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Lockheed, Army Test Extended-Range GMLRS Rocket Ahead of Production Phase

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army demonstrated the extended-range variant of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System during an operational test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, paving the way for the rocket to move to the fielding and production phase. Two ER GMLRS rockets were fired from the Army's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher against a target and met missile performance criteria in terms of flight trajectory, range and accuracy from launch to impact, Lockheed said Thursday.

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March 8, 2024, 11:28 am
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Viasat Taps Rocket Lab to Deliver Spacecraft Bus for Flight Communication Demonstration

Viasat has selected Rocket Lab to build and deliver a satellite bus for a flight communications demonstration mission that would showcase the ability of the former's multi-band space-relay capabilities to support low Earth orbit missions. Rocket Lab's spacecraft bus will provide communications, propulsion and attitude control for the flight demonstration scheduled for launch in 2026 as part of Viasat's two contracts under NASA's Communications Services Project worth $80 million in total, Viasat said Thursday.

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March 8, 2024, 11:08 am
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Donnie Parish Joins General Dynamics Information Technology as Vice President of Strategic Operations

Donnie Parish, former chief information officer of Cherokee Nation Health Services, has been appointed vice president of strategic operations at General Dynamics' information technology division. "My role will be supporting the Indian Health Service Health IT Modernization initiative, an incredible mission that I am thrilled to be a part of and something that means so much to me," Parish wrote in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.

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March 7, 2024, 11:27 am
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Airbus Opens New Military Aircraft Hangar in Alabama; Rob Geckle Quoted

A subsidiary of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense has opened a new hangar in Mobile, Alabama, dedicated to maintenance, repair and overhaul work on various U.S. military aircraft. Rob Geckle, chairman and CEO of Airbus, said the company has invested between $5 million and $10 million in the construction of the new military aircraft hangar, which adds nearly 18,000 square feet of workspace for Airbus U.S. Military Aircraft, bringing the total area of the company's Mobile site to around 65,000 square feet.

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March 7, 2024, 11:11 am
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Danny Polidi Joins Galorath as Practice Principal for Hardware & Systems Engineering; Matt McDonald Quoted

Danny Polidi, a digital engineering executive with government contracting experience, has joined cost estimation and analysis company Galorath as a practice principal for hardware and systems engineering. In this role, he will oversee the development and implementation of transformational engineering tools designed to support the workforce development and cost optimization goals of commercial and public sector clients, Galorath said Tuesday.

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March 6, 2024, 11:26 am
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Box Adds Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to New Offering

Cloud content management tool provider Box has partnered with Microsoft to integrate the latter's Azure OpenAI Service into its new artificial intelligence offering for enterprise customers. Box AI uses advanced Azure OpenAI Service's large language models to generate content and actionable insights using data and reports stored in Box, the Redwood City, California-based company said Tuesday.

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March 6, 2024, 10:54 am
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CIA COO Maura Burns Joins 2024 Wash100 List for Driving Mission Objectives & Operational Excellence

Executive Mosaic is honored to recognize Maura Burns, chief operating officer at the CIA, as a 2024 Wash100 Award recipient for her dedication and leadership in the intelligence community. Burns’ recognition marks her first induction into the most coveted and most highly sought-after award in the GovCon arena.

Vote for Maura Burns as your favorite 2024 Wash100 Award winner at Wash100.com! The winner of this year’s popular vote competition will be announced in May.

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March 5, 2024, 11:28 am
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Excella Wins Spot on $110M OPM Data Science & Analytics Support BPA

Excella has secured a spot on a potential five-year, $110 million blanket purchase agreement to provide data science and analytics support services in support of the Office of Personnel Management's talent acquisition and management initiatives. The company said it has also secured the first two call orders under the BPA to support the development of customer-facing data products and assist OPM's Human Resources Solutions in implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

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March 5, 2024, 9:55 am
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DHS Posts RFI for Follow-on Architecture, Development & Platform Technical Services Contract

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking information on potential industry sources capable of providing architecture, development and platform technical services in support of the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer. A notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov states that the follow-on ADaPTS contract covers a range of information technology support services to assist the OCIO's modernization efforts and mission objectives.

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March 5, 2024, 9:38 am
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QED Systems Lands $383M Navy Ship Maintenance Support Contract

QED Systems has secured a potential five-year, $383 million contract to provide specification development and availability execution support services in support of the U.S. Navy's ship maintenance efforts. The company will support the maintenance of the Navy's guided-missile destroyers and cruisers, landing platform dock, dock landing ships, landing helicopter assault, amphibious assault ships and littoral combat ships, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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March 4, 2024, 11:21 am
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Anduril, Hanwha Defense Team Up to Compete for Army’s S-MET Robotic Vehicle Program

Anduril Technologies has teamed up with the U.S. business arm of South Korea's Hanwha Group to compete for a U.S. Army contract to build the next version of the service branch's Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport ground robots. Under the partnership, Anduril will serve as the prime contractor to deliver a modified uncrewed ground vehicle based on Hanwha Defense's Arion-SMET, a robotic and autonomous multipurpose UGV, Anduril said Thursday.

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March 4, 2024, 10:14 am
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Textron, General Dynamics to Design ARV Prototypes for Marine Corps

Textron Systems and General Dynamics' land systems division have been awarded contracts worth $22.7 million combined to design advanced reconnaissance vehicle prototypes equipped with a 30 mm medium-caliber autocannon for the U.S. Marine Corps. Under an $11.8 million contract, Textron will build an ARV-30 prototype vehicle at its facility in Hunt Valley, Maryland, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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March 1, 2024, 9:43 am