Accenture‘s federal services subsidiary has partnered with the 502d Air Base Wing’s Career Skills Program at Joint Base San Antonio to offer transition assistance for military servicemen that seek civilian employment. Accenture Federal Services said Friday it will provide apprenticeships, on-the-job training, job shadowing and employment skills training to service members to help them enter the civilian workforce. CSP […] More

Austria will purchase military vehicles from BAE Systems PLC under a government-to-government with Sweden to support the Austrian European Union Mountain Training Warfare Initiative. BAE said Thursday it will deliver 32 BvS10 units of the Armored Personnel Carrier variant that feature crew ergonomics, updated internal volume and advanced protection for transportation of personnel or cargo in combat and disaster relief scenarios in […] More

Rockwell Collins has supplied 1,400 anti-jamming and anti-spoofing GPS receivers to the U.S. Air Force‘s Special Operations Command and Air Combat Command under a follow-on order. The company said Monday its Remote Secure Receivers are designed with the Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module that works to help military personnel secure their smartphones, tablets, radios and vehicle computing systems. Rockwell Collins has built and […] More

Centerra Group has secured a five-year contract to provide fire protection and emergency medical services at a 15,000-acre U.S. Air Force base in Florida. The company said Wednesday it will continue to operate multiple fire stations as well as perform emergency response support for the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Centerra will also support all launch events at the site and respond to aircraft and vehicular incidents, structural […] More

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command activated the first satellite of the Boeing-built Wideband Global Satellite constellation six months after it completed a series of tests, the Army reported Thursday. WGS-1 is the first block I satellite of the WGS constellation that works to provide two-way Ka– and X-band communications services for combatant commanders […] More

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary Composite Engineering Inc. was awarded $18.7 million for the Lot 12 option of the Air Force Subscale Aerial Target contract. The company said Tuesday CEi will provide 21 additional AFSAT aircraft with associated warranty as part of Lot 12. The target aircraft systems serve as enemy threat surrogates that could simulate the performance characteristics of […] More

Boeing has received a $54.98 million contract modification to upgrade the anti-jam system of the U.S. Air Force‘s satellite communications. The company will work to increase the resilience of the Air Force’s Wideband Global Satcom satellites from electronic threats with a redesigned X-Band anti-jam system, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Boeing will perform work in El Segundo, […] More

A Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary has received a potential six-year, $37 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply spares for the Kratos-built BQM-167A Air Force Subscale Aerial Target system. Composite Engineering will also provide repairs and logistics support services for the AFSAT platform during operations at a test and training range in Utah and Tyndall […] More

The U.S. Air Force‘s Remote Sensing Systems Directorate has completed the 14-day Block 10 integrated test and evaluation readiness soak on the Space Based Infrared System‘s ground segment, the service branch reported Jan. 21. The directorate conducted the test at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado beginning Jan. 5 to check the system’s readiness and […] More

Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a five-year, $15 million contract to provide spectrum management services to the U.S. Air Force in support of national security needs. Alion will help the Air Force Spectrum Management Office conduct strategic planning and policy recommendations, satellite coordination, spectrum reallocation, research and technical analyses of commercial spectrum sharing […] More

A subsidiary of Accenture has been awarded a five-year, $17.9 million contract to update the visual style of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. Accenture Federal Services will operate and maintain the SEC.gov website and conduct content management user training under terms of the contract, Accenture said Thursday. “The SEC is at the forefront of […] More

Moog has delivered a satellite dispenser for the ORBCOMM Generation 2 satellites to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The satellite dispenser uses Moog’s SoftRide system to protect the payload from shock and vibration during launch, Moog said Monday. Moog will integrate the dispenser and spacecraft assembly at the SpaceX CCAFS facility. These ORBCOMM satellites […] More