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  • Space News: Thales Alenia Space & Partners Seek Contract for High-Altitude Platform Station
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    Space News: Thales Alenia Space & Partners Seek Contract for High-Altitude Platform Station

    Industry partners will invest in and work to develop a contract for the Thales Alenia Space-led Stratobus high-altitude platform station, Space News reported Thursday. Peter de Selding writes the French-Italian group expects to add telecommunications payloads when HAPS systems become authorized to operate in Ka- and Ku-band. “We expect to have our first contract in 2017 to develop […] More

  • Australia Takes in 3 Boeing Chinook Helicopters, Fleet Stands at 10
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    Australia Takes in 3 Boeing Chinook Helicopters, Fleet Stands at 10

    Boeing has coordinated with Australia and the U.S. Army to deliver three more H-47 Chinook helicopters to the Australian army 85 days since the company received the order. The company said Wednesday that these three helicopters bring Australia’s fleet to 10 Chinooks, which are designed to provide pilots situational awareness and also monitor and identify the aircraft’s maintenance needs through […] More

  • NASA Taps Northrop-Global Aerospace Team to Develop Vehicle for Saturn Moon Exploration
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    NASA Taps Northrop-Global Aerospace Team to Develop Vehicle for Saturn Moon Exploration

    A team of Northrop Grumman and Global Aerospace Corp. has received a contract from NASA to build a space vehicle that will work to explore Saturn’s Titan moon. GAC and Northrop’s aerospace systems business will collaborate on the development of the concept and prototype of the Titan Winged Aerobot vehicle through the space agency’s Phase I […] More

  • IBM, Romanian Gov’t Ink Agreement to Establish Cognitive Computing Hub
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    IBM, Romanian Gov’t Ink Agreement to Establish Cognitive Computing Hub

    IBM has signed a memorandum of understanding with Romania’s government to open an innovation center for cognitive computing in the country, Business Review reported Wednesday. Ovidiu Posirca writes the collaboration looks to establish a European and National Romanian Innovation Cognitive Hub that will conduct research on machine learning and natural language processing. “IBM is the first company that joins […] More

  • Raytheon Hands Air, Missile Defense Radar Array to US Navy; Tad Dickenson Comments
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    Raytheon Hands Air, Missile Defense Radar Array to US Navy; Tad Dickenson Comments

    Raytheon has transported an air and missile defense radar array to the U.S. Navy‘s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, where the system will undergo an initial light-off later in July. The first AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar array has been installed at the facility and will enter the engineering and manufacturing development phase, Raytheon said […] More

  • BAE to Integrate Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent System for US Air Force
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    BAE to Integrate Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent System for US Air Force

    BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has received two contract modifications worth a combined $41.2 million to provide support and flight systems guidance integration services for the U.S. Air Force’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile replacement program. BAE Systems Inc. will work to manage schedule, document acquisition program, handle risks, perform trade and technical studies and manage data for the Ground […] More

  • AECOM Subsidiary to Continue Navy Submarine C5I Enterprise Systems Support
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    AECOM Subsidiary to Continue Navy Submarine C5I Enterprise Systems Support

    An AECOM subsidiary has received a nine-month, $24.7 million contract modification to support the U.S. Navy‘s submarine command, control, communications, computers, collaboration and intelligence enterprise infrastructure. The Defense Department said Wednesday URS Federal Services will continue to provide test, evaluation, engineering, technical, logistics and management services for submarine C5I system-of-systems and subsystems as well as operation authority, shore […] More

  • Leidos, Ford Partner on Automobile Factory Energy Savings Project; Jim Moos Comments
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    Leidos, Ford Partner on Automobile Factory Energy Savings Project; Jim Moos Comments

    Leidos has signed a $5.7 million contract with Ford Motor Co. to support energy-efficiency initiatives at the car manufacturer’s transmission plant in Livonia, Michigan. The Reston, Virginia-based contractor said Wednesday it will install a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the Livonia factory under the energy savings performance contract. Ford developed a five-year plan in 2012 to reduce operational energy use of each vehicle the company produces worldwide […] More

  • John Mancuso Joins PAR Technology’s Govt Systems Business as Mission Systems BD Senior Director
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    John Mancuso Joins PAR Technology’s Govt Systems Business as Mission Systems BD Senior Director

    John Mancuso, former director of business development at Sciolex, has joined PAR Technology subsidiary PAR Government Systems Corp. as senior director of business development for mission systems. Mancuso will report to PGSC President Matt Cicchinelli and be responsible for business development initiatives in the unit’s core and adjacent market areas, PAR said Wednesday. “John’s experience qualifying and capturing opportunities in […] More

  • J. Andrew Valentine Joins Kroll as Cybersecurity & Investigations Associate Managing Director; David Fontaine Comments
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    J. Andrew Valentine Joins Kroll as Cybersecurity & Investigations Associate Managing Director; David Fontaine Comments

    J. Andrew Valentine, a 14-year cybersecurity professional, has joined New York-based risk consulting firm Kroll as associate managing director of the company’s cybersecurity and investigations practice. Kroll CEO David Fontaine said Wednesday Valentine’s investigative and technical skills as well as his experience in cyber incident management will help the company expand its cyber practice. Valentine previously […] More

  • INSA Executive Committee Adds Five New Members
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    INSA Executive Committee Adds Five New Members

    The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has added five new members to its executive committee that includes former senior government officials and senior executives from the private sector. INSA said Wednesday it welcomed the five subject matter experts and senior-level executives to advise the organization’s leaders on prospective research initiatives, membership activities, events and strategic planning […] More

  • Northrop-Davidson Partnership Team Receives DoD Nunn-Perry Award
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    Northrop-Davidson Partnership Team Receives DoD Nunn-Perry Award

    A team of Northrop Grumman and Davidson Technologies has received the Defense Department‘s Nunn-Perry Award for the group’s performance under DoD’s Mentor-Protege Program. Northrop said Wednesday the mentor-protege arrangement takes place under the Missile Defense Agency‘s Joint National Integration Center Research Development contract. The recognition represents the second time a Northrop-led JRDC mentor-protege team won the Nunn-Perry Award after […] More