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  • Lockheed, Giga-tronics Ink Licensing Deal for Threat Simulation Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Giga-tronics Ink Licensing Deal for Threat Simulation Software

    Lockheed Martin and Giga-tronics have signed a software licensing agreement for the development of a commercial threat simulation software that will be shipped alongside Giga-tronics’ Advanced Signal Generator hardware platform. The team will market the hardware-software package to U.S. customers as the Real-Time Threat Emulation System, Giga-tronics said Tuesday. John Regazzi, president and CEO of Giga-tronics, noted that Lockheed […] More

  • Booz Allen Unveils Field Guide to Data Science 2nd Edition; Josh Sullivan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Unveils Field Guide to Data Science 2nd Edition; Josh Sullivan Comments

    Booz Allen Hamilton has unveiled the update to its free data science resource material, which seeks to help government and industry leverage data assets through analytics. This second edition of The Field Guide to Data Science is a follow-up to the initial release in November 2013, the company said Monday. “[We’re] thrilled to release an update to The […] More

  • Lockheed Opens Submarine Combat System Lab in Australia; Raydon Gates Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Opens Submarine Combat System Lab in Australia; Raydon Gates Comments

    Lockheed Martin has invested $3 million into a new submarine combat system laboratory in South Australia that will work to support sustainment efforts for the country’s submarine forces. Lockheed said Friday the facility will also serve as a hub for collaboration between industry, government and academia to develop and design systems that address Australian national security and […] More

  • Textron to Provide Radar Signal Simulator for Boeing KC-46 Tanker Preflight Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron to Provide Radar Signal Simulator for Boeing KC-46 Tanker Preflight Tests

    A Textron business unit will provide its Model 527 radar signal simulator for “end-of-runway” and “walk-around” preflight testing of the U.S. Air Force‘s KC-46 tanker aircraft platform built by Boeing. Textron‘s electronic systems business will apply Model 527 to check the operational readiness and threat recognition function of KC-46’s electronic warfare radar warning receiver systems, the company said […] More

  • ADS Orders AeroVironment's Puma AE Small UAS for Marines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ADS Orders AeroVironment’s Puma AE Small UAS for Marines

    AeroVironment will provide approximately $13 million in RQ-20A Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems and spares to the U.S. Marine Corps under a firm-fixed-price order from ADS Inc. The order is part of the Defense Logistics Agency‘s Tailored Logistics Support program and has a 12-month delivery period, AeroVironment said Wednesday. The company noted that Puma AE will serve as the long-range […] More

  • First Flight Mirror Installed on NASA's James Webb Telescope; Bill Ochs Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    First Flight Mirror Installed on NASA’s James Webb Telescope; Bill Ochs Comments

    Harris Corp. has begun the installation of the mirrors built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies for Northrop Grumman‘s optical technology on NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope. The space agency said Wednesday the team used a robotic system to integrate the first of 18 flight mirrors onto the telescope at the Goddard Space Flight Center. “This installation not […] More

  • Research and Markets: Emerging Markets to Drive Warship, Naval Vessel Demand - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Emerging Markets to Drive Warship, Naval Vessel Demand

    A new report by Research and Markets predicts the global warship and naval vessels market to climb in value through 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 1.7 percent. The market research firm said Monday demand for naval vessels in the emerging markets of Africa, Asia and South America will drive growth. According to the report, challenges include […] More

  • Lockheed to Fund South Korean R&D Projects for Unmanned, Supersonic Flight; John Evans Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Fund South Korean R&D Projects for Unmanned, Supersonic Flight; John Evans Comments

    Lockheed Martin has awarded grants to three universities in South Korea for the second year of the company’s Republic of Korea Science, Technology, and Research Fund program in that country. The grants will fund research on unmanned vehicle navigation, supersonic flight and analysis techniques for imagery and composite materials, Lockheed said Nov. 16. “These four projects offer […] More

  • Tetra Tech to Support USAID Govt, Social Programs in Jordan; Dan Batrack Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tetra Tech to Support USAID Govt, Social Programs in Jordan; Dan Batrack Comments

    Tetra Tech has received a five-year, $46 million task order to support the U.S. Agency for International Development‘s government and social programs in Jordan as part of the company’s Rule of Law contract with the agency. The company said Wednesday it will provide technical services for Jordanian health, social and educational systems and support the promotion of economic […] More

  • Fairfax Chamber to Rebrand, Restructure by January; Mitchell Weintraub Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fairfax Chamber to Rebrand, Restructure by January; Mitchell Weintraub Comments

    The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce will transition into a new entity named the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce by January as part of its rebranding and restructuring efforts. The chamber said Wednesday the change works to unify the “voice of business” in northern Virginia. “The rebranding and restructuring will allow us to better serve and increase […] More

  • Raytheon's Patriot Upgrade Completes Initial Army Flight Tests; Ralph Acaba Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Patriot Upgrade Completes Initial Army Flight Tests; Ralph Acaba Comments

    Raytheon‘s updated Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system has undergone initial flight tests by the U.S. Army to check the added functions and modifications of the system. The company said Thursday the system’s Post-Deployment Build 8 configuration worked to detect, track and engage a ballistic missile target with PAC-3 and GEM-T missiles during each of the tests. “PDB-8 can be retrofitted […] More

  • Hera Systems to Launch 1st Satellites in Oct 2016; Bobby Machinski Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hera Systems to Launch 1st Satellites in Oct 2016; Bobby Machinski Comments

    Hera Systems plans to launch its first imaging satellites in October 2016 after it completed preliminary design review of the spacecraft and secured an initial round of funds from investors led by Firsthand Capital. The company said Thursday the nine-satellite constellation will work to produce images and video that its analytics platform will utilize to generate insights offered as […] More