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RCR Tomlinson has received a potential 10-year, $71.9 million contract from BAE Systems to provide facility management services for the Australian military’s Jindalee Operational Radar Network. RCR said Monday it will maintain power, fire, electrical, bulk fuel storage, ground and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems across over-the-horizon radar sites as part of the JORN Phase 6 project. The company will […] More

Federal Premium has received a potential five-year contract from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to supply .40 caliber ammunition rounds for mission and training applications. The company said Friday it will deliver up to 180 million Tactical HST rounds to multiple Department of Homeland Security components and other federal customers. HST is designed with a nickel-plated case, a bullet […] More

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for information on technology platforms that first responders can demonstrate through an event in Houston, Texas, later this year. DHS said Thursday it seeks various technologies such as sensors, data analytics tools and computer-aided dispatch systems for test and evaluation during the Next Generation First Responder – Harris County Operational […] More

Lockheed Martin has partnered with the Letterkenny Munitions Center in an effort to modernize the U.S. Army‘s tactical missile systems or ATACMS. The Army said Thursday its Precision Fire Rocket and Missile Systems Project Office initiated the ATACMS Modernization (AMOD program) to replace older variant warhead with a more modern warhead, through updating the electronics and installing a new warhead. […] More

A General Atomics business unit has received a three-year contract to help the U.S. Army‘s Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Command mature and evaluate electromagnetic railgun weapon systems. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems and ARDEC will collaborate to develop and test prototypes for mission performance and possible integration with Army vehicles as part the contract awarded through the Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium, […] More

Lockheed Martin has received a contract from BAE Systems to equip a vertical launching system on the U.K. navy’s upcoming Type 26 Global Combat Ship. The MK 41 VLS is designed to launch a variety of missile types covering anti-air, anti-submarine and strike-length functionalities, Lockheed said Thursday. For the contract’s initial order, three of the combat ships will […] More

President Trump has nominated U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Christopher Grady as commander of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command and for promotion to the rank of admiral, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Grady currently leads the Sixth Fleet; Task Force Six; Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO; and the Joint Force Maritime Component, having assumed his duties in […] More

The U.S. Army Special Operations Command intends to award General Dynamics‘ One Source business an option under a potential five-year, $30.8 million contract for mission training support services. The firm-fixed price contract was originally valued at $26.9 million and covered support for the U.S. Special Operations Command’s G3 organization, the Defense Department said Thursday. USSOCOM obligated $5.1 million for […] More

The Department of Energy has announced it will award 179 research and development grants with a combined $3o million value to 149 small businesses across 36 states. The Phase I R&D grants will be awarded through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, in support of the department’s Office of Science, DOE said Tuesday. Firms participating […] More