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Sohail Aman, air chief marshal and head of Pakistan’s air force, has said that Pakistan is in discussions with the U.S. government to buy new F-16 planes as replacements for older generation aircraft by 2020, Defense News reported Wednesday. Usman Ansari writes Aman said at an event that “it may take some time†before the […] More
The Defense Department has asked industry to submit proposals for a three-phase contract that aims to research and develop wearable antenna systems for integration with soldiers’ multi-frequency band radios. DoD issued the solicitation for the Multi-Band Body Wearable Antenna initiative as part of the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Innovation Research program, according to a […] More
Dennis Moran, vice president of government business development at Harris Corp., has said the Defense Department should craft a “holistic plan†in order to facilitate the adoption of Internet-of-Things-based devices by warfighters. Moran, a retired U.S. Army major general, wrote in a C4ISR & Networks article published Tuesday that he believes such a plan could […] More
NATO member countries, such as Poland and Germany, have yet to sign the final contracts to buy new missile defense systems even if they already chose the contractors for such platforms this year, Defense News reported Tuesday. Jen Judson writes that Germany and Poland expect to sign the procurement agreements in 2016. Poland tapped Raytheon […] More
PwCÂ and India-based NIIT University will offer a master’s degree program on cybersecurity in an effort to address the demand for professionals that will work to counter cyber threats in India, the Economic Times reported Monday. Neha Alawadhi writes PwC and the university will choose the candidates for the two-year course in July and subject the […] More
As covered by GovCon Wire Monday, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency selected a Northrop Grumman-led team to develop a demonstrator platform of an unmanned aerial system under phase three of the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node program. Tern is a joint initiative of DARPA and the Office of Naval Research to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance drone that will work to […] More
The U.S. Senate’s sergeant at arms office has requested information on potential contractors that can provide intelligence and threat analysis support services for the cyber threat analysis team within the SAA office’s information technology security branch. The Senate’s SAA office said in a FedBizOpps notice published Dec. 22 potential vendors will work to help the […] More
The General Services Administration‘s 18F digital services agency has suspended the implementation of the Agile Blanket Purchase Agreement after a company filed a new protest with the Government Accountability Office, Nextgov reported Monday. Mohana Ravindranath writes GSA notified companies that won positions on the pre-approved list of 16 contractors for the Agile BPA that work […] More
A new Congressional Research Service report says the U.S. recorded $36.2 billion in foreign arms sales in 2014, an approximately $10 billion increase from $26.7 billion in 2013, DoD Buzz reported Monday. Brendan McGarry writes the U.S. worldwide arms transfer deals are comprised mainly of Qatar’s $9.6 billion purchase of Lockheed Martin-built Patriot PAC-3 missiles, […] More
An Avnet subsidiary will offer Catalogic Software’s storage and data management platforms to public sector agencies through a General Services Administration contract vehicle. Avnet Government Solutions will use its GSA schedule to distribute Catalogic’s information technology products across state and local education and federal government clients, Avnet said Wednesday. “IT organizations in federal agencies recognize […] More
Raytheon-Websense has received a potential $8 million contract from the Justice Department to build a virtual network for FBI agents and analysts to access and view secret and unclassified systems on the same monitor, GCN reported Wednesday. Stephanie Kanowitz writes DOJ awarded the contract through the FBI’s Enclave Consolidation Initiative that seeks to reduce costs associated with […] More
Lockheed Martin’s Canadian subsidiary has achieved first article acceptance for its combat platform onboard seven of the Canadian navy’s 12 Halifax-class frigates. The subsidiary reached the system acceptance milestone after it completed several integration tests on its combat system at the firm’s maritime training and testing facility in Nova Scotia as part of the navy’s Halifax-class […] More
