Defense Systems
Army extends Apache logistics contract
Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide logistics management services for sensor and targeting components of the Army’s AH-64 Apache helicopter under a one-year, follow-on contract worth as much as $89 million.
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Navy information-sharing system to be refined
Lockheed Martin Corp. will refine a secure information-sharing system for the Defense Department under a Navy contract with a potential value of $74 million over five years.
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Report: Industrial base must be part of defense review
The Defense Department should begin incorporating in its budget and policy decisions factors that affect the U.S. industrial base to ensure that weapons-making capabilities are remain available, according to a new report from the Aerospace Industries Association.
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Air Force office selects TCS for security enhancement
The Air Force has awarded Trusted Computer Solutions Inc. a $2.1 million contract to furnish products and services to support its Cryptologic Systems Group at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
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DARPA awards wireless technology development contract
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a contract to Cobham Sensor Systems to develop wireless technology for next-generation tactical radios.
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Air Force picks vendors for $600M air and space intell competition
Three contractors will compete for $600 million in software support and information analysis tasks to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center over five years, the Air Force announced July 8.
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Africa Command gets training boost from Cubic
Cubic Applications Inc. will furnish support for joint training and exercises conducted by the U.S. Africa Command under a contract worth roughly $30 million.
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Upgraded ground robot ships out to Afghanistan
U.S. ground troops in Afghanistan will have a faster, smarter and stronger robot to assist them with their missions, according to officials at iRobot Corp.
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Ferguson named joint automatic ID product manager
The Army has appointed Lt. Col. Cary Ferguson as the Product Manager for Joint – Automatic Identification Technology.
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Army awards contract for vehicle intercom system
Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms LLC will supply the Army with an enhanced vehicular intercom system that is designed to take advantage of digital communications technology under a contract potentially worth $2.4 billion over 10 years.
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Army awards contract for Fort Bragg logistics center
The Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract with a potential value of $203 million over five years to provide an array of services to the Field Logistics Readiness Center at Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Warfighters get bandwidth boost from wideband satellites
Boeing has transferred control of the second Wideband Global Satcom satellite to the Air Force, company officials said June 15.
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Software-based system to improve Marine communications
A General Dynamics unit will enhance capabilities of Marine Corps combat operations centers by installing a new software-based system to improve information sharing and speed of network communications under a contract modification.
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DOD taps industry for commercial satellite guidance
The Defense Department wants information from providers of commercial satellite services regarding their ability to support future military communications requirements.
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Army awards $363M Sincgcars contract
ITT Corp. will furnish continuing support for the Army’s Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System.
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Air Force orders radio systems for ground vehicles
Harris Corp. will supply the Air Force with radios and a new digital intercom system for its ground vehicles through a $13.5 million order.
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Army gets more WIN-T terminals
General Dynamics Corp. will furnish a large number of additional satellite terminals to the Army to support its next-generation tactical communications network.
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General Dynamics builds ISR muscle
A General Dynamics unit will acquire Axsys Technologies Inc., a developer of electro-optical and infrared sensors and systems and surveillance and reconnaissance cameras, for $643 million.
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Air Force gets assistance with foreign aerospace intell
Northrop Grumman Corp. will help the Air Force develop intelligence products and technologies for warfighters under a $49.9 million contract.
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Navy combat aviation gets program support
CACI International Corp. will furnish management, technical, data analysis and information technology services to the Chief of Naval Air Training under a $30 million contract.
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