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General Atomics to Help DoD Build Lithium-Ion Battery for Shallow Water Surveillance Vehicle

General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has received a contract to help the Defense Department produce aÂ lithium-ionÂ battery system for a portable unmanned underwater vehicle designed to supportÂ shallow water surveillance missions. The company said MondayÂ it is part of an industry team that currently works with DoDÂ to design, fabricate and test aÂ Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant battery that will be […] More

by Scott Nicholas April 18, 2017, 7:07 am
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Boeing, General Atomics, Lockheed, Northrop to Continue MQ-25 Risk Reduction Support to Navy

Boeing, General Atomics and Lockheed MartinÂ and Northrop Grumman have received one-year contract modifications to carry outÂ additional risk reductionÂ activities for the U.S. Navy‘s future unmanned carrier aviation air system. The Defense Department said ThursdayÂ that NorthropÂ will refine conceptsÂ and develop trade space ahead of theÂ engineering and manufacturing development phase of the MQ-25 UCAAS program under a $24.8 million […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 17, 2017, 4:25 am
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NGA Seeks Proposals for GEOINT BAAâ€™s Aerial Synthetic Aperture Radar Topic Area

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has begun to seek proposals for platforms designed to enhance image processing methods that are used with aerialÂ synthetic aperture radar. NGA said Wednesday the solicitation falls under the fifth topic of a three-year broad agency announcement for the agencyâ€™sÂ Boosting Innovative GEOINTÂ program. The agency aims to build up image processes through the […] More

by Jane Edwards April 13, 2017, 9:10 am
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UTC Subsidiary Tests Imaging Sensor Onboard Northropâ€™s Global Hawk

A United Technologies Corp.Â subsidiary has concluded the initial test flight of its multi-spectral imaging sensor aboard the Northrop Grumman-built RQ-4B Global HawkÂ unmanned aerial vehicle. Kevin Raftery, vice president of ISR and space systems at UTC Aerospace Systems, said in a statement published Wednesday the first flight test sought to demonstrate the capability of the UTC […] More

by Jane Edwards April 13, 2017, 5:21 am
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Deltekâ€™s Alex Rossino: Annual Federal Spending on Comms Tech Hit $24M in Fiscal Years 2014-2016

A newÂ DeltekÂ report says federal agencies spent an average of at least $24.3 million annually on unified communications, virtual desktop infrastructure, messaging tools, voice over internet protocol systems and other communications platforms from fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2016. Deltekâ€™s analysis also shows that federal agenciesâ€™ spending on cloud-based email/bundled communications tools rose to $26 million in […] More

by Jane Edwards April 13, 2017, 2:19 am
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Raytheon Completes Update to JPSS Common Ground System’s Data Processing Component

Raytheon has updated theÂ data transport and processing component of the Joint Polar Satellite System‘s common ground system. The company said Wednesday the update is intendedÂ toÂ optimize data processing and dissemination as well as system availability and cybersecurity ofÂ CGS ahead of the upcoming JPSS-1 launch andÂ future satellite missions. JPSS satellites workÂ to provide weather and environmental data to […] More

by Ramona Adams April 12, 2017, 12:06 pm
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Lockheed to Explore Multi-Domain C2 at Wargame Exercise

Lockheed Martin will holdÂ a three-day wargame exercise at its Center forÂ Innovation in Suffolk, Virginia, to demonstrate how the operational integration of air, cyber and space domains can help boost command and control operations. The company said TuesdayÂ it willÂ examineÂ potential gaps and synergies in air, cyber and space planning processes during the exercise as part of effortsÂ toÂ createÂ strategiesÂ to […] More

by Scott Nicholas April 12, 2017, 5:07 am
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Kay Kapoor: AT&T Eyes First Responder Service Delivery by Yearâ€™s End Under FirstNet Partnership

Kay Kapoor,Â president of AT&Tâ€™s global public sector solutions business, told Dallas Business Journal staff writer Shawn Shinneman in an interview published Thursday that the company plans to provide priority and pre-emption service to first responders by the end of 2017 under a 25-year public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority. TheÂ Commerce Departmentâ€™s FirstNet awarded […] More

by Jane Edwards April 7, 2017, 11:10 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: DoD Should Shift Bulk of Wideband Satcom Needs to Commercial Sector

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy atÂ Inmarsat, has said the Defense Department should transition a larger partÂ of its wideband satellite communications requirements to industry, Defense News reported Tuesday. Valerie Insinna writes Cowen-Hirsch told Defense News in a Friday interview before the Space Symposium that service branches should use their military-owned satcom […] More

by Jane Edwards April 5, 2017, 9:36 am
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Lockheed to Help Air Force Sustain US Military’s Joint Battle Mgmt System

Lockheed MartinÂ has receivedÂ a $38 million contract to sustain a joint battle management system that allÂ four U.S. military branches useÂ for air operations planning and execution. The company said MondayÂ it will support the Theater Battle Management Core SystemÂ built to coordinate all flown military assets such asÂ cruise missiles, fighter aircraft and helicopters. The U.S. Air Force will […] More

by Scott Nicholas April 4, 2017, 9:28 am
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Navy Taps Astro Machine Works, Merrill Aviation for Battle Mgmt System Components

Astro Machine Works and Merrill AviationÂ have won five-yearÂ contracts worth up toÂ $41.7 million combined to manufacture, assemble, inspect and deliver gun weapon system components for the U.S. Navy‘s battle management systems. Both contractors will also provideÂ future redesigned and updatedÂ assemblies that result from the prototyping, research and developmentalÂ phases of BMS programs, the Defense Department said Monday. The […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 4, 2017, 2:50 am
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Raytheon Demos AN/SPY-6 Radar Capacity at Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise in Hawaii

Raytheon has showcasedÂ a company-builtÂ air and missile defense radar system duringÂ a ballistic missile defense exercise held at the U.S. Navy‘s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii. The exerciseÂ tested if Raytheon’sÂ AN/SPY-6 radar couldÂ acquire, search and track a ballistic missile target and the testÂ followed a series ofÂ activities in which the platform helped track integrated air and missile […] More

by Scott Nicholas April 3, 2017, 7:57 am