Defense Systems
DISA asks industry for help with new priorities
DISA wants to deliver on-demand, enterprisewide technology services across the Defense Department.
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GIS services to improve Navy planning, training, defense
3001 International Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp., will assist the Navy with geospatial solutions under a five-year contract with a potential total value of $15 million.
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Navy tests online simulation environment for sub design
Immersive modeling software aids in rapid prototyping.
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Industry Recon
QinetiQ North America will supply the Naval Surface Warfare Center with its Talon Generation IV robot under a $56.4 million contract, company officials said.
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Tech refresh brings HD video to Aegis
Advances in commercial technology for high-definition digital video are being incorporated into the Navy’s Aegis combat system.
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Navy taps Raytheon for radar concept studies
Raytheon Co. will perform concept studies that the Navy will use to resolve gaps in its air and missile defense radar (AMDR) capabilities under a $9.9 million contract.
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Navy awards command and control support contract
SAIC will provide prime command and control solutions to the Defense Department under a five-year contract valued at more than $196 million.
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DOD analysts tailor battlefield intell for tactical units
U.S. joint forces and coalition partners participated in a coordinated exercise this month aimed at figuring out how best to coordinate vast amounts of intelligence data gathered by satellites, drones and manned aircraft.
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Marines see need for common robotic controller
QinetiQ North America will develop a single robotic controller that Marine Corps ground troops could use to operate unmanned vehicles and sensors under a $2.1 million Navy contract.
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Navy gets simulation, training assist
Alion Science and Technology Corp. is assisting the Navy with modeling and simulation support under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $48.8 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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SAIC vows to fight False Claims lawsuit
Science Applications International Corp. plans to strongly defend itself against a whistle-blower lawsuit involving a General Services Administration contract to support naval facility in Mississippi.
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NAVSEA awards operational support task order
Alion Science and Technology Corp. will support the Naval Sea Systems Command Information Officer under an $84.7 million task order.
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SPAWAR to get on-site communications tech support
General Dynamics will provide network communications services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center under a new $51 million contract.
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Navy's ONE-NET to receive IT network assistance
CSC will assist the Navy with information technology services under a one-year task order worth an estimated $29 million.
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Navy takes aggressive stance on cyber protection
As commander of the Naval Network Warfare Command, Vice Adm. H. Denby Starling leads a 14,000-strong cyber force deployed worldwide to protect Navy information networks.
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X-band technology plugs a critical gap
Highly prized for its target identification capabilities, high-resolution X-band imaging radar is at the forefront of missile defense systems on advanced naval vessels and in trouble spots worldwide.
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Industry Recon
Marine Corps Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle gets liquid-cooled enclosures to protect electronics; Nortel’s Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 is approved for mission-critical networks; and the military orders more friend-or-foe digital transponders and towed decoys for aircraft.
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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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