Northrop-Lockheed-TCS Team Completes IA Critical Design Review on AEHF Terminal The Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and TeleCommunication Systems industry team is near hardware and software production for the Low Cost Terminal program after completing the critical design review on the terminal’s information assurance element…

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US Army-Built Nanosatellite Seeks to Provide Voice, Data Communications to Remote Area-based Soldiers The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command and the Army Forces Strategic Command have developed a nanosatellite constellation designed to provide beyond-line-of-sight voice and data communications to uniformed personnel assigned in remote areas, the Army reported Monday…

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Tractica: Commercial Drone Service Revenue to Reach $9B by 2025 Tractica has predicted in a new report that commercial unmanned aerial vehicle applications will reach $8.7 billion in annual revenue by 2025. The report projects the growing interest in drones from companies, universities and government agencies for commercial applications to drive UAV annual shipments to 2…

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PAE Receives $29M GSA Counter IED Training Contract; Dennis Kelly Comments PAE has received a $28.7 million task order to develop a counter improvised explosive device training program for the General Services Administration’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center…

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Ely Ratner Named Deputy Natl Security Adviser to Joe Biden; Michele Flournoy Comments Ely Ratner, a senior fellow and director of the Asia security program at the Center for a New American Security, has received appointment as deputy national security adviser to Vice President Joe Biden…

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Navy Eyes Increased Maritime Aircraft Presence in APAC The U.S. Navy plans to deploy additional manned and unmanned maritime planes across the the branch’s Asia-Pacific operational area as part of a five-year navigation strategy, Flightglobal reported Tuesday…

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