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  • Lockheed Secures Air Force SMC Engineering, Operations Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Secures Air Force SMC Engineering, Operations Support Contract

    Lockheed Martin‘s space systems business has received a $47 million contract to perform engineering, development and sustainment support at the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. The Defense Department said Friday the sole-source contract covers engineering and operations services to SMC’s ground systems and space operations division. Work will occur through Jan. 5, 2019, at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Unveils Missile Tech Integration & Test Hub in Florida - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne Unveils Missile Tech Integration & Test Hub in Florida

    Aerojet Rocketdyne on Friday inaugurated a facility for missile technology integration and testing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida shortly after the rocket manufacturer completed its acquisition of the Coleman Aerospace business from L3 Technologies. Coleman Aerospace and economic development agency Space Florida collaborated to renovate the Space Coast Integration & Test facility that was previously […] More

  • ACT I Lands OASIS SB Task Order on Air Force Ground Satcom Terminal Logistics Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT I Lands OASIS SB Task Order on Air Force Ground Satcom Terminal Logistics Support

    Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has secured a five-year, $16 million task order to provide logistics services for the AN/TSC-168 TDC Quad-Band  satellite communications terminal of the U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center. ACT I said it will also provide technical and operational assistance as well as warehouse operations support to SMC personnel under the task order. Jeffery Earley, executive […] More

  • Phil Simonsen Named ACT I Senior Space, Cyber Programs Executive; Michael Niggel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Phil Simonsen Named ACT I Senior Space, Cyber Programs Executive; Michael Niggel Comments

    Phil Simonsen, a 28-year government national security space veteran, has been named senior executive for space and cyber programs at Advanced Concepts and Technologies International. He will oversee the company’s strategy to pursue new business opportunities with the National Reconnaissance Office and the Air Force Space Command, ACT I said. ACT I CEO Michael Niggel said Simonsen’s […] More

  • ACT I Lands Task Order for Air Force Acquisition Mgmt Services; Michael Niggel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT I Lands Task Order for Air Force Acquisition Mgmt Services; Michael Niggel Comments

    Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has secured a five-year, $3 million task order to provide acquisition management services to the cyberspace superiority division at the U.S. Air Force Space Command headquarters. Michael Niggel, ACT I CEO, said in October the company will continue to support the AFSPC’s cyber priorities and help increase the military branch’s ability to secure infrastructure data nodes […] More

  • Air Force Renews Telos’ Licenses for System Security Assessments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Renews Telos’ Licenses for System Security Assessments

    The U.S. Air Force has renewed Telos’ licenses to perform system security reviews in support of the Defense Department’s cybersecurity authorization process. The Air Force Space Command renewed the company’s General and Special Agent of the Security Control Assessor licenses that seek to authorize Telos to test systems, applications, networks and platform information technology security […] More

  • ULA, Air Force Launch 2 Orbital ATK-Built Space Situational Awareness Satellites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA, Air Force Launch 2 Orbital ATK-Built Space Situational Awareness Satellites

    The United Launch Alliance has worked with the U.S. Air Force‘s 45th Space Wing to launch the third and fourth Orbital ATK-built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites aboard a Delta IV rocket. The Air Force said Friday the launch of the two GSSAP satellites is part of the AFSPC-6 mission to advance space situational awareness. The Air Force Space Command-operated […] More

  • Air Force Block 10 SBIRS Ground System Enters Integrated Test and Evaluation Phase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Block 10 SBIRS Ground System Enters Integrated Test and Evaluation Phase

    A ground system for U.S. Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center and 460th Space Wing will enter the operational utility evaluation phase upon the completion of integrated test and evaluation work. The Air Force said Friday the Space-Based Infrared Systems Block 10 ground system will consolidate operational command and control of defense support program satellites, SBIRS Geosynchronous Earth […] More

  • Air Force Eyes 2021 Launch for Follow-On Space Surveillance Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Eyes 2021 Launch for Follow-On Space Surveillance Mission

    The U.S. Air Force plans to launch a space surveillance mission in 2021 to monitor the geosynchronous orbital belt that houses the service branch’s satellites, Space News reported Monday. Mike Gruss writes Congress appropriated $27 million for space situational awareness systems related activities such as the Space Based Space Surveillance to be launched in 2021. AnnMarie Annicelli, an Air Force […] More

  • SES GS to Provide Network Comms Services to Support Missile Defense Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES GS to Provide Network Comms Services to Support Missile Defense Mission

    SES Government Solutions has secured the potential five-year, $10 million Thule Tracking Station Digital Signal 3 service contract for continued communications services to the U.S. government. SES GS said Wednesday the contract works to support missile defense missions and the Air Force Space Command, U.S. Strategic Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command. The deal calls for a dedicated communications line between Thule Air […] More

  • Woolpert Secures Air Force Geospatial Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Woolpert Secures Air Force Geospatial Services Contract

    Woolpert has secured a one-year, $4.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to help the service branch manage its geospatial information library across a number of installations within five USAF commands. The company said Friday it will provide geospatial services to the Air Combat Command, Air Education and Training Command, Air Force District of Washington, Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Force […] More

  • Space and Missile Systems Center University Taps Salient CRGT for Education, Training Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space and Missile Systems Center University Taps Salient CRGT for Education, Training Support

    The Air Force Space Command‘s Space and Missile Systems Center University has awarded Salient CRGT a $4.5 million, five-year contract to deliver education, training and facility management services in support of SMCU’s space acquisition mission. Salient CRGT’s services — including classroom instruction, computer-based training, course development and video teleconferencing — work to train SMC employees in […] More