Contract Awards

A joint venture between BAE Systems and Collins Aerospace has secured a contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver small form factor radios that support Link 16 connectivity for Joint All Domain Command and Control operations. Data Link Solutions will provide BAE-built FireNet Link 16 tactical systems to enhance warfighter capabilities in information-intensive environments with high data bandwidth, network diversity and continuous connectivity, BAE said Wednesday.

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An RTX business has booked a $154 million U.S. Army contract to provide Commander’s Independent Viewer systems. Raytheon’s delivery of these electro-optical/infrared sight systems is intended to elevate the service branch’s Bradley Fighting Vehicles, RTX announced from McKinney, Texas on Wednesday. “The CIV is a package of multiple systems all working together to increase the survivability and battlefield […] More

General Dynamics‘ electric boat subsidiary has received a not-to-exceed $96.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of long lead time material to build two Block V Virginia-class submarines. The company previously secured a $1.1 billion contract to acquire components needed for the SSN 812 and SSN 813 construction projects, the Department of Defense […] More

The National Armaments Consortium and ACMI Federal are partnering with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division to advance the production of critical chemicals and energetic materials in the U.S. through a collaborative research and development agreement. Under the CRADA, NAC said Monday the team will develop innovative small-scale pilot processing methods and solid propulsion technologies for the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense.

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Three companies were awarded spots on a commercial pathfinder project launched by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Space Commerce. Aerospace firms COMSPOC, LeoLabs and Slingshot Aerospace were chosen to provide space situational awareness data and services for the Traffic Coordination System for Space program, NOAA OSC said Friday.

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Parsons Corporation has secured a task order with a ceiling value of $28 million for Battlespace Command and Control Center integration under the Air-Base Air-Defense contract it was awarded in 2021. The task order, which has a base year and two option periods, involves the procurement, integration and testing of a multi-source correlator tracker software system; the provision of training for that system; and the integration of battlespace awareness and air defense capabilities, Parsons said Thursday.

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QuSecure has received a contract from the U.S. Department of the Air Force’s AFWERX program. Under the award, QuSecure will provide QuProtect, a post-quantum software-based security product, for the DAF, the San Mateo, California-based company announced on Thursday.

The Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit will feature numerous defense technology experts, including Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu, who will consider the potential of emerging technologies for national defense. To learn more and register to attend the event, click here.

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The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a contract modification to Northrop Grumman for the Maritime Targeting Cell – Afloat program. The new Maritime Targeting Cell – Expeditionary contract aims to provide a ground-based mobile data delivery system to improve targeting accuracy during combat, the company said Wednesday.

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