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Charles River Analytics Lands Navy Contract to Develop Ship Management System Architecture

The U.S. Navy has awardedÂ Charles River Analytics a $140,000 contract to develop a platform-agnostic framework designed to support the service branch's management of disparate systems and sensor networks. Charles River said Monday the Core Combat Architecture will serve as a baseline for platforms meant to handle the real-time management of combat systems, weapons and sensors supporting the Navyâ€™s vessels.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 16, 2021, 3:00 am
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Army OKs Northrop’s Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure System for Full-Rate Production

Northrop Grumman has achieved certification from the U.S. Army that declares the companyâ€™s Common Infrared Countermeasure technology as operationally suitable and clears the system for full-rate production. Northrop said Monday that the go-ahead for CIRCMâ€™s full production comes after six months of initial operational test and evaluation work involving simulated scenarios for threat detection and termination.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 16, 2021, 2:29 am
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Lynn Bamford, President and CEO of Curtiss-Wright, Named to 2021 Wash100 for Leading Company Growth Strategy; Delivering Shareholder Value

Executive Mosaic is happy to announce that Lynn Bamford, president and CEO of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, has received a 2021 Wash100 Award. She has secured a Wash100 Award for her leadership and strategic vision to drive growth for the company heading into 2021. This marks the first Wash100 Award for Bamford.Â

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by William McCormick March 15, 2021, 10:31 am
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CAES Lands US Hypersonic Antenna Development Contract; Mike Kahn Quoted

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) has received a hypersonic antenna development contract of an undisclosed sum from the U.S. government. The company said Monday the contract will require CAES to develop innovative antenna communication devices that could be applied to hypersonic technologies.

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by Noah Chelednik March 15, 2021, 9:56 am
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Peraton Secures Army Contract for Hypersonic Testing, Evaluation; Roger Mason Quoted

The U.S. Army has awarded Peraton a two-year, $44 million contract for hypersonic test engineering, mission planning and systems (HyTEMPS). The company said Monday the contract requires Peraton to provide comprehensive mission support for interservice flight test missions to ensure flight test events are successfully executed.

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by Noah Chelednik March 15, 2021, 9:05 am
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Dewberry Receives FEMA Contract Extension for Logistics Construction Support

Dewberry has secured a contract extension from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to continue monitoring construction projects and providing other support services in the Northern Mariana Islands. Work under the extended Logistics Construction Support Contract task order will cover the management of more than 600 housing repair and construction efforts in Tinian and Saipan, Dewberry said Friday.

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by Matthew Nelson March 15, 2021, 7:56 am
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Aura Technologies Awarded $50M Army Contract to Develop, Test AI for Military Use

Aura Technologies has secured a $49.9 million contract to develop and demonstrate artificial intelligence for multiple military applications. The company will design, create and implement AI for use in advanced manufacturing, tactical power and operations, the Department of Defense said Friday.

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by Nichols Martin March 15, 2021, 7:25 am
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NASA Selects Thales-Leonardo JV for Spacecraft Tech Procurement Contract Vehicle’s On-Ramp

France- and Italy-based businesses of Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, have landed spots on a potential $6 billion NASA contract vehicle covering spacecraft systems and support services through an on-ramp solicitation process. The agency issued the first RAPID IV on-ramp award nearly eight months after its original selection of five aerospace companies to participate in the program.

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by Nichols Martin March 15, 2021, 6:00 am
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Army Calls for White Papers to Support Thermal Protection System Prototyping Effort

The U.S. Army seeks white papers on systems that would protect hypersonic weapons from the harmful effects of heat. The service branch said Friday in a SAM notice it needs information on materials and processes needed to prototype thermal protection systems for the Common Hypersonic Glide Body of long-range hypersonic weapons.

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by Nichols Martin March 15, 2021, 5:47 am
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Raytheon Demos Stinger Missile Using Javelin Launcher

Raytheon Technologies' missiles and defense business test-fired a Block I Stinger missile using a Javelin lightweight command launch unit at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida to evaluate the combined system's capacity to destroy ground and airborne targets. A drone target was engaged with the Stinger missile during the demonstration.

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by Matthew Nelson March 15, 2021, 5:02 am
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DOD Taps InterDigital, Shared Spectrum for Spectrum Sharing Tech Development

InterDigital and Shared Spectrum have landed spots on a contract of an undisclosed value to build 5G-based dynamic spectrum sharing technologies for the U.S. Air Force. The contractors will help Hill Air Force Base's 5G cellular networks and the military service's radar systems conduct dynamic spectrum sharing activities.

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by Matthew Nelson March 15, 2021, 4:18 am
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Army Earmarks SBIR Funding for Trident Systems’ Predictive Maintenance Tech for Combat Vehicles

The U.S. Army has selected Trident Systemsâ€™ predictive maintenance technology as the winner of a combat vehicle-focused topic area for a competition under the military branchâ€™s Small Business Innovation Research initiative. Trident said Thursday it will receive funding to develop its Predictive Maintenance Analyzer as part of the Army xTech SBIR effortâ€™s â€œTopic F: Condition Based Maintenance for Combat Vehiclesâ€ track.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 15, 2021, 3:51 am