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Raytheon Awarded $93M IDIQ to Support Air Force Small Diameter Bomb II Integration

RaytheonÂ has secured aÂ potential five-year, $93 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force integrate Small Diameter Bomb II weapons onto the service branch’sÂ F/A-18E/FÂ aircraft fleet. The company’sÂ missiles systems business will also test, analyze, sustain and support SDB IIs as part of developmental and operational testing efforts, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work will take place in […] More

by Joanna Crews June 29, 2018, 2:30 am
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Tony Frazier: Radiant Solutions to Support NGA GEOINT Modernization Efforts

Radiant SolutionsÂ will lead a team composed of at least 25 companies and universities in a bid to help theÂ National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyÂ manage multisource topographic and human geography data. TheÂ Maxar TechnologiesÂ business holds a spot on a potential 10-year, $920 million contract to offer content data management support for NGA’sÂ Janus Geography initiative,Â the company said Thursday. â€œWe are incredibly […] More

by Joanna Crews June 28, 2018, 11:15 am
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General Dynamics to Equip Army Abrams Tank With Electronics

General DynamicsÂ land systems unit has secured a potential $30.1 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide electronic components for integration into U.S. Army‘sÂ M1A1 Abrams tank platform. The Defense Department said Wednesday the sole-source contract containsÂ one base year along with a six-month option. Work will take place in Florida and Michigan through October 27, […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers June 28, 2018, 10:57 am
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DARPA Taps Charles River Analytics to Develop Swarm Tactics System

TheÂ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selectedÂ Charles River AnalyticsÂ to develop and evaluateÂ swarm tactics, primitives, and algorithms that would aid troops deployed in urban environments. TheÂ company said WednesdayÂ itsÂ Swarm Algorithms and Tactics for Urban Reconnaissance and Isolation effort supports theÂ Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program that aims to provide over 100 swarm tactics for use with groups of unmanned […] More

by Nichols Martin June 28, 2018, 10:33 am
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General Dynamics to Build Ground Mobility Vehicles for Army

General Dynamicsâ€™ ordnance and tactical systems unit has received a potential $33.8 million contract to manufacture ground mobility vehicles and associated kits for the U.S. Army. The Army Ground Mobility Vehicle platform to transportÂ an airborne infantry squad and carry more than 5,000 pounds of payload, General DynamicsÂ said Wednesday. Contract work is scheduled to be completed […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers June 28, 2018, 5:46 am
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DoD OKs Production of Lockheed Air-to-Ground Missile System With Milestone C Decision

Lockheed Martin is set to commence low-rate initial production of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile after the Defense Department issued a milestone C decision on the system. DoD’s defense acquisition board announced through a memorandum the LRIP approval for the JAGM program after months of flight tests that evaluated the missile technology against performance envelope and […] More

by Joanna Crews June 28, 2018, 5:07 am
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GSA, USDA Conduct Industry Day for CoE Programâ€™s Phase II; Gary Washington Comments

At least 200 business executives participated in an industry day held Wednesday by the General Services Administration and the Agriculture Department to discuss plans for the second phase of the centers for excellence program for information technology modernization. GSA said Wednesday the event serves as an introduction to a two-day â€œreverse industry dayâ€ that seeks […] More

by Jane Edwards June 28, 2018, 3:27 am
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Army-Boeing Chinook Block II Program Enters Final Assembly Phase

The U.S. Army andÂ BoeingÂ have moved the first BlockÂ IIÂ CH-47F ChinookÂ unit produced under an engineering and manufacturing development contract into the final assembly phase. The helicopter is equipped with updated rotor blade, fuselage, fuel and drivetrain built to help increase the lift capacity and commonality between the Army and its allied forces, BoeingÂ said Wednesday. The Chicago-based defense […] More

by Nichols Martin June 28, 2018, 2:30 am
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Huntington Ingalls, Virginia Partner for Naval Shipbuilding Workforce Expansion Initiative; Jennifer Boykin Comments

The Commonwealth of Virginia has partnered withÂ Huntington Ingalls Industriesâ€™ Newport News Shipbuilding division in efforts to recruit up to 7,000 shipbuilders over the next five years. HIIÂ said Tuesday it will coordinate with several state agencies and regional community colleges to facilitate hiring of new workers who can help buildÂ Ford-class aircraft carriers, Virginia-class submarines and Columbia-class […] More

by Monica Jackson June 27, 2018, 10:34 am
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KippsDeSanto: 75% of Dealmakers Expect Govt Services M&As to Rise by 5% in 2018

A new KippsDeSanto report has found that approximately 75 percent of dealmakers said they expect the number of mergers and acquisitions in the government services sector to climb by at least 5 percent this year. KippsDeSanto said Tuesday it polled 168 strategic buyers and executives from private equity groups who are interested in defense, government […] More

by Jane Edwards June 27, 2018, 7:07 am
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Report: 2019 ANTX Will Focus on Human-Machine Interaction in Maritime Operations

The U.S. Navy‘sÂ 2018 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise will exploreÂ the potential of autonomous underwater systems for human-machine interaction, USNI News reported Tuesday. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport in Rhode Island will facilitate the event and enable participants to showcase their unmanned systems, as well as help the Navy assess technological potentials in artificial intelligence, […] More

by Monica Jackson June 27, 2018, 5:48 am
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HighPointâ€™s Cal Shintani: GSA, USDA Make Strides in Customer Experience Through Centers of Excellence

Cal Shintani, chief growth officer at HighPoint Global, has said there are signs of improvement in the federal governmentâ€™s effort to build up customer experience. Shintani wrote in an article that there are reports that show progress in customer experience and one of those is the Government CX InsightsÂ report, which found that citizen experience scores […] More

by Jane Edwards June 27, 2018, 5:40 am