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The Department of Homeland Security has released a solicitation notice on three-dimensional printer supplies for delivery to the U.S. Coast Guard‘s aviation logistics base in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Interested vendors can submit offers through Wednesday, according to a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday. A selected contractor must obtain a certificate of conformance with clause 52.246-15 under […] More
A Lockheed Martin-led industry team christened the U.S. Navy‘s 17th Littoral Combat Ship during a ceremony held Saturday at a shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. Sen. Joe Donnelly’s wife Jill broke a champagne bottle across the USS Indianapolis bow as the ship sponsor, Lockheed said Saturday. The next Freedom-variant ship will continue to undergo assembly and test processes at the Fincantieri Marinette […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $65 million modification under a U.S. Navy contract to obtain additional long-lead-time material for the future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The Defense Department said Friday the service branch will obligate the full amount of the modification from its fiscal 2018 shipbuilding and conversion funds. Work under the […] More
Eric Fanning, CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association, spoke with Politico in an interview published Friday about the current administration’s interest in space and how it helps facilitate involvement of space companies. “Like any market, as commercial viability increases and more companies are formed, that’s what we’re seeing in space. We’re seeing more [companies] that […] More
Tyonek Native Corporation‘s Stennis subsidiary will provide manufacturing and modification services for a C-130H model aircraft in support of Scientific Research Corporation‘s efforts to enhance the aircraft with an updated, all-digital radar warning receiver. Tyonek said Thursday it will perform manufacturing services for A-Kits and Trail/Verification Aircraft Installations under a contract that includes options for […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries has kicked off a project to reactivate its shipbuilding facilities on the Pascagoula River’s east bank as the company aims to prepare for future naval ship construction and modernization programs. HII said Thursday it will restore the original Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. site that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina more than 12 years ago. The company […] More
Nutanix has announced that 74 percent of federal agencies that procured the company’s Enterprise Cloud OS software stack adopted the AHV hypervisor platform in calendar year 2017. The company said Thursday its AHV hypervisor works to help organizations build up the functionality and visibility of their information technology infrastructure by eliminating the need to buy […] More
Boeing has partnered with India-based Mahindra Defence Systems and Hindustan Aeronautics to offer the country’s air force the F/A-18 Super Hornet platform, Flightglobal reported Friday. The Chicago-based aerospace and defense company intends to propose a fighter aircraft production facility as part of its support to “Make in India” goals. The Indian air force sent a request for information notice to […] More
Orbital ATK has proposed its Next Generation Launch system to the U.S. Air Force in a bid to win one of the Launch Services Agreements the service branch plans to award by summer, Spaceflight Now reported Thursday. The agreement will implement a cost-sharing structure for rocket development efforts and intends to provide the military with U.S.-built propulsion systems […] More
Lockheed Martin‘s rotary and mission systems business will help enhance the U.S. Navy‘s guided missile destroyers under a potential three-year, $68.5 million contract modification that runs through June 2021. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will support the restoration of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and supply five upgraded AN/SPY-1D(V) phased arrays for in-service […] More
BAE Systems has launched a $14.3 million investment program to develop new technologies for the modernization of the company’s Maritime Integration and Support Centre (MISC) in Portsmouth, England. The U.K.-based firm said Thursday the effort will involve studying artificial intelligence, information and electronic warfare, unmanned vehicles and new weapons to support the production of future combat […] More
The U.S. Navy will christen at a ceremony on Saturday a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship Lockheed Martin has built. The service branch said Thursday it will christen the future USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) at a ceremony that will feature former Senator Richard Lugar, R-Ind., as principal speaker and ship sponsor Jill Donnelly, the wife of Senator […] More
