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Akima Subsidiary Receives $82M Air Combat Command Support Task Order

Akima‘s Ikun subsidiaryÂ has received a potential five-year, $82M task order to support the command, control, intelligence surveillance, reconnaissance and rescue squadrons of the U.S. Air Force‘s Air Combat Command. Work under the single-award task order includesÂ unit deployment, training, information system security, scheduling, assessment and non-aviation program support services, the company said Tuesday. â€œWe are proud […] More

by Matthew Nelson December 20, 2018, 3:30 am
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Raytheon to Help Air Force Develop Target ID Sensor

Raytheon has won a potential $16.6M contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop combat identification technologies. The company will focus on radar-based ID sensors designed to help reconnaissance and tactical aircraft identify ground and aerial targets under the Precision Real-Time Engagement Combat Identification Sensor ExploitationÂ program, theÂ Department of DefenseÂ said Wednesday. Tasks under the PRECISE program […] More

by Nichols Martin December 20, 2018, 1:01 am
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Boeing Delivers Final Updated AWACS Aircraft to NATO

Boeing has handed an updated airborne warning-and-control system aircraft over to NATO, the 14th and final platform the company modernized to help the international alliance comply with Europe’sÂ navigation and air traffic management standards. NATO received the E-3A AWACS unit equipped with five digital displays for the flight crew to view data on the plane’s engine, […] More

by Matthew Nelson December 19, 2018, 9:23 am
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PAE ISR Picks Persistent Systems Radio for Resolute Eagle Drone; Chris Corgnati Comments

PAE ISR has selected a Persistent Systems-built radio for its Resolute Eagle unmanned aircraft system. The MPU5 radio has the Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network technology and is designed to run video, voice-over-internet-protocols and other applications, PAE ISR said Tuesday. The radio also uses an algorithm that helps users integrate several meshed devices into […] More

by Jane Edwards December 19, 2018, 1:42 am
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L3 to Offer Intelsat Broadband Service to Gov’t Aviation Clients

Intelsat andÂ L3 TechnologiesÂ have teamed up to bring a satellite-based broadband service to U.S. government aviation users. L3 will integrate Intelsat’sÂ FlexAirÂ broadband service into its portfolio to provide in-flight communications capability for warfighters, government officials and cargo aircraft as well as support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, Intelsat said Friday. “FlexAir will provide our government customers with […] More

by Matthew Nelson December 17, 2018, 6:03 am
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Report: Army Eyes Northrop-Designed VTOL Drone as Potential RQ-7 Replacement

TheÂ U.S. Army is evaluating a vertical takeoff and landing droneÂ Northrop GrummanÂ designed withÂ MartinUAV as the military service considers replacing its RQ-7 Shadow fleet, C4ISRnet reported Sunday. Both companies developed theÂ V-BATÂ unmanned aerial system to perform reconnaissance missions without the use of special equipment. A single controller can operate the drone using a tablet, software and a waypoint […] More

by Nichols Martin December 17, 2018, 3:20 am
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Virginia Contracting Activity Seeks Contractor to Support Centcom Intell Operations

The Virginia Contracting Activity has released a draft request for proposalsÂ on a potential five-year contract that will cover intelligence support services to U.S. Central Command. VACA said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks a contractor to perform analysis, indications, warning, application and dissemination efforts to help Centcom’s intelligence directorate plan, assess and execute missions. […] More

by Nichols Martin December 17, 2018, 12:47 am
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govâ€™t Needs to Establish Procurement Strategy for Commercial Satcom

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch of Inmarsat Government has said industry stakeholders are concerned about the lack of a long-term acquisition strategy for commercial satellite communication services within the government, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. â€œIf they donâ€™t have procurement and O&M [operations and maintenance] funds, then the $49.5M in [research, development, testing and evaluation] will not be enough to […] More

by Jane Edwards December 13, 2018, 4:36 am
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Lockheed Encapsulates Air Force’s First GPS III Satellite

Lockheed MartinÂ has finished encapsulation of theÂ first GPS III satellite the company has built for theÂ U.S. Air ForceÂ as part of pre-launch preparations at a facility in Titusville, Fla. GPS III Space Vehicle 01 is scheduled to lift off Dec. 18 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard aÂ SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Lockheed said Tuesday. The satellite, […] More

by Nichols Martin December 12, 2018, 11:15 am
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MDA, Navy Demo Lockheedâ€™s Updated Aegis Combat System in On-Land Missile Defense Test

TheÂ Missile Defense AgencyÂ and theÂ U.S. NavyÂ have conducted an on-land test to demonstrate the capability of Lockheed Martinâ€™s latest Aegis Combat System to detect and counter an intermediate-range ballistic missile threat. Aegis Baseline 9.B2.0Â or BMD 5.1 intercepted an IRBM target using ground-based remote sensor data derived from the Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications system during […] More

by Jane Edwards December 12, 2018, 4:13 am
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Coast Guard Wants to Deploy Insitu-Built UAS on National Security Cutters

Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of theÂ U.S. Coast Guard, has said the military service should equip all of itsÂ national security cutters with the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system to aid in maritime operations,Â Military.com reported Monday. USCG awardedÂ Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary a $117M contract in June to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services to the NSC fleet using the […] More

by Nichols Martin December 11, 2018, 6:49 am
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: DoD Should Integrate Strategic Comsatcom Acquisition Into FY 2020 Budget Planning

RebeccaÂ Cowen-HirschÂ ofÂ Inmarsat GovernmentÂ has said leaders at the Department of Defense must incorporate procurement and funding for operations and maintenance into the Future Years Defense Program to streamline the acquisition of commercial satellite communications capabilities as part of the integrated architecture. â€œThis kind of strategic planning will lay a foundation of optimal satcom acquisition – the continuation […] More

by Jane Edwards December 11, 2018, 3:50 am