http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 6:08:50 EST Northrop Grumman [NOC] cited its trademarked modular approach as the key reason for prevailing this week in the competition for the Navy’s next generation ship-based tactical network. Northrop Grumman beat out Lockheed Martin [LMT] to build initial... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16676.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a five-year competitive contract worth a ceiling value of $94 million to provide technical support of the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC), according to a company statement. The contract was... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16677.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Optionally Responsive Space-1 satellite was declared to achieve initial/final operational capability, according to an Air Force statement. Air Force Gen. William Shelton recently declared the milestone for ORS-1 milestone, which went from the drawing... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16679.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently said it plans to award up to $10 million this year for a number of pilot projects under a White House initiative to boost the wider use of identity solutions in the marketplace. The NIST... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16680.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The first of the Navy’s next generation of narrowband tactical satellites is set for launch later this month, with the entire constellation on course for operations within four years. The Mobile User Objective Satellite (MUOS) was loaded into its... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16681.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Raytheon [RTN] has been awarded a $38.1 million contract by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to provide engineering support to the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Under the subcontract, Raytheon's... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16682.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST A House subcommittee recently approved new cyber security legislation that would give the Department of Homeland Security authority to evaluate cyber security risks to critical infrastructure and determine the best ways to limit risks. The Promoting and... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16683.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Award fees doled out to contractors for meeting timeline and performance standards should be applied to incentivize greater use of open architecture (OA) principles, according to a recently released Pentagon guidebook intended to promote development of OA... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16684.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Army yesterday said Jan. 31 it awarded contracts to BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman [NOC] over Raytheon [RTN] and ITT Exelis [XLS] for the Technology Development (TD) phase of the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM). The TD Phase contracts provide for... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16629.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST NATO recently signed an approximately $3.9 million contract with ThalesRaytheonSystems to deliver a Ballistic Missile Defense Interim Capability element at NATO Air Command, Ramstein, Germany. NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency (NACMA)... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16512.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Textron, Inc.’s [TXT] AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems unit and ViaSat, Inc. [VSAT] have entered into a strategic alliance aimed at developing and maturing beyond-line-of-sight satellite communications capabilities for current and next-generation UAS... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16513.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The layering of airborne ISR forces maximizes the accuracy and timeliness of information and is more important than ever to air power, according to a new report. Layering ISR Forces, released Jan. 17 by the Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16514.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Army recently issued Directive 2012-2, a supplemental policy requiring Federal Aviation Administration authorization to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System. Army Secretary John McHugh wrote in a memorandum that the... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16515.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The private equity group LLR Partners has acquired Paragon Technology Group, a small information technology (IT) supporting the Defense Department and federal health agencies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Paragon provides IT, systems engineering and... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16516.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST To help it better serve some of its classified customers in the area of cyber security, General Dynamics [GD] recently opened its Cyber and Intelligence Solution Center near Fort Meade, Md., home to the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command. The... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16517.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Air Force authorized Boeing [BA] to produce and launch the eighth and ninth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites, according to a company statement. The WGS-9 contract for $376.5 million was issued recently and the WGS-8 production option, which was... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16518.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The United States needs to fix its immigration laws to prevent a brain drain of top space and cyber experts from leaving the country, a top lawmaker said recently. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.)... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16519.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Adding to its capabilities in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it has acquired Procerus Technologies, a company that develops and produces avionics systems for micro UAS. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16520.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Pentagon will focus investment in the areas of science and technology in the years ahead to increase capabilities for countering area access denial efforts by potential adversaries, senior defense officials said recently. "This is where I see areas... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16521.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Amanda Covington has been named vice president of communications for ATK, the company said... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/16522.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST