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Army Engineers Select AECOM-Inquip JV for Levee Improvement Project

AnÂ AECOM–Inquip joint venture has won a potential $30.7 millionÂ contract to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers carry out aÂ levee construction project in West Sacramento, California. TheÂ American River Common Features-Natomas Basin Reach H improvement effort is scheduled for completion inÂ March 14, 2020,Â theÂ Defense DepartmentÂ said Wednesday. USACE received two bids for the project via an online-based competitive […] More

by Nichols Martin December 28, 2017, 5:44 am
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Hady Mourad: Lockheed Eyes â€˜Gray Wolfâ€™ Cruise Missile Against Hostile Air Defense Systems

Hady Mourad, advanced missiles program director at Lockheed Martin‘s missiles and fire control business, has said the companyâ€™s concept for the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s Gray Wolf program involves a cruise missile designed to counter hostile integrated air defense systemsÂ in â€œhighly contested environments.â€ “Using the capabilities envisioned for later spirals, our system is being designed to […] More

by Jane Edwards December 28, 2017, 5:24 am
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SCI Technology Gets DLA Signal Data Processor IDIQ

SCI Technology has received a three-year, $9.2 million Defense Logistics Agency contract to produce signal data processors for theÂ U.S. Army. TheÂ Defense Department said Tuesday the company is scheduled to finish work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract byÂ Dec. 30, 2020. The Army will use its fiscal 2018 working capital funds to finance the purchase. Hunstville, Alabama-based SCI […] More

by Nichols Martin December 28, 2017, 4:51 am
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SSL’s Richard White Envisions Space-Based Satellite Manufacturing Facility

Richard White, president of SSL‘s government systems business, predicts that satellite production efforts in the near future could take place in space, he told The Washington Post in an interviewÂ published Friday. White added he believes that all activities on Earth will eventually be performed on-orbit. SSL, a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, is working with theÂ Defense […] More

by Ramona Adams December 27, 2017, 1:33 pm
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Navy Plans Mobile Gateway Buoy Devt Contract Award to Hydronalix

The U.S. Navy plans to awardÂ HydronalixÂ a potential five-year blanket ordering agreement develop a mobile gateway buoy that can support anÂ unmanned underwater vehicle. A FedBizOpps notice posted ThursdayÂ says the company will buildÂ a pair of MGB prototypes to the Naval Air Systems Command under the third phase of the service branch’sÂ Small Business Innovation Research program. Hydronalix will […] More

by Joanna Crews December 27, 2017, 12:15 pm
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CAE’s Gene Colabatistto: Industry Moves to Standardize Networked Aircraft Training Systems

Gene Colabatistto, CAE‘s group president for defense, has said that theÂ training and simulation industry will move toward the standardization of interoperable aircraft simulators, Defense News reported Thursday. Colabatistto told the Defense News at theÂ Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education conference that training system providers aim to supportÂ the joint mission training of U.S. military and allied forces […] More

by Ramona Adams December 27, 2017, 9:37 am
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GSA Releases Login.gov Identity Proofing RFQ

TheÂ General Services Administration has posted a request for quotation from vendors that can provideÂ identityÂ proofing services. GSA said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice that selected contractors will help verify the identityÂ of usersÂ of theÂ login.gov website, which is designed to give U.S. citizensÂ accessÂ to various platforms of participating government agencies. GSA plans toÂ issue aÂ multi-award blanket purchase agreementÂ with aÂ one-year base […] More

by Ramona Adams December 27, 2017, 9:31 am
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Report: Leonardo Seeks Export Sales Growth Through New Marketing, Logistics Offices

LeonardoÂ aims to double the aerospace and defense conglomerate’sÂ export sales over the next three years through the establishment of additional marketing offices and logistics facilities worldwide, Defense News reported Sunday. Lorenzo Mariani, chief commercial officer at Leonardo, was quoted as saying by Defense News that the company wants to build “a network of regional hubs” to […] More

by Nichols Martin December 27, 2017, 8:45 am
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PreTalen to Help USAF Automate Wireless Comms System Analysis Under SBIR Phase III Contract

PreTalenÂ has received a $23.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to develop an automated platform to analyze wireless communications systems under the third phase of the service branch’sÂ Small Business Innovation Research III program. The company will aim to update theÂ features of a Position Navigation and Time Autonomous Negotiator Applying Cognitive Effects-Based Analysis system developed through an […] More

by Joanna Crews December 27, 2017, 7:19 am
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Boeing to Start Navy Super Hornet Life-Extension Upgrades by April 2018

BoeingÂ is scheduled to begin upgrade work on the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft at a company facility in St. Louis, Missouri in April next year, Flightglobal reported Friday. The aerospace and defense contractorÂ aims to increase the aircraft’s resistance to corrosion and extend its service life by an additional 3,000 flight hours under a potential […] More

by Nichols Martin December 27, 2017, 6:44 am
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Airbus-Built Cargo Aircraft Completes Aerial Refueling Mission With Spanish F-18 Jets

An Airbus-builtÂ military transportÂ plane refueled multiple F-18 fighter jets of the Spanish air force during an aerial refueling mission that took place Dec. 13. Airbus said ThursdayÂ its A400M aircraft completed an AAR human factors certification flight with six F-18s from Spain’s Center of Logistics for Armament and Experimentation and the Torrejon-based 12th Operational Wing. The AAR […] More

by Joanna Crews December 27, 2017, 6:29 am
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Booz Allen to Move Rockville, Maryland Offices to New Bethesda Facility; Deane Edelman Comments

Booz Allen Hamilton has announced plans to moveÂ the technology consulting and engineering company’s Rockville, Maryland-based offices to a single facility in Bethesda by the end of 2019. The company said FridayÂ approximately 750 of its employees across Montgomery County will transfer to a 65,000 square-foot facility designed with collaborative and innovation work environments. “The nature of […] More

by Nichols Martin December 27, 2017, 5:21 am