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Intelsat General Unveils Military Aircraft Broadband Service; Skot Butler Quoted

Intelsat General has introduced a broadband service offering intended to help military aircraft passengers connect to the internet while in flight. FlexAirÂ uses the company’sÂ Ku-band and EpicNG communications satellite platforms and isÂ designed to operate with fuselage and tail-mounted antennas, Intelsat said Thursday. The in-flight connectivity service worksÂ to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance applications such as sensor […] More

by Matthew Nelson December 13, 2018, 9:30 am
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Harris Releases New Public Safety Dispatch Software

Harris has released a new software platform for public safety dispatchers toÂ access radio users and network traffic data in real time through a communication console. The company said Friday its latest Symphony dispatch console software works to help disable lost radios and remotely operate Tait Communications‘ TB9100 and TB9400 base stations. â€œThis update is another […] More

by Nichols Martin December 10, 2018, 12:23 am
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AAR Awarded USAF Task Order for Cargo Pallets

AAR‘s mobility systems business has landed a two-year, $27.5M task order to provide 463L cargo pallets for the U.S. Air Force under a previously awarded contract. The company said Thursday it will manufacture the pallets in Cadillac, Mich., through Dec. 30, 2020. The task order raises the original contract’s value to $170.6M. “Over the past […] More

by Nichols Martin December 7, 2018, 10:05 am
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Lockheed Selects IFS Applications Product for Army Sustainment Effort

Lockheed Martin, looking to sustain over 300,000 fielded training aids, devices, simulators and simulations of the U.S. Army under a seven-year, $3.5B contract, has signed a deal to use some 2,600 user licenses of IFS Applications‘ supply chain and logistics software. IFS said Thursday its products are geared toward providing scheduling support for technicians working […] More

by Nichols Martin December 7, 2018, 8:20 am
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Brad Smith: Microsoft Expanding Effort to Deliver Broadband to 3M Rural Residents

Brad Smith, president ofÂ Microsoft, has said the company plans to expand its Airband Initiative to give broadband access to 1M more rural residents from across the U.S. by July 2022. He wrote in a blog post published MondayÂ that the company originally planned to bring internet to 2M people but early progress following the launch in […] More

by Darwin McDaniel December 6, 2018, 8:14 am
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Boundless Geospatial Data Mgmt Platform Gets Army OK for Warfighter Mission Use

Boundless has obtained certification from theÂ U.S. Army for a desktop-based geographic information system that works to help users create maps and manage geospatial data. The military service issued aÂ Certificate of NetworthinessÂ to theÂ Boundless DesktopÂ platform to affirm the software’s potential to help warfighters obtain battlespace awareness, the company said Tuesday. Desktop is designed to generate common operating […] More

by Matthew Nelson December 5, 2018, 5:39 am
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Hitachi Vantara Releases Cloud-Based Data Integration, Analytics Platform

Hitachi Vantara has unveiled a software platform that works to help customers integrate and analyze data in hybrid cloud environments. Pentaho 8.2Â is designed to operate with the Hitachi Content Platform to support data optimization and storage-related functions, the company said Tuesday. The integrated offering allows data scientists and analysts manage data from structured and unstructured […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers December 5, 2018, 4:05 am
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FAA to Recompete $500M Airspace Mgmt System Modernization Contract

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced that it will recompete a 10-year, $500M contract that seeks to update the agencyâ€™s Time Based Flow Management aviation platform, Bloomberg Government reported Thursday. The contract covers modernization services for the TBFM system designed to utilize flight, global positioning system, radar and weather data for departure and arrival planning […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 30, 2018, 8:02 am
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KBR Gets $54M in Navy Base Operations Support Contracts; Byron Bright Quoted

KBRâ€™s government services arm has secured two contracts totaling almost $54M to provide base operations support to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. KBRwyle will provide services such as facility management, galley support, vehicle maintenance and other base operations work including pest control, fire emergency support and laundry, KBR said Thursday. […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 30, 2018, 8:01 am
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IAP Secures $77M Navy E-6B Aircraft Logistics Support Contract Modification

IAP Worldwide Services has received a potential one-year, $76.8M contract modification to provide logistics support services for the U.S. Navyâ€™s E-6B Mercury airborne command postÂ aircraft. The company will maintain and support E-6B weapon system components, associated aircraft equipment and support sites, the Defense Department said Thursday. IAP will perform work in Oklahoma, Maryland, Nebraska and […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 30, 2018, 7:16 am
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DARPA to Hold Proposerâ€™s Day to Develop Soldier Resilience, Recovery Drug

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host a Proposers Day on Dec. 14 in Arlington, Va., to meet vendors that can help develop technologies that aid in body resilience and recovery of military service members during warfighting missions. Through the Panacea program, DARPA wants to invent, design and test multitarget drugs that can help […] More

by Peter Graham November 29, 2018, 11:08 am
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Iron Mountain to Offer Document Shredding Services on GSA Schedule 36; Michael Lewis Quoted

The General Services Administration has addedÂ Iron Mountain‘sÂ shredding services to the Schedule 36 governmentwide procurement vehicle for office, imaging and document offerings. The companyÂ said WednesdayÂ federal customers can seek assistance to dispose of information under theÂ 51-507 special item number for destruction services. “Agencies also have the flexibility to choose either onsite or offsite and one-time or recurring […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 29, 2018, 7:18 am