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  • Dynetics Unveils New Reconfigurable Surveillance Radar; Greg Lester Comments
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    Dynetics Unveils New Reconfigurable Surveillance Radar; Greg Lester Comments

    Dynetics has unveiled a new reconfigurable surveillance radar that works to help owners or operators of critical infrastructure monitor a larger area without the use of multiple short-range sensors. The new surveillance technology called GroundAware CS4 includes a radar sensitivity feature that could help detect threats beyond 2.2 miles across a 120-degree view, the company said Wednesday. Dynetics […] More

  • Northrop Bids for Follow-On GPS III Spacecraft, Payload Development
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    Northrop Bids for Follow-On GPS III Spacecraft, Payload Development

    Northrop Grumman has submitted a proposal to build a Global Positioning System III spacecraft and navigational payload for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space Vehicles 11+Phase 1 Production Readiness Feasibility Assessment program. The company said Wednesday it plans to offer the military branch a heritage spacecraft designed to operate in medium Earth orbit and a prototype of navigation technology that demonstrated military-code signal power […] More

  • L-3 Unidyne to Produce Navy Signal Analysis System Outboard Cables
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    L-3 Unidyne to Produce Navy Signal Analysis System Outboard Cables

    An L-3 Communications subsidiary has received a $21.3 million contract to produce signal analysis system outboard cables for the U.S. Navy‘s submarine platforms. The Defense Department said Wednesday L-3 Unidyne will manufacture the outboard cables in Norfolk, Virginia, through April 2021. The Navy will use the technology to support systems that work to analyze signals, prevent ship […] More

  • Serco Group to Deliver Test Equipment for Germany’s Eurofighter Fleet
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    Serco Group to Deliver Test Equipment for Germany’s Eurofighter Fleet

    Serco Group has received a $7 million contract from Germany’s air force to provide 10 sets of test kits for the country’s fleet of Eurofighters. The company said Wednesday its General Purpose Support Equipment will work to allow the German air force to test release units, pylons, launchers and other related components through measurement hardware and open architecture. Simon Bailey, Serco information support capability […] More

  • Array Picked for Air Force, DoD Software Development and Maintenance Contract
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    Array Picked for Air Force, DoD Software Development and Maintenance Contract

    Array Information Technology has been selected to develop and maintain software for the U.S. Air Force and Defense Department contracting activities. The company said Tuesday it will provide support to the Contracting Systems Section located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and to the Air Force Materiel Command‘s contracting activities. Brian Knott, defense client […] More

  • Microsoft, AWS, CSRA Near FedRAMP High Baseline Certifications for Cloud Platforms
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    Microsoft, AWS, CSRA Near FedRAMP High Baseline Certifications for Cloud Platforms

    Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and CSRA are in the process of securing high baseline certifications for their cloud platforms under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, Federal Times reported March 21. Aaron Boyd writes the cloud service providers are scheduled to receive their authorizations in April following their involvement in a pilot program that seeks […] More

  • CAE to Deliver C-130J Fuselage Trainer for Australia’s Air Force
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    CAE to Deliver C-130J Fuselage Trainer for Australia’s Air Force

    CAE has been awarded a contract from Australia’s defense ministry to develop a C-130J fuselage cargo compartment trainer for that country’s air force. The company said Wednesday CAE Australia will deliver the fuselage trainer to RAAF Base Richmond in 2018 to help support training of C-130J loadmaster aircrews in loading and unloading C-130J Hercules aircraft cargo. The Australian air force award is one […] More

  • Lockheed Lands $79M Navy Undersea Warfare System Contract Modification
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    Lockheed Lands $79M Navy Undersea Warfare System Contract Modification

    Lockheed Martin has received a potential $79 million contract modification to produce Technical Insertion 14 baseline for the U.S. Navy’s underwater combat systems for fiscal 2016. The fixed-price-incentive-firm modification for the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Undersea Warfare System covers a part of a foreign military sales agreement with Japan and was awarded through a competitive procurement process, the […] More

  • Versar to Continue System Design & Implementation Support for FAA Under Contract Modification
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    Versar to Continue System Design & Implementation Support for FAA Under Contract Modification

    Versar has landed a $47.8 million contract modification from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide continued physical security design and implementation support under the Security System Design and Integration program. The company said Wednesday the original contract was awarded to the former Johnson Controls Security Systems, which Versar acquired from Johnson Controls in 2015 and renamed as Versar Security […] More

  • Capella University, Pearson to Issue Digital Badges for NSA/DHS Master’s Program Students
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    Capella University, Pearson to Issue Digital Badges for NSA/DHS Master’s Program Students

    Capella University has collaborated with Pearson to issue digital badges that utilizes the latter company’s Acclaim platform for students under the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security master’s program. Badges issued through Acclaim will record professional skills its students have gained through coursework and certificate programs and be available for delivery to potential employers, Capella said Wednesday. “While […] More

  • Elbit Subsidiary CYBERBIT to Provide Intell & Cyber Systems for APAC Country
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    Elbit Subsidiary CYBERBIT to Provide Intell & Cyber Systems for APAC Country

    Elbit Systems subsidiary CYBERBIT has landed contracts valued at approximately $22 million to provide intelligence and cyber research systems for an Asia-Pacific country . Elbit said Monday the required systems include the CYBERBIT’s WiT system which works to provide end-to-end intelligence process support, from data collection to intelligence dissemination for the intended receiver. The systems will be delivered through […] More

  • Arjun Kampani to Join Aerojet Rocketdyne as VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
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    Arjun Kampani to Join Aerojet Rocketdyne as VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

    Aerojet Rocketdyne has appointed Arjun Kampani to serve as the company’s vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary beginning April 11. Kampani, who previously held the same roles at General Dynamics‘ land systems unit, will bring almost 20 years of legal, advisory and business leadership experience in the aerospace and defense sector, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Wednesday. Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO […] More