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AAR has been selected to perform logistics and maintenance services for the Afghan Air Force’s C-130H aircraft under a five-year, $72 million foreign military sales contract with the U.S. Air Force. AAR will carry out operational and technical functions to sustain the fleet in Afghanistan using the logistics services of its aviation supply chain and expeditionary […] More
FireEye has released updates to its email threat prevention platform and threat intelligence service in an effort to help customers combat cyber attacks. The updated offerings are designed to block spear phishing campaigns and provide context on email-based attacks to clients, FireEye said Tuesday. “The vast majority of the breaches we see started with a spear […] More
Lockheed Martin has opened a new center in Denver to house satellite sensing and communication technology development efforts. The radio frequency payload center is built to accommodate the development, production and testing of reconfigurable payloads and satellite systems, Lockheed said Tuesday. Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of space systems at Lockheed, said the new facility aims to help […] More
Parsons developed software components and algorithms for a Northrop Grumman-built integrated air and missile defense battle command system designed to destroy ballistic missiles. Parsons said Monday the U.S. Army conducted an initial flight test of IBCS on May 28 at New Mexico-based White Sands Missile Range. “Parsons is proud to be part of the team […] More
A Chemring Group subsidiary has secured two contracts worth a combined $26 million to manufacture special material decoys for the U.S. military to guard aircraft from infrared guided missile threats. The Army awarded Chemring unit Alloy Surfaces a three-year contract for the production of M211, MJU50A/B and MJU-51A/B IR countermeasures for both the Army and […] More
CAE has announced $117.5 million in contract awards that cover aircraft simulation and training platforms for the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy and two international defense customers. The company said Tuesday its defense and security business booked the contracts during the first quarter of the company’s 2016 fiscal year. “Our focus on being a training systems integrator has enabled […] More
Orbital ATK will produce the launch abort motor for the Orion spaceflight capsule’s launch abort system under a $98 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin. The company will design, develop and test the launch abort motor at three facilities in Utah, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. “The benefit of using a solid launch abort motor is being able to […] More
General Atomics executives have visited a site in Grand Forks, North Dakota as part of a discussion with Sen. John Hoeven to open an unmanned aerial systems training center in the region. Hoeven’s office said Monday the senator accompanied Frank Pace, president of General Atomics’ aircraft systems group, and Bart Roper, the group’s vice president […] More
The General Services Administration has issued a request for information to gather ideas from industry on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide support services for a proposed nationwide cyber force, Defense Systems reported Monday. Mark Pomerleau writes the GSA’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center plans to set up the Cyber National Mission Force in partnership with the U.S. Cyber Command. Pomerleau […] More
General Atomics, Honeywell, NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration are conducting field tests on a sense-and-avoid system to support unmanned aircraft operations in the National Airspace System, Aviation Today reported Monday. Juliet VanWagenen writes that the government-industry team began the third series of flight tests this summer through the use of live and virtual environments to […] More
International Data Corp. has released a new report that forecasts cloud information technology infrastructure spending to account for 46.5 percent of overall IT infrastructure spending by 2019. IDC said Monday the projected $54.6 billion in cloud IT infrastructure spending by 2019 would represent a compound annual growth rate of 15.6 percent from 2015 through 2019. “The breadth and width of […] More
A U.S. Air Force official has said the June 28 explosion of SpaceX’s rocket for transportation to the International Space Station will not affect SpaceX’s certification for military satellite launches, DoD Buzz reported Monday. “The Falcon 9 Launch System remains certified and has demonstrated 18 successful missions, three of which met the requirements of the certification […] More
