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QinetiQ’s American business has received a five-year, $84 million contract from the U.S. Army to manufacture 700 Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suits meant to enhance the capabilities of explosive ordnance disposal soldiers. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, QinetiQ said Monday it will support and collaborate with the Project Manager Soldier Protective Equipment product team for the effort.

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The Air Force Research Laboratory has advanced a two-track program that seeks to mature technologies to facilitate the development of spacecraft that use nuclear electric power systems with the award of three contracts to Lockheed Martin, Intuitive Machines and Westinghouse Government Services.

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NASA announced on Sept. 29 that it had selected SpaceX to launch the Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites mission. The pair of small satellites will study space weather and how the sun’s energy affects Earth’s magnetosphere, the space agency said. The TRACERS launch task order was awarded to SpaceX under the Venture-Class Acquisition of […] More

A partnership between Leonardo DRS subsidiary DRS Global Enterprise Solution and Intelsat will develop a satellite communications as a managed service business model for the U.S. Army under a potential one-year contract awarded on Sept. 26. The service branch said Friday the team will offer insights for potential business strategies and integration of capabilities in support of the […] More

NuAxis Innovations will help the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service maintain an electronic permitting system for authorizing regulated wildlife-related activities under a potential $10.5 million contract. The five-year contract covers the provision of development and maintenance support to enhance customer experience for the ServiceNow-based ePermits system, the Vienna, Virginia-headquartered professional services company said Friday. FWS’ […] More

The U.S. Air Force has awarded defense technology provider Anduril two contracts to support AFWERX in enhancing the military branch’s autonomy capabilities. Valued at $8 million, the contracts involve the use of the uncrewed aircraft system Ghost, including the new variant Ghost-X, for the modification and integration of government software systems, the California-based company said. Anduril is […] More