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The Federal Communications Commission has set April 23 as the effective date of an order that would repeal internet regulations the Obama administration implemented in 2015. Changes under the Restoring Internet Freedom Order will go into effect in April except for certain amendatory instructions, which are subject to the Office of Management and Budget‘s approval of information […] More
The Defense Department has asked Congress to earmark $12.93 billion in fiscal 2019 funds for research and procurement of communications, electronics, telecommunications and intelligence technology platforms, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Friday. DoD’s proposed CET&I budget represents a 12.3-percent increase from the amount requested for FY 2018 and excludes military activities that cover “substantial” electronics systems. The department seeks […] More
Cobham has reported that sales of the company’s software-based airborne tactical radio offering over the past year exceeded its previous estimate. The company said Monday it sold RT-7000 radios to various clients that include government and military aviation organizations in North and South America, Asia and Europe. RT-7000 is built with modules that operators can update to address evolving requirements and […] More
The General Services Administration and ServiceNow have reached a governmentwide agreement that seeks to facilitate the procurement of ServiceNow’s software platforms by federal agencies through Carahsoft Technology’s IT Schedule 70 contract. Emily Murphy, GSA administrator and a 2018 Wash100 recipient, said in a statement published Friday the agreement seeks to address duplication in the procurement process and […] More
Italy’s air force has received a CAE-built Predator Mission Trainer that is designed to train military operators of General Atomics‘ remotely piloted aircraft. CAE said Sunday it worked with General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business to develop the trainer that represents the Italian Predator A RPA during phase one of delivery. Gene Colabatistto, president of CAE’s defense and security group, the company applied its decades […] More
Boeing will introduce an updated wing structure for the F-15 Advanced Eagle fighter aircraft that the company will deliver to Qatar, FlightGlobal reported Friday. Steve Parker, Boeing vice-president of F-15 programs, told FlightGlobal that the aircraft maker could offer the redesigned wing as a service life extension option for the F-15 fleets of the U.S. Air Force and […] More
The 10th expeditionary fast transport ship Austal USA is constructing for the U.S. Navy was christened Saturday at the company’s shipbuilding facility in Alabama. Austal said Saturday the future USNS Burlington is part of a 12-ship contract worth potentially $1.9 billion. The EPF 10 christening ceremony featured Rear Adm. Dee Mewbourne, commander of the Military Sealift Command, as well as Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and […] More
The U.S. Air Force has requested proposals from small businesses that can research and develop technologies to optimize the U.S. military’s space systems. The Air Force said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice that the Spacecraft Object Tracking and Characterization program will cover space systems such as launch platforms, payload adapters, on-orbit systems, communications links, ground systems and […] More
Lockheed Martin has begun to develop a new missile designed to target and destroy incoming projectiles through the use of a radar system and kinetic energy, the New York Post reported Friday. The company has recently tested in New Mexico the Miniature Hit to Kill Missile platform, which is based on the technology used in the […] More
Paul Nicholas, senior director of trustworthy computing at Microsoft, has said he believes the establishment of a national cybersecurity agency would help the government prioritize and coordinate cyber policies as well as address cyber threats. Nicholas wrote in a blog post published Feb. 19 the company’s new whitepaper calls on governments to equip the national cyber […] More
The U.S. Army has awarded Mayvin Consulting Group a potential five-year, $47.5 million contract to provide scientific, engineering and technical assistance services to the U.S. Special Operations Command. Mayvin will support USSOCOM’s manager for special programs through the company’s program, business and project management, logistics and engineering services, the Defense Department said Friday. DoD expects the company to […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded potential three-year contracts to business units of Cubic and Lockheed Martin to develop quantitative methods to assess and explore combined arms concepts for urban military operations. Cubic’s defense applications business and Lockheed’s rotary and mission systems unit are two of the five selected contractors for a project that will revolve around human capacities, systems, plans, software […] More
