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Phoenix Logistics has won a potential five-year, $44.5 million contract to procure and deploy common battle command simulation equipment, hardware and software licenses on behalf of the U.S. Army‘s Program Executive Officer for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will support a program of record that involves the Program Manager for Integration […] More

Jacobs Engineering Group has secured a $7.3 million modification to a previously-awarded task order for enterprise operations and maintenance services to the U.S. Special Operations Command. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification increases the total potential value of the task order from $771.3 million to $778.6 million. The Special Operations Forces Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics office initially […] More

Orbital ATK has rolled out a software upgrade for the U.S. Navy‘s air-launched, anti-radiation guided missiles. The company said Monday it worked with the Navy earlier this year to test and demonstrate the Block 1 software upgrade for the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile. Cary Ralston, an Orbital ATK vice president and general manager, said the updated […] More

BAE Systems has developed a three-dimensional technology that employs gaming and computer-aided design software designed to aid naval ship designers and engineers. BAE said Tuesday it will exhibit the 3D technology along with a digital periscope on Australia’s Collins-class submarines and the company’s AMV35 combat reconnaissance vehicle offering for the country’s LAND 400 program at the ongoing SimTecT […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s Derco subsidiary will continue to serve as the exclusive distributor of a Universal Synaptics technology designed to help operators detect intermittent errors in electronic equipment or wiring on multiple aircraft platforms. Derco will distribute the Intermittent Fault Detection and Isolation System as well as the portable Voyager Intermittent Fault Detector system to customers worldwide under a […] More

Lockheed Martin has resumed testing and assembly work on a spacecraft at its Denver, Colorado-based facility in preparation for NASA’s upcoming Mars mission that seeks to explore the red planet’s deep interior. The Lockheed-built Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport lander is scheduled to launch on May 5, 2018, from Vandenberg Air […] More

Boeing will establish a manufacturing facility for F/A-18 Super Hornet in India if the company wins a fighter aircraft supply contract with the Indian military, The Economic Times reported Monday. The report said India’s navy wants to procure 57 units of aircraft that can operate from carriers to support air defense, air-to-surface, buddy refueling and reconnaissance operations. Dan Gillian, vice president […] More

The Department of Veterans Affairs wants information on potential industry sources of a software management platform that can aid VA’s use of the General Services Administration‘s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions procurement vehicle. VA said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice that proposed software management tools system should be able to provide telecommunications asset management such as ordering, billing, […] More

Rolls-Royce has received a $40 million contract modification to continue to help the U.S. Air Force sustain propulsion systems of the service branch’s C-130J transport aircraft fleet. The Defense Department said Monday that Rolls-Royce will provide inventory control point management, sustaining engineering, repair, sustainment and technical data support services under the modification. The Air Force Life Cycle […] More

The U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with Inmarsat to help Southeast Asian commercial fishing crews adopt sustainable fishing practices. Inmarsat said Friday the alliance seeks to leverage communications technology to support catch documentation and traceability efforts in the region. USAID’s Oceans and Fisheries Partnership Oceans will also work with Inmarsat to aid communications between crew members of medium […] More

Lockheed Martin has landed a potential $47.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to perform engineering and technical services in support of F-16 fighter aircraft. The Defense Department said Monday Lockheed aims to expand the technical expertise of F-16 system maintainers through the contract. Work will occur in Utah, Ohio, Arizona, South Carolina, Bahrain, Pakistan, Chile, Jordan, […] More