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General Dynamics subsidiary NASSCO has christened the second of five ECO-class tankers it builds for American Petroleum Tankers in the former’s San Diego shipyard. The Magnolia State is one of five 610-foot tankers that are designed to feature a 330,000-barrel cargo capacity and support future LNG fuel-gas system installation, General Dynamics said Monday. The company added that the five-tanker […] More

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Inmarsat senior vice president for U.S. government strategy and policy, has said the integration of commercial and military satellite communications systems will provide ubiquity of access to warfighters. Cowen-Hirsch writes in a blog post published Monday that industry seeks to support military operations through the Satcom as a Service model, which works to provide global connectivity and eliminate challenges associated with varied networks. “Warfighters […] More

Australia has selected France-based naval defense company DCNS to provide design services for the former country’s estimated $38.7 billion SEA 1000 Future Submarine Program. DCNS said Tuesday it will help the Australian navy design 12 submarines to replace the service branch’s fleet of Collins-class submarines. “France and Australia have been allies for more than 100 years and we look forward to further strengthening this time […] More

MIL Corp. has teamed up with customer relationship management services firm Salesforce in an effort to continue the former company’s push to expand its information technology business. MIL’s partnership with the CRM company has facilitated an increase in the number of workers on Salesforce-based projects and in its customer base, MIL said Monday. The company added it […] More

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s space systems division, considers the convergence of commercial and defense systems as a necessary step in fulfilling the future needs of government for space systems, Space News reported Monday. Ambrose told Space News’ Mike Gruss that the company currently develops high-throughput satellites and payloads, which he says are “the same as some […] More

A Fluor-led joint venture has completed and unveiled a 23-mile commuter rail line of the Denver Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Project. Denver Transit Partners opened Friday the University of Colorado A Line that connects the downtown Denver Union Station to Denver International Airport, Fluor said Monday. The new electric commuter rail line consists of eight stations […] More

Comtech Telecommunications has been awarded a $20 million contract option from the U.S. Army to provide sustainment support for the Blue-Force Tracking program and continue associated intellectual property licenses. The company said Monday it received the second option year for engineering services and satellite network operations support to the BFT-1 mission through March 31, 2017. Comtech added it expects to receive additional funds under the option. The original three-year […] More