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Aerojet Rocketdyne has finished a design review of its engine offering to power United Launch Alliance rockets such as Atlas V and Vulcan as well as other launcher platforms for national security satellites of the U.S. The company designed and proposed its AR1 technology as a potential alternative to the Russian-built RD-180 engine that ULA uses to send satellites into space for […] More

Orbital ATK has received a contract from United Launch Alliance to produce large composite structures for installation onboard ULA-built Delta IV and Atlas V rockets. Orbital ATK said Thursday its contract with the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture was awarded in support of the U.S. Air Force’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles initiative. “Our support of ULA EELV […] More

An L-3 Communications subsidiary has received a subcontract from BAE Systems to supply integrated platform management systems for the U.K. navy’s Type 26 global combat ships, Naval Technology reported Thursday. BAE selected L-3 Marine Systems UK to provide the IPMS through a contract with the U.K. defense ministry to develop the Type 26 vessels as […] More

AT&T and IBM have agreed to further their collaboration as they aim to help organizations manage information technology applications, networks and cloud computing workloads. IBM said Thursday it will oversee AT&T’s managed application and managed hosting services and integrate the offerings into IBM’s cloud portfolio through the partnership. Jon Summers, senior vice president of AT&T’s mobile and […] More

Elbit Systems Ltd. has received a two-year, $26.5 million contract to produce multi-spectral infrared countermeasures systems for installation in an Asia Pacific client’s aircraft. The infrared countermeasures system works to protect airliners from man portable air defense systems using a fiber laser-directed infrared countermeasure technology, Elbit said Wednesday. Elad Aharonson, general manager of Elbit Systems […] More

Cobham has been awarded contracts worth $20.5 million to supply actuators to NASA for the Mars rover program intended to explore the red planet. The actuators will work to drive the rover wheels, allow steering, antenna motion, and deploy the remote sensing mast of the rover, Cobham said Wednesday. “After a 350,000,000 mile journey to […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies will manufacture the Compact Infrared Radiometer in Space instrument for a CubeSat that will perform scientific research and support land use management for NASA‘s Earth science division. The company said Wednesday it received funding under the In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies program to build the CIRiS imaging radiometer for tests during on-orbit operations. “Validating advanced technologies […] More

Commercial finance company CSI Factoring has unveiled a program that provides working capital in efforts to help government contractors fund or pursue business opportunities with the public sector. “Even after being awarded a large government contract, government contractors are having trouble obtaining the necessary operating capital to achieve sustainable long-term success for their business,” CEO Christopher Smith […] More

GCC Innovative Technologies has launched a web-based platform intended to help companies view and explore contracting opportunities in the public sector. The company said Tuesday that ProDash works to automatically review solicitations from electronic commerce platforms such as FedBizOpps, GovWin and SeaPort-e and match government projects with the interest of contractors. The business development software is also designed to […] More

Johns Hopkins University, Tanner Research and Moog have received research contracts from the U.S. Air Force to study potential engines intended to power United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket, Space News reported Tuesday. Mike Gruss writes the move is part of a larger plan to replace the Russian-built RD-180 engine with a U.S.-made rocket engine […] More

Engineering Services Network will provide logistics and technical support for the module test and repair program of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center – Newport Division under a potential five-year, $13.5 million contract. The company said Wednesday the contract covers life-cycle support and repairs for circuit card assemblies and electronic modules at the NUWC Newport detachment field engineering office […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has cleared Mellanox Technologies‘ SwitchX family of Ethernet switches for deployment in Defense Department-run computer networks. DISA gave the approval after the company’s Mellanox Federal Systems subsidiary secured a Unified Capabilities Approved Product List certification from the agency for the SwitchX series of 10/40 gigabit Ethernet switches, Mellanox said Monday. According to DISA, a product can […] More