The U.S. government has issued a sources sought notice to determine the availability of Small Business Administration certified 8(a) firms that can meet an anticipated U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command requirement for facility support services. The requirement covers labor and materiel services to support the Prototype Integration Facility at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, according to the sources sought notice posted Friday on SAM.gov.

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Top government contracts won by Airbus U.S. Space Defense, Inc. often serve the defense and space sectors. The company’s international government relations often involve providing logistics support and manufacturing equipment for specific missions. Airbus is a defense and space contractor based in France, established in the late 1960s to match the American manufacturers. Airbus has […] More

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army will work on further advancing space-enabled defense systems to enhance Beyond Line of Sight connectivity under a cooperative research and development agreement.  The aerospace and defense company said Tuesday its collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s aviation and missile center will focus on satellite communications for […] More

Northrop Grumman has opened a two-building, launch and missile defense development campus in Huntsville, Alabama, to expand its research and development capability in support of defense, intelligence and government customers. The new Northrop Grumman Redstone Gateway will house more than a thousand employees working on space technologies for missile defense, the aerospace and defense company […] More

Agile Defense has secured a more than five-year, $50 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for information technology support services, cybersecurity as well as information assurance and information systems security. The Reston, Virginia-based contractor was tasked to support enterprise network, IT systems design, integration or consolidation, training and systems operation and maintenance under the […] More

KBR has been awarded a $165 million task order to perform engineering work on tactical missile systems for the Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) Project Office within the U.S. Army Program Executive Office (PEO) Missiles and Space, the company announced Tuesday.

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Radiance Technologies has won a potential five, year $77.4M contract to provide system engineering and technical support services for the U.S. Army. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract covers science and technology development support related to space and cyber space, the Department of Defense said Friday.

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The U.S. Army demonstrated the performance and interoperability of Northrop Grumman‘s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System over a recent one-month trial. The Army-led demonstration took place between May and June to test the IBCS’ voice and data communication functions with live and simulated IAMD assets, the company said Tuesday. The IBCS worked jointly […] More

A1 Signal Research has been awarded a 10-month, $29.9 million contract to help test  aviation, missile and sensor systems at the U.S. Army’s Redstone Test Center. ASRI will perform the testing and evaluation support for the Army’s environmental and component test directorate at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama through April 3, 2017, the Defense Department said […] More

Science Applications International Corp. will provide systems and computer support services for the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command under a $17.4 million modification to a foreign military sales contract. The Defense Department said Tuesday SAIC will perform contract work at Redstone Arsenal through Feb. 20, 2017. Contract work will occur in the following countries: Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Central African Republic […] More

Northrop Grumman is looking at other possible applications of an avionics system used on the U.S. Army’s UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter, Rotary & Wing International reported Tuesday. The company designed its Integrated Avionics Suite with an open architecture intended to support future system adjustments without having to involve the original equipment manufacturer. Robert Fleming, vice president of […] More

Northrop Grumman has developed avionics software for a modernized version of the U.S. Army‘s Black Hawk helicopter platform that will undergo limited user test. The company said Thursday it collaborates with the Army Prototype Integration Facility and Redstone Defense Systems to upgrade the service branch’s fleet of UH-60L helicopters through cockpit improvements as part of a contract awarded in 2014. […] More