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Marine Corps, Northrop Complete Initial Operational Test & Evaluation for AESA Radar System
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Marine Corps have completed an initial operational test and evaluation of an active electronically scanned array radar designed to provide a 360-degree area coverage for warfighters to detect and counter threats.
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Report: Lockheed Offers to Sell F-35As For $80M Per Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has proposed to lower the cost of the Department of Defense’s block F-35A purchases from $89.5M per aircraft to less than $80M each, Defense One reported Tuesday.
Mike Leff: AT&T Helps Navy Assess Network Needs as Part of FirstNet Deployment Effort
Mike Leff, vice president for defense at AT&T’s public sector business, said the company works with the Department of the Navy to identify smart base applications since the service opted to deploy the FirstNet public safety broadband network, GCN reported Monday.
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James Geurts: Navy, Lockheed in Final Talks for CH-53K Helicopter Production
James Geurts, Navy acquisition chief, said the Department of the Navy is in the final stretch of negotiations on a contract to produce the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps and expects to award the contract to Lockheed Martin in the next few weeks, USNI News reported Wednesday.
Mike Leff: AT&T to Help Department of Navy Transition to FirstNet Public Safety Broadband Network
The Department of the Navy has agreed to deploy a national public safety broadband network from AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority across Navy and Marine Corps installations in the U.S., Seeking Alpha reported Monday. “We are honored to help the Department of the Navy transition to the FirstNet public safety communications platform,†said Mike Leff, vice president for defense at AT&T’s public sector business.
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Jacobs Gets $68M Contract Modification for Navy, Marine Corps Installation A&E Services
Jacobs Engineering Group has received a two-year, $68M contract modification for environmental architect-engineering services at U.S. Navy and Marine Corps installations located within Naval Facilities Engineering Command's Atlantic area of responsibility.
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Quantum Vetting EVP Albert Davis Promoted to President
Albert Davis, executive vice president of Quantum Vetting, has been promoted to president of the Reston, Va.-based cyber technology services company, G2Xchange ETC reported Wednesday.Â
Northrop Celebrates Delivery Milestone for 18-Year-Old Proximity Sensor
Northrop Grumman has delivered a total of 200K units of a sensor designed to detonate general purpose explosives in mid-air. The company said Thursday it has reached this milestone for the DSU-33 proximity sensor, which began production in 2000 and continued to be produced over the past 18 years.
USMC Solicits Input to Build Precision Fire Weapons System
The U.S. Marine Corps has asked industry to submit ideas on how to develop a weapons system that would hit targets at a range surpassing that of systems being used by organic infantry units.
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General Dynamics Subsidiary to Help Modernize USMC Light Armored Vehicles
A General Dynamics subsidiary has received a potential $37.2M contract to obtain hardware kits for the U.S. Marine Corps' light armored vehicle modernization initiative.
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Lockheed to Provide F-35 Equipment to US, FMS Customers Under $52M Modification
Lockheed Martin's aeronautics unit has received a $52.3M contract modification from the U.S. Navy to deliver additional ancillary mission equipment for F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft supporting the U.S. government and foreign military sales customers.