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Space

GeoEye Picks Lockheed Martin For NGA’s EnhancedView Satellite Program

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Monday, March 15th, 2010

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By Geoff Fein GeoEye, Inc. [GEOY] last week said it has selected Lockheed Martin [LMT] to build the geospatial imagery company's next- generation, high-resolution Earth imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2, according to Lockheed Martin. Additionally, GeoEye and Digital Globe earlier this week submitted bids for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) EnhancedView program, the follow-on to NextView. A contract award for EnhancedView is expected this summer. Lockheed Martin Space Systems has begun start-up activities and procurement of long-lead components to…

Congress

Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has raised concerns with the “Army’s mismanagement” of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, and is seeking assurance that the Marine Corps can be supported […]

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]