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Army Selects Leonardo DRS, Elbit Systems of America for JETS II Targeting Tech Prototype Contracts

Leonardo DRS and Elbit Systems of America will develop prototypes of a multisensor laser targeting system for forward observers under separate contracts with the U.S. Army. The two companies will work on the Army's Joint Effects Targeting System II program, which seeks to build a handheld system designed to enable warfighters to locate and engage targets and call in precision munitions across all combat scenarios.

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by Jane Edwards October 31, 2023, 11:23 am
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General Dynamics NASSCO Launches Navy’s 4th John Lewis-Class Oiler

A General Dynamics business christened and launched the fourth U.S. Navy John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler during a ceremony in San Diego. The future USNS Robert F. Kennedy is a 742-foot-long ship designed to supply fuel to the service branch’s carrier strike group vessels at sea, General Dynamics NASSCO said Saturday.

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by Jane Edwards October 30, 2023, 10:54 am
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Beta Technologies Delivers 1st Manned eVTOL Aircraft to Air Force

Beta Technologies has delivered its all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida to undergo a series of tests as part of the U.S. Air Force's Agility Prime accelerator program. The Air Force Research Laboratory's AFWERX innovation arm and Beta Technologies plan to commence the test campaign for the Alia eVTOL aircraft on Nov. 7 at Duke Field on Eglin AFB, AFRL said Friday.

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by Naomi Cooper October 30, 2023, 10:38 am
in Digital Modernization, DOD, News

Department of the Air Force Finishes Zero Trust Implementation Plan; Justin Stolpman Quoted

The Department of the Air Force has completed its Zero Trust Implementation Plan, according to Justin Stolpman, director of DAF’s Zero Trust Functional Management Office. He shared that the plan is built around defined steps and milestones to guide the Air Force and Space Force as they move forward in their adoption of zero trust.

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by Ireland Degges October 27, 2023, 10:53 am
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Navy, MDA Test Lockheed-Made Aegis Combat System Aboard USS Carl Levin

The U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency demonstrated the multiple target detection feature of a Lockheed Martin-built Aegis Weapon System installed on the destroyer USS Carl Levin during an integrated air and missile defense test. The joint test, called Vigilant Wyvern, saw the Aegis Weapon System-48 engage anti-ship cruise missiles and ballistic missile defense targets in a realistic IAMD scenario in the Pacific Missile Test Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Lockheed said Thursday.

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by Kacey Roberts October 27, 2023, 9:28 am
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GDMS Secures NSA Certification for 1st TACLANE E-Series Ethernet Encryptor; Stephen Marker Quoted

The National Security Agency has granted certification to General Dynamics' mission systems division for its first TACLANE E-Series product designed to protect top-secret government information that passes through ethernet data networks. The TACLANE-ES10 (KG-185A) encryptor is a Layer 2 Ethernet Data Encryption Cryptographic Interoperability Specification-compliant platform that works to secure classified information in high-speed networks at data rates up to 10 Gigabits per second, GDMS said Thursday.

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by Naomi Cooper October 27, 2023, 8:54 am
in Cybersecurity, DOD, News

Mark Maglin, ECS Vice President of DOD Cybersecurity, Discusses Improved Capabilities of AESS

ECS will add Microsoft Defender as an endpoint tool to the second version of its Army Endpoint Security Solution as part of capability improvements and upgrades, said Mark Maglin, ECS' vice president of Department of Defense cybersecurity. Maglin discussed in an interview his company's plan to accomplish the five-year, $430 million contract recompete it won from the U.S. Army Cyber Command in September 2022.

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by Jamie Bennet October 27, 2023, 7:53 am
in Civilian, DOD, Executive Moves, News

Nexalin Technology Establishing Advisory Board to Help Commercialize Neurostimulation Products for Military, Government Customers

Nexalin Technology, a developer of neurostimulation products, is establishing a military and government advisory board, whose purpose is to help formulate and implement a strategy for the commercialization of the company's deep-brain stimulation devices. The advisory board will be led by David Lasseter, the founder of Horizons Global Solutions, a provider of consulting services with a focus on biotechnology, intelligence, law enforcement and national security, Nexalin said Wednesday.

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by Jerry Petersen October 26, 2023, 10:09 am
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Army Awards Parry Labs Next-Phase Funding for MQ-1C Aircraft Software Upgrade

The U.S. Army has awarded Parry Labs a follow-on contract for the transition and fielding of the Gray Eagle Miniature Mission Interface software for the MQ-1C–25M aircraft. The company announced Wednesday that it was granted next-phase funding by the Army Product Manager Office – Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems to upgrade hardware and software as part of the Ground Modernization Software Suite.

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by Jamie Bennet October 26, 2023, 9:42 am
in Defense Security Cooperation, Defense Security Cooperation, DOD, Europe, News

State Department Approves Potential $100M Sale of AMRAAM Missiles to Lithuania

The Department of State has approved a possible foreign military sale of 36 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles to the government of Lithuania. The transaction, which has a total estimated cost of $100 million, includes an AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM guidance section, common munitions built-in-test/reprogramming equipment, ADU-891/E adapter group computer test sets and AIM-120 spare control sections and containers, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday.

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by Aidan Daly October 24, 2023, 11:29 am
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Parsons Secures Spot on $200M USACE Multiple-Award Environmental Assistance Contract; Jon Moretta Quoted

Parsons has won a position on a five-year, $200 million multiple-award task order contract to facilitate environmental-related projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. The company said Monday it will have the opportunity to bid on task orders that will support USACE environmental and associated obligations, including investigations into per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at Department of Defense sites.

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by Kacey Roberts October 24, 2023, 11:19 am
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System High Lands GDIT Subcontract Under Air Force Security Services IDIQ; Rob Howe Quoted

System High, a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital, will provide integrated security support services to the Department of the Air Force under a subcontract from General Dynamics' information technology business unit. The company said Monday it will help the DAF secure mission-critical activities related to national security as part of the $4.5 billion Air Force Security Support Services multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract issued in February 2021.

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by Naomi Cooper October 24, 2023, 10:54 am