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Cubic is close to completing renovation and modernization efforts at a San Diego-based manufacturing facility for systems designed to prepare military customers for air combat missions.

Northrop Grumman has obtained Milestone C approval to commence low-rate initial production of a new electronic warfare system for the U.S. Navy after completing a government-led review of the technology's performance and readiness.

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said the company considers the upcoming launch of the last and eighth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites as “the most important milestone of all,” Via Satellite reported Thursday. The Iridium-8 mission is now scheduled to launch Tuesday, Jan. 8, aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg …

The U.S. Air Force will host a event on Feb. 12 and 13 to discuss training requirements of the military service’s 17th Training Wing with interested vendors. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday states that the Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance industry day seeks to explore potential applications of government and commercial technology platforms …

A General Atomics business unit has received a delivery order from the U.S. Air Force to integrate a satellite payload into an orbital test bed in support of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mission. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will launch a 242.5-pound OTB satellite for the Argos Advanced Data Collection System designed to collect …

Raytheon has selected Elbit Systems‘ U.S.-based subsidiary to provide a laser component for the Multi-Spectral Targeting System, an electro-optical surveillance system designed for use with military aircraft systems. Elbit said Thursday its subsidiary will deliver the component, known as the Two Color Laser System, to Raytheon in 2019. Raanan Horowitz, …

Brent Upson, director of ISR systems at Lockheed Martin, has said the company will continue to invest in “transformational” technology platforms in a push to help military clients perform multidomain warfare missions. “We recognize that our customers require methods that will enable them to operate seamlessly and simultaneously across domains,” …

DynCorp has received a potential five-year, $51.4M contract to provide depot level maintenance and progressive structural inspection for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s C-130H and C-130J aircraft. Inspection efforts under the contract would aim to verify the aircraft’s airworthiness in accordance with the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program, the company said Monday. …

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a four-year, $51.9M contract to supply air defense radars designed to help soldiers counter aircraft and cruise missile threats. The company will provide 50 Enhanced Sentinel A3 radars along with associated spares to the military service, the Department of Defense said Friday. Contract work will take place in Fullerton, Calif., …

Zion Market Research has predicted the global market for command and control, computers, communication, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems will hit a value of $127.2B by 2024 at a 3.6 percent compound annual growth rate. Investments in defense technology and demand for communication and surveillance systems and smart city projects will be …

The U.S. Army wants information on potential industry sources of field technical assistance, system overhaul and reset and spare parts repair services for an air traffic navigation integration and coordination system. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says the Army also requires the services for a fixed base precision approach radar. Raytheon …

Raytheon has landed a $72.4M contract to produce fire control system equipment for the U.S. Navy‘s Aegis Weapon System. The company will modernize the MK 99 fire control system and provide related engineering services under the firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The Navy will initially obligate …

The U.S. Air Force has begun to develop new software and ground system to protect military satellite communications equipment operating through the service’s Wideband Global Satcom system from cyber threats, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. The service has started to work on anti-jam communications software – Protected Tactical Waveform – and ground platform …

The first GPS III satellite that Lockheed Martin built for the U.S. Air Force took off Sunday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. GPS III Space Vehicle 01 established communications with the defense contractor’s launch-and-checkout facility in Denver nearly two hours after launch, Lockheed said Sunday. …

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch of Inmarsat Government has said industry and military leaders have initiated several space-related measures in 2018 meant to establish a resilient, global and integrated satellite communication architecture. Those actions include the fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, National Defense Strategy and the Joint Space Operations Center’s transition to the Combined …