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  • Saab to Engineer Replacement Ship Integrated Combat System for Australian Navy
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    Saab to Engineer Replacement Ship Integrated Combat System for Australian Navy

    Saab has secured a $25 million contract to design and build an integrated combat system for integration into two replenishment vessels that Navantia will build for the Australian navy. Saab said Friday the contract also covers procurement of combat system equipment such as helicopter control radar and decoy systems as well as systems engineering services. “Saab will deliver an […] More

  • Raytheon Completes Indianapolis Hub Renovation
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    Raytheon Completes Indianapolis Hub Renovation

    Raytheon held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to mark the completion of a multimillion dollar renovation project at the company’s systems modernization and sustainment facility in Indianapolis, 13 WTHR reported Thursday. Bruce Kopp writes the building underwent a facelift and internal updates during the renovation process that commenced in early 2015. Raytheon develops soldier-worn computers as well as performs weapons system […] More

  • General Dynamics Selects BAE to Produce Payload Module Tubes for Virginia-Class Submarines
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    General Dynamics Selects BAE to Produce Payload Module Tubes for Virginia-Class Submarines

    General Dynamics’ Electric Boat subsidiary has awarded BAE Systems‘ U.S. arm a contract to produce payload module tubes for integration with the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class Block V (SSN 774) submarines. The Virginia Payload Module tube is part of the submarine’s mid-body section and is designed to store and launch up to seven Tomahawk cruise missiles, BAE said […] More

  • BAE Taps Magellan Aerospace for F-35 Horizontal Tails Production; Phillip Underwood Comments
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    BAE Taps Magellan Aerospace for F-35 Horizontal Tails Production; Phillip Underwood Comments

    BAE Systems has selected Magellan Aerospace to supply horizontal tail assemblies for the conventional takeoff-and-landing variant of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft under a two-year, $52 million contract. Magellan said Thursday it aims to manufacture more than 1,000 ship sets of horizontal tail assemblies over the fighter program’s life cycle. “Magellan will be producing approximately half of the CTOL horizontal tails […] More

  • Jim Williams: Govt Should Understand Citizens’ Journey to Facilitate Service Delivery
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    Jim Williams: Govt Should Understand Citizens’ Journey to Facilitate Service Delivery

    Jim Williams, former acting administrator at the General Services Administration, has said he believes there would be a “renewed focus on customer service” in the next U.S. administration. Williams said in a video interview posted Wednesday on Maximus‘ website that he thinks the government should work to know and understand the citizens’ journey as well as […] More

  • SwRI to Provide R&D, Technical Services to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
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    SwRI to Provide R&D, Technical Services to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

    Southwest Research Institute has received potential five-year, $39 million contract to help the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division build tactical and non-tactical systems. SwRI said Tuesday it will provide research, development, testing and support services intended to help NSWCDD address technical challenges. The nonprofit aims to help fulfill the center’s system requirements for homeland security, counterterrorism, mission assurance, force protection, unmanned systems […] More

  • General Dynamics Subsidiary to Modernize Navy Expeditionary Mobile Base Vessel
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    General Dynamics Subsidiary to Modernize Navy Expeditionary Mobile Base Vessel

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary will perform post-delivery repair and modernization work on the USNS Lewis B. Puller expeditionary mobile base under a potential $38.3 million contract awarded by the U.S. Navy. The military branch received two offers for the contract through an online solicitation and obligated $34.5 million in funds at the time of award, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD […] More

  • DRS Wins Army Fluid Distribution System Contract
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    DRS Wins Army Fluid Distribution System Contract

    DRS Technologies has won a potential four-year, $37.7 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with up to 12 early-entry fluid distribution systems. Four bids were submitted to the Army Contracting Command for the firm-fixed-price contract via the internet, the Defense Department said Thursday. The project is comprised of engineering, manufacturing and development as well as production and […] More

  • Florida Agency Pledges Funds to SpaceX Installation Project at Kennedy Space Center
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    Florida Agency Pledges Funds to SpaceX Installation Project at Kennedy Space Center

    Space Florida, the state’s aerospace economic development agency, has pledged $5 million to support SpaceX‘s project to build an access arm at the 39A launch pad of NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center, Florida Today reported Wednesday. James Dean writes SpaceX will build the access arm at the center in an effort to help astronauts board the company’s Dragon capsule that will travel to the International Space […] More

  • MIT Research VP Maria Zuber Elected to Textron Board
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    MIT Research VP Maria Zuber Elected to Textron Board

    Maria Zuber, vice president of research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and chair of the National Science Board, has joined the board of directors at Textron. She oversees MIT’s Lincoln laboratory and interdisciplinary research facilities as well as the university’s research partnerships with the federal government, Textron said Thursday. Zuber is also the E. A. Griswold professor of geophysics at MIT […] More

  • Cyber Startups Graduate from Northrop-bwtech@UMBC Cyber Incubator Program
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    Cyber Startups Graduate from Northrop-bwtech@UMBC Cyber Incubator Program

    Australia-based iWebgate and Baltimore-headquartered Light Point Security have completed Northrop Grumman and bwtech@UMBC Speed Tomorrow‘s global cyber startup initiative. The Cync program will work introduce iWebgate’s and Light Point Security’s new cyber offerings into the federal marketplace, Northrop said Monday. Chris Valentino, program director for cyber and intelligence mission solutions at Northrop, said the goal of the program is to […] More

  • PAR Technology Subsidiary to Operate, Maintain Air Force Global Communication Station
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    PAR Technology Subsidiary to Operate, Maintain Air Force Global Communication Station

    A PAR Technology subsidiary has received a $5.2 million subcontract from Delta Solutions & Strategies to support a U.S. Air Force-run global communication station in Puerto Rico. Rome Research Corp. will operate and maintain USAF’s Air Combat Command High Frequency Global Communication System-Puerto Rico Station, the company said Thursday. HFGCS-PRS is one of the thirteen high-frequency stations designed to […] More