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Comtech Subsidiary Awarded Military Comm Terminal Design, Installation Contract
AÂ subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has been awardedÂ a $7 million contract from an identified foreign companyÂ to install and design multiple fixed troposcatter terminalsÂ in support ofÂ military communications between off-shore islands. Dr. Stanton Sloane, president and CEO of Comtech,Â said in a press release posted WednesdayÂ the troposcatter systems are designed to provide users low latencyÂ andÂ beyond-line-of-sight communications backhaul capability, […] More
by Dominique Stump May 12, 2016, 6:56 am
in Industry News, News, Products & Service
Tel-Instrument Electronics Receives Army Orders for Test Sets
The U.S. Army has awarded a $1.3 million order to Tel-Instrument Electronics for the delivery of CRAFT 708 units with scheduled deliveries for the second calendar year quarter. Tel-Instrument Electronics also received orders from the U.S. Navy for four CRAFT 708 test sets for the U.S. Presidential Helicopter program,Â Tel-Instrument Electronics said Thursday. The companyÂ also unveiled […] More
by Scott Nicholas May 12, 2016, 6:02 am
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EOIR Technologies to Support Army Radar Systems R&D; Ricardo Lorenzo Comments
EOIR Technologies Inc. has been selected to provide engineering services for the radar systems and identification research and development project of the U.S. Armyâ€™s intelligence and information warfare directorate. EOIR will work to manage programs, develop and test systems and assess performance through the acquisition life cycle of the R&D initiative, the company said Tuesday. […] More
by Jay Clemens May 12, 2016, 5:56 am
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Michael Fallon: UK to Order 1st Boeing P-8 Poseidon in Summer 2016
The U.K. governmentÂ plans to order the first of nine Boeing-built P-8 Poseidon aircraft in the summer of 2016 through a contract worth approximately $2.9 billion in support of its maritime surveillance efforts, The Telegraph reported Tuesday. Alan Tovey writes Michael Fallon, U.K. defense secretary, made the announcement during a visit to a military installation in […] More
by Jane Edwards May 12, 2016, 5:55 am
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Lockheed Secures Navy Undersea Warfare System Contract Option
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $40.8 million contract modification to provide engineering support forÂ AN/SQQ-89A surface ship undersea warfare systems. The Defense Department said ThursdayÂ theÂ modification exercises a one-year option on a previously awarded contract for the development, integration and production of anÂ AN/SQQ-89A variant. The system isÂ designed to search, detect, classify, localize and […] More
by Scott Nicholas May 12, 2016, 5:47 am
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SpaceX Spacecraft Brings Back NASA Research Cargo From 8th ISS Resupply Mission
SpaceX‘s DragonÂ spacecraft has returned to Earth withÂ 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo including science and technology samples after aÂ commercial resupply mission to theÂ International Space Station. The space agency said Thursday the spacecraft landed in the Pacific OceanÂ on Wednesday and will be shipped to California to unload someÂ cargo for NASA andÂ prepare for transport to SpaceX’s facility in […] More
by Ramona Adams May 12, 2016, 5:46 am
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KBR Lands Operational Support Contract With UK Defense Ministry; Andrew Barrie Comments
KBR has received a four-year contract to continue to provide operational support services for the U.K. defense ministry. The contract covers engineering, logistics, project management, project delivery and supply chain management assistanceÂ to the U.K. Permanent Joint Headquarters in support of military training, planning and operations, KBR said Tuesday. Andrew Barrie, head of U.K. government services […] More
by Jane Edwards May 12, 2016, 5:30 am
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Carahsoft Adds Accelera to DoD Blanket Purchase Agreement for VMware Virtualization Platforms; Will Jones Comments
Carahsoft Technology has added Accelera Solutions as a purchasing point partner and dealer of VMware-built virtualization and data center products under a Defense Department blanket purchase agreement. Accelera said Wednesday it will work to help DoD customers secure licenses for VMwareâ€™s software, servers and desktop products as well as acquire installation and training support services […] More
by Jane Edwards May 12, 2016, 4:49 am
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NetApp to Support Seminole County Public Schools through Storage & Backup-to-Cloud Services
NetAppÂ will provide its storage and backup-to-cloud services forÂ data access and application response to more than 40 departments across the public school district ofÂ Seminole County, Florida. The company will offer its NetApp FAS8040HA and AltaVault products to assist Seminole County schools in supporting new applications and objectives, meeting workload needs through hybrid storage array and data […] More
by Scott Nicholas May 12, 2016, 2:58 am
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Mitre Vice Chairman Donald Kerr Receives AFCEA Award for Intelligence Community Contributions
TheÂ Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International hasÂ selected Mitre Corp.Â Vice ChairmanÂ Donald KerrÂ as a recipient of theÂ 2016 Charlie Allen Award for Distinguished Intelligence Service. AFCEA said Wednesday the award recognizesÂ senior-level intelligence leaders whose contributions have supported the intelligence community. Kerr’s career includes roles asÂ principal deputy national intelligence director, director of the National Reconnaissance Office and assistant […] More
by Neel Mehta May 12, 2016, 12:00 am
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CIADM Lands HHS Anthrax Vaccine Development Support Task Order
The Centers for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing has received an 18-month, $10.49 million task order from the Department of Health and Human Services to help the agency develop a second-generation anthrax vaccine. CIADMÂ isÂ located at Texas A&M University in College Station will support development of Altimmune‘s NasoShield anthrax vaccine candidate that is meantÂ to be […] More
by Jay Clemens May 11, 2016, 12:38 pm
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EPA Selects Abt for Chemical Pollution Economic Analysis, Modeling Services
The U.S. Environment Protection Agency has awarded Abt AssociatesÂ a five-year, $17 million contract to performÂ economic analysisÂ andÂ computer modeling work in an effort to help the EPA study and aim to mitigateÂ chemical pollution. Abt aims to help the EPAÂ determine the risks chemical releases from industrial factories poseÂ andÂ provide information on pollution prevention, outreach and meeting support for voluntary […] More
by Dominique Stump May 11, 2016, 12:31 pm