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A Gold Star Families Monument to Honor Veterans and Their Families in Morgan County

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Friday, June 23, 2023
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The Gold Star Families Monument is a tribute to the brave veterans and their families who have made significant sacrifices for our nation's freedom.

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  • The Gold Star Families Monument is a tribute to the brave veterans and their families who have made significant sacrifices for our nation's freedom.
  • Vets Like Us, an organization dedicated to serving veterans, recognized the need to honor the veterans and their families in Morgan County.
  • With approximately 200 Gold Star families in our community and over 8,000 veterans in Morgan County, this monument means so much to them. "
  • For more information about the Gold Star Families Monument dedication ceremony, please contact Heather Collins at (256) 227-4104 or [email protected].

KBR Expands Base Operations Support in the Indo-Pacific Region

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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HOUSTON, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has expanded its base operations support services in the Indo-Pacific region with a $24M task award contract by 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (94th AAMDC) for support of two key communications sites in Japan.

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  • HOUSTON, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has expanded its base operations support services in the Indo-Pacific region with a $24M task award contract by 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (94th AAMDC) for support of two key communications sites in Japan.
  • Under the terms of the contract, KBR provides mission-critical base operations and infrastructure services at Kyogamisaki and Shariki Communication Sites (KCS and SCS) over the next five years.
  • This contract win aligns with KBR's focus on expanding operations within the Indo-Pacific in support of the U.S. strategic goals in the region.
  • For more than 25 years, KBR has provided mission-critical logistics, operations, and prepositioned stock services to the United States and allied nations around the world.

CACI Reports Results for Its Fiscal 2023 Third Quarter

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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Revenues in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 increased 10 percent year-over-year, driven entirely by organic growth.

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  • Revenues in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 increased 10 percent year-over-year, driven entirely by organic growth.
  • Contract awards in the third quarter totaled $1.1 billion, with approximately 50 percent for new business to CACI.
  • CACI was awarded Top Workplace USA 2023 by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC for the third consecutive year.
  • The table below summarizes our fiscal year 2023 guidance and represents our views as of April 26, 2023.

CACI Enters Agreement with U.S. Army to Develop and Test Advanced Capabilities on Demonstration Satellite

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Monday, February 6, 2023
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Previously, CACI announced a 2023 satellite launch to test a multi-mission small satellite payload.

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  • Previously, CACI announced a 2023 satellite launch to test a multi-mission small satellite payload.
  • The payload includes two software-defined technology applications that enable precise, resilient PNT and tactical signals intelligence (TacISR) capabilities while in low earth orbit (LEO).
  • CACI’s PNT and TacISR payloads highlight the unique power of software-defined radio-based modules that can be configured for multiple missions.
  • Concurrently, the tactical ISR payload application will demonstrate the ability to collect, geolocate, demodulate, and decode digital mobile radio signals.

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Awards Contract to SpaceLink for Technology Demonstration

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SpaceLink,  a company that provides secure data relay from any orbit, any time, announced it was awarded a contract by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to study how commercial optical ground terminals will integrate into the Near Space Network. The funded study includes a demonstration of end-to-end transport of multi-source data at the SpaceLink gateway in the Mojave Desert.

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  • MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SpaceLink , a company that provides secure data relay from any orbit, any time, announced it was awarded a contract by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to study how commercial optical ground terminals will integrate into the Near Space Network .
  • The funded study includes a demonstration of end-to-end transport of multi-source data at the SpaceLink gateway in the Mojave Desert.
  • "SpaceLink is excited to explore innovative solutions that can help inform and guide NASA towards the successful commercialization of the Near Space Network services."
  • "SpaceLink has demonstrated current and state of the art experience and technologies for space-based optical communication link and services," said Dr. Ruma Das, CIS Deputy Office Chief at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Dynetics team celebrates successful launch of Lonestar satellite payload

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
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"The successful contact of our satellite in orbit is a substantial milestone for our team and the years of work supporting critical national security missions in space," said Leidos Dynetics Group President Steve Cook.

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  • "The successful contact of our satellite in orbit is a substantial milestone for our team and the years of work supporting critical national security missions in space," said Leidos Dynetics Group President Steve Cook.
  • "This will enable further development for our growing satellite capabilities and accelerate our customer's national security mission in space."
  • Dynetics completed the on-orbit satellite and payload checkouts with the USASMDC payload development laboratory on the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
  • Using hardware-in-the-loop testing and simulation, the Lonestar team verified the payload mission software through a series of tests that ensured functional operation of the payload flight hardware.

DARPA Selects SpaceLink to Participate in its Program to Connect the Proliferated Space Domain

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Monday, August 22, 2022
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SpaceLink will participate in the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) program designed to connect the proliferated space domain.

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  • SpaceLink will participate in the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) program designed to connect the proliferated space domain.
  • SpaceLink is building a constellation of relay satellites in MEO that use optical intersatellite links to speed communications between spacecraft on orbit and users on the ground.
  • Along with other contributors, SpaceLink will assist DARPA in studying and developing protocols for how commercial communications constellations will interact with Department of Defense (DoD) systems in a Space-to-Space interconnected future.
  • SpaceLink will contribute its technical insights in the development of the application program interface (API) and algorithms included in Space-BACN Technical Area 3 (TA3).

SpaceLink Signs Cooperative R&D Agreement with U.S. Army

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Monday, August 8, 2022
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Under the agreement, the organizations will work together to explore alternative space communications pathways that ensure resiliency and reduce sensor-to-shooter latency.

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  • Under the agreement, the organizations will work together to explore alternative space communications pathways that ensure resiliency and reduce sensor-to-shooter latency.
  • SpaceLink provides secure, continuous, high-bandwidth communications between spacecraft and U.S. Earth Stations or tactically deployed ground terminals.
  • The collaborative research and simulations will provide a baseline of interoperability between Government systems and the SpaceLink network.
  • The cooperative agreement will help SpaceLink better understand the U.S. Army concept of operations and adjust its technology roadmap to meet customer needs.

X-Bow Systems Successfully Launches "Bolt" Rocket

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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WHITE SANDS, N.M., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Bow Systems (X-Bow), today confirmed the successful first launch of its Bolt Rocket at White Sands Missile Range. Bolt is the first vehicle in X-Bow's new suite of modular boost rockets. The mission, named XL-2, carried a Payload Test Vehicle for the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). With the success of this launch, the X-Bow team continues to usher new technologies, capabilities and competition into the solid rocket motor (SRM) Industrial Base. 

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  • WHITE SANDS, N.M., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Bow Systems (X-Bow), today confirmed the successful first launch of its Bolt Rocket at White Sands Missile Range.
  • With the success of this launch, the X-Bow team continues toushernew technologies, capabilities and competition into the solid rocket motor (SRM) Industrial Base.
  • The Bolt launch follows last month's successful static fire of the 32" diameter Ballesta Solid Rocket Motor.
  • X-Bow Systems is disrupting the aerospace industry with innovative and cost-effective additively manufactured energetics for the solid rocket motor and launch vehicle market.

Hexagon US Federal Selected for Cooperative Research and Development Agreement With U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center

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Monday, June 27, 2022
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Hexagon US Federal announces today that it has been selected by U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center (USASMDC-TC) for a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to explore space-based satellite systems and advanced sensor technology to enhance U.S. Army systems and missions.

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  • Hexagon US Federal announces today that it has been selected by U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center (USASMDC-TC) for a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to explore space-based satellite systems and advanced sensor technology to enhance U.S. Army systems and missions.
  • The resulting technology will offer first-of-its-kind, worldwide target acquisition-quality resolution, points, and area collection with near-real-time on-board processing.
  • Hexagon US Federal is pleased to partner with the U.S. Army to advance our state-of-the-art Single Photon LiDAR sensors in support of their missions, said Tammer Olibah, CEO and President of Hexagon US Federal.
  • Hexagon US Federal provides world-class technology and professional services for C4ISR, installation security, GIS, and cyber security.