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  • Leonardo DRS to Produce Sensor Tech for BAE-Developed Aircraft Missile Warning System
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    Leonardo DRS to Produce Sensor Tech for BAE-Developed Aircraft Missile Warning System

    Leonardo DRS has been selected to provide sensors for an aircraft missile warning system BAE Systems is developing for the U.S. Army under a $97.9 million contract awarded in December. BAE will build the 2-Color Advanced Warning System to increase threat detection and protection capacities of Army rotary-wing aircraft through the Limited Interim Missile Warning System Quick Reaction Capability program, Leonardo DRS said Friday. 2C-AWS is […] More

  • CAE Expands Defense & Security Business Footprint With New Australia Office
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    CAE Expands Defense & Security Business Footprint With New Australia Office

    CAE‘s defense and security unit has opened a new office in Canberra, Australia, and exhibited company-built simulation products during the inauguration ceremony. The company said Wednesday Christopher Pyne, Australian minister for defense industry, and Ian Bell, vice president and general manager of CAE’s operations in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, attended the formal opening of the office located […] More

  • Scientific Research Corp. to Engineer, Install Navy Carrier Under $92M IDIQ
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    Scientific Research Corp. to Engineer, Install Navy Carrier Under $92M IDIQ

    Scientific Research Corp. has secured a potential $92.5 million contract to engineer, integrate and install command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems on newly constructed aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy. SRC will also support the service branch’s shipbuilding conversion efforts and other government shipbuilding projects under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Friday. The Space and Naval Warfare […] More

  • DARPA Seeks New Tools, Concepts to Secure DoD Space Systems, Satellites
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    DARPA Seeks New Tools, Concepts to Secure DoD Space Systems, Satellites

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Tactical Technology Office has issued a request of information on cybersecurity tools and methods for the Defense Department’s national security space systems and low-Earth orbit satellite networks. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says DARPA seeks new platforms to secure space information systems built to collect, store, process and transmit national security […] More

  • NASA Issues Draft RFP for Commercial Lunar Payload Services Contract
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    NASA Issues Draft RFP for Commercial Lunar Payload Services Contract

    NASA has announced plans to conduct a full and open competition for a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to deliver scientific payloads to the Moon. In a draft request for proposals notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps, the space agency said it seeks contractor-provided assets to integrate, transport and operate instruments and technology demonstration payloads intended for the […] More

  • BAE Advances Battle Management Software Development Project With DARPA, AFRL
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    BAE Advances Battle Management Software Development Project With DARPA, AFRL

    BAE Systems has teamed up with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to further develop a software platform that works to facilitate communications between manned and unmanned aerial systems in contested environments, C4ISRNet reported Friday. The Distributed Battle Management software is designed to provide pilots situational awareness through the use of […] More

  • Report: Marine Corps, Sikorsky Negotiate CH-53K Batch 2 Contract
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    Report: Marine Corps, Sikorsky Negotiate CH-53K Batch 2 Contract

    The U.S. Marine Corps and Sikorsky aim to finalize in the coming months a contract for the helicopter manufacturer to produce six more CH-53K units, Reuters reported Thursday. Col. Hank Vanderborght, CH-53K program manager for the Marine Corps, said the additional order would increase the number of Marines’ CH-53K helicopters to 14. The contract is potentially […] More

  • Report: Finland Plans Multirole Fighter Aircraft Procurement
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    Report: Finland Plans Multirole Fighter Aircraft Procurement

    Finland is seeking a contractor to provide a replacement for the country’s F/A-18 Hornet aircraft slated for retirement beginning in 2025, Reuters reported Friday. The report said possible candidates to replace the current Finnish fighter aircraft include Boeing, Lockheed Martin and a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo. The Finnish government looks to buy 64 multirole […] More

  • Harris Adds Louisiana-Pacific CFO Sallie Bailey to Board of Directors
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    Harris Adds Louisiana-Pacific CFO Sallie Bailey to Board of Directors

    Sallie Bailey, executive vice president and chief financial officer at building materials manufacturing company Louisiana-Pacific, has joined Harris‘ board of directors. In her current role, Bailey oversees LP’s accounting, financial reporting, treasury, internal audit, information technology and corporate communications functions, Harris said Friday. She also serves as a director at wire manufacturer General Cable. Bailey previously worked as VP and […] More

  • Ruben Pena Named Ensco Government Surface Transportation Director; Jeff Stevens Comments
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    Ruben Pena Named Ensco Government Surface Transportation Director; Jeff Stevens Comments

    Ruben Pena, a 25-year veteran of Transportation Technology Center Inc., has joined Ensco as director of the company’s government surface transportation business. Ensco said Friday Pena will oversee customer relations and help government clients implement transportation safety and security technology platforms. “He brings with him more than 25 years of experience successfully leading new programs in railway safety […] More