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Airbus‘ defense and space business has built four titanium fuel tanks for the European Service Module of NASA‘s Orion spacecraft ahead of assembly and initial testing activities. The company said Tuesday the tanks are the first completed hardware for Orion and have a total payload capacity of close to 9.9 tons. Airbus will deliver the tanks to Italy for the […] More

Northrop Grumman’s electronic systems sector has received a potential four-year, $8.5 million contract to perform research and development work for the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Staring Infrared Search and Track Technologies program. The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract through a competitive procurement process with nine proposals received, the Defense Department said Thursday. The […] More

NCI Inc. has received a potential 34-month, $14.5 million task order to test and configure the U.S. Army’s mission command software baselines. NCI will perform engineering, architecture and integration services on the LandWarNet software at a Fort Hood, Texas-based Army central technical support facility, the company said Thursday. Brian Clark, NCI’s president, said the company […] More

EnterpriseDB has signed up for the Coalition for Enterprise Open Source Software for Government to help educate Congress and administration officials on the value of open source systems. The company will work to promote the adoption of open source software products in the federal sector through the non-profit member organization, EnterpriseDB said Tuesday. “We’re looking […] More

Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first F-35A fighter jet for Norway’s military during a ceremony held in Fort Worth, Texas. Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed chairman, president and CEO, said Tuesday the F-35A seeks to “provide the strength” Norway needs to address threats in the north. “It is the only aircraft with adequate range, persistence, sensors and advanced communications to […] More

United Launch Alliance has selected Orbital ATK as the sole provider of solid boosters for the Atlas V and Vulcan launch vehicles as part of a long-term strategic partnership between both businesses that takes effect in 2019. Orbital ATK said Tuesday it will design and develop two new motors for the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture to support both government and commercial […] More

Lockheed Martin has launched a new amphibious combat vehicle as a replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps’ current amphibious assault vehicles. The company said Tuesday ACV 1.1 is an eight-wheel-drive armored platform designed to transport up to 13 passengers and has a modular design intended for the integration of communications equipment, sensors and weapon systems. “We have […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Equilateral Technologies a potential three-year, $12 million contract to provide software licenses for the U.S. Army’s Program Manager Warfighter Information Networks Tactical program. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract covers licenses for ETI’s Spectrum Management Engine software and contains a base term and two option years, the Defense Department said Monday. […] More

Orbital ATK has delivered the fuel and oxidizer tanks for NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope to prime contractor Northrop Grumman after a series of qualification tests on the tanks’ survivability. The tanks are built to supply propulsion for the Webb telescope and be integrated into the observatory, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. The company designed and manufactured the tanks’ Propellant […] More

CGI has been selected to provide enterprise resource planning services to Genesee County in Michigan under a five-year contract. The county will have access to budget, financial, procurement and human resource management tools via the CGI Advantage360 software as a service, CGI said Monday. “Our innovative, SaaS-based solution provides local government with state of the […] More