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10 small businesses to vie for Navy C5ISR tasks
The Navy has awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts to 10 small businesses to compete for task orders to furnish C5ISR electronics and communications services.
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Raytheon to deliver thermal weapon sights to Army
The Army has selected Raytheon to furnish as many as 24,000 thermal weapon sights through a contract modification.
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Navy, Alion team on training systems upgrade
Alion Science and Technology has won a $63 million contract award from the Navy Warfare Development Command to enhance the service's training systems.
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Harris wins $397M contract for handheld military radios
Harris has won a two-year, $397 million contract from the Defense Department to furnish its Falcon III handheld tactical radio system.
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Cubic to develop next-gen one shot sniper system
DARPA has awarded Cubic Defense Applications a contract to develop a next-generation version of the one shot crosswind and range measurement system that will provide ballistic aim point offsets in the shooter’s riflescope sight.
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General Dynamics apologizes for remarks on Army radio testing, says general
General Dynamics has apologized in written correspondence to the Army for remarks that seemed to criticize how the service handled testing of the company's troubled Manpack radio.
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ManTech to assist Army CECOM with C4ISR support
The Army has awarded ManTech International a contract to continue furnishing IT support for systems crucial to battle command and management.
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Army turns to ITT Exelis for SINCGARS equipment
The Army has placed an order with ITT Exelis for power amplifiers and vehicular adapters that can be used with existing radios operated by the U.S. Army and the National Guard.
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CIA requests more drones to cover broader geographic area
CIA Director David Petraeus has submitted a proposal to the White House requesting that it add about 10 additional drones to the agency's inventory.
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Army to open Rifleman Radio procurement to full and open competition
The Army has issued a request for information for the purchase of upwards of more than 80,000 additional Rifleman Radios under full and open competition that will serve as the principal networked radio for soldiers at the platoon level and below throughout the entire force.
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Next Tier Concepts to improve web portal for JIEDDO
Next Tier Concepts has won an contract from JIEDDO to furnish enterprise web portal and related services.
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Intel officers get graduate program on emerging threats
A new graduate program has been established to help intelligence officers develop expertise on the growing range of emerging threats to national security, the Defense Department said.
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A major milestone in US cyberspace operations
Many believe that the risk of a devastating cyberattack on the United States has never been higher.
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Navy taps Accenture for systems engineering support
The Navy has awarded Accenture Federal Services a contract to furnish C4I systems engineering support.
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Northrop receives $88M Global Hawk Block 30 support deal
Northrop Grumman has received a cost-plus, fixed-fee contract to furnish logistics support for the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30.
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iRobot 310 gives soldiers safe access to danger zones
iRobot has won a new contract from the Army’s Robotic Systems Joint Program Office to furnish its 310 small unmanned ground vehicle designed to assist soldiers, combat engineers and explosive ordnance disposal crews on dismounted operations.
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SAIC wins $152 million Army aviation IT contract under ITES-2
Science Applications International Corp. has won a task order to furnish a wide range of IT support for the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command.
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Army combat teams begin training with new network equipment
Two Army brigade combat teams of the 10th Mountain Division have begun training with the first fielding of Capability Set 13 vehicles and equipment before redeploying to Afghanistan in 2013.
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Army, Northrop partner to upgrade joint tactical ground station
Northrop Grumman has won a $31.2 million contract from the Army to modernize the Joint Tactical Ground Station to improve the missile defense capabilities.
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