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Invictus Launches Strategic Expansion Plan for Colorado; Jim Kelly Quoted

Invictus International Consulting has unveiled a strategic expansion plan to increase its presence in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as it seeks to strengthen its partnerships with defense and civilian agencies. The company said Thursday it plans to hire 65 to 130 new employees in the region over the next five to 10 years to help advance its offerings in areas such as cybersecurity, technology and intelligence.

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March 1, 2024, 9:03 am
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South Korean Army Adopts Iridium Connectivity for Position & Data Tracking; Matt Desch Quoted

South Korea's Ministry of Defense has implemented Iridium Communications' satellite communications products and services to advance the South Korean army's position and data tracking capabilities. Arion Communication, an Iridium service provider, helped facilitate the deployment of over 1,000 Iridium Connected satellite position reporting equipment devices, Iridium said Wednesday.

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February 29, 2024, 11:02 am
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Lockheed Completes 1st Knowledge Point of MDA Next Generation Interceptor

Lockheed Martin has completed the first knowledge point of the Missile Defense Agency's Next Generation Interceptor program, marking an acquisition milestone for the modernized missile defense system. The KP1 stage involved the assessment of the program's design review milestones, technology maturation, manufacturing readiness and use of the NGI Software Factory, Northrop said Wednesday.

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February 29, 2024, 10:51 am
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Army Posts RFI for Strategic Management System Support Services Contract

The U.S. Army Office of Business Transformation is seeking information on a potential eight-year, $100 million small business set-aside contract to provide technical, programmatic and subject matter expertise support services to the Strategic Management System Program Office. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year base period with three option years and covers software licensing support across the Department of Defense for Spider Impact, a performance management software built by Spider Strategies.

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February 28, 2024, 10:58 am
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Leonardo DRS Invests $120M in New Electric Propulsion Component Manufacturing Facility

Leonardo DRS is investing $120 million in the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina, for the production of electric propulsion components for the U.S. Navy. The new facility will include over 140,000 square feet of space to manufacture, integrate and test large components.

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February 28, 2024, 10:37 am
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Northrop Completes 1st BOLE Motor Segment for SLS Solid Rocket Booster

Northrop Grumman has completed the first booster obsolescence and life extension motor segment for NASA's Space Launch System solid rocket booster ahead of its demonstration test set for late 2024. The company said Monday the BOLE adds nearly five metric tons of payload capacity to the next SLS configuration, Block 2, compared to the SLS Block 1B configuration scheduled to fly on Artemis IV.

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February 27, 2024, 10:08 am
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Technology Modernization Fund Calls for AI Project Proposals; Clare Martorana Quoted

The Technology Modernization Fund has begun seeking project proposals to support the development and implementation of secure, trustworthy artificial intelligence systems across the federal government. The General Services Administration said TMF is looking for AI projects designed to help federal agencies modernize legacy systems, accelerate mission objectives and enhance service delivery.

Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 to hear more about cutting-edge AI innovations from government and industry experts. Register here.

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February 27, 2024, 8:53 am
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Highlight Launches New Research & Development Innovation Lab; Aarish Gokaldas Quoted

Highlight Technologies has launched a new innovation laboratory to conduct research and development of new technology capabilities for defense and government applications. EdgeWerx will enable Highlight and its partners to apply infrastructure as code, artificial general intelligence and open source infrastructure to mature new concepts into demonstrable software technologies, Highlight said Tuesday.

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February 26, 2024, 11:24 am
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Nokia’s Fiber Optics Products Meet NTIA’s Final Buy America Guidelines

Nokia's first U.S.-made fiber optic broadband network electronics and optical modules have met the National Telecommunications Information and Administration's final Build America, Buy America guidelines for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program participants. The company said its Buy America-compliant fiber-optic products include the Nokia FX and MF optical line terminal modular product lines, Nokia SF-8M sealed OLT and XS-220X-A optical network terminal.

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February 26, 2024, 10:48 am
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Torch.AI Offers New Pre-Trained Data Processing Capabilities for Government Customers

Torch.AI is expanding its artificial intelligence-powered data infrastructure software offering with the addition of new pre-trained capabilities designed to help federal agencies automate large-scale data processing. Nexus is a modular data infrastructure software that enables a multi-patented approach to data processing, analysis and knowledge creation, Torch.AI said Thursday.

Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 to hear more about cutting-edge AI innovations from government and industry experts. Register here!

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February 23, 2024, 11:10 am
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Raytheon-Rafael Joint Venture to Build Tamir Missile Production Facility in Arkansas

R2S, a joint venture between Rafael Advanced Defense System and Raytheon, an RTX business, has begun the construction of a new manufacturing facility in East Camden, Arkansas, to house the production of air defense missiles for the U.S. Marine Corps. The companies will invest $63 million in the development of the new facility, which will build the domestic production line for the Tamir missile for the Iron Dome Weapon System and its SkyHunter missile weapon variants, the office of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.

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February 23, 2024, 10:35 am
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Invictus Begins Work on SITE III WAN Support Task Order; Jim Kelly Quoted

Invictus International Consulting has completed transition work on a task order awarded under the Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle to provide wide area network support services to the Defense Intelligence Agency. The company said Wednesday in a press release received by Executive Mosaic that the SITE III task order was awarded in November 2022 and has a one-year base period with options to extend work until November 2030.

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February 23, 2024, 10:23 am