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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded BAE Systems a five-year $85 million contract1 to continue to develop, deploy, modernize, and maintain cross-domain solutions that allow for secure transfer of sensitive information between government networks. The work on the contract will enable the secure exchange of data—including streaming video, images and audio—to enhance mission collaboration. BAE Systems will also provide research, development, and evaluation of new

BAE Systems has received an $83.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile destroyers USS Carney (DDG 64) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). The modernization work will be performed sequentially by the company’s shipyard in Jacksonville. The contracts include options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $211.6 million. The USS Carney will be first in the shipyard, arriving in September 2020. The 23-year-old ship just returned f

Sypris Electronics, LLC, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, Inc., announced that it has received an initial contract award from the Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics business unit to manufacture and test electronic assemblies for a shipboard system. Production will begin in 2020. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “Sypris Electronics has extensive experience working on mission critical Navy programs,” said Jim Long, Vice President & General Manager of Sypris Elec

St. Louis, Aug. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) (ESCO, or the Company) today reported its operating results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2020 (Q3 2020) compared to the third quarter ended June 30, 2019 (Q3 2019). COVID-19 Update Vic Richey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &ldqu

CACI International Inc announced that the Army’s Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems office (C-sUAS) Office (JCO) has selected its CORIAN™ system to protect DoD personnel and facilities against threats from unmanned aircraft systems/drones. DoD designated the Army JCO as the executive agent for C-sUAS to identify and prioritize shared gaps in technology and plans, and to work with industry to discern emerging technologies, address challenges, increase efficienc

Leidos, a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, has been awarded a task order by Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) under the Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. It has a total value of $649 million and includes a one-year base period of performance followed by four one-year option periods. Work will be performed in various locations both within the Contiguous United States (CONUS) and Ou

General Dynamics announced that the negotiating teams from Bath Iron Works and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local S6 reached agreement last night on mutually acceptable terms to end the ongoing strike by shipyard workers in Bath, Maine. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service deputy director Rich Giacolone and IAM International President Robert Martinez helped to facilitate the tentative agreement. "We are pleased to have reached ag

On August 6, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Soka Gakkai, a Buddhist organization, issued a statement declaring nuclear weapons to be abolished and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty entered early ( Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, TPNW). The Soka Gakkai warned that every effort should be made to completely abolish nuclear weapons and urged the Japanese government to promote participation in the TPNW: “At this

Earth Observant Inc. (EOI) received this award under the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program and is working with AFWERX, the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Selected from a competitive line-up of start-up companies, EOI is eager to apply the SBIR award toward advancing its vision for a VLEO satellite imaging platform. To achieve near-real time transmission of satellite optical imagery, EOI is analyzing and reworking

Perspecta Inc., a leading U.S. government services provider, announced that it has been awarded a new Data Center Two (DC2) Support Services contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract has a two-year base with two six-month option periods and a potential ceiling value of $112 million.  Perspecta will provide DHS headquarters and all authorized components with full-scope managed services to support DC2 oper

Stacking construction offers higher capacitance and voltage for GaN semiconductor requirementsPolymer Hermetically Sealed 75V extension saves board space with exceptional capacitance stability over operational temperature FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KEMET (“KEME

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Money is fragile, and when we are in possession of something fragile, we become worried. The finances are safe when nothing surprising happens, but when a sudden outbreak pandemic like corona knocks at the door, the financial graph takes a downward curve, sometimes leading to even bankruptcy. When you are unable to r

Peraton, a next generation national security company, has been awarded multiple new and expanded contracts for systems development and mission capability integration. The contracts-worth approximately $188 million-support U.S. government customers leading high-consequence national missions spanning multiple warfighting domains. "By fusing our passion for national security with our depth of experience, Peraton regularly contributes to outcomes that meet and exceed our customers&

Falkonry Inc., the innovation leader in operational AI,  announced it has been awarded a strategic expansion contract by the Air Force innovation hub (AFWERX) as part of the Strategic Financing (STRATFI) program. This award, made to a select few startups, represents the strategic fit of Falkonry's products and the Air Force's core strategic pillar of rapid, effective decision making. It is also proof of the broadening of Falkonry's operational AI adoption within the Departmen

KBR announced it has been awarded a $165 million task order to perform key engineering services on tactical missiles for the Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) Project Office within the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space. KBR was awarded the cost-plus, fixed fee task order under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center's (DoD IAC) multiple-award contract. KBR has served the Army project office for the last 22 years. This task