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DLA Taps Valneva for $70M Vaccine Dev’t Contract
Biotechnology company Valneva USA has landed a one-year, $70M firm-fixed-price contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to develop a vaccine against Japanese encephalitis virus.
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Harris Gets $75M Task Order to Update Marine Tactical Radio Software
Harris has secured a $75M task order to update a tactical radio platform for the U.S. Marine Corps to access an ultra-high frequency satellite communications system.
Marines Post Cloud Migration Services RFI
The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a request for information on methods and platforms that can help the military service migrate a portfolio of information technology applications from data centers to a commercial cloud computing infrastructure.
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Marines Seek Contractor to Help Maintain Attack Aircraft
The Marine Attack Training Squadron plans to issue a solicitation for an upcoming contract for organizational-level maintenance support work on the AV-8B Harrier strike aircraft. Interested firms can view the request for proposals on the FedBizOpps website by Jan. 22., the U.S. Marine Corps said Thursday. The government will evaluate offers using a “best value” procurement method. […] More
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Army, Marines to Receive Oshkosh-Built Joint Light Tactical Vehicles in Early 2019
The U.S. Army and Marine Corps are set to deploy the first batch of Oshkosh-built Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to replace aging High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles. The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga., will be the first unit to receive the JLTVs in early January, the Army said Thursday. […] More
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Lockheed Hits F-35 Aircraft Production Goal for 2018; Greg Ulmer Quoted
Lockheed Martin has built and delivered 91 F-35 fighter jets to military customers this year, up 40 percent from 2017 deliveries and a 100 percent increase over 2016 production levels. The U.S. Marine Corps received the 91st aircraft, an F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant, at a USMC air station in Beaufort, S.C., the company said Thursday. Greg Ulmer, vice president and […] More
Marine Corps Issues RFI on Autonomous Transportation Vehicle for Military Weapons
The U.S. Marine Corps seeks information on autonomous ground vehicles that can carry rifle squad assault and/or sustainment load on behalf of Infantry Marines in the squad level. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says the Marine Corps Rapid Capabilities Office is interested in learning about ground systems equipped with teleoperation and robotic applique capabilities and a fully […] More
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Army Vet Stan McChrystal Uncovers Mythology of Leadership in New Book
Stan McChrystal, a retired U.S. Army general and co-founder of consulting firm McChrystal Group, has released his latest book “Leaders: Myth and Reality.†In “Leaders: Myth and Reality,†McChrystal explores the concept of leadership by profiling 13 renowned leaders from various fields and eras including Boss Tweed, Margaret Thatcher, Walt Disney and Coco Chanel. He co-authored the […] More
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HII Begins Fabrication of Navy’s Bougainville Amphibious Assault Ship
A shipbuilding arm of Huntington Ingalls Industries has begun to fabricate an America-class amphibious assault ship as part of U.S. Navy‘s LHA Replacement Program. The company said Tuesday fabrication of the Bougainville marks the shipyard’s readiness to start construction work on HII’s 16th large-deck vessel. LHA 8 is designed to have aviation-related features and a well deck for the U.S. Marine Corps […] More
AeroVironment, General Dynamics Partner to Offer Combat Vehicle Systems for Army, Marine Corps
AeroVironment has partnered with a General Dynamics business unit to offer autonomous drones and tactical missile systems for the combat vehicle modernization programs of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. AeroVironment said Monday it will integrate its offerings such as the Switchblade loitering missile and Shrike 2 vertical takeoff-landing forward flight system into General […] More
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Huntington Ingalls to Hold Christening of Navy’s Future USS Frank Petersen Destroyer
The future USS Frank E. Petersen, slated to become the U.S. Navy’s 71st Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, will be christened on Saturday at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The nearly 9.5K-ton guided-missile destroyer will receive a Flight IIA configuration designed for power projection, forward presence and escort operations for open-ocean conflicts as well as […] More