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Cyber

Leonardo DRS Receives Potential $977 Million Deal To Continue Supporting SOCOM Network

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

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Leonardo DRS Receives Potential $977 Million Deal To Continue Supporting SOCOM Network

Leonardo DRS has received a potential eight-year, $977 million deal to continue supporting Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) global telecommunications network, the Pentagon said Friday evening. The new blanket purchase agreement (BPA) tasks Leonardo DRS with providing commercial satellite communications capabilities and operations center support for SOCOM’s Global Access Network (GAN), and follows the company’s previous 17 years of work on the system. “We are dedicated to delivering a strong, secure and comprehensive technical solution that ensures U.S. Special Operations Forces…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]