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Parsons Wins AFRL Task Order on GARDEM Software Baselines IDIQ

Parsons has secured a potential four-year, $26 million task order for the delivery of functional and technical support to the U.S. Air Force and other customers in the Department of Defense and intelligence community. The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded the task order on the Global Application Research, Development, Engineering and Maintenance indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that […] More

by Christine Thropp July 23, 2021, 11:50 am
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Kitty Hawk-Made Electric VTOL Aircraft Approved for Air Force-Directed Testing

The U.S. Air Force has given Kitty Hawk the green light to move forward with USAF-directed flight testing of the Heaviside electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The airworthiness approval brings Heaviside to its next phase of test flights, where the aircraft will demonstrate functions for both commercial and military applications, the Air Force Research […] More

by Nichols Martin July 19, 2021, 11:48 am
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Masten to Build Lunar Positioning, Navigation Network Prototype Under Air Force SBIR Contract
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Air Force Issues RFI for ‘Mayhem’ Expendable Hypersonic Air-Breathing Vehicle Program

The U.S. Air Force is seeking information on companies with capabilities to meet the requirements of the Expendable Hypersonic Air-Breathing Multi-Mission Vehicle program. The Air Force Research Laboratory plans to conduct research and develop for the Mayhem vehicle that can carry “larger payloads over distances further than current hypersonic capabilities allow” and employ a systems […] More

by Jane Edwards July 13, 2021, 11:52 am
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BigBear.ai to Work on AFRL’s Composable Collaborative Planning Prototype; GovCon Expert Reggie Brothers Quoted

BigBear.ai has received a Notice of Intent to Award the company a two-year contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for a composable collaborative planning prototype. The Project AURORA will give the AFRL an opportunity to use BigBear.ai’s Observe, Orient and Dominate artificial intelligence-powered platforms to speed up the joint planning decision cycle, accelerate the […] More

by William McCormick July 8, 2021, 12:03 pm
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Air Force Research Lab Taps Stellar Science for Simulation Environment R&D Effort

Stellar Science was selected to conduct studies under a potential $48 million Redefining the Basic Analytical and Simulation Environment contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory. The Albuquerque, New Mexico-based computer software company will research, develop and expand a modular and object-oriented framework for modeling, simulation and analysis of multi-domain operations, the Department of Defense […] More

by Angeline Leishman June 30, 2021, 12:02 pm
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Kratos Tests Core of Reusable, Expendable Turbine Engine Under AFRL-Managed Program

A division within Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has concluded testing of a low-cost, attritable turbine engine core designed for unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles. The company said Monday Kratos Turbine Technologies division completed engine core testing under the Advanced Turbine Technologies for Affordable Mission program and exhibited the operability and performance of Kratos’ […] More

by Nichols Martin June 29, 2021, 11:53 am
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Northrop Hands Over Spacecraft Bus of Upcoming L3Harris Satellite for Space Force

Northrop Grumman has delivered the spacecraft bus of a future navigation satellite being built by L3Harris Technologies for the U.S. Space Force to help the service branch in reducing interference to position, navigation and timing capabilities. Air Force Research Laboratory said Thursday the ESPAStar-D bus is designed to provide communications, critical subsystems and payload-mounting structures […] More

by Nichols Martin June 28, 2021, 12:00 pm
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Viasat to Deliver In-Line Network Encryptor to Augment AFRL Satellite Operations
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BlueHalo Secures Air Force Contract for Antenna Demo Support; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

BlueHalo will help develop and demonstrate antenna technologies for military telemetry, tracking and command operations under a three-year, $5.9 million contract with the Small Satellite Branch of the U.S. Air Force’s research laboratory. The award is for the Phased Arrays for Ground Segment Satellite Communication Applications system and covers support for the Wide Area Scanning […] More

by Christine Thropp May 20, 2021, 7:05 am
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CAES, Raytheon Partner to Connect Military Aircraft, Commercial Satellite Internet; Mike Kahn Quoted

Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business has teamed up with CAES to develop a connectivity platform for U.S. Air Force aircraft to access commercial satellite internet services. CAES said Monday it will build a radio frequency signal converter for integration into a phased array antenna Raytheon is developing to support the Air Force Research Laboratory-led Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet program.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 11, 2021, 9:16 am
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Kratos Receives Space Ground Tech Support Contracts; Phil Carrai Quoted

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has booked follow-on contracts worth more than $30 million combined to provide technology for use in U.S. national security space missions. “Space is undergoing a renaissance. Advancements in ground systems and satellite technologies are joining to form space networks that support multi-domain missions and broader data requirements," said Phil Carrai, president of the space, training and cybersecurity division at Kratos.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 22, 2021, 6:05 am