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  • Amentum Wins $280M Air Force Deal for Aviation Operations & Maintenance Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Amentum Wins $280M Air Force Deal for Aviation Operations & Maintenance Support

    Amentum has received a $279.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide aviation operations and maintenance support within the Air Force Central Command area of responsibility. Amentum emerged as the contract winner following a competitive acquisition that attracted proposals from three other vendors, the Department of Defense said Monday. Work performance under the […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Conducts Flight Test of Altera Chip-Powered EW Transceiver - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Conducts Flight Test of Altera Chip-Powered EW Transceiver

    Lockheed Martin conducted a flight demonstration of its 12th generation electronic warfare transceiver using the Agilex 9 Direct RF FPGA from Intel company Altera. Carried out for the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the test, dubbed the SHIP-enabled Wideband Transceiver Integrated Flight Test, proved that a sensor open systems architecture-based […] More

  • Ultra Maritime Receives $100M Navy Contact to Deliver Q53 Sonobuoys - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ultra Maritime Receives $100M Navy Contact to Deliver Q53 Sonobuoys

    Ultra Maritime has received a $99.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the low-rate initial production of AN/SSQ-53H sonobuoys. The agreement will advance the Navy’s annual training, peacetime operations, testing expenditures and inventory maintenance for major combat operations, Ultra Maritime said Thursday. According to Ed Cook, vice president and general manager of Ultra Maritime […] More

  • Raytheon Lands $126M Army Deal to Deliver Stinger Anti-Aircraft Missiles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Lands $126M Army Deal to Deliver Stinger Anti-Aircraft Missiles

    RTX business Raytheon has received a $126.2 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce and deliver Stinger missiles. Under the agreement, Raytheon will also provide ancillary equipment and support services to help the Army operate the man-portable anti-aircraft weapons, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The Army Contracting Command solicited the opportunity online and […] More

  • Travis Knutson Promoted to Operations SVP of Combined EAC-OWT Organization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Travis Knutson Promoted to Operations SVP of Combined EAC-OWT Organization

    Travis Knutson has been promoted to senior vice president of operations at the combined Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies organization. In his new role, Knutson will promote operational excellence in the organization and ensure that customers will receive advanced communication solutions, EAC and OWT said. In a statement, the new SVP said EAC and […] More

  • SSC Selects 4 Vendors to Design Small Satellites for Resilient GPS Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSC Selects 4 Vendors to Design Small Satellites for Resilient GPS Program

    The Space Systems Command has selected Astranis, Axient, L3Harris and Sierra Space to submit designs of Lite Evolving Augmented Proliferation satellites. The contracts require the vendors to propose satellite designs under the Resilient Global Positioning System program, which seeks to provide resilient communications service by using proliferated small satellites that transmit GPS signals, the U.S. […] More

  • Collins Aerospace Secures Army Contract Modification for Continued MAPS Production, Maintenance Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Collins Aerospace Secures Army Contract Modification for Continued MAPS Production, Maintenance Support

    Collins Aerospace has secured a $44.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Army for continued engineering, production and maintenance support of the second-generation Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System. Under the contract modification, the company will perform work at its Cedar Rapids facility in Iowa, the Department of Defense said Friday. The contract, which […] More

  • Northrop Showcases MQ-4C Triton’s Ability to Operate in Extreme Arctic Conditions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Showcases MQ-4C Triton’s Ability to Operate in Extreme Arctic Conditions

    Northrop Grumman has flown the MQ-4C Triton over the Arctic Ocean to test its ability to operate at high latitudes and in a harsh austere environment. During the five-hour test flight, the Triton navigated through the Arctic airspace using its advanced features, such as mission management computer and upgraded operational flight programs, Northrop said Thursday. […] More

  • L3Harris Awarded $142M Navy IDIQ for Submarine Photonics Mast Repair Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3Harris Awarded $142M Navy IDIQ for Submarine Photonics Mast Repair Services

    The U.S. Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies a $142 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for submarine photonics mast repair services and parts procurement support. Under the agreement, the company will provide depot-level repair, maintenance and upgrade support services for photonics mast variants and integrated submarine imaging system augmented systems, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Work will […] More

  • Maria Hedden Joins Aalyria as New Chief Operating Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maria Hedden Joins Aalyria as New Chief Operating Officer

    Maria Hedden has joined Aalyria, a global networking and laser communications technologies company, as its new chief operating officer. She brings to the role over two decades of experience and expertise in operations and program management, gained while working across the technology, defense and telecommunications sectors, Aalyria said Tuesday. In a statement, Aalyria CEO Chris […] More

  • NorthStar, Riverside Research to Enhance Space Situational Awareness Under DARPA Program; Tim Waltz Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NorthStar, Riverside Research to Enhance Space Situational Awareness Under DARPA Program; Tim Waltz Quoted

    NorthStar Earth & Space Systems is collaborating with Riverside Research to enhance U.S. space situational awareness capabilities under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Space-WATCH program. The partnership seeks to improve the ability of the U.S. to detect space threats caused by unexpected events or anomalies, NorthStar said Monday. Through the collaborative effort, Riverside Research […] More

  • Austal USA Receives $450M General Dynamics Contract to Boost US Shipyard Production Capacity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Austal USA Receives $450M General Dynamics Contract to Boost US Shipyard Production Capacity

    Austal USA has received a $450 million contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat to expand its U.S. shipyard’s production capacity and support the U.S. Navy’s submarine industrial base. Under the agreement, a new module fabrication and outfitting facility will be built in Mobile, Alabama, to support the sea service’s project of producing a Columbia-class and […] More