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SSL, Radiant Solutions Partner on Space Sensor Layer for MDA; Richard White, Tony Frazier Quoted

Two Maxar Technologies subsidiaries will work together to develop a space-based layer prototype concept designed to help the Missile Defense Agency detect and track missile threats. SSL will leverage and combine its space systems expertise with Radiant Solutionsâ€™ experience in ground systems engineering to build the Space Sensor Layer, Maxar said Wednesday. “We are honored […] More

by Jane Edwards October 3, 2018, 10:36 am
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Boeingâ€™s Leanne Caret: Conversations on â€˜Contested Spaceâ€™ Needed

Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeingâ€™s defense, space and security business, told Fortune magazine in a video interview aired Tuesday how threats to space assets could impact mobile devices and other systems that depend on GPS satellites. She noted how space assets work to support â€œprecision engagementâ€ that service personnel use in combat and […] More

by Jane Edwards October 3, 2018, 5:07 am
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Raytheon Enters Cyber Partnerships With Cybraics, Authentic8; John DeSimone Quoted

Raytheon has teamed up with two companies to help organizations protect financial, health care and electoral systems and other critical infrastructure from cyber threats through the adoption of artificial intelligence, analytics and isolated browsers. â€œWith global critical infrastructure systems under constant attack, organizations need flexible access to the most advanced technology possible to ensure resiliency,” […] More

by Jane Edwards October 3, 2018, 4:10 am
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Al Whitmore: BAE Aims to Help DoD Address Mission Challenges Through $28B Contract Vehicle

Al Whitmore, president of the intelligence and security sector atÂ BAE Systems‘ U.S. arm, has said the company will leverage internal research-and-development efforts to help address mission challenges at theÂ Defense DepartmentÂ as part of anÂ indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. BAEÂ said MondayÂ it is eligible to compete for R&D and support task orders under theÂ Defense Technical Information Centerâ€™s $28B Information Analysis Center […] More

by Monica Jackson October 2, 2018, 4:40 am
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SSL, NASA Partner on Two â€˜Tipping Pointâ€™ Space Tech Platforms; Richard White Quoted

NASA has picked Maxar Technologiesâ€™Â SSLÂ subsidiary to develop two spacecraft technologies under the agencyâ€™s Tipping Point program. SSL will work with NASA through a public-private partnership to demonstrate an in-orbit fuel transfer system to support on-orbit refueling and servicing missions, Maxar said Monday. The company and the space agency will also develop a dual-mode electric propulsion […] More

by Jane Edwards October 1, 2018, 9:35 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

Iridium, AWS Develop Satellite Cloud-Based Service for Internet of Things; Matt Desch Quoted

Iridium Communications has partnered with Amazon Web Services to develop a cloud-based satellite platform designed to advance the adoption of internet-of-things applications and services. Iridium said Thursday it plans to launch in 2019 the Iridium CloudConnect service that will work to provide worldwide coverage for AWSâ€™ IoT applications through its satellite network. CloudConnect â€œwill allow […] More

by Jane Edwards September 28, 2018, 10:15 am
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CTC-Led Team to Support Marine Corps’ Energy Program; Ed Sheehan Quoted

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has won a potential five-year, $36M contract to assist the U.S. Marine Corps in efforts to address the service’s energy reliability and resiliency goals. CTC said Thursday it will help Marine Corps Installations Command reviewÂ Energy Security Assessment documents, recommend upgrades for infrastructure, analyzeÂ utility rates and bills and audit energy systems at multiple […] More

by Peter Graham September 28, 2018, 6:49 am
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Ginger Wierzbanowski: Northrop to Continue Support for Defense Intelligence Agency Through ‘HELIOS’ Contract

Northrop Grumman has secured a position on a $500M contract vehicle covering technical services to the Defense Intelligence Agency‘s science and technology missions. The company said Wednesday it is among the nine awardees on the HELIOS indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that encompasses the research and development; intelligence; strategic warning; acquisition; and operational areas. Ginger Wierzbanowski, vice president […] More

by Nichols Martin September 27, 2018, 10:58 am
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Peraton to Help Engineer Navy Propulsion Systems; Gus Bontzos Quoted

The U.S. Navy has awarded Peraton a potential $23.5M contract to support the Naval Air System Commandâ€™s propulsion and power engineering department. The company said Wednesday it will help the department engineer, assess and integrate naval aviation propulsion and power systems. “We are committed partners in supporting next-generation warfighter readiness,” saidÂ Gus Bontzos, president of Peratonâ€™s […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers September 27, 2018, 5:22 am
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Peraton Completes Facility Expansion in Canada; Gus Bontzos Quoted

Peraton has modernized and expanded a facility that offersÂ life cycle supply chain management support for the Canadian military’sÂ CF-18 aircraft fleet. The company said Tuesday its facility in Calgary has more than 76K square feet of space and includes an engineering laboratory dedicated to operational design and development processes. Gus Bontzos, president of Peraton’s defense and […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 27, 2018, 12:47 am
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General Dynamics to Offer Google Cloud Services via GSA IT Schedule 70; Yogesh Khanna Quoted

General Dynamics Information Technology has listed Google Cloud Platform service offerings under a special item number on the General Services Administrationâ€™s IT Schedule 70Â contract. GDIT said Tuesday it will provide federal agencies access to GCP products and services through the scheduleâ€™s Cloud Computing Services SIN 132-40. GCP is a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-certified […] More

by Jane Edwards September 26, 2018, 5:35 am
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IAP Supports Army, FEMA in Hurricane Florence Disaster Response; Rob Hargis Quoted

IAP Worldwide ServicesÂ has provided more than 125 workers, 286 generators and heavy construction equipment to support disaster response operations during the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. The company said Tuesday it deployed teams and supplies across Fort Bragg, N.C.; Kinston, N.C. and Columbia, S.C. in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal […] More

by Nichols Martin September 26, 2018, 3:42 am