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  • Finland Sends Fighter Aircraft Tech RFI to 7 Other Countries
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    Finland Sends Fighter Aircraft Tech RFI to 7 Other Countries

    The logistics command of Finland’s defense forces has issued a request for information to gather input from industries of seven countries on weapons and equipment for a potential F/A-18 aircraft replacement. The Finnish defense organization said Thursday it sent the RFI notice to the U.S., France, Germany, Israel, Norway, Sweden and the U.K. as part of Finland’s HX […] More

  • Iridium Certus Broadband Service Enters On-Orbit Test; Matt Desch Comments
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    Iridium Certus Broadband Service Enters On-Orbit Test; Matt Desch Comments

    Iridium Communications has initiated on-orbit tests of the company’s broadband service platform built to deliver global L-band connectivity through the NEXT satellite constellation. The company said Thursday it uploaded software to the NEXT satellites that are already in orbit to activate the Iridium Certus communications service. Certus entered live testing Sept. 25 and is slated for commercial […] More

  • PAE, Parsons Form JV to Bid on Army LOGCAP V Contract; Carey Smith Comments
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    PAE, Parsons Form JV to Bid on Army LOGCAP V Contract; Carey Smith Comments

    Parsons and PAE have established a new joint venture to compete for a potential 10-year, $82 billion contract vehicle that seeks to help the U.S. Army meet global facility and logistical requirements. Scott Welker, former deputy commander of the Army’s Joint Munitions Command, will serve as president of Rock Island, Illinois-based PAE-Parsons Global Logistics Services JV that will […] More

  • MDA Selects Lockheed for Phase 1 Low Power Laser Demonstrator Project
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    MDA Selects Lockheed for Phase 1 Low Power Laser Demonstrator Project

    Lockheed Martin has secured a nine-month, $9.4 million contract to support a Missile Defense Agency project to integrate and test a low-power laser technology onboard an unmanned aerial vehicle. The company will aim to help MDA address the agency’s laser power and aperture size requirements under the first phase of the Low Power Laser Demonstrator project, the […] More

  • Zovy Offers SaaS Through ByteGrid Data Centers
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    Zovy Offers SaaS Through ByteGrid Data Centers

     Zovy has announced the availability of its software-as-a-service platform at multiple data centers through a partnership with ByteGrid. The alliance seeks to help public and private sector clients save on hardware and software ownership costs through the Zovy Enterprise managed data compliance and eDiscovery service, Zovy said Thursday. Jason Silva, chief technology officer of ByteGrid, said the company secured a Federal […] More

  • General Atomics’ Chris Pehrson to Speak at TTC UAS Symposium
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    General Atomics’ Chris Pehrson to Speak at TTC UAS Symposium

    Chris Pehrson, vice president for Defense Department strategic development at General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business, will serve as a guest speaker at Technology Training Corp.-hosted Unmanned Aircraft Systems East for Defense and Government symposium that will kick off Saturday, Nov. 7, in Washington, D.C. Pehrson is one of the 24 guest presenters who will discuss emerging […] More

  • Cubic to Demo Combat Training, C4ISR Products at AUSA Event; Dave Buss, Mike Twyman Comment
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    Cubic to Demo Combat Training, C4ISR Products at AUSA Event; Dave Buss, Mike Twyman Comment

    Cubic will exhibit a range of simulation, training and command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms at an upcoming three-day Association of the United States Army event. The company said Friday its global defense and mission solutions divisions will present C4ISR and performance-based training technology offerings during the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition that will take place […] More

  • CEA Technologies Awarded $115M Contract to Update Australian Frigate Radar
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    CEA Technologies Awarded $115M Contract to Update Australian Frigate Radar

    CEA Technologies has secured a potential $115 million contract to update the radar system of the Australian navy’s Anzac-class frigates. The company will produce and deliver CEAFAR2-L air search radars for installation on the frigates, Australia’s defense department said Wednesday. Christopher Pyne, Australian minister for defense industry, said the department aims to help its defense force adapt to air […] More

  • Equifax Lands IRS ID Verification Support Contract
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    Equifax Lands IRS ID Verification Support Contract

    The Internal Revenue Service has awarded consumer credit reporting agency Equifax a $7.2 million contract for taxpayer identity management and verification support services. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the agency awarded the sole-source contract in order to “cover the timeframe needed to resolve the protest” on a new contract. Jeffrey Tribiano, deputy commissioner for […] More

  • Lockheed T-50A Aircraft Reaches 100th Sortie Milestone; Doug Batista Comments
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    Lockheed T-50A Aircraft Reaches 100th Sortie Milestone; Doug Batista Comments

    The Lockheed Martin-built T-50A aircraft has flown its 100th sortie at a facility in Greenville, South Carolina. Lockheed said Wednesday that the milestone represents the company’s dedication to meet requirements for the U.S. Air Force Advanced Pilot Training Competition. “This particular flight in TX-2, included simulated air-to-air engagements, simulated air-to-surface attacks, and instrument proficiency training,” […] More

  • ID.me Platform Gets FedRAMP Ready Status
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    ID.me Platform Gets FedRAMP Ready Status

    ID.me has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to deliver an identity proofing platform to U.S. government agencies. The company said Thursday it secured the FedRAMP Ready status for its remote identity verification platform a month after it received the FIDO U2F certification in September. FedRAMP granted a moderate-impact level status to […] More

  • AWCFT and ARL Add Artificial Learning and Machine Learning for Industry Day Event
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    AWCFT and ARL Add Artificial Learning and Machine Learning for Industry Day Event

    TheAlgorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team (AWCFT) and Army Research Laboratory (ARL) will co-host an Industry Day to interact with, create synergy and respond to inquiries from businesses, counterparts and other partners. The AWCFT and ARL have amended a broad agency announcement for basic and applied scientific research to add a new topic, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning […] More