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Booz Allen Secures Navy 5G Network Implementation Contract; Chris Christou Quoted

Booz Allen Hamilton will design, implement, operate and test a 5G cellular network and asset network platform in Guam under a two-year contract with the U.S. Navy. The private 5G network will support the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment Naval Base Guam by delivering mobile and fixed wireless access, marking the company's full-scale implementation of 5G technology in the Indo-Pacific region, Booz Allen said Thursday.

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by Jane Edwards January 12, 2024, 10:45 am
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Draper to Enable Collaborative CBRN Missions for UAS via DOD Contract

Draper will equip its unmanned autonomous systems with flight software and sensor-driven algorithms under a $26 million contract awarded through the Department of Defense's Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense. The company said Wednesday that UAS software capability additions are meant to enable collaborative CBRN reconnaissance missions in degraded operating environments.

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by Christine Thropp January 12, 2024, 10:36 am
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DMI to Deliver On-Premises Application Hosting Services to CDC; Amy Rall Quoted

Digital transformation services provider DMI has secured a $27 million contract to provide on-site application hosting and monitoring services at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's data centers in Atlanta, Georgia. DMI said Thursday the contract encompasses software and data management enhancements to CDC applications to boost the delivery of health services to the public.

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by Naomi Cooper January 12, 2024, 10:13 am
in DOD, News

Avenger UCAV Flight Test Showcases Autonomy Capabilities From General Atomics & Partners

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and two partners conducted in November a flight test to demonstrate the ability of the MQ-20 Avenger to carry out a multi-objective collaborative combat mission and close the find, fix, track, target, engage and assess engagement chain using various autonomy technologies. GA-ASI said Tuesday it had provided its weapon-target pairing and electronic warfare autonomy skills for the flight test, which took place at the company's Desert Horizon Flight Operations Facility in California.

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by Jerry Petersen January 12, 2024, 10:05 am
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Air Force Conducting Market Research for Space Systems & Hardware Integration for Novel Experiments Program

The Air Force Research Laboratory has started soliciting information on potential industry sources that could provide research, engineering and technical management support for conducting analysis, development, integration, experimentation, evaluation and demonstration of space technologies. Responses are due Feb. 5.

Hear government leaders, space experts and industry executives discuss the latest space technologies, commercial investments and urgent issues facing the space domain at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Space Summit on March 5. Register here.

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by Jane Edwards January 12, 2024, 9:59 am
in Executive Moves, News

John Hennigan Named VP of Business Development at MindPetal

John Hennigan, formerly senior director of the Department of Homeland Security account at MindPetal Software Solutions, has been named vice president for business development at the Virginia-based digital modernization services provider. He will oversee growth strategy efforts for the company and its VerticalApps subsidiary, according to a LinkedIn post published Thursday.

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by Naomi Cooper January 12, 2024, 9:47 am
in DOD, News

Booz Allen, L3Harris Partner to Accelerate Development of CJADC2-Enabling Technology; Steve Escaravage & Khalid Syed Quoted

Booz Allen Hamilton will work with L3Harris Technologies to accelerate the development and delivery of the Distributed Battle Management Node Tactical Operations Center-Light prototype, a Booz Allen product meant to enable Combined Joint All-Domain Command & Control. The TOC-L prototype uses as a design baseline the Modular Detachment Kit, a multidomain integration agent for tactical command and control that has already been fielded in live-fire exercises and deployed by U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Booz Allen said Wednesday.

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by Aidan Daly January 11, 2024, 11:52 am
in Defense Security Cooperation, Foreign Military Sales, News

State Department OKs Potential $200M Light Tactical Vehicle Chassis, Fleet Build Sale to Egypt

The State Department has approved the government of Egypt's request to purchase additional light tactical vehicle chassis and fleet build from the U.S. government under a potential $200 million foreign military sales agreement. The proposed FMS deal will add to a previous agreement that includes a 4-Man REV1-B Rolling Chassis with 190 horsepower diesel engines along with training for the chassis assembly process and maintenance, spare and repair parts and testing equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday.

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by Naomi Cooper January 11, 2024, 10:57 am
in Cybersecurity, News

iDirect Government Launches New Engineering Center

Satellite communications provider iDirect Government has opened a new facility that will serve as an engineering hub for advanced electronic warfare and other transmission security services at its headquarters in Herndon, Virginia. The iDirectGov Engineering Center of Excellence will provide an additional platform for current engineers to develop the company’s security services and formulate strategies for EW, cyber risk, TRANSEC and countermeasures, the company said Tuesday.

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by Kacey Roberts January 11, 2024, 10:46 am
in Government Technology, News

Iridium Seeks to Enable Direct-to-Device Communication via Project Stardust; Matt Desch Quoted

Iridium Communications is developing a narrowband-internet of things non-terrestrial network service based on 3GPP 5G standards that would enable direct-to-device capabilities like 5G NTN messaging and emergency SOS on mobile. Iridium said Wednesday that the NB-NTN service, called Project Stardust, will be deployed on its existing constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites, which are already undergoing early-stage programming to accommodate the requirements of partner companies like smartphone makers, mobile network operators and chipmakers.

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by Jerry Petersen January 11, 2024, 10:34 am
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Leonardo DRS Secures $3B in Navy, General Dynamics Contracts to Support Columbia-Class Submarine Development

Leonardo DRS has landed contracts potentially worth over $3 billion from the U.S. Navy and General Dynamics' electric boat subsidiary for integrated electric propulsion components for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. The awarded contracts will involve the design and manufacturing of products for the Columbia Electric Drive Propulsion System, DRS said Wednesday.

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by Kacey Roberts January 11, 2024, 10:29 am
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RTX, Air Force Demo GhostEye MR Sensor’s Air Defense Capability

RTX's Raytheon business, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, demonstrated the ability of its new GhostEye MR radar to support air defense operations during an extended exercise at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The Raytheon-built radar technology was integrated into the command and control element of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System, expanding the missile system's capabilities against cruise missile and drone threats, RTX said Wednesday.

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by Naomi Cooper January 11, 2024, 10:29 am