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  • Lockheed Martin to Support Navy Radar Avionics Operations Under $60M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin to Support Navy Radar Avionics Operations Under $60M Contract

    Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems has secured a $60 million contract from the U.S. Navy for operational test programs and models to support the service branch’s AN/APY-9 radar avionics line replaceable modules. The cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract also tasks the company to provide risk management and cyber test frameworks for depot-level repair of the Navy’s […] More

  • Bulgaria Secures State Department Approval of Potential $114M Javelin Missile Purchase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bulgaria Secures State Department Approval of Potential $114M Javelin Missile Purchase

    The Department of State has cleared a potential $114 million foreign military sale to Bulgaria covering the delivery of 218 Javelin FGM-148F missiles and 107 Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units. Javelin Joint Venture, a partnership of RTX and Lockheed Martin, will be the sale’s prime contractor, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday. The sale […] More

  • Astranis to Integrate Military Communication Capability in New Omega Satellites Under SSC-SPACECOM Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Astranis to Integrate Military Communication Capability in New Omega Satellites Under SSC-SPACECOM Contract

    Astranis has secured a $13.2 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and U.S. Space Command to incorporate military Ka-band frequency compatibility to the company’s new Omega satellites. Granted under the Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, vehicle, the contract value includes a $3.3 million SSC contribution and other support from SpaceWERX and […] More

  • Special Aerospace Services Names Dan Dumbacher as Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Special Aerospace Services Names Dan Dumbacher as Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer

    Special Aerospace Services has appointed Dan Dumbacher, former American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics CEO, as its chief innovation and strategy officer. Dumbacher’s role at SAS includes leading strategic enhancements and innovations on product and service delivery, the Huntsville, Alabama-based company said Wednesday. In his over 30 years of industry experience, Dumbacher also previously served […] More

  • Serco Inc. Books $70M in Recompete Contracts to Support Texas Road Safety; Tom Watson Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Serco Inc. Books $70M in Recompete Contracts to Support Texas Road Safety; Tom Watson Quoted

    The Texas Department of Transportation, or TxDOT, has granted recompete contracts worth a total of $70M for Serco Inc. to stay as safety service support provider to its Highway Emergency Response Operator program in the Austin, El Paso and San Antonio districts. TxDOT has been tapping Serco’s services for the HERO program since 2017, the […] More

  • Intelsat Tapping Satellite Terminal Partners to Pursue Multi-Orbit Services Strategy; David Wajsgras Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat Tapping Satellite Terminal Partners to Pursue Multi-Orbit Services Strategy; David Wajsgras Quoted

    Intelsat has announced its goal to be the world’s first provider of multi-orbit solutions to all relevant businesses by the first half of 2025 as part of a new satellite terminal strategy. “Intelsat is making strategic bets on new technologies, including new investments in innovative terminal providers,” Intelsat CEO and past Wash100 award winner David […] More

  • Second Front Systems’ Series C Financing Round Draws $70M From Salesforce Ventures, New Investors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Second Front Systems’ Series C Financing Round Draws $70M From Salesforce Ventures, New Investors

    Wilmington, Delaware-based software company Second Front Systems, or 2F, announced that it had raised $70 million in its Series C financing round, which was led by Salesforce Ventures, an existing investor.  Battery Ventures, a new investor, joined in the investment round, which also drew support from existing investors New Enterprise Associates, Moore Strategic Ventures and […] More

  • Anduril Expands AAV Offerings With Barracuda Product Line - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Anduril Expands AAV Offerings With Barracuda Product Line

    Anduril Industries has added to its autonomous air vehicle portfolio the Barracuda AAV family optimized for on-demand and affordable production. The Barracuda variants, named Barracuda-100, Barracuda-250 and Barracuda-500, come in varying sizes, ranges and payload capacities, with upgradeable features to adapt to various warfighting missions, Anduril said Thursday. The Barracudas’ software-defined capabilities offer a target […] More

  • Army Taps Anduril, Performance Drone Works to Supply Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps Anduril, Performance Drone Works to Supply Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

    The U.S. Army has awarded Anduril Industries and Performance Drone Works a $14.4 million supply contract under Tranche 1 of the service branch’s Company-Level Small Uncrewed Aircraft System Directed Requirement, DVIDS reported Wednesday.  The tailored logistics support 10-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract calls for SUAS deliveries of Anduril’s Ghost X and PDW’s C-100 drones. Both SUAS have […] More

  • Primer Technologies Adds Collin Green, Daniel Simpson to Federal Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Primer Technologies Adds Collin Green, Daniel Simpson to Federal Advisory Board

    Artificial intelligence software company Primer Technologies has appointed Collin Green, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, and Daniel Simpson, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, to its federal advisory board. The company’s CEO, Sean Moriarty, anticipates Green and Simpson’s counsel to contribute to delivering innovative AI solutions to customers, Primer said Monday. Green is […] More

  • State Department Clears $133M RTX Missile Sale to Singapore - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department Clears $133M RTX Missile Sale to Singapore

    The State Department has approved Singapore’s request to purchase 54 AIM-120C-8 advanced medium range air-to-air missiles worth an estimated $133 million. Tucson, Arizona-based defense contractor RTX will be the principal contractor of the potential sale, which also includes related missile equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday. Besides associated equipment, like missile containers, weapons […] More

  • Honeywell Receives DOD Contract to Boost Strategic Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Supply - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Honeywell Receives DOD Contract to Boost Strategic Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Supply

    Honeywell has secured a $25.8 million contract for its Plymouth, Minnesota-based foundry to fabricate strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics in support of the 2024 National Defense Industrial Strategy. The work was awarded under the Defense Production Act Investment contract vehicle seeking to ensure that components are available for use in radiation environments, the Department of Defense said […] More