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  • Northrop Subsidiary Reviews Design of Inmarsat Satellite L-Band Reflectors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Subsidiary Reviews Design of Inmarsat Satellite L-Band Reflectors

    Northrop Grumman‘s Astro Aerospace subsidiary has conducted a preliminary design review of L-band reflectors for two communications satellites that Airbus currently develops for Inmarsat. Astro Aerospace will work to mature the reflectors’ design before the Inmarsat-6 satellite program undergoes a critical design review later this year, Northrop said Wednesday. Inmarsat awarded Airbus’ defense and space business a […] More

  • Esri Partners With Airbus to Enhance Satellite Photos, Online Mapping - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esri Partners With Airbus to Enhance Satellite Photos, Online Mapping

    Esri has partnered with an Airbus Group business unit to incorporate the latter’s elevation data to Esri’s online maps. Airbus Defence and Space‘s WorldDEM4Ortho elevation data will be added to Esri’s ArcGIS Online Living Atlas of the World to support online end-user applications and app developers who need elevation information, Esri said Monday. Sean Breyer, Esri […] More

  • Airbus DS Communications' New Platform Would Provide 9-1-1 Call Location Data Via RapidSOS Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus DS Communications’ New Platform Would Provide 9-1-1 Call Location Data Via RapidSOS Tech

    A business unit of Airbus‘ defense and space arm will launch a tool that is designed to provide location data for 9-1-1 wireless calls to public safety answering points via RapidSOS‘ data repository. Airbus DS Communications said Thursday its new VESTA Map Local platform will work to check whether a caller’s device-based location data is available on RapidSOS’ NG9-1-1 Clearinghouse repository then present […] More

  • Australian Air Force, Airbus Partner for KC-30A Aerial Refueling Automation Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australian Air Force, Airbus Partner for KC-30A Aerial Refueling Automation Project

    Airbus‘ defense and space business has signed a research agreement with the Australia’s air force to collaborate on the development of an automatic air-to-air refueling capacity for the country’s multirole tanker transport aircraft, Defense News reported Thursday. Nigel Pittaway writes the two-year project aims to integrate an automatic refueling feature into the KC-30A aircraft’s aerial refueling boom system that will […] More

  • French Defense Procurement Agency Taps Airbus DS-ENGIE Ineo Team for Air Operations Comms Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    French Defense Procurement Agency Taps Airbus DS-ENGIE Ineo Team for Air Operations Comms Network

    The French defense procurement agency has awarded a team consisting of ENGIE Ineo and Airbus‘ defense and space business an eight-year contract for a communications network that will help manage the air operations of the country’s defense ministry. Airbus said Monday the consortium will support the design, deployment and compliance of the DESCARTES STCA operational telephone and security systems based on air traffic […] More

  • Airbus DS Communications to Implement 911 Call Processing System in Florida's Hillsborough County - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus DS Communications to Implement 911 Call Processing System in Florida’s Hillsborough County

    A business unit of Airbus‘ defense and space segment has been chosen to deploy an emergency call handling platform and an internet protocol network in Hillsborough County, Florida, in an effort to update the county’s public safety communications system. Airbus DS Communications‘ VESTA 911 system will work to help the Hillsborough County 9-1-1 Administration interconnect 10 public safety answering points […] More

  • Airbus Adds New Portable Jamming System to Counter-UAV Product Line - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Adds New Portable Jamming System to Counter-UAV Product Line

    The electronics and border security arm of Airbus‘ defense and space business has introduced a new portable jamming system to its portfolio of counter-unmanned aerial vehicle products that detect illicit intrusions of small drones, Trade Arabia reported Tuesday. The report said the counter-UAV product line, which will be christened as Xpeller at the Consumer Electronics Show […] More

  • SpeedCast, Airbus Ink Satcom Anchor Station Service Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpeedCast, Airbus Ink Satcom Anchor Station Service Agreement

    SpeedCast International has agreed to provide support services for the satellite communications anchor station of Airbus‘ defense and space business under a six-year, multimillion dollar agreement. The companies said Monday the deal covers maintenance, training, security and infrastructure management services for Airbus’ Skynet East anchor station that is located at SpeedCast’s Adelaide, Australia-based teleport facility. Pierre-Jean Beylier, SpeedCast CEO, said the company’s […] More

  • Airbus Subsidiary's Imagery Streaming Tool Supports North Carolina Emergency Response Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Subsidiary’s Imagery Streaming Tool Supports North Carolina Emergency Response Efforts

    An Airbus subsidiary has been selected to provide its imagery streaming tool to North Carolina in support of the state’s emergency response efforts following Hurricane Matthew. The company said Wednesday its defense and space unit’s i-cubed subsidiary will also employ its Geospatial Appliance Targeted for Operational Response device to help deliver six-inch orthorectified images based on data collected from January […] More

  • Airbus DS Receives EASA Approval for UAS Design & Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus DS Receives EASA Approval for UAS Design & Development

    Airbus‘ defense and space subsidiary has received the approval of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the design and development of potential civil-certified unmanned aircraft systems. The Design Organization Approval for UAS expands the company’s existing DOA for conventional manned aircraft in support of efforts to achieve civil type certification for Airbus DS aerial drones, the company said Thursday. “Establishing […] More

  • Airbus DS Plans to Design, Build New Set of Earth Observation Satellites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus DS Plans to Design, Build New Set of Earth Observation Satellites

    Airbus‘ defense and space segment has unveiled plans to build and launch four optical satellites in an effort to deliver high-resolution imagery of Earth to customers in 2020 and beyond. The company said Thursday the constellation will be designed to perform intraday revisits to any point on Earth, support satellite tasking reactivity and capture millions of square kilometers of images per day. The satellites […] More

  • Rick Lober: Hughes, Airbus Segment Expand Military Satcom Tech Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rick Lober: Hughes, Airbus Segment Expand Military Satcom Tech Partnership

    Hughes Network Systems has expanded a partnership with Airbus‘ defense and space segment in efforts to address military customers’ tactical communications requirements. Airbus DS will distribute all models of Hughes’ satellite networking technology HM System while latter company will market the former’s Skynet military satcom services to U.S. government customers as part of the agreement, Hughes said Tuesday. HM System […] More