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Harris will deliver a spacecraft audio communications system as a subcontractor of Lockheed Martin for a manned NASA deep-space mission slated for launch by 2022. The audio and speaker system for the Orion spacecraft will support Exploration Mission-2 operations and will facilitate communications between astronauts and NASA, Harris said Tuesday. Murali Krishnan, vice president and general manager […] More
Unisys has received a potential five-year, $20 million contract to develop a tactical messaging system for the U.S. Navy‘s telecommunications stations and computers. The contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command covers software development, operations and management support for the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Navy Modernized Hybrid Solution, the company said Tuesday. […] More
Lockheed Martin and a Raytheon–Thales joint venture have teamed up to provide a command-and-control capability for NATO’s ballistic missile defense system. Lockheed said Tuesday it will work with ThalesRaytheonSystems to build a low-risk C2 capability for NATO’s air BMD program designed to defend and protect European populations and territories from potential missile attacks. Rob Smith, […] More
Paul Damphousse, senior director of business development at SES‘ government solutions subsidiary, has joined the commercial space transportation advisory committee of the Federal Aviation Administration. Elaine Chao, secretary of the Transportation Department, appointed Damphousse as COMSTAC’s senior industry representative and member to provide counsel to the government, SES said Wednesday. Damphousse said he will update the U.S. […] More
The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks information on potential industry sources of cloud implementation services for a Defense Department cybersecurity program. DISA said Monday in a FedBizOpps notice it wants to determine the availability and technical capacity of companies to provide cloud infrastructure-as-a-service support to the Acropolis program. Acropolis works to protect, consolidate and integrate defensive cyber operations data from the DoD […] More
The Department of Energy has launched the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program‘s first solicitation, which will provide up to $2 billion in loans for energy development projects of native American communities, including Alaska. The TELGP, under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, seeks to increase commercial debt availability to support tribal energy markets, rather than […] More
OSI Systems‘ security unit has received a multi-year, $63 million contract to provide cargo security services for an international client. Services will encompass inspection systems, installation, operator training and maintenance for cargo vehicles that are needed to help protect national infrastructure, the company said Tuesday. Deepak Chopra, chairman and chief executive officer at OSI Systems, […] More
The U.S. Army has chosen a Raytheon-made unmanned aircraft system and radar technology to help the service branch counter drone threats. Raytheon said Tuesday its Coyote UAS is designed to work with the company’s Ku-band radio frequency radar to detect and track adversarial unmanned aircraft. Coyote is a tube-launched vehicle that uses a seeker technology and a […] More
AT&T can vie for task orders to provide information technology services to federal clients through a potential 10-year, $50 billion contract vehicle managed by the General Services Administration. “Alliant 2 presents a key opportunity for federal agencies to take a network-first approach to IT system modernization,” Xavier Williams, president of global public sector and wholesale solutions at […] More
Air Tractor and L3 Technologies have updated a joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and light strike aircraft offering to support compatibility with a suite of BAE System-built sensors. The AT-802L Longsword platform can now accommodate BAE’s COBRA signals intelligence and electronic warfare sensor technologies on a wing station pod or in an inboard system, L3 said Monday. BAE designed COBRA […] More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday a prequalification of sources for the Department of Homeland Security‘s prospective $1.8 billion Border Infrastructure Program, Bloomberg Government reported Monday. Potential projects under the USACE solicitation can cover border fencing, gates and lights; access and patrol roads; drainage and miscellaneous modifications; levee walls and other alterations and repairs, the […] More
A General Atomics business has added a provision to the navigation receiver of a baseline remotely piloted aircraft to support connections with the European Union and the European Space Agency’s Galileo satellite constellation. The baseline MQ-9B initially used a triplex navigation platform compatible with the U.S. global positioning system and was updated to allow constellation […] More
