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Dan Parsons
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Afghan Aviation Support. The Army awarded Leidos Innovation Corp. a $727 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide support for the Afghan Air Force and Special Mission Wing helicopter and fixed-wing fleets. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Requires Open Architecture In New Air Combat Training System
Written into the contract for the Navy’s newest combat aircraft training system is a requirement for industry bidders to use a government-established standard communication software architecture. The $142 million contract […]
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ArmyArmy Launches $4B Program For Management Of Commercial IT Hardware
The Army wants to hire a company to manage the purchasing and maintenance of network hardware under a $3.9 billion contract announced Aug. 24. A request for proposals (RFP) for […]
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Friday, August 25, 2017
- Amphibious Assault Vehicle Upgrades Enter Production
- Air Force Lab Tests Radar Warning Receiver For New Combat Rescue Helicopter
- DARPA, SOCOM Providing Secondary Payloads For Air Force ORS-5 Satellite Launch
- Germany And Norway Start Cooperation On New Submarines and Naval Missiles
- House Democrats File Spending Bill Amendment To Protect State Dept. Cyber Office
- IT Companies Partner For Cloud Software Authorization Service
- University of California ‘Likely’ Will Bid To Manage Nuclear Weapons Lab
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Navy/USMCAmphibious Assault Vehicle Upgrades Enter Production
Upgraded versions of the Marine Corps’ legacy amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) were cleared for production this week under a milestone C decision that also resulted in an $11 million contract […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUniversity of California ‘Likely’ Will Bid To Manage Nuclear Weapons Lab
The University of California, a senior partner in the management and operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, indicated Wednesday it is “likely” to make a play for a follow-on contract expected […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Launches Development Of Plug-And-Play Counter-Drone System
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has hired three firms to find ways of defeating the small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) that have become one of the most pervasive […]
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UncategorizedArmy Readying Cyber Soldiers For All Maneuver Unit Headquarter Staffs
The Army is gearing up to embed cyber soldiers within the staffs of all operational commanders to provide them options to attacks with both bullets and bytes. Maj. Gen. John […]
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ArmyAirbus Delivers 400th Lakota Utility Chopper On Time And Under Budget
Next week Airbus Helicopters will deliver the Army its 400th UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopter (LUH), another milestone for a program that has consistently run on-time and under-budget for a […]
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Navy/USMCWreckage Of Famed WWII Cruiser Indianapolis Found Three Miles Under Pacific
More than 70 years after a Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into her side and sent the USS Indianapolis to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, the ship’s wreckage was […]