulholland to Advisory Board; Letitia Long Adds Chairperson Role
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    HawkEye 360 Names Robert Work, John Mulholland to Advisory Board; Letitia Long Adds Chairperson Role

    HawkEye 360 has appointed Robert Work, former deputy secretary at the Defense Department, and John Mulholland, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, to its advisory board. Letitia Long, former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director and a HawkEye 360 advisory board member since 2017, will assume the role of board chairperson, the company said Monday. Work served as […] More

  • Curtiss-Wright Gets $85M Contract to Supply Turbines, Auxiliary Equipment for Navy Carrier
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    Curtiss-Wright Gets $85M Contract to Supply Turbines, Auxiliary Equipment for Navy Carrier

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has awarded Curtiss-Wright an $85 million contract to produce main propulsion steam turbines and auxiliary equipment for installation on the U.S. Navy‘s future Enterprise (CVN 80) aircraft carrier. Curtiss-Wright said Tuesday its EMS division is scheduled to perform engineering and production work under the contract through at least 2022. HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division will receive the products at its Virginia […] More

  • iDirectGov Releases New Satcom Software
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    iDirectGov Releases New Satcom Software

    Herndon, Virginia-based iDirect Government has released an updated version of its software platform designed to power 9-Series satellite routers, tactical hub and line cards. Version 4.2 of Evolution works to help government and military clients manage intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance content, voice calls and other high bandwidth applications intended for maritime, ground or aerial missions, iDirectGov said Tuesday. […] More

  • Engility to Expand Cyber Scholarship Program for Military Vets; Lynn Dugle Comments
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    Engility to Expand Cyber Scholarship Program for Military Vets; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has announced plans to grant additional scholarships to former U.S. military personnel through its CyberWarrior Scholarship Program. The company said Tuesday the next round of grants will help four transitioning service members receive cybersecurity certification training. “Through these scholarships, we’re not only providing veterans with a viable option as they reenter the workforce, but also putting […] More

  • Primescape Solutions Adopts ‘HighPoint’ Brand
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    Primescape Solutions Adopts ‘HighPoint’ Brand

    Herndon, Virginia-based digital transformation services provider Primescape Solutions will now operate as HighPoint. HighPoint Global said Monday the rebranding effort comes after it acquired Primescape in October 2017 as part of its efforts to facilitate the delivery of citizen experience services to government clients. “This rebranding is a result of the smooth integration of the […] More

  • NanoRacks to Offer Small Satellite Deployment Services Through GSA Schedule
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    NanoRacks to Offer Small Satellite Deployment Services Through GSA Schedule

    NanoRacks has secured a position on a General Services Administration contract vehicle to offer miniaturized satellite deployment services to federal agencies. The company said Monday it aims to help government customers deploy CubeSat and MicroSat payloads to perform microgravity research in space and on board the International Space Station through its launch service offerings on GSA’s Professional […] More

  • Matheson Lands Potential 7-Year USPS Terminal Handling Service Contract
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    Matheson Lands Potential 7-Year USPS Terminal Handling Service Contract

    Matheson has received a potential seven-year contract from the U.S. Postal Service to provide terminal handling services at a facility located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company said Monday its Flight Extenders team will collect mail from FedEx aircraft that arrive at the Philadelphia site, then sort the packages for delivery to a local post office by truck or to […] More

  • Kratos Receives Recognition as BAE Systems Supplier
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    Kratos Receives Recognition as BAE Systems Supplier

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions‘ Microwave Electronics Division or KMED has received a Gold Supplier Award in recognition of the company’s supply work for BAE Systems. The division was granted the award during BAE electronic systems’ Partner 2 Win Supplier Symposium, as one of the 37 recipients, Kratos said Monday. The Gold Supplier Award is granted to […] More

  • Lockheed to Update USSOCOM C-130 Operational Flight Program
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    Lockheed to Update USSOCOM C-130 Operational Flight Program

    Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business has received a four-year, $18 million contract to provide flight program upgrade services for the U.S. Special Operations Command‘s C-130 transport aircraft. The company will also help USSOCOM engineer and integrate multiple third-party systems under the indefinite–delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Monday. Work will occur at Lockheed’s facility in Marietta, Georgia, through April 2022. USSOCOM […] More