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  • State Department OKs $117M FMS Deal With Netherlands for AIM-9X Block II Missiles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department OKs $117M FMS Deal With Netherlands for AIM-9X Block II Missiles

    The State Department has cleared a potential $117 million purchase request of the government of the Netherlands for additional Raytheon Technologies-made AIM-9X Block II missiles and related equipment. The NATO ally is seeking to procure 95 AIM-9X Block II tactical missiles, 43 AIM-9X Block II+ systems and one tactical guidance unit for the latter missile […] More

  • GitLab Launches Major DevOps Platform Iteration; Bob Stevens Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GitLab Launches Major DevOps Platform Iteration; Bob Stevens Comments

    GitLab has expanded its comprehensive DevOps platform with the release of a major iteration designed to support users’ development and collaboration on business-critical code for secure software delivery. GitLab 15, starting with the 15.0 first release version, works to modernize the capabilities of The One DevOps Platform and is planned to enhance a user-customer’s continuous […] More

  • Pavilion, Los Alamos National Lab Collaborating on Storage Server Analytics Offloads - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pavilion, Los Alamos National Lab Collaborating on Storage Server Analytics Offloads

    Pavilion Data Systems will employ its HyperOS storage operating system with HyperParallel Flash Array to help Los Alamos National Laboratory offload analytics functions from storage servers and move them to the array in an effort to minimize data movement. LANL looks to enable use of big data- or analytics community-made tools to perform data analytics […] More

  • Northrop Completes Loads Calibration Test of B-21 Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Completes Loads Calibration Test of B-21 Aircraft

    Northrop Grumman has achieved positive and consistent results during the B-21 Raider bomber aircraft’s loads calibration test that validated its structural integrity and reaffirmed the company’s manufacturing approach and digital design capabilities. Calibrating aircraft instrumentation is part of the three-pronged ground test phase that seeks to ensure the B-21 flight readiness, Northrop said Wednesday. The […] More

  • Perikin Books Air Force Contract for Hypersonic T&E Advisory, Assistance Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Perikin Books Air Force Contract for Hypersonic T&E Advisory, Assistance Services

    Perikin Enterprises has won a five-year, $49.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide advisory and assistance services in support of the service branch’s hypersonic test and evaluation activities. The technical A&AS will be used on the High Speed Systems Test and Hypersonic Central T&E Investment Program portfolios, the Department of Defense said […] More

  • Former Congressman Jim Moran Joins Advisory Board of Castellum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Congressman Jim Moran Joins Advisory Board of Castellum

    Jim Moran, formerly congressman of Virginia, was appointed to the advisory board of Castellum, where he will work with other business executives and senior cybersecurity or information technology professionals to support company growth. Castellum said Tuesday Moran pushed for technology and defense advocacies during his over two decades of congressional service in addition to becoming […] More

  • Former Itron VP Balaji Tamirisa Named Dedrone CTO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Itron VP Balaji Tamirisa Named Dedrone CTO

    Balaji Tamirisa, formerly vice president of research and development at Itron, has joined Dedrone as chief technology officer, responsible for supervising continued tech portfolio expansion and ensuring that the company maintains its position in the airspace security market. He brings to his new role at Dedrone more than 20 years of experience in engineering, program […] More

  • USAF Vet Justin Shehane Appointed as COO at Precision Platform Solutions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF Vet Justin Shehane Appointed as COO at Precision Platform Solutions

    Justin Shehane was promoted to the role of chief operating officer at Precision Platform Solutions, where he previously served as senior director of project management. The company said Monday Shehane will work on customer advocacy and relationship management, account planning, sales support and consultative selling, among his other responsibilities. The executive moved to the industry […] More

  • Former DOD Senior Exec William Roberts Joins Significance as Strategic Growth VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DOD Senior Exec William Roberts Joins Significance as Strategic Growth VP

    William Roberts, formerly assistant deputy commandant for program and resources at the U.S Marine Corps, was named vice president of strategic growth at government consulting services provider Significance. In assuming the newly created position, Roberts will be tasked to support the company’s efforts to grow its product and service offerings and customer base, Significance said […] More

  • National Aerospace Solutions Awarded $189M USAF Deal for Test Operations, Sustainment Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    National Aerospace Solutions Awarded $189M USAF Deal for Test Operations, Sustainment Support

    National Aerospace Solutions will continue performing test operations and sustainment work at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex under a $189.1 million cost-plus-award-fee contract modification from the U.S. Air Force. The award exercised option year six on a contract with a total cumulative face value of $1.8 billion that provides for the Bechtel-led team supporting the […] More

  • Ball, Raytheon to Study Atmospheric Composition Instrument for NOAA Earth Observation Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball, Raytheon to Study Atmospheric Composition Instrument for NOAA Earth Observation Satellite

    Ball Aerospace and Raytheon Technologies will conduct a twenty-month study of an atmospheric composition instrument for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite system for Earth observations. NASA said Wednesday Ball Aerospace & Technologies and Raytheon Intelligence & Space were chosen for the Geostationary Extended Observations ACX instrument Phase A Study that will inform the […] More

  • L3Harris Manufacturing Panoramic Night Vision System for SOCOM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3Harris Manufacturing Panoramic Night Vision System for SOCOM

    L3Harris Technologies will deliver advanced night vision systems to the U.S. Special Operations Command to enhance battlefield situational awareness under a previously awarded low rate initial production contract. The company said Friday it has started manufacturing the Fused Panoramic Night Vision Goggle that offers a 97-degree field-of-view to aid special operation units conducting missions in […] More