Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has secured a five-year, $16 million task order to provide logistics services for the AN/TSC-168 TDC Quad-Band  satellite communications terminal of the U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center. ACT I said it will also provide technical and operational assistance as well as warehouse operations support to SMC personnel under the task order. Jeffery Earley, executive […] More

L3 Technologies‘ WESCAM subsidiary has received a set of contracts worth more than $90 million combined to provide electro-optical/infrared imaging systems to multiple U.S. and international defense customers. The contracts cover the supply of MX Series EO/IR systems to the U.S. Navy, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, Thailand’s navy and Australia’s air force, WESCAM said Tuesday. […] More

BAE Systems has secured a $68 million contract from Sweden’s defense materiel administration to install vehicle-mounted mortar systems on the Swedish army’s CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. The company said Friday it will deliver Mjolner mortar systems for 40 CV90 IFVs of the Swedish army beginning the first quarter of 2019. Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, managing director of BAE’s Hagglunds business, said Mjolner will work to boost […] More

The U.K. defense ministry could integrate an MBDA-built missile into General Atomics‘ Certifiable Predator B unmanned aircraft system as part of the Protector remotely piloted air system program of the British air force. MBDA said Dec. 8 it will work with MoD, the Defense Department and General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business to potentially integrate the Brimstone missile into […] More

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has secured a five-year, $3 million task order to provide acquisition management services to the cyberspace superiority division at the U.S. Air Force Space Command headquarters. Michael Niggel, ACT I CEO, said in October the company will continue to support the AFSPC’s cyber priorities and help increase the military branch’s ability to secure infrastructure data nodes […] More

InDyne has received a $71.5 contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to continue the company’s infrastructure operations and maintenance services at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Defense Department said Friday InDyne will continue to help the military branch manage the facilities, systems, equipment, utilities and infrastructure that support the 45th Space Wing and its mission […] More

A Concurrent Technologies Corp. affiliate has received a potential multi-year, $1 million subcontract from BTL Technologies to provide industrial hygiene assistance to the U.S. Air Force. BTL Technologies awarded the subcontract to Enterprise Ventures Corp. as part of the 711th Human Performance Wing Small Business contract vehicle in support of the service branch’s School of Aerospace Medicine, […] More

The United Launch Alliance has worked with the U.S. Air Force‘s 45th Space Wing to launch the third and fourth Orbital ATK-built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites aboard a Delta IV rocket. The Air Force said Friday the launch of the two GSSAP satellites is part of the AFSPC-6 mission to advance space situational awareness. The Air Force Space Command-operated […] More

Lockheed Martin has delivered an additional MC-130J Commando II combat transport and special operations tanker to the U.S. Air Force. The company said Monday the Air Force has assigned the aircraft to the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field in Florida The Lockheed-built MC-130J will succeed the legacy MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft. The MC-130J is designed to support […] More

United Launch Alliance has launched a national security payload into space Thursday as part of the National Reconnaissance Office‘s NROL-61 mission. The Boeing and Lockheed Martin joint venture said Thursday it launched the NROL-61 payload aboard the company-built Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Atlas V EELV 421 configuration was built to […] More

An Accenture subsidiary has opened a facility in Washington in an effort to help federal government clients develop digital platforms designed to build up engagement with citizens and employees. Accenture Federal Services will use the digital studio as a venue to collaborate with government customers as well as provide support on the development of digital […] More

The U.S. Air Force wants industry information on potential sources for a tool that can automate records management processes in support of efforts to boost consistency and timeliness in the filing of records. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday stated that the Air Force Special Operations Command seeks a Defense Department-accredited records management system with authority to operate on the Air Force […] More