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  • FLIR Systems to Supply Surveillance Cameras for Army Force Protection Program
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    FLIR Systems to Supply Surveillance Cameras for Army Force Protection Program

    Flir Systems has received a one-year, $74.7 million order to provide surveillance camera systems for the U.S. Army‘s Electro-Optical/Infrared-Force Protection program. The Army will implement TacFLIR cameras in efforts to augment perimeter security and safety of U.S. warfighters stationed across the globe, FLIR said Monday. The company also secured an $8.8 million contract during the third quarter of 2017 to supply […] More

  • Northrop to Continue Army Battle Command System Engineering, Manufacturing Work
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    Northrop to Continue Army Battle Command System Engineering, Manufacturing Work

    The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a potential $44.8 million contract modification to extend the ceiling value and period of performance under the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Integrated Battle Command System contract. The Defense Department said Friday the company will continue support for the second phase of IBCS engineering and manufacturing effort through Feb. 28, 2018. IBCS is a […] More

  • Navy Seeks Lead System Integrator Support for AIRWorks Division
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    Navy Seeks Lead System Integrator Support for AIRWorks Division

    The U.S. Navy has released a request for proposals on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for lead systems integrator support services to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s AIRWorks organization. The contract is structured as a small business set-aside program with an ordering period of five years and includes support for new and existing manned and unmanned aircraft […] More

  • Matt Desch: Iridium Satellite Network Helps Meet Demand for Satcom Services in Hurricane-Hit Puerto Rico
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    Matt Desch: Iridium Satellite Network Helps Meet Demand for Satcom Services in Hurricane-Hit Puerto Rico

    Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said the company’s network of low-Earth orbit satellites works to accommodate satellite phone communications amid the high demand for satcom services in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, USA Today reported Friday. Desch said usage of satellite phones that usually lasts for three to five days following a disaster has […] More

  • BAE, Cranfield University Collaborate to Develop Hybrid UAV Tech Concept
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    BAE, Cranfield University Collaborate to Develop Hybrid UAV Tech Concept

    A team of BAE Systems engineers and Cranfield University students has unveiled a new concept of unmanned aerial vehicle technology designed to alternate between fixed- and rotary-wing flight modes. BAE said Friday it envisions the Adaptable UAV as a hybrid platform with a capacity to be launched and recovered in battlefield environments with the use of multiple vehicle models. The […] More

  • Arianespace Launches Boeing-Built Digital Satellite for Intelsat
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    Arianespace Launches Boeing-Built Digital Satellite for Intelsat

    Intelsat‘s digital satellite launched Friday aboard Arianespace‘s Ariane 5 rocket to deliver connectivity to customers in the Americas, Africa and Europe. Intelsat 37e satellite is based on the Boeing 702 platform and will work to support  enterprise, broadband, government and mobility applications once it begins operations, Boeing said Friday. Intelsat 37e is the seventh satellite that Boeing has launched this year […] More

  • Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Reach $105B by Fiscal 2022
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    Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Reach $105B by Fiscal 2022

    A new report by Deltek forecasts that federal spending on information technology products and services will reach $99.5 billion at the end of fiscal year 2017 and increase to $104.9 billion in FY 2022. Deltek said Friday it expects the Trump administration and Congress to renegotiate budget caps through the end of fiscal year 2021 or for the next […] More

  • ETI Tech to Produce C-5 Galaxy Passenger Seats for Air Force
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    ETI Tech to Produce C-5 Galaxy Passenger Seats for Air Force

    Simon Group Holdings‘ ETI Tech subsidiary has received a potential three-year, $17.4 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to manufacture passenger seats for the U.S. Air Force‘s C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft. ETI and its predecessor company have supported C5 modernization and refurbishment efforts over the past three decades, Simon Group Holdings said Friday. The contract contains […] More

  • DXC’s Earl Matthews: Organizations Should Implement User-Focused Mobile Strategy
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    DXC’s Earl Matthews: Organizations Should Implement User-Focused Mobile Strategy

    Earl Matthews, vice president of DXC Technology‘s enterprise security solutions group, has said organizations should adopt a modern mobile strategy that focuses more on end users than the technology itself. Such a user-centered strategy “requires a different approach to enabling the user with the right information sources, devices, security, connectivity and support,” Matthews wrote in an article published […] More

  • Lockheed to Develop, Maintain Simulation Training App for Navy Combat Systems
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    Lockheed to Develop, Maintain Simulation Training App for Navy Combat Systems

    Lockheed Martin‘s Canadian arm has received a potential five-year, $21.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a computer-based networked system designed to aid operation and corrective maintenance training for multiple combat systems. The Defense Department said Friday that Lockheed Martin Canada will also help the Navy’s Center for Surface Combat Systems maintain and update the Visual […] More

  • Orbital ATK Sets Nov. 10 Launch for 8th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission
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    Orbital ATK Sets Nov. 10 Launch for 8th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission

    Orbital ATK aims to launch on Nov. 10 its Cygnus spacecraft aboard the Antares rocket to deliver crew supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station. NASA said Saturday the spacecraft will lift off from a launch pad at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to mark Orbital ATK’s eighth cargo delivery mission to […] More

  • Kryptowire-Qualcomm Team Gets DHS Contract to Demo Mobile Security Framework
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    Kryptowire-Qualcomm Team Gets DHS Contract to Demo Mobile Security Framework

    Kryptowire and Qualcomm‘s cybersecurity business have received a $1.8 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to demonstrate a framework that seeks to validate and protect third-party mobile applications and services. The team will test Qualcomm’s Mission-Critical-Grade Security Layer framework that employs the Snapdragon Mobile Security Platform with Kryptowire’s military-grade application security testing platform, Kryptowire said Thursday. […] More