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Comtech Awarded Army Task Order Modifications for VSAT III Satellite Systems, Services

Comtech has booked four Very Small Aperture Terminal III satellite systems and services task order modifications from the U.S. Army to enhance the service branch’s communication system. The awards amounting to over $20 million were made under the Army’s Global Tactical Advanced Communications Systems indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the technology company said Tuesday. According to Comtech CEO […] More

by Regina Garcia February 8, 2023, 11:54 am
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USSOCOM, Parallel Flight Technologies Partner on Propulsion Tech Research

The U.S. Special Operations Command will work with Parallel Flight Technologies on the potential military application of the latter’s propulsion technology under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement. USSOCOM will look into the development of PFT’s parallel hybrid drone technology for medical delivery applications in harsh environments, the company said Monday. Compared to existing electric […] More

by Regina Garcia February 7, 2023, 11:41 am
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General Dynamics Subsidiary Awarded EPA Superfund Quality & Sample Support Contract

General Dynamics’ information technology business has received a potential $45.6 million contract from the Environmental Protection Agency to provide infrastructure and program support for the Superfund program, which handles cleanup operations at areas experiencing oil spills, natural disasters and other environmental emergencies. EPA disclosed the Superfund Quality and Sample Support contract award to General Dynamics […] More

by Jane Edwards February 7, 2023, 11:40 am
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HII Division to Help Streamline Delivery of Technologies to Warfighters; Grant Hagen Quoted

HII’s Mission Technologies unit has secured a five-year, $21 million recompete contract to help the Defense Logistics Agency simplify the process of delivering products and materials to American warfighters. The company said Monday it will research and develop strategies to improve the defense system logistics services, supply chains, materials and products that the DLA manages to maximize […] More

by Kacey Roberts February 7, 2023, 11:38 am
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Oshkosh Books $85M Army Order for Additional Joint Light Tactical Vehicles

Oshkosh‘s defense business will deliver more Joint Light Tactical Vehicle platforms to the U.S. Army under an $84.9 million contract modification. The additional purchase by the Army Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal is the third supplementary order in two months, leading to a total contract value of $730 million, Oshkosh Defense said Monday. All three orders […] More

by Regina Garcia February 7, 2023, 11:38 am
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Esri, NASA Ink Agreement on Expanded Geospatial Data Handling

NASA and geographic information service provider Esri will grant wider access to the space agency’s geospatial content for research and exploration purposes through the Space Act Agreement. The agreement will include new datasets from 100 space sensors that measure atmospheric health, land phenomena and ocean characteristics, NASA said Tuesday. The partnership will also aim to […] More

by Regina Garcia February 6, 2023, 11:33 am
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GA-ASI to Build, Demo Off-Board Sensing Station for AFRL

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has secured a contract to build and flight test an unmanned aerial system that is being eyed as an off-board sensing station for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. GA-ASI will employ its Gambit Series collaborative combat aircraft to validate the OBSS concept developed by AFRL under the low-cost attritable […] More

by Naomi Cooper February 3, 2023, 11:57 am
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Curtiss-Wright to Deliver Actuators to Leidos Subsidiary for Army’s Missile Defense Platform

Dynetics awarded Curtiss-Wright a contract to provide actuation technology for integration into the Leidos business arm’s Enduring Shield platform to meet the U.S. Army’s requirements for cruise missile defense. As part of the deal, Curtiss-Wright will design and produce electromechanical actuators for the first 16 Dynetics launcher platforms, with the option to bundle 400 more […] More

by Regina Garcia February 3, 2023, 11:56 am
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Peraton Named to $4B Navy Follow-On Work for CANES Shipboard Networks; Tarik Reyes Quoted

Peraton is manufacturing components, software, laboratory equipment and other items as part of the U.S. Navy’s $4.1 billion Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program. The technology company said Thursday it intends to leverage its production capacity to help update the branch’s current surface, shore and submarine platforms. The 10-year, follow-on contract was awarded to […] More

by Jamie Bennet February 3, 2023, 11:55 am
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Defense Innovation Unit Adds 2 Companies to Military Vehicle Battery Tech Development Project

The Defense Innovation Unit has named additional participants in a project that seeks commercial battery prototypes for the Department of Defense’s military vehicle electrification efforts. Canoo Technologies and Lucid Motors join GM Defense, a General Motors subsidiary, as developers under the Jumpstart for Advanced Battery Standardization initiative. DIU said Wednesday the companies will produce batteries for DOD testing and assessment […] More

by Jamie Bennet February 2, 2023, 11:55 am
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Lumen Awarded $223M DISA Task Order to Upgrade DOD Communications Services; Zain Ahmed Quoted

Lumen Technologies has received a $223 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to deliver secure, mission-critical communications services to the Department of Defense. Under the award, Lumen will provide modern hybrid-cloud and audio-conferencing services in support of the DOD’s novel Voice over Internet Protocol system, which is designed to remove the need for desk phones […] More

by Ireland Degges February 2, 2023, 11:53 am
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Kratos to Produce Aerial Targets for Navy, Foreign Clients Under $50M Contract

The U.S. Navy has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions a $49.6 million contract to manufacture and deliver high-subsonic, recoverable aerial target systems to the service branch and the governments of Canada and Australia. For the full rate production Lot 4 work, Kratos will provide 55 units of the BQM-177A target including 55 rocket-assisted takeoff attachment kits, […] More

by Kacey Roberts February 1, 2023, 11:49 am