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The U.S. Air Forces Central Command has awarded Intelsat General a contract to deliver Ku-band satellite services in support of the command’s communication activities in the Middle East. Intelsat General said Nov. 23 it will provide AFCENT up to 144 megahertz of Ku-band connectivity using the company’s satcom technology. “The deployed airmen are operating satellite ground terminals supporting C4ISR […] More

A Textron business unit will provide its Model 527 radar signal simulator for “end-of-runway” and “walk-around” preflight testing of the U.S. Air Force‘s KC-46 tanker aircraft platform built by Boeing. Textron‘s electronic systems business will apply Model 527 to check the operational readiness and threat recognition function of KC-46’s electronic warfare radar warning receiver systems, the company said […] More

Siemens‘ healthcare unit has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for the company’s twin robotic X-ray system. The Multitom Robotic Advanced X-ray platform is designed to generate three-dimensional images in various clinical examinations such as radiography, angiography, fluoroscopy and orthopedics, Siemens said Sunday. The imaging system has an adjustable table for patients and two robotic arms […] More

The U.S. Navy has selected Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, VMware, Citrix and Tellabs to provide information technology systems and services for integration with the Navy Marine Corps Intranet as part of the Innovation Cell program, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jared Serbu writes the Navy launched the Innovation Cell initiative in March in an effort to acquire IT platforms […] More

AeroVironment will provide approximately $13 million in RQ-20A Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems and spares to the U.S. Marine Corps under a firm-fixed-price order from ADS Inc. The order is part of the Defense Logistics Agency‘s Tailored Logistics Support program and has a 12-month delivery period, AeroVironment said Wednesday. The company noted that Puma AE will serve as the long-range […] More

Harris Corp. has begun the installation of the mirrors built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies for Northrop Grumman‘s optical technology on NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope. The space agency said Wednesday the team used a robotic system to integrate the first of 18 flight mirrors onto the telescope at the Goddard Space Flight Center. “This installation not […] More

Boeing, Flatirons Solutions and General Electric have inked an agreement to pursue business opportunities related to Denmark’s plan to replace its F-16 aircraft fleet. Flatirons will integrate its CORENA suite software into the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet to comply with the Danish fighter replacement program’s requirements, Flatirons said Wednesday. GE’s F414-GE-400 engine powers the Super Hornet plane. “Flatirons is […] More

PE Systems has won a potential one-year, $22.5 million contract to provide information technology systems, software development services and other technical support for the U.S. Air Force’s acquisition directorate secretary and other related organizations. The Air Force’s District of Washington Procurement Office awarded the firm-fixed-price contract through a competitive acquisition with seven proposals received, the […] More

Lockheed Martin has completed a fire test for the company’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile in collaboration with the U.S. Army at White Sands missile range in New Mexico. The PAC-3 missile intercepted a legacy Patriot missile target that was configured into a tactical ballistic missile to simulate the operational environment, Lockheed said Tuesday. “As global threats escalate, we […] More

Salient CRGT Inc. has received a three-year, $15 million task order through its Guident subsidiary to operate and maintain the applications of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine. Salient CRGT will work with partners VersaTech and Appian to perform information technology support for CVM applications, systems and web services used by the […] More

Camber Corp. has received nine task orders worth $19 million to design courseware for the Naval Education and Training Command’s learning centers. Camber said Tuesday it will work to integrate instructor-led classroom materials and interactive multimedia instruction into the courseware development process and apply the courseware to the NETC learning management system. Jim Brabston, Camber president […] More

Thales has received a subcontract from Leidos to help validate NATO’s ballistic missile defense system. Thales will design and test interfaces with NATO’s sensors and weapons, provide integration services and evaluate the BMD system on the integrated test bed under the subcontract, Thales said Friday. The work is part of a potential $77 million contract […] More