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Andrew Jarrett Promoted to Marine Systems Vice President at Northrop Grumman

Andrew Jarrett, formerly senior director of the COLOMBIA integrated power systems operating unit at Northrop Grumman, announced on LinkedIn Friday that he has been promoted to vice president of marine systems. Jarrett commenced his tenure with the defense and space manufacturer in January 2020, initially assuming the role of quality and mission excellence director before advancing to senior director of the company’s launcher systems operating unit.

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by Kacey Roberts April 22, 2024, 11:29 am
in Government Technology, News

Booz Allen’s Steve Escaravage: New Pathways Needed for Industry to Support Defense Missions

Steve Escaravage, an executive vice president within Booz Allen Hamilton’s global defense business, said the U.S. federal government and the Department of Defense should find new pathways that would enable industry to back defense missions as the country faces strategic competition. Escaravage, a 2024 Wash100 awardee, noted that the National Defense Strategy states that denial, resilience and cost imposition are the three areas that play a role in strengthening deterrence.

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by Jane Edwards April 22, 2024, 11:18 am
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Honeywell Books $70M DLA Contract for Radar Altimeter System Spares

Honeywell has secured a potential eight-year, $70 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide spare parts for a company-built radar altimeter technology used in U.S. Army helicopters. The Department of Defense said Friday the contract will cover spares and repairs for the Radar Altimeter Common Core APN-209, including receiver transmitters and indicator receiver transmitters.

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by Kacey Roberts April 22, 2024, 11:08 am
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BlueHalo, Stellar Sciences Tapped to Support AFRL’s Satellite Assessment Center

BlueHalo and Stellar Sciences have secured contracts worth $49.4 million combined to support the Air Force Research Laboratory's Satellite Assessment Center at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. Both contractors will help the center advance modeling, simulation, analysis, assessment and technical capabilities necessary to protect strategic U.S. space assets, the Department of Defense said Friday.

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by Naomi Cooper April 22, 2024, 10:47 am
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NASA Posts RFI for Mechanical & Composite Hardware Fabrication Support Services 2 Requirement

NASA's Langley Research Center has launched a market research for follow-on procurement of mechanical and composite hardware fabrication support services. According to a request for information notice posted Friday on SAM.gov, LaRC seeks to identify interested sources and learn about their capabilities that could meet its requirements for the design and fabrication of research-oriented flight test articles and assemblies.

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by Christine Thropp April 22, 2024, 10:37 am
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CACI Secures $1.3B Communications & IT Support Task Order for EUCOM, AFRICOM; John Mengucci Quoted

CACI International has booked a potential $1.3 billion task order to provide U.S. European Command and Africa Command with communications and information technology expertise over a five-year period. Commenting on the award Monday, John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI and a 2024 Wash100 Award recipient, said, "We are uniquely positioned to equip the warfighter to successfully execute their missions and enhance communication, collaboration and coordination with partner nations."

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by Christine Thropp April 22, 2024, 9:56 am
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Conti Federal Awarded $63M Hangar Facility Construction Contract

Conti Federal Services has won a $63 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for hangar facility construction at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. The Orlando, Florida-based construction and engineering company will also build airfield apron, site features, utilities and infrastructure, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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by Christine Thropp April 22, 2024, 9:10 am
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AeroVironment Receives $249M Marine Corps Contract for Switchblade Loitering Munition Systems; Brett Hush Quoted

AeroVironment has received an initial order under a potential $249 million U.S. Marine Corps contract supporting the Organic Precision Fires-Light program of record. In this first stage of the project, AV will deliver its Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munition system, which will provide the USMC with organic, anti-armor/anti-personnel precision fires capability at the tactical level, AV announced from Arlington, Virginia on Thursday.

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by Ireland Degges April 19, 2024, 11:36 am
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IRS Requests Information on Potential $512M Enterprise Case Management IT Support Contract

The Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service has begun seeking information on a potential $512 million multiple-award blanket purchase agreement covering information technology portfolio management support services for the IRS' Enterprise Case Management system. A notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov states that the BPA has an ordering period of five years and encompasses strategy and planning, enterprise services and operations, cybersecurity, user and network services and program management services.

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by Naomi Cooper April 19, 2024, 11:24 am
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Report: Northrop Collaborating With SpaceX on Classified Intelligence Satellite Network

Northrop Grumman and SpaceX are working together on a classified satellite constellation for a U.S. intelligence agency to gather high-resolution Earth imagery and help improve the U.S. government's ability to monitor military and intelligence targets, Reuters reported Thursday. According to the report, SpaceX secured a potential $1.8 billion contract from the National Reconnaissance Office in 2021 for the classified satellite project.

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by Jane Edwards April 19, 2024, 11:17 am
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Mercury to Produce Digital Signal Processing Capability for BlueHalo’s BADGER Technology; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

Mercury Systems has received a production contract from BlueHalo to deliver a signal processing technology for the latter's digital beaming platform being developed for the U.S. Space Force's Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource program. The company said Thursday it will produce a field-programmable gate array-based common signal acquisition and digital beamforming tool for BlueHalo's BADGER technology, a transportable ground-based communications system that uses re-configurable beamforming tiles for simplifying space operations.

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by Naomi Cooper April 19, 2024, 11:12 am
in Acquisition & Procurement, Defense Security Cooperation, Foreign Military Sales, News

Argentina to Acquire Basler BT-67 Aircraft via $143M Foreign Military Sale

A potential foreign military sale of Basler BT-67 aircraft to the government of Argentina has been approved by the U.S. Department of State. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday that the FMS has an estimated cost of $143 million and includes the aircraft themselves, various parts, technical documentation, training equipment and logistics and program support, such as personnel training, technical and engineering services and transportation.

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by Jerry Petersen April 19, 2024, 10:59 am