Products & Service

Smiths Detection has been awarded a $54 million U.S Army contract to provide technical support for the production of M8E1 chemical and biological protective shelters at Pine Bluff Arsenal. The Defense Department said Monday solicitation was conducted online with one bid received. Smiths Detection will perform work through Dec. 31, 2018, while location and funding are to be […] More

Globecomm has unveiled a managed satellite service offering intended to facilitate high-capacity broadband connectivity for fixed or mobile government and enterprise communications. The VSAT service is designed to support data and video transmission on ground, maritime and aerial platforms as well as Internet of Things-based applications, Globecomm said Monday. Jon Kirchner, senior vice president of corporate strategy at Globecomm, said the company  […] More

A Northrop Grumman subsidiary based in Germany has worked with Saab Aerosystems to develop a navigation, flight guidance and control system for an unmanned combat air vehicle prototype that flew over France, Italy and Sweden in flight tests. Northrop Grumman LITEF helped build the Attitude and Heading Reference System for the nEUROn drone that a six-country cooperative developed as an experimental, stealth platform to help build and test […] More

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a contract by South Asia-based space agency to provide telemetry, tracking and command modems for the customer’s satellite ground infrastructure. Kratos subsidiary RT Logic will produce integrated TT&C baseband modems for the customer agency to manage operation of its new and existing satellites, the company said Monday. RT Logic’s technology is designed with […] More

Bechtel and BWX Technologies have entered into a new agreement to further develop a small modular nuclear reactor that can be used for commercial purposes. Bechtel said Friday it will provide program management, engineering and construction services for the Generation mPower project while BWXT will design the nuclear steam supply system. The two companies will then work together […] More

A U.S. government agency has purchased access to the Inmarsat Global Xpress satellite communications service via a sales agreement with field communications firm DataPath to represent the latter company’s first such deal in the federal market. Inmarsat’s GX network resides in the Ka frequency band and is designed to support voice, video and data applications in operating environments, DataPath said Friday. DataPath […] More

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a potential $36.2 million contract to provide technical support to the U.S Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific communications division. The company said Friday its defense and rocket support services division will provide project management, system engineering, research, logistics, test and evaluation, integration, troubleshooting, installation and security […] More

Lockheed Martin has won a potential $10.6 million contract to manufacture multispectral electro-optic infrared countermeasures to be installed on the U.S. Navy’s combined EO/IR surveillance and response system. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will perform work in Bothell, Washington through March 1, 2020. The Office of Naval Research said in a FedBizOps notice […] More

The U.S. Navy expects the Raytheon-built Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 to achieve initial operational capability by the end of March 2016 after the weapon system completed an initial operational test in February, Scout Warrior reported Wednesday. Kris Osborn writes JSOW C-1 is an air-to-ground weapon platform designed to be deployed from fighter jets such as F/A-18F […] More

General Dynamics‘ information technology unit has landed a $47 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide support for new and existing shipboard and airborne systems. General Dynamics Information Technology will provide other services such as customization, design, fabrication, modernization, logistics, installation, testing, evaluation and related services through March 2017, Defense Department reported Thursday. The […] More

The U.S. Army has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne an $18.8 million contract and Orbital ATK a $17.8 million contract to help validate insensitive-munition rocket motors for the Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System. The Defense Department said Friday the two companies will support integration and qualification testing of MLRS propulsion systems and components through Dec. 31, 2017. Guided […] More

Boeing‘s defense, space and security unit has been awarded an $18 million contract to integrate and install DO-160G Tri-band radomes and mounting rings on C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for the U.S. Army. The Army Contracting Command awarded the firm-fixed-price contract with options through a solicitation with one response projected to be completed on Sept. 30, 2017, Defense Department said […] More