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BlackSky, Palantir Joint Project Provides Geointelligence for Strategic Decision-Making; Brian O’Toole Quoted

BlackSky Holdings and Palantir Technologies have completed a joint project aimed at integrating high-resolution imagery with deep analytics to provide real-time geointelligence and demonstrate the impact of global monitoring from space. The pilot program combined BlackSky’s commercial satellite imagery and analytics and Palantir Foundry to demonstrate the capability to deploy worldwide intelligence that can potentially […] More

August 16, 2021, 11:29 am
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Verizon Teams Up With Equinix to Expand SDI Tech, Enable Automated Connectivity

Verizon has partnered with digital infrastructure company Equinix to expand its software-defined interconnect technology and allow global and public sector customers to automatically connect multiprotocol label switching and Ethernet private networks to clouds and other service providers. The expansion will enable users to obtain fast network services activation at lower access cost and improved networking […] More

August 16, 2021, 11:28 am
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Mercury to Deliver Data Transfer Systems to Naval Air Warfare Center

Mercury Systems has secured a $17 million delivery order to provide the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center’s Aircraft Division with advanced data transfer systems that will be installed on its platforms. The Andover, Massachusetts-based aerospace and defense company said Thursday the order is made under a potential $84.9 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded to Physical Optics, […] More

August 13, 2021, 11:36 am
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General Atomics Subsidiary to Compete for Task Orders Under 9 ASTRO Contract Pools

The aeronautical systems segment of General Atomics was added to nine out of ten pools available on a General Services Administration multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle and will compete for task orders meant to support the military and the Department of Defense. The ASTRO contract provides for the delivery of operation, maintenance, research and development […] More

August 13, 2021, 11:36 am
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Pratt & Whitney’s Jennifer Latka Highlights Necessity of F135 Engine Modernization Amid F-35 Upgrades

A Pratt & Whitney vice president has expressed the need for an upgrade in the propulsion system of the F-35 aircraft to support heavier performance requirements as the Department of Defense adds more capabilities to the fighter jet, Defense News reported Thursday. Jennifer Latka, vice president for the F135 engine program at Pratt & Whitney, […] More

August 13, 2021, 11:34 am
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Marine Advanced Robotics, Planck Aerosystems Launch sUAS-USV Alliance

A strategic alliance between Marine Advanced Robotics and Planck Aerosystems will work to support a wide range of advanced maritime missions through a combination of an integrated unmanned aircraft and surface vessel system, Hydro International reported Tuesday. The team up of Planck Aerosystems’ sUAS and Marine Advanced Robotics’ Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel technology can be […] More

August 12, 2021, 11:17 am
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Kaman Receives USAF Order to Deliver More Joint Programmable Fuze to Foreign Militaries

Kaman has secured a $43 million order under Option 16 of a U.S. Air Force’s contract that provides for Joint Programmable Fuze deliveries to foreign militaries. Kaman said Tuesday JPF is designed to support aircraft and munition technologies and is manufactured in the company’s Orlando, Florida; and Middletown, Connecticut, facilities. It also works to enable […] More

August 12, 2021, 11:14 am
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Xator Subsidiary to Develop Biometric ID Vetting Platform for State Department

A Xator subsidiary has received a $46.8 million contract to build a multimodal biometric system to support vetting procedures at State Department facilities worldwide. InCadence Strategic Solutions will help the department’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer implement the Ares biometric technology and the Diplomatic Security Identity Assurance System under the 10-year contract, Xator said […] More

August 11, 2021, 11:52 am
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LMI, Exiger Team to Support DLA’s AI-Powered Supply Chain Program; Pat Tamburrino Jr. Quoted

An LMI and Exiger partnership has received a Defense Logistics Agency contract that provides for use of artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities for the development of a pilot supply chain program. Under the contract, DLA will leverage the New York-based supply chain risk management company’s proprietary AI/ML platform known as Due Diligence IQ to […] More

August 11, 2021, 11:51 am
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Peraton Secures $979M Task Order to Help USCENTCOM Boost Info Operations Function; Tom Afferton Quoted

Peraton has been awarded a potential five-year, $979 million task order to help the Department of Defense, U.S. Central Command and its partners gain operational edge in information systems and strengthen national security. The Chantilly, Virginia-based company will provide operational planning, implementation and assessment services and boost the coordination and information-related capabilities of USCENTCOM and […] More

August 11, 2021, 11:49 am
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DOD Seeks Proposals for Services Providing GNSS Situational Awareness Capabilities

The Department of Defense is soliciting proposals that highlight commercial services that use machine-driven analytics to provide users of global navigation satellite systems with situational awareness capabilities to address GNSS disruptions. The Defense Innovation Unit said the solicitation centers on persistent and large-area scope of falsified GNSS emitters that lead to localized spoofing phenomenology. According […] More

August 10, 2021, 11:33 am
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Battelle to Transform Land Cruisers Into Armored Vehicles for State Department

Battelle will convert 229 units of standard Toyota Land Cruiser 200 series into armored vehicles as part of a blanket purchase agreement call placed by the State Department under a BPA awarded in 2020. The Columbus, Ohio-headquartered research and development nonprofit said Monday it has been contracted to transform the standard SUVs into specialized armored […] More

August 10, 2021, 11:31 am