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DOD Taps Cubic Subsidiary to Develop Compact 5G Transceiver; Martin Amen Quoted

A Cubic company has received a three-year contract worth approximately $10 million to help the Department of Defense develop a lightweight and compact dual-band transceiver for military 5G networks. Cubic Nuvotronics, which falls under the mission and performance solutions segment, secured the award through the National Spectrum Consortium and will build aÂ low size, weight and power 5G wireless network communications transceiver to support the DODâ€™s â€œ5G to Next Gâ€ effort, Cubic said Wednesday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 25, 2021, 4:04 am
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DCS to Help Build Navy Air Traffic Control Tech

The U.S. Navy tasked DCS to develop air traffic control and landing systems for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's Webster Outlying Field organization as part of a five-year, $29 million contract. The company said Wednesday it started working with WOLF personnel under the Technical, Engineering Products and Software Services contract in December and the team will develop, integrate, test, manage and maintain air traffic control systems over the duration of the award.

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by Christine Thropp March 25, 2021, 3:55 am
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CBP Orders Additional Textron Turboprop Aircraft

Textron's aviation business has received a contract from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to manufacture two additional multirole enforcement aircraft that would support agency efforts to secure the country's borders.

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by Christine Thropp March 25, 2021, 3:05 am
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Raytheon Secures $146M Navy Contract for Operation, Maintenance of Surveillance Radar Network

Raytheon Technologies announced Tuesday that the U.S. Navy has awarded the company's intelligence and space business a five-year contract worth $146 million to continue operating and maintaining the U.S. government's Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) system. The contract will require Raytheon Intelligence & Space to support the operations of the long-range surveillance radar network.

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by Noah Chelednik March 24, 2021, 10:30 am
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Sentar to Pursue C4I Engineering, Technical Support Orders via Potential $100M Navy IDIQ

Sentar will compete to provide technical and engineering support for U.S. Navy information warfare systems through a potential six-year, $99.8 million contract vehicle. Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific awarded Sentar a position on the multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering services to help the service branch engineer command, control, communications, computers and intelligence platforms, the company said.

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by Matthew Nelson March 24, 2021, 7:59 am
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NASA Selects Spaceflight’s Orbital Transfer Vehicle for CubeSat Launch Services

Spaceflight has received a contract from NASA to perform launch services in support of a mission led by The Aerospace Corp. under the space agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative. Spaceflight said Monday it will use its Sherpa-LTC orbital test vehicle to propel two Low-Latitude Ionosphere/Thermosphere Enhancements in Density cubesats to low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.

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by Matthew Nelson March 24, 2021, 3:09 am
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AT&T Receives $231M Task Order to Update, Secure Treasury Networks; Chris Smith Quoted

AT&T has received a potential 12-year, $231 million task order to update data and voice communications networks that will support 100,000 Treasury Department personnel. The company said Tuesday it will provide the department networking and cybersecurity services as part of the new award under the General Services Administration-managed Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 23, 2021, 9:53 am
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Akima Subsidiary Awarded USAF Contract to Renovate Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam; Bill Monet Quoted

Portico, an Akima subsidiary, has won a $43.7 million contract from the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group of the U.S. Air ForceÂ for renovation services and infrastructure repairs and modernization efforts at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.Â

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by William McCormick March 23, 2021, 9:09 am
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Air Force Plans to Tap NCI Information Systems for Spectrum Architecture Maintenance Support

The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command has indicated its intent to negotiate a contract with NCI Information Systems for sustainment and modification work on the branch's spectrum systems development architecture, according to a presolicitation notice posted SAM .gov.

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by Matthew Nelson March 23, 2021, 8:49 am
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Raytheon Secures $63M Navy Delivery Order for F/A-18 Aircraft Radar Repairs

Raytheon Technologies has landed a $63.3 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to repair APG-65 and APG-73 all-weather multimode airborne radar systems installed on the F/A-18 aircraft. The Navy will obligate $31 million in fiscal year 2021 working capital funds at the time of the award of the delivery order.

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by Matthew Nelson March 23, 2021, 5:25 am
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Ascent AeroSystems to Deliver More Spirit Drones to Dynetics

Leidos' Dynetics subsidiary has awarded Ascent AeroSystems a follow-on order to manufacture and deliver unmanned aerial systems designed to operate within austere environments. The Spirit UAS has a cylindrical configuration and features a dual payload mount system to allow the integration of various operating concepts such as perch-and-stare capabilities, Ascent said Monday.

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by Matthew Nelson March 23, 2021, 4:42 am
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USAF Taps CAE for Irish Air Corps Military Pilot Training Services

CAE's U.S. business arm has secured a contract of an undisclosed sum from the U.S. Air Force to provide and manage the military pilot training activities of 14 Irish Air Corps students over an 18-month period. The initial phase of the pilot training program will be overseen by CAE USA subcontractor SkyWarrior Flight Training and will be conducted in Pensacola, Florida.

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by Matthew Nelson March 23, 2021, 4:13 am