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VT Group adds unmanned systems expertise to portfolio

VT Group has acquired the Evergreen Unmanned Systems, a division of Evergreen International Aviation Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not reported.

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Army intell command lines up network support

General Dynamics Corp. received a $62 million task order for IT services that support the Army Intelligence and Security Command.

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Marine Corps gets help with communications system transfer

Jacobs Technology Inc. will help the Marine Corps transition to its new communications system under a task order valued at $12 million.

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DLA moves to complete supply chain integration

Accenture has won a four-year, $73 million contract to integrate the Defense Logistics Agency’s energy supply chain into its overall enterprise business system program.

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L-3 unit will upgrade Marine Corps’ remote sensor system

L-3 Communications Inc. subsidiary L-3 Nova Engineering will provide equipment, upgrades and repairs, and program management services under a $52.8 million Defense Department follow-on contract to support the Marine Corps' Tactical Remote Sensor Systems program.

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Army selects contractor for network support

General Dynamics Corp. has won a four-year, $61.8 million task order to provide information technology services to the Army’s Intelligence and Security Command.

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DLA awards contract for supply chain improvements

SAIC will help the Defense Department improve its supply chain management through a six-year prime contract from the Defense Logistics Agency that could be worth as much as $241 million.

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Army selects provider to support logistics C2 system

Raytheon Co. will provide logistics support for the Army’s Battle Command Sustainment Support System under a three-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that could be worth as much as $90 million if all options are exercised.

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Defense cuts raise questions about strategy

Industry associations and government contracting experts are expressing skepticism about Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ plan to reduce Defense Department spending by $100 billion over five years.

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Boeing gains C4ISR systems specialist with Argon ST purchase

Boeing Co. has completed its $775 million acquisition of Argon ST Inc., a Fairfax, Va., developer of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance systems as well as combat systems.

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Lockheed awarded WIN-T transmission subsystems work

General Dynamics Corp. has awarded partner Lockheed Martin Corp. a $71 million contract to provide communications hardware and equipment for the transmission subsystem as part of their work on the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 project.

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Naval Surface Warfare Center awards tech support deal

Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a five-year task order that could be worth more than $35 million to assist the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division with technical, training and armory management support.

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Air Force selects test and evaluation services provider

Science Applications International Corp. will provide test and evaluation services at the Air Force Joint Electronic Warfare Center in Nevada under a task order that has a total value of more than $14 million.

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Army intell center gets help with biometric apps

Stanley Inc. has won two Defense Department contracts for biometrics assistance and operational support worth a combined $8 million to support the U.S. Army Intelligence Center Language Technology Office at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

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Navy picks contractor to upgrade Osprey avionics

Raytheon Co. will provide information technology support for Navy V-22 Osprey aircraft under a five-year, $250 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.

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Navy division schedules communications support

BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. will provide a broad range of technology services to the Navy under a $31 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.

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Marines order infrared warning systems for choppers

Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide infrared missile warning systems to the Navy under an $80 million contract.

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Navy combat command gets program management support

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will support the Navy with program management and other services under a three-year task order worth $3.2 million.

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DARPA translation work moves into next phase

Raytheon BBN Technologies has received an additional $6.14 million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to continue work on the Multilingual Automatic Document Classification, Analysis and Translation program.

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Air Force picks provider for communications security

Science Applications International Corp. will provide software support to the Air Force under a four-year task order valued at more than $19 million.