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ExecutiveBiz provides the latest news regarding Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) from the industry’s top players. This section is dedicated to providing news about technologies that are crucial to warfighters.

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  • COMSAT to Deliver Iridium Certus Broadband Service to DoD; Matt Desch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    COMSAT to Deliver Iridium Certus Broadband Service to DoD; Matt Desch Comments

    COMSAT has agreed to provide Iridium Communications’ broadband service to warfighters and other users within the Defense Department by mid-2018. COMSAT will deliver voice calling, telematics data, environmental assessments, usage statistics, staff tracking applications and other capabilities to DoD users and military personnel through the Iridium Certus broadband service offering under the agreement, Iridium said […] More

  • Maxar Subsidiary to Design Optical Data Relay Payload for Airbus Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maxar Subsidiary to Design Optical Data Relay Payload for Airbus Satellite

    A Maxar Technologies subsidiary has received a potential $3.2 million contract to design a payload technology for an Airbus satellite developed to support space-based data transmission efforts. MDA will develop preliminary designs, evaluate applicable tools and identify enhancement methods for the optical data relay payload of Airbus’ third SpaceDataHighway satellite, also called the European Data Relay System, Maxar said Thursday. […] More

  • Rockwell Collins-Built Radio Tech Passes Navy MUOS Satcom Security Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins-Built Radio Tech Passes Navy MUOS Satcom Security Test

    A Rockwell Collins-built airborne radio system has passed military security standards required to operate with the U.S. Navy‘s Mobile User Objective System satellite. The U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command performed a “do no harm” test on the ARC-210 RT-2036(C) radio that works to communicate with air and ground platforms through MUOS signals, Rockwell Collins said Wednesday. The company completed initial […] More

  • Report: SpaceX on Track to Receive FCC Approval for Satellite Broadband Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: SpaceX on Track to Receive FCC Approval for Satellite Broadband Service

    Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has proposed to clear SpaceX’s application to offer broadband services through the use of low-Earth orbit satellite systems, Ars Technica reported Thursday. Pai said in a statement issued Wednesday the approval of SpaceX’s application will help create more competition when it comes to providing terrestrial internet services […] More

  • Maxar Subsidiary to Build Miniature UAS for Canadian Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maxar Subsidiary to Build Miniature UAS for Canadian Navy

    A Maxar Technologies subsidiary has received a $6.36 million contract from Canada’s department of national defense to provide miniature maritime unmanned aircraft systems to the Canadian navy. The company said Tuesday its MDA subsidiary will also help DND develop training, equipment and resource as well as validate naval tactics and new capability development efforts under the contract. […] More

  • Finland's Lockheed-Built Airborne Surveillance Tech Gets Final Operational Capability Status - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Finland’s Lockheed-Built Airborne Surveillance Tech Gets Final Operational Capability Status

    The Finnish defense forces have achieved final operational capability for a Lockheed Martin-built system designed to support airborne surveillance missions. Dragon Shield reached FOC status following a flight test that evaluated if the aircraft modified to house the surveillance technology complies with Finland’s airworthiness and system requirements, Lockheed said Friday. The company reconfigured an Airbus-built CASA C-295 […] More

  • SES-Intelsat Team Aims to Speed Up 5G Terrestrial Service Deployment Via C-Band Spectrum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES-Intelsat Team Aims to Speed Up 5G Terrestrial Service Deployment Via C-Band Spectrum

    Intelsat and SES have jointly proposed to the Federal Communications Commission to protect the delivery of data and video connectivity and other satellite services in the C-band 3700-4200 megahertz downlink spectrum. The companies said Friday the proposal also aims to establish a technical and commercial framework that seeks to provide wireless operators access to approximately […] More

  • Iridium Unveils 6 Initial Certus Ground Mobile Service Providers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Unveils 6 Initial Certus Ground Mobile Service Providers

    Iridium Communications has introduced the first group of six companies that will provide ground-based mobile services through its Iridium Certus broadband offering by mid-2018. The company said Wednesday Iridium Certus is powered by the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation and is designed to provide mobile communications services such as voice, cellular data, satellite internet and land […] More

  • Lockheed Releases Satellite Specs to Advance Collaboration Via ‘Open Space’ Project; Rick Ambrose Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Releases Satellite Specs to Advance Collaboration Via ‘Open Space’ Project; Rick Ambrose Comments

    Lockheed Martin has launched a new program that seeks to encourage researchers, startups and companies to propose new technologies designed to address space-related challenges. The company said Thursday it published technical specifications about payload accommodation data for its LM 2100 satellite, LM 400 satellite and two LM 50 nanosatellite variants through the Open Space initiative to […] More

  • Sprint to Offer Converged Wireless Comms Portfolio to Federal & Public Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sprint to Offer Converged Wireless Comms Portfolio to Federal & Public Sector

    Sprint will provide the federal and public sector with a portfolio of converged wireless, internet of things, security and wireline platforms through its communications network. Chris Felix, a 27-year telecommunications industry veteran, has been appointed vice president of government solutions at Sprint, to oversee the delivery of converged wireless platforms to federal government clients, the […] More

  • BAE's US Arm to Support Navy SPAWAR Under Potential $180M IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE’s US Arm to Support Navy SPAWAR Under Potential $180M IDIQ Contract

    BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has secured a position on a potential five-year, $180 contract to help the U.S. Navy‘s Space Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center-Atlantic implement  surveillance and sensor systems. The company said Tuesday it will pursue task orders to provide equipment and support services intended to help SPAWAR identify and track potential threats to […] More

  • PAR Technology Secures Air Force C4ISR Tech R&D Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAR Technology Secures Air Force C4ISR Tech R&D Contract

    A subsidiary of PAR Technology has received a potential $4.5 million contract to develop multidomain command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tools for the U.S. Air Force. PAR Government Systems will also integrate and test computing and network architectures through the three-year Synchronized Command and Control Multi-Domain Test and Integration program managed by the […] More