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Jim Hooper: SES to Demonstrate Satellite Architecture for Air Force’s Space Internet Program

An SES subsidiary has booked a multiyear contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to test an approach for military personnel to access commercial broadband services from multiple constellations with a variety of frequency bands. SES Defense & Space will pursue a use case demonstration of its satellite technology under AFRL’s Defense Experimentation Using Commercial […] More

by Kacey Roberts September 6, 2023, 10:53 am
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Lockheed Unit to Maintain H-60 Aircraft Software for US Navy, 6 Foreign Customers

A Lockheed Martin business will maintain the software of H-60 multimission helicopters currently in service with the U.S. Navy and six international countries under a five-year, $49.5 million contract. Australia, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Greece and Norway are the foreign customers under the cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award to Lockheed’s rotary and mission systems unit, the […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 6, 2023, 9:03 am
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HII Receives $91M Navy Contract Modification for Submarine Support Services

HII will continue providing the U.S. Navy and foreign allies with services in support of submarine availabilities, facilities and conversion under a $90.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification. The Department of Defense said Friday majority of work will be conducted in Newport News, Virginia, until September 2024. It includes engineering, technical and program management support of […] More

by Christine Thropp September 5, 2023, 10:23 am
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Raft to Develop Software Factory for Air Force’s Cyber Ops; Shubhi Mishra Quoted

Digital consulting firm Raft was tapped by the U.S. Air Force to establish a software factory in support of the service branch’s cyber operations. The Reston, Virginia-based company said Friday the prime contract award provides for the design, development, integration and scaling of the SWF using the Department of Defense’s cloud-based Platform One system. The SWF is […] More

by Kacey Roberts September 5, 2023, 10:16 am
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SAIC Books Space Force Ground Radar Sensor Modification Work; Michael LaRouche Quoted

Science Applications International Corp. will modify and sustain a ground-based radar sensor system under a contract with the U.S. Space Force, the company announced in a LinkedIn post. SAIC and L3Harris Technologies will work together to determine innovation opportunities to help the service branch perform missions in space awareness and missile warning. “SAIC’s continued work […] More

by Jane Edwards September 5, 2023, 10:00 am
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Accenture’s Federal Arm to Provide DLA With Professional Support Services

Accenture‘s government business arm was tapped to deliver business development office professional support services to the Defense Logistics Agency over a five-year period. The Department of Defense said Thursday Accenture Federal Services will conduct services under a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling amount of $26.8 million. Work will be performed in Pennsylvania, with the […] More

by Christine Thropp September 1, 2023, 9:22 am
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NGA Extends Booz Allen’s Research Contract

Booz Allen Hamilton will continue to provide subject matter expertise to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in research and development under a one-year, $52 million contract modification. NGA said Wednesday the company will explore pathbreaking technologies and transition innovations into the agency mission. The award represents a task order extension and brings the overall contract value […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 1, 2023, 8:27 am
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Spire Global Secures Contract for NOAA Microwave Sounder Development Study; Chuck Cash Quoted

Spire Global will vie with three other companies in the study phase of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration competition that aims to develop a radiometer for the observation of the Earth’s atmosphere. The company said Thursday it will seek to advance a microwave sounder for NOAA’s Near-Earth Orbit Network program through the $4.6 million Microwave-Based […] More

by Kacey Roberts September 1, 2023, 7:17 am
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NASA Selects 4 Vendors for NOAA Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications Study Contracts

NASA has awarded contracts to four companies to perform 12-month Phase A studies on sounders for microwave-based applications in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Near-Earth Orbit Network program. The NEON program is a collaborative mission of NOAA and NASA and covers next-generation microwave sounders in low-Earth orbit that provide data on the […] More

by Jane Edwards August 31, 2023, 8:42 am
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Lockheed Awarded $61M Army Contract for Apache Guardian Aircraft’s Radar Tech Production

Lockheed Martin has received a $60.5 million firm-fixed-price contract to produce an electromagnetic warfare system designed to enhance the U.S. Army’s airborne combat capabilities. Services related to the AN/APR-48B Modernized-Radar Frequency Interferometer will also be provided under the award, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The AN/APR-48B system is designed to acquire targets for the fire control […] More

by Kacey Roberts August 31, 2023, 8:09 am
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LMI Books 2-Year DLA Contract for Supply Chain R&D Support; Jon Baba Quoted

LMI has received a two-year contract to assist the Defense Logistics Agency in research and development efforts under its Military Unique Sustainment Technology Program. The company said Tuesday it will help the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textile team enhance its C&T supply chain. MUST is a DLA Troop Support C&T modernization effort aimed […] More

by Kacey Roberts August 31, 2023, 8:05 am
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Octo-Metric5 JV Wins CMS IT Transformation Support Contract

A joint venture between Octo and small business Metric5 has secured a five-year, $29 million contract to help transform information technology operations at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Octo Metric will provide training and hands-on coaching to ensure continuous learning and transformation across the agency and advance transparency, communication and collaboration among CMS […] More

by Naomi Cooper August 30, 2023, 11:34 am