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Black River to Continue Counter-Drone Tech Dev’t Under $89M USAF Contract Modification
Black River Systems has been awarded an $89.3M contract modification by the U.S. Air Force to continue working on an open systems architecture for counter-small unmanned aircraft systems.
Leonardo DRS to Manufacture Control Tech for Shipborne Missile Launching Systems
Leonardo DRS has booked a $62M contract to supply 118 motor control panels for ship-based canisters designed to help the U.S. Navy and international defense customers fire missiles at hostile threats.
Pyramid Systems Marks 25-Year Anniversary; Sherry Hwang Quoted
Fairfax, Va.-based Pyramid Systems has marked its 25th anniversary of doing business as a technology services provider to the government sector.
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Three Companies Awarded OTAs for Army Aviation Mission Common Server Development
The U.S. Army has awarded Mercury Systems, Elbit Systems of America and Physical Optics other transaction authorities to help the service develop the Aviation Mission Common Server, Inside Defense reported Monday.
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Red Hat’s Mark Bohannon: Agencies Should Implement Cloud Infrastructure Based on Mission Needs
Mark Bohannon, vice president for government affairs at Red Hat, has said the U.S. government needs to implement agency-appropriate cloud environments and address issues with legacy systems to drive digital transformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Navy’s Growler Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight With Raytheon Technologies’ Next-Gen Jamming System
The U.S. Navy has demonstrated a Raytheon Technologies-built jamming system aboard an EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft for the first time at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.
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CACI Gets DoD Authorization for ‘Corian’ Counter-UAS Suite; John Mengucci Quoted
The Department of Defense has certified CACI International’s Corian counter-small unmanned aerial system technology suite for use at DoD facilities following criteria assessments by the U.S. Army.
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Leidos Wins $649M SOCOM ISR Support Task Order; Gerry Fasano Quoted
Leidos has been awarded a $649 million task order under the U.S. Army's Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services contract to provide follow-on operations and support services to the Special Operations Command's Tactical Airborne Multi-Sensor Platforms mission, the company announced Monday.
Johns Hopkins APL to Host DARPA’s AI Virtual Air Combat Finals
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will live-stream an online event from Aug. 18 to 20 for the third and final round of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency competition that will showcase artificial intelligence algorithms in a simulated aerial combat environment.
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BAE’s US Arm Joins GPS Innovation Alliance
BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary became the sixth member company of the GPS Innovation Alliance, which aims to promote the adoption of global positioning systems and secure the technology.