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Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
ExecutiveBiz provides the latest news regarding Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) from the industry’s top players. This section is dedicated to providing news about technologies that are crucial to warfighters.
The U.S. Air Force has launched a Boeing-built Wideband Global SATCOM 7 military communications satellite into space. Boeing said Thursday the satellite onboard a United Launch Alliance-made Delta IV rocket lifted off from a launch complex at Florida-based Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Wednesday. The company said the WGS-7 satellite has a digital payload component designed to improve […] More
Mercury Systems has landed a $5.2 million contract to supply radar subsystems and digital processing tools to a defense company that is building a missile weapon system. Mercury said Wednesday it booked the order during the fourth quarter of its 2015 fiscal year and is scheduled to deliver the products in the coming quarters. Didier […] More
Boeing is close to wrapping up the initial tests of a Ka-band offering intended to provide satellite communications to agencies under the Defense Department through Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite network. The tests sought to assess the capability of the Inmarsat-5 F2 satcom service to facilitate video and data transmission on military helicopters and mobile terminals, Boeing said Tuesday. The […] More
The U.S. Navy‘s USS North Dakota submarine worked alongside three other Virginia-class submarines to deploy and retrieve unmanned underwater vehicles during a six-week tour in the Mediterranean Sea. The service said Monday that North Dakota — built by General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary — joined the USS Virginia, USS Hawaii and USS New Hampshire in its first-ever mission. “It was a rare […] More
A Communications & Power Industries division has received a five-year, $7.6 million contract to build structural enclosures for the U.S. Navy‘s airborne electronic warfare system. Radant Technologies will continue to provide EW radomes and related support services to the military branch through 2020, CPI said Monday. The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency‘s aviation arm awarded the […] More
Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division has worked with partners Boeing, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and DataPath to test the video transmission capability of its satellite communications system for airborne platforms. Hughes said Monday the test demonstrated the real-time transmission of high-definition video from a NorthStar Aviation Bell 407MRH helicopter via Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress I-5 F2 satellite. “High-definition […] More
Remote field communications firm DataPath will act as a provider of Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress satellite communications service to U.S. military and government customers for expeditionary use. The companies said Monday a service provider agreement between DataPath and Inmarsat Government — the British satellite services firm’s U.S. government subsidiary — covers bundled offerings in cybersecurity, IT, global field support and network operations center […] More
The U.S. Army has begun its search for a product manager electro-optical and infrared payloads system engineering, configuration and logistics services from industry. In a request for information released Monday, the Army has sought potential sources that can operate and sustain existing systems fielded in the CENTCOM operational area, configure PSDS2 systems, train contractor and […] More
Northrop Grumman has completed a series of test flights for its open mission systems platform aboard a stealth bomber. The test flight sought to evaluate the OMS architecture’s capability to receive threat data from Gulfstream G550 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft and allow a B-2 Spirit strike bomber carry out an auto-routing operation against a simulated attack […] More
Harris Corp. will provide satellite communications terminals, electronics equipment and associated services to the U.S. Army under $45 million in delivery orders as part of the Army’s Modernization of Enterprise Terminals program. The company said Monday the orders are for new X-band or simultaneous X-/Ka-band terminals. Ed Zoiss, president of Harris’ electronic systems business, said the MET terminals will work […] More
THORAD has introduced a sensor-based platform designed to help enterprises detect and prevent safety and security threats within a facility. The company said Thursday its THORAD platform consists of thermal, radar and optical sensors that work to gather images and uses computer algorithms to perform image analysis. The system also works to provide alerts of safety […] More
AtHoc and Esri have agreed to combine their platforms through a partnership in an effort to facilitate communication during emergencies and natural disasters. AtHoc said Wednesday it will combine its Network Crisis Communication portfolio with Esri’s geographical information system, dubbed ArcGIS. The alliance will offer AtHoc clients access to Esri’s GIS mapping tool designed to help users […] More
