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A team of Thales Alenia Space and Orbital ATK has finished construction work on the first batch of communications satellites for Iridium‘s NEXT program, Spaceflight Now reported Wednesday. Stephen Clark writes the satellites are set for delivery to Vandenberg Air Force Base for fueling and mating with a SpaceX-built Falcon 9 rocket prior to the launch of initial  satellites on Sept. 11, […] More

Engility has received a five-year, $29 million contract to perform engineering work on air cushion vehicles the U.S. Navy uses to transport personnel and cargo from ship to shore or across the beach. The company said Tuesday its expeditionary solutions group will provide command, control, communications, computers, navigation and electrical services for the military branch’s Landing Craft Air Cushion-1 Class and Ship-to-Shore Connector […] More

CACI International has received a three-year, $37 million contract to continue its development and maintenance support services for the Defense Department‘s Oracle-developed enterprise resource planning application. CACI will deliver architecture, compliance and configuration management services for Oracle’s Global Model technology as part of the Defense Agencies Initiative’s efforts to transform DoD financial management and accounting, CACI said Thursday. […] More

CAE has received contracts valued at approximately $77 million to provide flight simulation products and training services in support of military clients. The company said Thursday the awards include two contracts from Lockheed Martin and an order from L-3 Communications‘ L-3 MAS subsidiary to support the U.K.’s Military Flying Training System program and the Canadian air force. “We are particularly […] More

Engility has been awarded a potential four-year, $38 million contract to help the U.S. Navy determine aircraft safety requirements and prepare flight clearances. The company said Thursday it will provide aircraft worthiness recommendations to the Naval Air Systems Command Airworthiness and CYBERSAFE Office as well as convert the flight and technical manuals of the Navy into an electronic format. “This new work builds upon Engility’s long-standing system engineering […] More