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 by James Laporta Washington (UPI) May 21, 2018
TCOM Limited Partnership has been awarded a contract by the Defense Department for services to support the Tethered Aerostat Radar System. The contract, awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, is valued at more than $9.9 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract and taps the company for 30-yard aerostat survivability and other services, according to the Pentagon. The Tethered Aerostat Radar System, or TARS, is a low-level, airborne ground surveillance system that's used for active surveillance and early-warning base defense. Additionally, the contract provides "engineering and technical, logistics, and flight operations support services," the Pentagon said. Work on the contract will occur in Afghanistan and is expected to be complete in February 2019. The total cumulative value of the contract will be obligated to TCOM Limited Partnership at the time of award. The obligated funds will be allocated from Army fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance accounts, the Department of Defense said.
NATS invests in Aireon to boost global aviation surveillance technology McLean, VA (SPX) May 17, 2018 The UK air traffic management service provider, NATS, has announced it has invested in Aireon, the company pioneering a space-based air traffic surveillance service set to revolutionise the aviation industry. Through a network of 66 low earth orbiting Iridium NEXT satellites, Aireon will monitor the location of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipped aircraft flying anywhere in the world, transforming the way air traffic control services are provided. The service will off ... read more
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