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Parsons Wins AFRL Task Order on GARDEM Software Baselines IDIQ

Parsons has secured a potential four-year, $26 million task order for the delivery of functional and technical support to the U.S. Air Force and other customers in the Department of Defense and intelligence community. The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded the task order on the Global Application Research, Development, Engineering and Maintenance indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that […] More

by Christine Thropp July 23, 2021, 11:50 am
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AeroVironment Secures USAF Orders for Puma 3 AE, Raven UAS

AeroVironment, a multidomain robotic platform developer, will supply the U.S. Air Force with Puma 3 AE and Raven tactical unmanned aircraft systems under two firm-fixed-price orders with a combined amount of $15.9 million. The Arlington, Virginia-based company said Thursday the Puma 3 AE systems and spares were deployed on April 30 while the Raven spares […] More

by Carol Collins July 23, 2021, 11:48 am
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ICF to Support National Cancer Institute’s Health Initiatives Under Digital Comms BPA; Mark Lee Quoted

ICF has secured a potential five-year, $49 million blanket purchase agreement to help the National Cancer Institute implement behavioral health initiatives through digital communications design and strategy support. The company said Thursday it will provide expertise in smoking cessation, cancer control and multicultural community communications under the recompete BPA, which holds a one-year base period […] More

by Nichols Martin July 23, 2021, 11:48 am
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L3Harris to Manufacture Air Defense Sighting Tech for Army

L3Harris Technologies has been selected by Moog to produce sighting technology the latter will integrate onto a remote turret being built for Increment 1 of the U.S. Army’s Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense platform. Moog ordered 33 Wescam MX-GCS systems designed to help military vehicle operators find, identify and monitor threats, L3Harris said Wednesday. Deliveries of […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 22, 2021, 12:01 pm
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DUJUD Receives SOCOM Contract to Create Portable Terminal for Starlink Satellites; Reza Abbaspour Quoted

DUJUD has secured a contract to develop a man-portable terminal through which U.S. Special Operations Command would harness commercial satellite communications. The company said Wednesday its future SATCOM terminal would operate with the Starlink constellation of low Earth orbit broadband satellites operated by SpaceX. The contract aims to address the limitations of conventional 2D phased-array […] More

by Nichols Martin July 22, 2021, 11:59 am
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VTG to Integrate Counter UAS Laser Aboard 5 More Navy Destroyers

VTG will equip five of the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers with a directed energy weapon designed to counter adversaries’ unmanned aerial system-mounted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The integration of VTG’s AN/SEQ-4 Optical Dazzler Interdictor, Navy aboard more ships is part of a prime contract awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, […] More

by Christine Thropp July 22, 2021, 11:58 am
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Altamira Tapped to Bolster Air Force CDM Office’s Analytic Tradecraft; Blaine Worthington Quoted

Altamira Technologies has secured a five-year, $36 million contract to support the scientific and development analytic capacity of the Secretary of the Air Force’s Concepts Development and Management Office. The company said Wednesday that contract performance for the competitive Innovation Analytic Tradecraft award began July 7 and that majority of the work will occur in […] More

by Carol Collins July 22, 2021, 11:57 am
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Navy Awards $74M Contract to 15 Companies for SOCOM Vehicle Components, Systems

The U.S. Navy has selected 15 companies to compete for task orders under a five-year, $74 million multiple-award contract that provides for the design and engineering of prototype vehicle components and systems for the U.S. Special Operations Command. Work through Dec. 20, 2026, also includes fabrication and testing support for SOCOM’s family of special operations […] More

by Christine Thropp July 22, 2021, 11:56 am
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Boeing Receives $58M Navy Award for Quickstrike Extended Range Glide Kits, Components

Boeing has secured a $58.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, undefinitized contract action from the U.S. Navy for Quickstrike Extended Range non-functional glide kits, prototype articles and shipping containers. The contractor will design and produce QS-ER glide kits at its facility in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to complete contract work by March 2024, the Department of […] More

by Angeline Leishman July 21, 2021, 12:10 pm
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Black & Veatch Awarded DOE Funding for Direct Air Capture Tech R&D

Black & Veatch has received a federal funding from the Department of Energy to join a project initiated to advance direct air capture technology through research and development. Under a $2.5 million funding, the company will design a DAC system intended to gather 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions on a yearly basis, Black & […] More

by Nichols Martin July 20, 2021, 11:52 am
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Teledyne Subsidiary Receives IDIQ to Continue Deploying Navy Slocum Gliders

A Teledyne Technologies subsidiary will continue to deliver Slocum gliders to the U.S. Navy under a potential 10-year, $39.2 million indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract in support of the service branch’s Littoral Battlespace Sensing-Glider program. Under the Navy contract with a five-year, $27.4 million base, Teledyne Brown Engineering and its sister company, Teledyne Webb Research, will lead the […] More

by Carol Collins July 20, 2021, 11:49 am
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ICF to Lead Workforce Development Program in the US Virgin Islands; Mark Lee Quoted

ICF has received a $9 million contract from the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Labor Department to implement a workforce development program over the next two years in support of recovery efforts in the hurricane-stricken U.S. territory. The company said Monday it will provide strategic planning, stakeholder and performance management, workforce development training and other services as […] More

by Angeline Leishman July 20, 2021, 11:48 am