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Expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma completes acceptance trials - News
February 08, 2017
MOBILE, Ala. U.S. Navy officials announced the future expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma (EPF-8) completed acceptance trails after two days underway evaluation in the Gulf of Mexico.
Comms
Afghan Trainer Contractor Logistics Support contract won by Textron Systems - News
February 08, 2017
HUNT VALLEY, Md. U.S. Air Force officials selected Textron Systems Support Solutions (a Textron Inc. business unit) for an Afghan Trainer Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) follow-on contract to provide training and maintenance in support of U.S. Air Force and Afghan air force Cessna C-208B Caravans, which are being used for military transport and training.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy accepts delivery of guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta - News
February 07, 2017
BATH, Maine. U.S. Navy officials accepted the delivery of guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) during a ceremony on February 3 following a series of at-sea and pierside trials.
Unmanned
Prototype demonstration catches 400-pound unmanned system - News
February 07, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Aurora Flight Sciences engineers performed a full-scale technology demonstration system that repeatedly captured a 400-pound Lockheed Martin Fury unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that accelerated to representative flight speeds via an external catapult. The test was conducted in December 2016 for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) SideArm research effort, which seeks to create a self-contained, portable apparatus able to horizontally launch and retrieve UASs of up to 900 pounds.
Cyber
U.S. Navy's N6 command IT and cybersecurity support contract won by General Dynamics - News
February 06, 2017
FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected General Dynamics Information Technology - a business unit of General Dynamics - to continue delivering IT services to SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic under the Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) N6 Information Technology Support contract. The single award contract spans over three years and has a potential value of approximately $70 million.
Comms
NanoRacks, Boeing team up to build commercial airlock for International Space Station - News
February 06, 2017
HOUSTON. NanoRacks LLC and Boeing officials will team up to develop a privately funded commercial airlock. The goal is to enable the U.S. to potential triple the number of small satellites it can deploy from the International Space Station (ISS) during a single airlock cycle, Boeing officials say.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy, Japan, MDA complete first SM-3 Block IIA missile intercept test - News
February 06, 2017
WASHINGTON. In a collaborative effort with the Japan Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the U.S. Navy completed a flight test on February 3, resulting in the first intercept of a ballistic missile target using the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3). The test demonstrated the integrated capabilities of the Aegis Weapon System and how it has continually evolved to counter advanced threats.
Avionics
U.S. Air Force receives F-22 Raptor after maintenance at Lockheed's Speedline facility - News
February 03, 2017
MARIETTA, Ga. Engineers at Lockheed Martin completed maintenance on the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor at the company's Inlet Coating Repair (ICR) Speedline facility and delivered the aircraft back to the Air Force.
Comms
GPS sustainment efforts to continue under Boeing, Air Force agreement - News
February 03, 2017
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. U.S. Air Force and Boeing officials signed a Global Positioning System (GPS) agreement to continue sustainment efforts to ensure navigation capabilities continue for the next five years for military and commercial users.
Radar/EW
U.S. approves sale of Sidewinder, Maverick missiles to South Korea - News
February 03, 2017
WASHINGTON. The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder short-range missiles and AGM-65G-2 Maverick air-to-ground missiles to the Republic of Korea (ROK), in two separate deals estimated at $70 million each.
Avionics
BAE Systems/ Northrop Grumman team withdraw from T-X competition - News
February 02, 2017
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems officials have withdrawn from the U.S. Air Force T-X competition.
Cyber
Leidos wins Defense Logistics Agency JETS program contract - News
February 02, 2017
RESTON, Va. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials selected Leidos to support the J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) program. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract is worth an estimated value of $6 billion if all options are exercised. It's a multiple-award firm-fixed-price contract that spans over a five-year base period of performance and has one three-year option.
Comms
USS Roosevelt to receive $51 million modernization from BAE Systems - News
February 02, 2017
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $51.3 million contract to perform maintenance and modernization of the USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.
Cyber
DISA chooses RedSeal for DoD cybersecurity - News
February 02, 2017
FORT MEADE, Md. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) -- a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) agency tasked with operating the information infrastructure of the national leadership and the military services -- has awarded RedSeal (Sunnyvale, Calif.) a multiyear contract for its network-modeling and risk-scoring platform; the contract is valued at $33.8 million.
Radar/EW
New signal processor for AMRAAM to be developed by USAF, Raytheon - News
February 01, 2017
TUCSON, Ariz. U.S. Air Force and Raytheon engineers will team up to develop a new signal processor for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) under the Form Fit Function Refresh program (F3R).
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