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Field upgrade allows Manpack radios to communicate with MUOS satellite
he Army will upgrade 100 Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) AN/PRC-155 two-channel Manpack radios so they can communicate with the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite communications system.
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ACT I among primes for chemical and biological defense tasks
Advanced Concept Technologies International is one of the small business prime contractors selected to furnish acquisition support services to the joint program office managing the U.S. military's chemical and biological defense program.
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Aerovironment delivers WASP UAS to Navy, Marine Corps
AeroVironment has won a $12 million contract to furnish its Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft systems, parts and services for use by Navy and Marine Corps forces.
Defense Systems
Accenture to design analytics system to track defense spending
Accenture Federal Services has won an eight-month contract to furnish a master blueprint for an automated system to help the Defense Contract Management Agency track trillions in defense spending.
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ITT Exelis to help Air Force explore GPS alternatives
ITT Exelis has won a $2.15 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to research the development of a small satellite navigation payload that would augment the existing Global Positioning System program.
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Alion to help Army improve GEOINT for battlefield
Alion Science and Technology will furnish the Army's Geospatial Enterprise (AGE) with geospatial development, integration and evaluation services under a new contract award.
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Air Force explores alternatives to traditional satellite programs
The Air Force is adjusting its national security satellite programs so that they can take advantage of government sensors on commercial satellites via hosted payload deployments.
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Lockheed gets option to sustain Apache's electro-optical fire control system
Lockheed Martin has won a $90.6 million contract option from the Army to continue supporting the advanced electro-optical fire control system for the Apache helicopter.
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Cyber war escalates in Syria
A sophisticated cyber insurgency is battling a shadowy team working on behalf of the Assad regime in Syria with both sides bent on sabotaging, disrupting and destroying their adversary.
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ITT Exelis receives FMS order for tactical comms equipment
ITT Exelis has received a new order to furnish a wide range of communications equipment to an international customer through a Foreign Military Sales program contract.
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Harris to deliver handheld tactical radios to NATO country
Harris has received two new orders from a NATO member for Falcon III handheld tactical radios and accessories.
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BAE installs tool to help Air Force manage obsolete parts
The Air Force has awarded BAE Systems a $25 million contract to help manage obsolete parts for aircraft, weapon systems, and a range of electronics and equipment.
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Lockheed to support ground station for GPS worldwide system
Lockheed Martin has won a new contract from the Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Center to sustain the ground control segment for the Global Positioning System satellite constellation.
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Euro Hawk completes first full system test flight
Northrop Grumman and EADS Deutschland have completed the first full system test flight of the Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system equipped with the signals intelligence advanced sensors for detection of radar and communication emitters.
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Northrop to upgrade instrumentation at Army training centers
Northrop Grumman has won a contract to modernize existing instrumentation systems at Army training centers.
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TCS receives funds from Army for SNAP satellite terminals
TeleCommunication Systems received $3.4 million in incremental funding from the Army to furnish SNAP VSAT equipment.
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Northrop to continue support for Navy C2 processor
Northrop Grumman has won a contract potentially worth $95 million to help the Navy upgrade key command and control technologies.
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Accenture wins pair of contracts to help Navy improve financial reporting
The Navy has awarded Accenture Federal Services two contracts to continue supporting the Navy’s drive toward financial auditability.
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SAIC to support Army biometrics identification program
Science Applications International Corp. has won a contract potentially worth up to $73 million from the Army Contracting Command to support the service's efforts to field the latest biometric applications and systems.
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