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Former CACI Exec John Macdonald Appointed Chief Growth Officer at Assured Space

John Macdonald, former senior executive for business development and strategy at CACI International, was named chief growth officer at aviation and aerospace component manufacturer Assured Space Access Inc. He shared his appointment via LinkedIn post, where he also highlighted Assured Space’s radio frequency satellite communication and space domain awareness offerings for civil, defense and commercial […] More

by Christine Thropp August 23, 2023, 9:33 am
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CACI, AWS to Support Government Cloud Migration Efforts Under Agreement; Dave Levy Quoted

CACI International will help U.S. government customers accelerate their transition to the cloud by leveraging Amazon Web Services’ cloud capabilities under a strategic collaboration agreement with AWS. CACI said Tuesday it will build on its delivery execution framework, dubbed Agile Solution Factory, and deliver enterprise information technology modernization support and edge capabilities through its partnership […] More

by Jane Edwards August 23, 2023, 9:28 am
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SDA Enlists Mynaric to Design Optical Ground Station for Space Connectivity Demo; Tim Deaver Quoted

The Space Development Agency selected Mynaric to design and help demonstrate an optical ground station to enhance the agency’s communication network. The company said Tuesday it will be part of SDA’s research and development program, which aims to show connectivity between the optical station and its communication terminal counterparts in space. Scheduled for 2025, the […] More

by Jamie Bennet August 23, 2023, 9:07 am
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Hughes Lands Spot on $900M Space Force IDIQ for LEO Satellite Services; Rick Lober Quoted

Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, has won a spot on a $900 million U.S. Space Force contract to provide Low Earth Orbit satellite-based offerings. The five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award enables the Department of Defense, other federal agencies and international coalition partners to procure fully managed, low-latency LEO services from Hughes using capacity on two satellite constellations, the […] More

by Ireland Degges August 22, 2023, 11:30 am
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CAES Receives $200M Follow-On Contract for SPY-6 Radar Assemblies; Mike Kahn Quoted

CAES has secured a $200 million follow-on contract from an RTX business to continue production and delivery of radar module assemblies for a family of anti-ballistic missile radars under development for the U.S. Navy. The Arlington, Virginia-headquartered company said Monday the contract extends its partnership with Raytheon on the development of the AN/SPY-6 family of […] More

by Naomi Cooper August 22, 2023, 11:27 am
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Airbus US to Modernize Mission Equipment Tech on Army National Guard Aircraft

The U.S. space and defense business arm of Airbus has secured a $27.8 million contract to modify up to 50 units of the Army National Guard’s UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopter to enable enhanced day and night operations. The company said Monday the initiative requires modernizing the Mission Equipment Package of the military reserve’s fleet of Security […] More

by Kacey Roberts August 22, 2023, 11:10 am
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C3 AI Books Task Order to Help USAF Conserve Flight Energy

C3 AI will work to enhance flight energy conservation for the U.S. Air Force via a task order under a preexisting $500 million production-other transaction agreement with the Department of Defense. The software services provider said Monday the award covers helping the military branch adopt its air logistics optimization application, a technology designed to formulate efficient […] More

by Kacey Roberts August 22, 2023, 10:42 am
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General Dynamics IT Business, Fornetix Demonstrate Zero Trust Tactical Edge Platform

General Dynamics‘ information technology unit and Fornetix demonstrated zero trust security for mission data applications at the tactical edge through a series of U.S. Army Pacific-sponsored exercises. The two companies helped Army I Corps deploy a cybersecurity platform at the biennial Talisman Sabre military training activity in Australia to support the exchange of information between […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 22, 2023, 10:06 am
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Retired Army Materiel Command Leader Edward Daly to Join SkyWater Board

Edward Daly, a retired four-star general in the U.S. Army, will join the board of directors of semiconductor manufacturer SkyWater Technology on Oct. 1. The former commanding general of the Army Materiel Command brings to SkyWater nearly four decades of experience in serving the military and most recently leading a command responsible for logistics, sustainment/materiel […] More

by Christine Thropp August 22, 2023, 9:59 am
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SAIC to Collaborate With AWS to Expand Cloud Offerings for Government Customers; Nazzic Keene, Dave Levy Quoted

Science Applications International Corp. will further design and develop secure cloud offerings for government agency customers in the AWS GovCloud platform under a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services. SAIC said Monday it will advance its Zero Trust Accelerator offerings and facilitate the adoption of its CloudScend tools to help government clients speed up […] More

by Jane Edwards August 22, 2023, 9:50 am
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Axiom Space Secures $350M in Series C Funding Round; Michael Suffredini Quoted

Axiom Space has raised $350 million in a round of Series C financing led by Aljazira Capital and Boryung and will use the funding to pursue growth initiatives as it builds a commercial space station in low-Earth orbit, dubbed Axiom Station. The latest round brings the Houston-based space company’s total funds secured from investors to […] More

by Jane Edwards August 22, 2023, 9:39 am
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Blackwatch Awarded $97M Defense Microelectronics Activity Contract for Sustainment & Engineering

Blackwatch International will provide Defense Microelectronics Activity laboratories with manufacturing sustainment and engineering support under a potential $96.9 million contract. The single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a five year ordering period for task orders to support DMEA’s Advanced Reconfigurable Manufacturing for Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits Manufacturing Support Labs, the Department of Defense said Monday. […] More

by Christine Thropp August 22, 2023, 9:25 am