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  • 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

  • DOD Seeks Vendors for Multiple Award Contract Supporting Advana Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD Seeks Vendors for Multiple Award Contract Supporting Advana Program

    The Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office is looking into potential vendors that can meet the requirements of a contract vehicle it is currently developing in support of Advana, an enterprise data, analytics and AI platform being used across the DOD. According to a sources sought notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov, the […] More

  • Guidehouse Appoints Patrick Spoletini as First Health Segment Growth Leader - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Guidehouse Appoints Patrick Spoletini as First Health Segment Growth Leader

    Global consulting company Guidehouse has named Patrick Spoletini as the first growth leader of its health segment. Spoletini brings to his new post over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including work on regulatory compliance and digital health transformation, Guidehouse said. As health segment growth leader, Spoletini will oversee the company’s healthcare consultancy […] More

  • Metron–Cellula Robotics Partnership Unveils New Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle; Van Gurley Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Metron–Cellula Robotics Partnership Unveils New Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle; Van Gurley Quoted

    Metron and Cellula Robotics have presented to their customers the defense and commercial applications of the new uncrewed underwater vehicle developed under a partnership they announced in March. In the capability demonstrations, two versions of the partnership’s ANCC+Solus UUV performed in-water missions to demonstrate their fully autonomous and long-range capabilities, Metron said Tuesday. The demos, […] More

  • SAIC-Integrated Joint Fires Network Demos CJADC2 Links at INDOPACOM’s Multilateral Exercise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC-Integrated Joint Fires Network Demos CJADC2 Links at INDOPACOM’s Multilateral Exercise

    The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command demonstrated its Joint Fires Network in the recent Valiant Shield 2024 exercise, which for the first time was a multilateral event wherein Canadian, Japanese and French allies interacted with U.S. military forces.  SAIC, the network’s lead integrator, said Thursday that JFN validated in the exercise the Department of Defense’s Combined Joint […] More

  • Thales Launches Luna T-Series Tablet Hardware Security Module - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Launches Luna T-Series Tablet Hardware Security Module

    Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies, a division of Thales Defense & Security, has launched its Luna T-Series Tablet Hardware Security Module designed to protect data, applications and cryptographic keys in an offline environment. Its design works to provide a wide range of functions, such as the protection of public key infrastructure root keys, Thales said. Users […] More