Engility will provide logistics training services to support the State Department’s Africa Peacekeeping Program under a $12.2M task order awarded through the AFRICAP III  contract vehicle. The task order covers operations, maintenance, quartermaster and technical training efforts in the Central African Republic, Engility said Monday. AFRICAP III, which the company secured a spot on last year, has …

Engility has secured $27M in contracts to provide global training services and logistics management support to federal customers. The company said Tuesday it will also provide individual skills and collective training, procurement and advisory and assistance services through the contracts. Scott Whatmough, senior vice president of Engility’s defense and security …

Engility has secured $25M in contracts to provide support services to U.S. Navy customers throughout the U.S. The company said Monday it will deliver systems engineering, cybersecurity, and research and development support to the Navy’s shore, afloat and expeditionary platforms. Other services include software engineering and testing, supply chain management, …

Engility has won a pair of task orders under a potential five-year, $45M contract for support services to the U.S. Army’s Armament Software Engineering Center. The company said Friday it seeks to help the center develop and sustain software as well as provide process assurance support for military weapons, training and combat support …

Engility has won a potential $41 million task order to support command and control programs at the U.S. Marine Corps. The company said Thursday it will provide on-site expertise, logistics and training support services under the Global Command and Control System Tactical Combat Operations/Joint Tactical Common Operational Picture Workstation Sustainment Support order. …

Raytheon has been awarded a $29.6 million contract to update the communications systems of the U.S. Air Force’s 178 C-130H Hercules aircraft in an effort to meet European air traffic management requirements. The company will install MXF-626K VHF systems on Hercules to provide 8.33 kilohertz channel spacing in the 118 to …

Raytheon will kick off the low-rate initial production of communications terminals under the U.S. Air Force’s Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminal program after obtaining clearance from the service branch. The company will manufacture airborne and ground terminal variants and spares, and perform training, installation and logistics support, Raytheon said …

Raytheon executive Scott Whatmough expects the company to complete qualification testing on the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals for the U.S. Air Force by the end of this year, Defense News reported Friday. Whatmough, president and general manager for integrated communication systems at Raytheon, said the company’s workforce has worked on the FAB-T program …

Raytheon will update radio systems on U.S. Army helicopters with the RT-1987, a software-defined radio that is part of the company’s SkyFire product line and features both cryptography tools and Mobile User Objective System support. Raytheon said Sunday that it demonstrated the features of what the company says would be the first major upgrade of a radio system in …

Raytheon will manufacture 84 command post terminals for the U.S. Air Force to use advanced-extremely high-frequency satellite communications, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Stew Magnuson writes that Raytheon will build the service’s Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals under a $298 million contract. The A-EHF satcom constellation is built to avoid jamming …

Raytheon used an unclassified waveform to transmit sensitive data through military communications satellite terminals during a recent demonstration for the U.S. Air Force. The company demonstrated the approach for the Air Force’s Design for Affordability and Risk Reduction program, Raytheon said Tuesday. Scott Whatmough, vice president of integrated communication systems …

Raytheon Co. has tested its mobile radio system intended to send data to combat vehicles in a move to ensure it fulfills the U.S. Army’s requirements for a wireless Internet connection. The battlefield radio EXF1915 is designed to help soldiers communicate through email and chat messages as well as gain …

Raytheon Co. has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to build the global aircrew strategic network terminal, according to a company statement. Scott Whatmough, vice president of integrated communication systems for Raytheon’s network centric systems business, said the company is well positioned to provide the Air Force with …

Raytheon Company‘s Navy multiband terminal which provides secure communication links to satellites, has finished full rate production review by the Navy. According to a Raytheon statement, the company has already delivered 75 of the 350 terminals to be installed on Navy ships, subs and shore stations over the life of the 15-year program. “Our Navy terminals …

Raytheon recently demonstrated the Soldier Radio Waveform on its new airborne and ground radio terminals, the company announced Wednesday. During the test, users sent voice and data traffic between Raytheon’s terminal and another soldier radio running the SRW platform. The company is using the demonstration to leverage its radio architecture …