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BAE Wins Navy SATCOM Operations, Maintenance Extension
BAE Systems has won a $27.4 million to continue operating and maintaining ground and satellite communications networks in Hawaii for the U.S. Navy.
The company will perform work at the Lualualei facility and also be responsible for training and supply chain management services at three other facilities, BAE said Tuesday.
That work will also occur at SATCOM...
Inmarsat Helping FEMA Run First Responder Mobile Comm System
Inmarsat Government has won a potential five-year contract to provide mobile satellite services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for first responders to communicate in the event of disasters.
Since 2008, the British telecommunications firm’s subsidiary has provided satellite products and services to FEMA such as communication devices,...
Exelis Wins Intl Order for “Wide Range” of Comms Equipment; Nick Bobay Comments
Nick Bobay, Exelis
ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) will supply an international customer with a “wide range” of communications equipment that includes radios and spare parts for radio systems under a recently announced contract.
The McLean, Va.-based aerospace, defense and information solutions contractor will take in $11.6 million for the equipment...
Lockheed Wins $284M For Infrared Satellites
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has won a $284,439,355 U.S. Air Force contract to move into the advanced procurement phase of a space-based infrared satellite program.
This fixed-price incentive firm target contract covers geosynchronous orbit satellites five and six, the Defense Department said Wednesday.
Lockheed will perform work in Sunnyvale, Calif. through...
Lockheed Providing AF GPS On-Orbit Support
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has won a $68,856,746 contract to provide on-orbit support for the U.S. Air Force‘s GPS systems, the Defense Department said Thursday.
The Air Force awarded Lockheed the fixed-price, incentive-firm contract through a sole-source acquisition and is allocating funds for fiscal years 2013 through fiscal 2018.
Work will occur...
Harris Wins NATO SATCOM Radio Order; Brendan O’Connell Comments
Brendan O’Connell
Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRSHazard Ranking System) has won $36 million in orders from a NATO country for the company’s handheld tactical radios and accessories, the company announced Thursday.
The company won a $14 million order during its first fiscal quarter for 2013 and a $22 million order during the second quarter.
The country...
Lockheed Wins $104M to Run AF GPS Ground Control; Rob Smith Comments
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has won a $104 million U.S. Air Force contract to help run a ground control segment of the branch’s GPS satellite constellation, the company said Tuesday.
The satellites provide users position, navigation and timing signals worldwide, Lockheed said.
“Lockheed Martin is committed to sustaining the ground system for...
CSC Wins $103M NASA Computing, Data Support IDIQ
Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) has won a potential $103 million contract to provide NASA computing and technical services for the agency’s high-end computing program, NASA said Friday.
The cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract’s performance period starts March 1 and ends Feb. 28, 2018.
Under the contract,...
Boeing Wins $317M For Wideband Global Satellite 10
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Boeing (NYSE: BA) has won a $317.7 million contract modificationTypes:
Administrative Change : A unilateral contract change that does not affect the contractual rights of the parties.
Change order: A written order, signed byBudget Year the CO, directing that the contractor to make a change authorized byBudget Year the "changes"...
GeoEye, DigitalGlobe Boards Approve $900M Merger; Matt O’Connell Comments
The boards of directors at GeoEye (NASDAQ: GEOY) and DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) have approved a merger, which will be a combined stock and cash transaction worth approximately $900 million.
The companies said Monday they expect to complete the transaction in either the fourth quarter of 2012 or the first quarter of 2013.
A combined company would have lower...






