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Entrust Wins Military Sealift Command IT Engineering Contract

Sentient Digital, doing business as Entrust Government Solutions, has won a potential five-year, $49 million contract from the U.S. Navy to help the Military Sealift Command engineer information technology systems. The Defense Department said Monday the veteran-owned company will assist MSC’sÂ command, control, communications and computer systems division in efforts to sustain technical C4S platforms […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers August 7, 2018, 4:28 am
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Matt Desch: Iridium to Enter 10-Year â€˜Capex Holidayâ€™ After Final NEXT Satellite Launch

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said he expects the company to start a â€œcapex holidayâ€ over a 10-year period once it completes the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation, SpaceNews reported Monday. â€œI know the history of other satellite operators regarding capex holidays isnâ€™t so good, but our motivations are very different,â€ Desch, aÂ four-time Wash100 recipient, […] More

by Jane Edwards August 7, 2018, 3:46 am
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Lockheed Ships Fourth AEHF Military Comms Satellite to Cape Canaveral Launch Site

Lockheed Martin has transported a military communications satellite toÂ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to begin preparations for a scheduled October launch aboard the United Launch Alliance‘sÂ Atlas V rocket. The companyÂ said MondayÂ it built and tested the fourthÂ Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite in Sunnyvale, Calif., before delivering the system to the launch site. The U.S. […] More

by Nichols Martin August 6, 2018, 12:50 pm
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AT&T’s Mike Leff: US Military Needs â€˜Robustâ€™ IoT Network

U.S. military leaders have said that service branches need a modernized information technology network that can help troops collect intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data from internet-of-things platforms,Â C4ISRNETÂ reported Saturday. Mike Leff, vice president for global defense at AT&T‘s public sector business, said military personnel need a “robust” network in order to secure and connect to ISR […] More

by Peter Graham August 6, 2018, 10:14 am
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Lockheed to Help USAF Implement AEHF Satellite Vehicle Operational Resiliency Effort

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $32.1 million contract modification to help the military service implement the operational resiliency phase for the fourth satellite vehicle in the Advanced Extremely High FrequencyÂ program. Lockheed will perform work in Sunnydale, Calif., through Jan. 31, 2021 and will receive $4.1 million at the time of award […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers August 6, 2018, 4:49 am
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BAE to Update Computer Display Tech on Army Black Hawk Navigation System

BAE Systems has received a task order to provide touchscreen computer display units for navigation systems onboard the U.S. Army‘sÂ UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopters. The company said TuesdayÂ it will supply theÂ CDUs in an effort to modernize the ASN-128 Doppler GPS Navigation System that works to help Army pilots view flight plan data. Alan Dewar, director of […] More

by Nichols Martin August 1, 2018, 2:23 am
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Taylor Lawrence: Raytheon, DARPA Explore Hypersonic Weapon Concept

Taylor Lawrence, president ofÂ Raytheon‘sÂ missile systems business, told Defense News in an interview published Monday that the companyÂ and theÂ Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyÂ have partnered in an effort to develop a hypersonic air-breathing weapon concept. He added the company is in discussions with DARPA regarding boost-glide weapons and is working with the U.S. Army on hypersonic projectiles. […] More

by Peter Graham July 31, 2018, 11:01 am
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SpaceX Rocket Sends 7th Iridium NEXT Satellite Batch to Orbit; Matt Desch Comments

Iridium Communicationsâ€™ seventh batch of 10Â Iridium NEXTÂ satellites took off Wednesday aboard SpaceXâ€™s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The launch is the seventh of eight Iridium NEXT satellite missions that SpaceX agreed to perform to replace the McLean, Va.-based company’s existing network of 66 satellites in low-Earth orbit, Iridium said Wednesday. […] More

by Jane Edwards July 26, 2018, 5:25 am
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AT&T Deploys Band 14 Spectrum to Over 2,500 Sites Under FirstNet Broadband Network Project

AT&T has deployed the Band 14 spectrum to at least 2,500 sites across the U.S. as part of the build-out phase for a national public safety broadband network intended for first responders. The company said Friday the spectrum is expected to be fielded to more than 10,000 sites as part of the First Responder Network […] More

by Jane Edwards July 23, 2018, 4:30 am
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Sierra Nevada, Israel Aerospace Industries Plan Joint VOTL UAS Offering for US Market

Israel Aerospace Industries andÂ Sierra Nevada Corp. have partnered to jointly develop an unmanned aircraft system with vertical takeoff-and-landing features. The partnership seeks to offer a tactical VTOL UAS to the U.S. defense market as both companies have observed a demand for unmanned aerial platforms that can support military air operations, IAI said Tuesday. The joint […] More

by Nichols Martin July 23, 2018, 2:08 am
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Airbus, Aireon Form Aircraft Surveillance Partnership; Iridiumâ€™s Matt Desch Comments

Airbusâ€™ defense and space business has partnered with Iridium Communicationsâ€™ subsidiary,Â Aireon, and introduced an airspace analytics platform at the Farnborough Airshow. Aireon said Thursday it will deliver space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data to Airbusâ€™ recently launched analytics tool â€“ AirSense â€“ to facilitate real-time aircraft tracking, streamline airspace utilization and flight routes, and boost airport […] More

by Jane Edwards July 20, 2018, 5:27 am
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Lockheed Develops System to Link Air, Ground & Maritime Intelligence

Lockheed MartinÂ has created an enterprise system designed to help military customers obtain intelligence from ground, sea, air and space platforms. DIAMONDShieldÂ employs an automated process that will allow users to analyze adversarial intent, use multidomain data in tactical decision-making and assign engagement tasks to theaterÂ operations, LockheedÂ said Tuesday. The system works to receive information from external sources […] More

by Peter Graham July 18, 2018, 8:20 am