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  • Arnold Defense to Provide Missile Launcher Components to Air Force
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    Arnold Defense to Provide Missile Launcher Components to Air Force

    Arnold Defense and Electronics has received a $15.5 million contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with missile launcher parts. The Defense Department said Monday the company will supply 1,254 launcher 12X structural rail sections for use on the AIM-120 missile launcher. The contract includes foreign military sales and runs through Sept. 30, 2023, with $72,500 […] More

  • Lockheed Gets Follow-On NATO Contract for Laser Guided Training Rounds
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    Lockheed Gets Follow-On NATO Contract for Laser Guided Training Rounds

    Lockheed Martin has signed a five-year deal to produce up to 3,000 Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds for NATO member countries per year. The company said Tuesday it will deliver the ELGTRs through 2021 under the follow-on agreement with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency. Jason Golden, ELGTR program manager at Lockheed’s missiles and fire control […] More

  • Northrop Showcases Transceiver, RF Tech Platforms
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    Northrop Showcases Transceiver, RF Tech Platforms

    Northrop Grumman presented its transreceiver and radio frequency technology products designed to support electromagnetic warfare missions during an Association of Old Crows-hosted symposium that took place in Washington, D.C. The Multifunction Transceiver is built to function through multiple channels, operating frequencies and bandwidths, Northrop said Monday. The company intends for MFX to help facilitate the development of integrated platforms […] More

  • CACI Gets ISO Info Security Mgmt Certification for Cyber Test Environment
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    CACI Gets ISO Info Security Mgmt Certification for Cyber Test Environment

    CACI International has received an International Organization for Standardization certification for the company’s cybersecurity test environment platform. The company said Tuesday its Cyber Range secured the ISO 27001:2013 certification following an independent assessment that sought to evaluate whether the test environment complies with ISO’s information security practices and policies. CACI’s Cyber Range works to help users perform […] More

  • Saab and Armscor to Support South African Air Force Gripen Weapon Systems
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    Saab and Armscor to Support South African Air Force Gripen Weapon Systems

    Saab and Armscor have received a $23 million contract to deliver support services for the South African air force’s JAS 39 Gripen aircraft weapon systems. The support contract entails airworthiness management, engineering support, maintenance, repair, spare parts delivery and technical document update services, Saab said Friday. The companies will perform work through a period from November 2017 to February 2020. The […] More

  • NASA Solicits Proposals for Deep Space Resource Production Tech
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    NASA Solicits Proposals for Deep Space Resource Production Tech

    NASA wants proposals from potential industry partners that can help develop technologies for resource production and processing in deep space destinations such as the Moon and Mars. The space agency said Tuesday it aims to achieve Technology Readiness Level 5 or 6 for platforms that can extract and process oxygen, water and methane fuel in deep […] More

  • Tiag to Expand Cyber Support Team at Army Atlantic Regional Health Command
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    Tiag to Expand Cyber Support Team at Army Atlantic Regional Health Command

    Reston, Virginia-based tiag has announced it will expand the company’s cyber team that provides support to the U.S. Army‘s Atlantic Regional Health Command in an effort to help defend the service branch’s medical network against security threats. The company said Monday it seeks to help transform DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process sites to incorporate […] More

  • IdeaScale Gets FedRAMP OK for Innovation Mgmt Platform
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    IdeaScale Gets FedRAMP OK for Innovation Mgmt Platform

    Ideascale has obtained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for a cloud-based software platform designed to help agencies collect innovation ideas from public and private communities. The company said Tuesday the IdeaScale platform is currently the only idea management  technology offering available on the FedRAMP marketplace. Tim Sussman, vice president of public sector initiatives at IdeaScale, said the company seeks […] More

  • ICF to Continue CDC Cancer Surveillance System Maintenance Support
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    ICF to Continue CDC Cancer Surveillance System Maintenance Support

    ICF has secured a potential four-year, $9 million task order to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintain a system used to track cancer occurrence, treatment and outcomes nationwide. The company said Monday it will continue to provide maintenance support for CDC’s  National Program of Cancer Registries – Cancer Surveillance System under the recompete task order […] More

  • Lisa Colloredo: Boeing, SpaceX Work to Address NASA ‘LOC’ Safety Requirement for Crew Vehicles
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    Lisa Colloredo: Boeing, SpaceX Work to Address NASA ‘LOC’ Safety Requirement for Crew Vehicles

    Lisa Colloredo, deputy program manager for NASA’s commercial crew program, has said Boeing and SpaceX should be able to meet the agency’s safety requirements as they prepare to enter the flight testing phase for their commercial crew spacecraft over the next year, Space News reported Monday. Colloredo said at the Wednesday meeting of the NASA Advisory […] More

  • Bob Fortna: Fortinet Aims to Help Federal Clients Address IT Security Challenges With Tech
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    Bob Fortna: Fortinet Aims to Help Federal Clients Address IT Security Challenges With Tech

    Bob Fortna, president of Fortinet’s federal business, has said the company offers security platforms designed to help customer agencies address mission requirements and challenges associated with information technology modernization efforts. Fortna said in an interview published Monday that Fortinet Federal‘s portfolio of security tools for agencies features the Fortinet Security Fabric as a “foundational element.” […] More

  • Northrop Gets $58M Air Force Support Services Contract
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    Northrop Gets $58M Air Force Support Services Contract

    Northrop Grumman has received a potential $58.2 million contract to provide sustainment, logistics, and site support services to the U.S. Air Force. The company perform work in San Diego, California and in Qatar through March 10, 2023, the Defense Department said Monday. DoD noted the requirements-type, firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable contract is a sole-source acquisition. The Air Force Cycle Management Center […] More