Comtech has secured a potential $544 million contract to provide professional engineering services and assistance with the company’s satellite and terrestrial networking communications technologies for the U.S. Army. Awarded under the $5.1 billion Global Tactical Communications Systems II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicle, the contract will support the Project Manager Tactical Network for the Global Field Service Representative initiative, Comtech announced from Melville, New York, on Monday.

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Comtech Telecommunications has launched a new logo and brand identity as part of its transformation into a more customer-centric business committed to advancing global technology innovation. The company unveiled its new branding on Wednesday, along with a new mission and vision of “building connections that set ideas free.” Comtech President and CEO Ken Peterman said […] More

Ken Peterman, founder and CEO of SpyGlass Group and formerly president of Viasat‘s government arm, has joined the board of directors of Comtech Telecommunications to serve on its science and technology committee. Comtech said Tuesday Peterman brings to the board decades-long experience in supporting defense and government customers. Commenting on Peterman’s appointment at a time […] More

Jamie McMullin, former senior director of naval power systems at Leonardo DRS, has been appointed as vice president of business development and strategy at Fairbanks Morse's aftermarket business.

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Infosys has partnered with Spirit AeroSystems to provide information technology integration services to support the Aerostructures and Aftermarket Services assets that the latter recently acquired from Bombardier.

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Viasat has showcased the capacity of its software-defined networking router to handle multipath data transmission during a live exercise with the U.S. Army and other stakeholders from the defense, government, academic and private sectors.

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Viasat has ramped up its monthly production of next generation tactical data link radio to more than 200 non-developmental item Link 16 radios in a bid to meet the demand of various clients from the U.S. and international defense markets.

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A new study from Viasat and the Government Business Council has found that agencies see limited funding, cultural complacency and lack of interoperability with legacy infrastructure as among the contributors to deficiencies in defense communications.

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James McFadyen, formerly a vice president at Leonardo DRS' naval power systems group, has been named VP and general manager of the aftermarket business at Fairbanks Morse.

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AAR will continue to distribute Unison Industries' aircraft component products in the military and civilian aviation aftermarket under a potential 11-year, $1B partnership agreement. The exclusive global distribution deal also calls for AAR to create sales and marketing strategies, generate forecasts, store offerings in a warehouse and sell original equipment manufacturer replacement parts, the company said Tuesday.

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Leonardo and Italian shipbuilder Intermarine have signed an agreement to jointly offer technology platforms and pursue business opportunities in the naval market.

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Viasat has delivered the 200th unit of a compact multi-network communications tool designed to transmit real-time tactical situational awareness data and secure voice messages with Link 16 systems.

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