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Jane Edwards

is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.

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  • Northrop Wins Air Force R&D Contract for Staring Infrared Search & Track Tool
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    Northrop Wins Air Force R&D Contract for Staring Infrared Search & Track Tool

    Northrop Grumman’s electronic systems sector has received a potential four-year, $8.5 million contract to perform research and development work for the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Staring Infrared Search and Track Technologies program. The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract through a competitive procurement process with nine proposals received, the Defense Department said Thursday. The […] More

  • IDC: Global Market for Integrated Platforms, Infrastructure Systems Hit $2.4B in 2Q Sales
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    IDC: Global Market for Integrated Platforms, Infrastructure Systems Hit $2.4B in 2Q Sales

    A new International Data Corp. report says the global market for integrated infrastructure systems and integrated platforms reached $2.4 billion in revenues in the second quarter of this year. IDC said Thursday the market posted nearly 45 percent increase in storage capacity shipments during the quarter compared with the same quarter of the previous year. […] More

  • NGA Renews EnhancedView Imagery Agreement With DigitalGlobe
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    NGA Renews EnhancedView Imagery Agreement With DigitalGlobe

    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will extend its usage of DigitalGlobe’s satellite imagery service for at least another year. NGA renewed DigitalGlobe’s Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery platform on Sept. 1 under the EnhancedView contract, DigitalGlobe said Thursday. The Global EGD platform is designed to provide NGA and other government users with at least 6 billion square kilometers […] More

  • Frank Pace: General Atomics Affiliate Picks North Dakota for New UAV Training Facility
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    Frank Pace: General Atomics Affiliate Picks North Dakota for New UAV Training Facility

    A General Atomics business segment has announced plans to set up a new facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota that will train aircrews of domestic and international military agencies on how to operate remotely piloted aircraft. “We selected North Dakota as the site for our new training academy because it offered an unequaled opportunity to support both […] More

  • CyPhy Works Draws In-Q-Tel Investment for Hovering Robot; Matt England Comments
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    CyPhy Works Draws In-Q-Tel Investment for Hovering Robot; Matt England Comments

    In-Q-Tel has made an investment in CyPhy Works to help the Massachusetts-based robotics company further develop a robotics platform for use in intelligence missions. CyPhy Works’ hovering robot has a microfilament tether designed to provide Ethernet-based access to users and facilitate long-distance communications, IQT said Monday. “The demand for mobile, persistent and reliable reconnaissance and […] More

  • Esri Gets Census Bureau Authorization for Managed Cloud Service Platform
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    Esri Gets Census Bureau Authorization for Managed Cloud Service Platform

    The U.S. Census Bureau has given Esri an authorization to provide its managed cloud service offering to federal agencies. Esri said Tuesday the designation is also certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and designed to help government agencies use ArcGIS, Esri’s geographic information system, in cloud environments. According to the company, this is the first instance under […] More

  • Research and Markets: North America, APAC to Dominate Global Markets for Military Radar, Satellites, C4ISR Systems Through 2025
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    Research and Markets: North America, APAC to Dominate Global Markets for Military Radar, Satellites, C4ISR Systems Through 2025

    New Research and Markets reports predict Asia-Pacific and North America to dominate the global markets for military radar, satellites and command, control, computers, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms over the next decade. Research and Markets said Monday spending on military radar tools in North America and Asia Pacific will account for at least 72 percent […] More

  • Lockheed Unveils New Amphibious Combat Vehicle for US Marines; Scott Greene Comments
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    Lockheed Unveils New Amphibious Combat Vehicle for US Marines; Scott Greene Comments

    Lockheed Martin has launched a new amphibious combat vehicle as a replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps’ current amphibious assault vehicles. The company said Tuesday ACV 1.1 is an eight-wheel-drive armored platform designed to transport up to 13 passengers and has a modular design intended for the integration of communications equipment, sensors and weapon systems. “We have […] More

  • DISA Picks Equilateral for Army Software License Supply Contract
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    DISA Picks Equilateral for Army Software License Supply Contract

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Equilateral Technologies a potential three-year, $12 million contract to provide software licenses for the U.S. Army’s Program Manager Warfighter Information Networks Tactical program. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract covers licenses for ETI’s Spectrum Management Engine software and contains a base term and two option years, the Defense Department said Monday. […] More

  • Pratt & Whitney, Netherlands Sign F-35 Engine MRO Depot Contract
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    Pratt & Whitney, Netherlands Sign F-35 Engine MRO Depot Contract

    Pratt & Whitney and the Netherlands’ defense ministry have signed a contract to establish a depot that will host work to maintain, repair, overhaul and upgrade engines used in F-35 fighter jets. The United Technologies Corp. subsidiary announced the contract Monday, nine months after the U.S. Defense Department selected the Netherlands in December 2014 as an F135 engine maintenance site […] More

  • Orbital ATK Subsidiary to Work on NASA Space Propulsion System; Mike Kahn Comments
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    Orbital ATK Subsidiary to Work on NASA Space Propulsion System; Mike Kahn Comments

    Orbital ATK has secured a contract to perform research and design work on space propulsion systems for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio. NASA awarded the Research and Technologies for Aerospace Propulsion Systems 2 contract to Orbital ATK’s Alliant Techsystems Operations subsidiary, Orbital ATK said Monday. In July, NASA awarded Orbital ATK and 12 other companies five-year […] More