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Discovery Air‘s defense services unit, Inzpire and Leonardo have teamed up to develop and deliver a live air training system in support of the U.K. ministry of defense’s Air Support to Defense Operational Training program. Inzpire said Tuesday that the companies will merge their respective capacities, expertise and expertise in live air aggressor and air […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted a christening ceremony for the U.S. Navy‘s second America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli at a company facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Lynne Mabus, ship sponsor and wife of former U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, broke a bottle of wine over the ship’s bow as part of christening tradition, Huntington Ingalls said Saturday. The 45,000-ton LHA […] More
The U.S. Navy is expected to buy a second autonomous vessel built by a Leidos-led team as the service prepares to take over control of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, USNI News reported Friday. Timothy Barton, maritime chief engineer at Leidos, said DARPA has begun […] More
Boeing has chosen Triumph Group as a key supplier for the aerospace and defense company’s trainer aircraft offering to the U.S. Air Force‘s T-X program. Triumph’s Red Oak, Texas-based Aerospace Structures business would supply wing, vertical tail and horizontal tail structures if the military branch picks Boeing as T-X primary contractor, Boeing said Friday. Boeing announced […] More
Lockheed Martin‘s venture capital arm has invested in Ocean Aero as both companies aim to seek opportunities to expand their autonomous maritime capabilities. The strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures seeks to help the firms continue to demonstrate their capability to configure teams of autonomous platforms for complex missions, Lockheed said Friday. Chris Moran, executive director […] More
Northrop Grumman has received a $22.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to provide testing support for a system designed to manage strategic and tactical satellites communications in the North Polar region. The Defense Department said Friday Northrop’s information systems unit will help the military branch test the Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment ahead of […] More
New Age Protection has won a potential $23.5 million contract to support management of a Defense Intellience Agency access control program. The Defense Department said Friday the company will also help DIA establish accountability measures for vehicle, personnel and equipment that enter and leave agency facilities. The Virginia Contracting Activity received five offers for the labor hour […] More
AT&T has secured a potential five-year, $35.8 million contract for the provision of integrated instant messaging, chat, voice, video, presence and screen sharing services to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Friday the Army Contracting Command received seven bids for the firm-fixed-price contract through an online-based solicitation. The military branch obligated the full contract amount […] More
Leidos has won a potential five-year, $23.5 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop integrated threat warning systems. The Defense Department said Friday Leidos will research, build and demonstrate integrated threat warning platform prototypes as well as advance electro-optical test and developmental risk reduction measures. Work will occur at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio through Sept. […] More
SOS International has received a task order under to continue to support integrated joint force field and live-fly training of U.S. air forces deployed to Africa. The task order falls under the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Advisory and Assistance III contract, SOSi said Friday. “SOSi has worked alongside the Air Force in support of NATO […] More
General Dynamics‘ land systems unit in the U.K. has conducted manned live-fire trials for its armored vehicle program using CTA International-built weapons including a 40mm autocannon, chain gun and smoke grenade launchers, UPI reported Friday. The company will continue to perform testing activities on the Ajax armored vehicles which will range from static firing on […] More
A. West Enterprise has won a two-year, $15 million contract to construct an underground power distribution system and update airfield lighting at the Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. The company said Friday it will design and build airlighting for the base’s four major runways, remove overhead electrical wires and repair circuit 1 system controls as the […] More
