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Boeing Subsidiary Teams With Accenture, Oracle, Mannai to Build Qatar Military’s ERP/Logistics System

AÂ Boeing subsidiary has partnered with Accenture, Oracle andÂ Mannai to build an enterprise resource planning and logistics management information system for Qatar’s armed forces under a five-year contract. Boeing said WednesdayÂ itsÂ Tapestry SolutionsÂ business will provide theÂ GOLDesp maintenance, repair and overhaul software platform while Oracle will supply itsÂ E-Business suite for integration into the ERP/LMIS platform. GOLDesp is designed […] More

by Nichols Martin March 15, 2018, 10:35 am
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Defense HR Activity Selects Booz Allen to Support National Language Service Corps

Booz Allen Hamilton has won a five-year,Â $37.4 million contract from the Defense Human Resources Activity to help administer key functions of theÂ National Language Service Corps. The Defense Department said Wednesday Booz Allen will help NLSC recruit potential members; gather and retain member data; provide information to government organizations that are part of NLSC or […] More

by Ramona Adams March 15, 2018, 10:25 am
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CenturyLink Gets DOJ Clearance to Sell Level 3â€™s Albuquerque Fiber Network Assets to UPN

CenturyLink has received approval from the Justice Department to sell Level 3 Communicationsâ€™ fiber network assets in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Unite Private Networks for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is subject to the Federal Communications Commissionâ€™s approval and other customary closing conditions, CenturyLink said Wednesday. â€œOnce the transaction is approved, we will quickly work […] More

by Jane Edwards March 15, 2018, 10:20 am
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Hortonworksâ€™ Shaun Bierweiler: Enterprise Open Source Offers Options to Agencies

Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of U.S. public sector atÂ Hortonworks, has said federal agencies seeking to modernize information technology infrastructure should leverage enterprise open source software platforms. Bierweiler wrote in a GCN guest piece published Tuesday that there are four advantages associated with the adoption of enterprise open source and one of those is choice. An […] More

by Jane Edwards March 15, 2018, 10:17 am
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Saab Flies New GlobalEye Aircraft From Linkoping Airfield

SaabÂ has flown a new surveillance jet platform from the company’s airfield in Linkoping, Sweden to gather verification data on performance and modelling. The GlobalEye, a modifiedÂ Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, underwent a test that lastedÂ one hour and 46 minutes, following a wave ofÂ ground trials, Saab said Wednesday. The aircraft’s modifications include a combination of surveillance equipment […] More

by Nichols Martin March 15, 2018, 9:55 am
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General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Systems Business to Expand in Mississippi

General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business unit will expand its existing facilities inÂ Shannon, Mississippi under aÂ $20 million project. TheÂ Mississippi Development Authority said Wednesday the expansion will create 48 jobs; address demands for airborne, maritime and ground-based military lasers; and meet increased fabrication needs. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will add 128,000 square feet of space to an […] More

by Ramona Adams March 15, 2018, 9:23 am
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Report: India to Open Fighter Jet Procurement Competition to Twin-Engine Planes

The Indian government has called on the air force to consider both single- and twin-engine fighter jets for a potential $15 billion program to replace its fleet of combat aircraft, Reuters reported Thursday. A defense ministry source told Reuters the government also asked the air force to assess the Boeing-built F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft for […] More

by Jane Edwards March 15, 2018, 6:46 am
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Boeing-Sikorsky Team Tests SB-1 Defiant Helicopter in Preparation for Maiden Flight

Boeing and Lockheed Martinâ€™s Sikorsky subsidiary have begun testing the SB-1 Defiant coaxial helicopter in preparation for its initial flight as part of the U.S. Armyâ€™s Joint Multi-Role program, Defense News reported Wednesday. The service has started to evaluate two flight demonstrator aircraft – Defiant and Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor – through the JMR initiative […] More

by Jane Edwards March 15, 2018, 5:20 am
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Orbital ATK Gets $67M Navy Contract to Produce AdditionalÂ Target Base Vehicles

The U.S. Navy has awardedÂ Orbital ATKÂ a potential $67.6 millionÂ contract to manufacture an 11th batch ofÂ GQM-163A CoyoteÂ sea skimming target base vehicles. Orbital ATK will provide 24 full-rate production base vehicles and spares foreign military sales to USN and Qatar as well as deliver D6AC long lead steel to Japan, theÂ Defense DepartmentÂ said Wednesday. The company will receive […] More

by Nichols Martin March 15, 2018, 3:21 am
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CenturyLink Obtains DOJ Approval to Sell Level 3 Metro Network Assets to Syringa Networks

The JusticeÂ Department has given CenturyLink the green light to sell certain metro network assets of Level 3 Communications in Boise, Idaho, toÂ fiber-optic networking services providerÂ Syringa Networks. Monroe, Louisiana-based CenturyLink said Tuesday the sale is still subject to other customary closing conditions and comes nearly five months after the telecommunications firm completed itsÂ $34 billion acquisition of […] More

by Ramona Adams March 14, 2018, 11:00 am
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DOI Taps Birdseyeview to Deliver UAS for Land Stewardship Operations

TheÂ U.S. Department of the Interior has selectedÂ Birdseyeview Aerobotics to produce 50 fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systems built for vertical take off and landing in support of land stewardship operations. The DOI said Tuesday it intends to use the UAS with technologies designed to aid in resource management and emergency response. The aircraft is expected to weigh […] More

by Nichols Martin March 14, 2018, 10:29 am
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ACT I Gets Task Order to Support USAF Exercise Program; Claudio Monticelli Comments

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has secured aÂ three-year task order to provide exercise program support to the U.S. Air Force‘s Eighth Air Force organization headquartered at Barksdale AF Base in Louisiana. ACT I said the order covers planning, scheduling, tasking and monitoring the participation of Eighth Air Force in the chairman of the joint chiefs […] More

by Ramona Adams March 14, 2018, 3:40 am