Defense Systems

Navy calls up support for LCS program office

The Navy has awarded a contract worth up to $169 million over five years to Computer Sciences Corp. to furnish a wide array of support services to the Littoral Combat Ship Program Office.

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Navy extends ship engineering support contract

Raytheon Co. will furnish engineering and related support services for the Navy’s next-generation amphibious warfare ships under a contract worth $197 million over five years.

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Army enlists help for testing C4I systems

ManTech International Corp. will help the Army boost its command and intelligence capabilities under a new contract potentially worth $286 million over five years.

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LandWarNet to optimize strategy

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will provide technical support for the Army’s LandWarNet program under a new $3.1 million task order.

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Air Force recruits assistance for treaty monitoring

BAE Systems Inc. will support Air Force efforts to monitor nuclear treaty compliance around the globe under a contract potentially worth $20 million over five years.

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$1B Aegis missile defense upgrade deal awarded

Lockheed Martin Corp will furnish a wide range of ongoing development support for the Aegis ballistic missile defense weapon system under a contract valued at $1 billion.

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Alexander nominated to lead Cyber Command

Army Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander has been nominated for promotion to the rank of four-star general and also to the post of commander of the Defense Department’s new U.S. Cyber Command.

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DOD budget forecast threatens new technology deployments

Personnel and equipment costs might cut deeply into key defense acquisition programs over the next several years, reports Michael Bruno at Aviation Week.

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Marines to get counter-IED training before deployment

Science Applications International Corp. will train Marines to defeat improvised explosive devices under a new Navy task order valued at $32 million over three years.

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Army awards intelligence analysis deal

A QinetiQ North America unit will furnish intelligence analysis services to a major subordinate command of the Amy Materiel Command under a new contract worth $10.3 million over five years.

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Army continues to refine helicopter sensor systems

Raytheon Co. will furnish additional prototypes of sensors for a high-tech helmet system designed to give Army helicopter pilots 360-degree situational awareness under a $13 million contract.

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Army orders more sniper detection gear

QinetiQ North America will deliver additional sniper detection systems to U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq through an existing contract.

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GSA, DISA want advice on buying commercial satellite services

GSA and DISA are seeking input from industry for a joint acquisition program that they plan to establish to meet civilian and defense agencies' needs for satellite services.

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Army to get more aerostat threat detection systems

Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide the Army with additional airborne platforms that provide around-the-clock surveillance and detection capabilities under a $133 million contract award.

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Special Operations Command gets Viking unmanned systems

An L-3 division will provide a long-range unmanned aircraft system to the Special Operations Command under a contract worth up to $250 million over five years.

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Army awards overseas combat training deal

A Raytheon unit will provide training support for U.S. and coalition forces in Kuwait under a $44 million contract.

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DOD move to develop software stirs up storm

Readers are divided on apparent shift at the Defense Department from the previous allegiance to the notion of using commercial, off-the-shelf software whenever possible to using in-house software.

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Air Force calls up support for friend-or-foe devices

A unit of General Dynamics will furnish the Air Force with cryptographic technology for identification equipment that identifies friend from foe on the battlefield under a contract potentially worth $37 million over five years.

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Aegis ships to get new voice systems

DRS Technologies Inc. has won a Navy voice communications contract worth $13.8 million.

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Army Product Manager Aerial Common Sensor goes airborne

CACI International Inc. will furnish support to an Army intelligence program that distributes aerial surveillance data to ground stations under a $24.5 million task order.