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  • Report: DoD’s Pacific Pivot, 3rd Offset Strategy to Drive Military UAS Demand
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    Report: DoD’s Pacific Pivot, 3rd Offset Strategy to Drive Military UAS Demand

    A Govini report indicates the U.S. military unmanned aerial systems market has experienced a compound annual growth rate of about 6 percent over the past five fiscal years, Defense News reported Wednesday. Lara Seligman writes the research firm observed the Defense Department‘s strategic pivot  to the Asia-Pacific region and efforts to implement a third offset strategy have […] More

  • Serco Inc. to Resume Work on Navy C4I Support Contract; Dan Allen Comments
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    Serco Inc. to Resume Work on Navy C4I Support Contract; Dan Allen Comments

    The U.S. Navy has instructed Serco‘s North American subsidiary to resume its sustainment work for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems under a contract from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Serco Inc. said Thursday it will recommence services under the potential $131 million C4I lifecycle sustainment contract it won in late 2015 after the Navy resolved a protest that challenged the award of […] More

  • DoD Gives Toshiba Ultrasound System Authorization-to-Operate for Air Force
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    DoD Gives Toshiba Ultrasound System Authorization-to-Operate for Air Force

    A Toshiba medical systems unit has received a Defense Department authorization to operate one of the company’s ultrasound systems for the U.S. Air Force. Toshiba America Medical Systems‘ Aplio Platinum series ultrasound system has met Air Force and Defense Health Agency guidelines for patient health information malware and malicious software protection, the company said Thursday. Aplio Platinum systems contain Microsoft Windows […] More

  • DoD, DHS Buy 100 Units of Battelle’s Drone Defense Tool; Dan Stamm Comments
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    DoD, DHS Buy 100 Units of Battelle’s Drone Defense Tool; Dan Stamm Comments

    Battelle has sold nearly 100 units of a portable drone defense system to the departments of Defense and Homeland Security. The nonprofit science organization’s DroneDefender technology works to disrupt the operations of unmanned aircraft systems at a range of up to 1,300 feet through the use of radio control frequency, Battelle said Wednesday. “The idea is to quickly […] More

  • GSA Schedules RFP Release for Veterans Tech Services 2 Contract Vehicle
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    GSA Schedules RFP Release for Veterans Tech Services 2 Contract Vehicle

    The General Services Administration plans to issue a request for proposals on the potential 10-year Veterans Technology Services 2 contract vehicle April 21. GSA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Tuesday the VETS 2 contract will cover information technology products and support services for federal agencies and will be a set-aside program for service-disabled, […] More

  • Northrop Taps Moog to Build Flight Control System for DARPA/ONR UAS Program
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    Northrop Taps Moog to Build Flight Control System for DARPA/ONR UAS Program

    Moog has been awarded a subcontract by Northrop Grumman to manufacture a flight control actuation system for the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node program jointly run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Office of Naval Research. Moog said Wednesday the contract requires initial delivery of flight control actuators, actuator-control electronics and accessories for the […] More

  • Technavio Predicts Global Radar Systems & Technology Market CAGR of 3% by 2020
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    Technavio Predicts Global Radar Systems & Technology Market CAGR of 3% by 2020

    Technavio has predicted a compound annual growth rate of three percent for the global radar system and technology sector by 2020 in its latest report on the market. Factors including the recent shift toward next-generation military radar systems and the implementation of radar-absorbing materials are possible prospects to drive market growth through the end of […] More

  • Odyssey Systems to Support Air Force Aircraft R&D, Production
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    Odyssey Systems to Support Air Force Aircraft R&D, Production

    Odyssey Systems Consulting Group has won a $50.8 million contract to assist in the U.S. Air Force‘s activities related to aircraft research, development, production and lifecycle acquisition and sustainment. The company will perform engineering, scientific, research, financial and administrative works for special operations forces and personnel recovery division, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Odyssey Systems […] More

  • Summit Consulting Lands FHA Risk Mgmt Analytics Contract; Edward Seiler Comments
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    Summit Consulting Lands FHA Risk Mgmt Analytics Contract; Edward Seiler Comments

    Summit Consulting has been awarded a five-year, $19.5 million contract to perform risk-management analytics work for the Federal Housing Administration’s single-family mortgage insurance programs. The company will use cloud-based modeling and reporting platforms to help FHA monitor its single-family mortgage portfolio, Summit Consulting said Wednesday. Edward Seiler, director of mortgage finance at Summit Consulting, said […] More

  • Dynetics Unveils New Reconfigurable Surveillance Radar; Greg Lester Comments
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    Dynetics Unveils New Reconfigurable Surveillance Radar; Greg Lester Comments

    Dynetics has unveiled a new reconfigurable surveillance radar that works to help owners or operators of critical infrastructure monitor a larger area without the use of multiple short-range sensors. The new surveillance technology called GroundAware CS4 includes a radar sensitivity feature that could help detect threats beyond 2.2 miles across a 120-degree view, the company said Wednesday. Dynetics […] More

  • Northrop Bids for Follow-On GPS III Spacecraft, Payload Development
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    Northrop Bids for Follow-On GPS III Spacecraft, Payload Development

    Northrop Grumman has submitted a proposal to build a Global Positioning System III spacecraft and navigational payload for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space Vehicles 11+Phase 1 Production Readiness Feasibility Assessment program. The company said Wednesday it plans to offer the military branch a heritage spacecraft designed to operate in medium Earth orbit and a prototype of navigation technology that demonstrated military-code signal power […] More

  • L-3 Unidyne to Produce Navy Signal Analysis System Outboard Cables
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    L-3 Unidyne to Produce Navy Signal Analysis System Outboard Cables

    An L-3 Communications subsidiary has received a $21.3 million contract to produce signal analysis system outboard cables for the U.S. Navy‘s submarine platforms. The Defense Department said Wednesday L-3 Unidyne will manufacture the outboard cables in Norfolk, Virginia, through April 2021. The Navy will use the technology to support systems that work to analyze signals, prevent ship […] More