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SMX Elevate ISR Platform Adds Torchlight AI Capabilities

SMX and Torchlight AI have partnered to equip the former's operational, service-based commercial offering with the latter's behavior based intelligence platform to boost client mission support. Through the addition of the Torchlight AI platform, the SMX Elevate ISR now offers enhanced delivery of analytics, operational insights and contextualized indicators and warnings in support of customer efforts to identify emerging threats, SMX said Tuesday.

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by Christine Thropp April 10, 2024, 10:55 am
in Acquisition & Procurement, Defense Security Cooperation, Foreign Military Sales, News

$138M Foreign Military Sale to Support Ukrainian HAWK Missiles Approved by State Department

The U.S. Department of State has approved a request by the Ukrainian government to acquire articles and services related to the sustainment of the HAWK Phase III missile system. The $138 million foreign military sale covers spare parts, test and support equipment, tool kits, missile recertification components, engineering and integration, refurbishment and system overhaul, logistics and program support and contractor technical and field office support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday.

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by Jerry Petersen April 10, 2024, 10:54 am
in Executive Moves, News

Edgewater Federal Solutions Names Shaun Poulton as CTO

Edgewater Federal Solutions has announced that Shaun Poulton will be its next chief technology officer and head the company’s technology innovation organization. Edgewater said Monday that in his new position, Poulton will work to drive growth and identify and deliver IT solutions to customers.

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by Aidan Daly April 9, 2024, 11:49 am
in Executive Moves, News

William Scott Assumes VP Post at Ultra Maritime

William Scott, formerly deputy vice president of range systems at General Dynamics' Mission Systems business, announced on LinkedIn Friday that he has joined Ultra as vice president of programs at the company's maritime division. Scott first joined GDMS in 2007 and stayed with the company until 2016. During that period, he held multiple roles, including systems engineering technical manager, Littoral Combat Ship program manager, and later, LCS senior program manager.

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by Kacey Roberts April 9, 2024, 11:34 am
in Contract Awards, News

Hughes Network Systems Books GA-ASI Production Contract for Modems to Enhance Gray Eagle ISR Capability

Hughes Network Systems has secured a contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to produce the initial units of an advanced modem designed to enhance the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aircraft system. The EchoStar company said Monday it received the contract after completing the development phase and is set to commence deliveries of the HM400T modems in the spring.

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by Kacey Roberts April 9, 2024, 11:23 am
in Contract Awards, News

Rocket Lab Awarded Space Force Task Order for Space Test Program-S30 Mission; Peter Beck Quoted

Rocket Lab USA will launch an Electron vehicle to support the Space Test Program-S30 mission under a task order awarded by the U.S. Space Force. STP-S30 will deploy to orbit technology demonstrations and research experiments for the Department of Defense and support future development of space systems, Rocket Lab said Monday.

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by Jane Edwards April 9, 2024, 11:21 am
in Contract Awards, News

BlueHalo Receives Army P-HEL Logistics Support Contract; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

BlueHalo has secured a four-year logistics support contract to help the U.S. Army manage and maintain its laser weapon system designed to defend forces and critical infrastructure against threats from small unmanned aircraft systems. The company said Monday it will serve as the full-cycle lead system integrator overseeing preventative and corrective maintenance and operator and maintenance team training for the Army's Palletized High Energy Laser system.

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by Naomi Cooper April 9, 2024, 11:10 am
in News

RTX Concludes Thermal Vacuum Testing of 4th VIIRS Environmental Imaging Instrument

Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX, has concluded the thermal vacuum testing of the final Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite instrument that will be used on the Joint Polar Satellite System of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The company said Monday the fourth VIIRS instrument has proceeded to environmental testing after undergoing thermal vacuum tests in late 2023 and ahead of its integration into the JPSS environmental satellite system this year.

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by Naomi Cooper April 9, 2024, 10:56 am
in DOD, News

Lockheed to Work With Intel, Altera to Develop Electronic Defense System for Navy MH-60R Helicopter

Lockheed Martin will collaborate with Intel and its newly launched standalone business Altera to build a sensor open systems architecture-based airborne electronic defense platform for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R multi-mission helicopter to support a program of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Lockheed said Monday it will use Altera's Multi-Chip Package for integration with the SOSA technology under the Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging program.

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by Jane Edwards April 9, 2024, 10:47 am
in News, Wash100

Efforts to Strengthen DIB, Equip US Military Lead DOD Acquisition Chief William LaPlante to 3rd Wash100 Win

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce the selection of Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante to the 2024 class of the Wash100 Awards. As the Department of Defense's acquisition chief, LaPlante has worked to make sure that the U.S. military possesses the capabilities it needs to protect national security interests and that the U.S. defense industry is in a position to provide them. For these efforts, LaPlante is being honored with the Wash100 award this year, which marks his third straight win and third overall.

The Popular Vote Competition of the 2024 Wash100 Award runs through April 30, 2024. Click here to vote for William LaPlante as one of your favorite GovCon industry leaders!

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by Jerry Petersen April 9, 2024, 10:31 am
in Executive Moves, News

Andrew Zeswitz Appointed PBG Consulting CTO

Andrew Zeswitz, former chief technology officer at REI Systems, has assumed the same post at PBG Consulting, an 8(a) women-owned, mission-focused digital consultancy. He will be responsible for helping PBG expand its technology delivery organization and its range of capabilities in support of federal civilian customers, the McLean, Virginia-based consultant said.

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by Christine Thropp April 9, 2024, 9:26 am
in Financial Reports, News

GovCon Index Took Downward Turn Last Week

Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index dropped by 1.37% last week, ending with an average of $4,896.02. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that presents real-time data on 30 notable government contracting enterprises. While GovCon Index looks at the individual performance of each organization it follows, it also provides users with a glimpse at the broader trends that characterize the GovCon marketplace today.

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by Ireland Degges April 8, 2024, 11:14 am