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Raytheon will update its radio frequency-based identification system for military aircraft under a modified contract with the U.S. Army. The Army placed the order for the Identification Friend or Foe interrogator in 2012 with the goal of minimizing disruptions to the national airspace system and civilian air traffic, Raytheon said Friday. …

Boeing has won a $60 million contract to provide the Royal Netherlands Air Force‘s Chinook and Apache helicopters with maintenance and spare parts. Designed to increase flight-hour readiness, the integrated contractor logistics support contract will include RNLAF crew training with the U.S. Army, Boeing said Saturday. “The Boeing and RNLAF …

Engility Holdings Inc. has been named one of 15 prime contractors under a $900 million Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center program to provide business and force support services. The company will offer command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, Engility said Thursday. “Engility has won …

A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has won a contract with the Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider to deploy a communication system for pilots and ground personnel in the Curacao region. U.K.-based Park Air Systems will install radios atop  Curacao island’s Seru Gracia, where flights between North and South America pass by, Northrop …

Hewlett-Packard has debuted a new big data management tool with the aim of combining recently acquired analytics products and services into a single platform, ZDNet reported Tuesday. Larry Dignan writes that HP unveiled HAVEn at its Discover conference in Las Vegas, an offering designed to bundle HP’s Autonomy, Vertica, Operations Management, …

The Louis Berger Group has signed an $8 million logistics support agreement and two indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development for aid programs to the Philippines and other countries. The first accord aims to help USAID provide security and logistics, manage information and monitor its activities in the southern Philippine island …

Mark Bregman, Neustar senior vice president and chief technology officer, has been appointed to the Federal Communications Commission‘s Technological Advisory Council. The council is responsible for helping the FCC identify technology innovations and developing policies that aim to support job creation and economic competitiveness in the country, Neustar said Thursday. “Neustar’s …

Thomas J. Manning, formerly a CEO at a global private equity firm’s subsidiary, and former Tyco International General Counsel Judith A. Reinsdorf have joined the board of directors of business management firm D&B, effective June 12. Manning holds more than three decades of experience in consulting and technology services, the …

Boeing has handed over India’s C-17 Globemaster III transport plane, one of 10 the firm is contracted to produce for the country’s Air Force through 2014. The delivery follows a series of flight tests conducted at Edwards Air Force Base in Palmdale, Calif., Boeing said Tuesday. The Chicago-based contractor added …

Bechtel will develop equipment and marine infrastructure  proposals for a planned liquefied natural gas manufacturing plant in Canada. Pacific NorthWest LNG intends for Bechtel’s front-end engineering and design services to help facilitate exports of liquefied natural gas, Bechtel said Thursday. The facility is planned in an area at the District of Port …

Science Applications International Corp. has won a potential $95 million contract to operate and maintain unmanned aircraft for the Air Combat Command. Battlespace Flight Services awarded SAIC the potential five-and-a-half year contract to help run communication systems such as a satellite terminal and ground satellite system SAIC said Thursday. The …

An SAP mobile device management offering has been selected by the General Services Administration as a potential mobility management source for federal agencies. The SAP Afaria identification system is available through GSA’s program that aims to streamline the mobile device management, mobile application management and mobile lifecycle management procurement processes …

In-Q-Tel has signed an investment agreement with solar power firm Goal Zero LLC with the goal of bringing that company’s technology to its government customers. Goal Zero builds plug-and-play solar kits intended to power mobile phones during outdoor activities or home appliances and lights in case of power outages, the …

Symantec President and CEO Steve Bennett has been appointed as the newest member of the White House’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Bennett will serve a standard three-year NSTAC term, Symantec said Wednesday. Established in 1982, the NSTAC brings together industry executives and government representatives to provide the president with recommendations on creating …

SAIC is among 15 firms set to compete for a potential $900 million multiple award contract for the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic to provide electronics and communications services for the decision superiority portfolio. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract runs for 12 months and has four one-year extension options for works …