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  • Lockheed Demos Q-53 Radar's UAS Counter, Tracking Functions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Demos Q-53 Radar’s UAS Counter, Tracking Functions

    Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar’s unmanned aerial systems tracking and identification functions designed to support information relay to a command and control node. The company built Q-53 to detect, classify, track and locate indirect fire from enemies in 36o- and 90- degree modes, as well as deliver multi-mission radar functions through its rockets, […] More

  • Air Industries Group to Develop KC-135 Landing Gear - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Industries Group to Develop KC-135 Landing Gear

    Air Industries Group has received $2.3 million in subcontract awards from Helicopter Tech to develop landing gear component made from forged aluminum for the KC-135 aircraft. Nassau Tool Works, Air Industries’ subsidiary, will produce the part over a period of two years with the start of deliveries slated for early 2018, Air Industries said Monday. Dan Godin, Air Industries Group president […] More

  • STG to Provide IT Support Services to 2nd Regional Cyber Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    STG to Provide IT Support Services to 2nd Regional Cyber Center

    STG has received a contract modification worth $34 million from the U.S. Army to provide information technology support to the 2nd Regional Cyber Center Western Hemisphere at Ft. Huachuca in Arizona. The Defense Department said Monday that STG is expected to complete the services by June 2017. DoD added that the Army Contracting Command had obligated […] More

  • Georgia Tech Purchases Marietta Real Estate from Lockheed - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Georgia Tech Purchases Marietta Real Estate from Lockheed

    Georgia Tech has purchased four buildings and 52 acres from Lockheed Martin‘s south campus in Marietta to function as additional applied research facilities for the university. Lockheed said Monday that the new facilities will help to manage crowding in Georgia Tech’s other five buildings in Cobb County as its research enterprise expands. Tim Lee, Cobb County commission chairman, said the […] More

  • Navy Orders Harris Electronic Warfare Decoy Tech; Ed Zoiss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Orders Harris Electronic Warfare Decoy Tech; Ed Zoiss Comments

    The U.S. Navy has ordered $27 million in maritime electronic warfare payloads from Harris Corp. in support of a Naval Research Laboratory program to implement decoy technology for the service branch. Harris said Monday that it will present an update to the Nulka decoy used by the Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, as well as provide testing and engineering services in line […] More

  • American Systems to Extend Air Force Medical Evaluation Support Activity Support; Peter Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    American Systems to Extend Air Force Medical Evaluation Support Activity Support; Peter Smith Comments

    The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded American Systems a five-year, $10 million task order to extend its integrated test, evaluation and analytical support services to the U.S. Air Force Medical Evaluation Support Activity at Fort Detrick, Maryland. American Systems said Monday its serviecs will include program management, operational tests and market research-early acquisition program test support to the Defense Department‘s Operational Medicine […] More

  • IEC Electronics to Develop Communications Equipment for Top Global Defense Company - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IEC Electronics to Develop Communications Equipment for Top Global Defense Company

    IEC Electronics has acquired a $10 million contract from a Tier 2 Defense Department supplier to develop a digital networking and voice communications product that can be used for ground vehicles, surface warships and aircrafts. Production for the three-year contract is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, IEC said Thursday. Jeffrey Schlarbaum, IEC […] More

  • Harris Corporation to Deliver Tactical Radio, Support Services to Middle East Nation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Corporation to Deliver Tactical Radio, Support Services to Middle East Nation

    A Middle East nation has placed a $15 million order to Harris Corporation to deliver management systems, training and field support service and tactical radio products as part of the nation’s modernization efforts. The company said Friday that it will deliver Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System radios, as well as SpearNet tactical radios. Chris Young, […] More

  • JDog Junk Removal & Hauling, VA Collaborate on Employment Program for Veterans - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling, VA Collaborate on Employment Program for Veterans

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling has entered into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide support in the VA’s Compensated Work Therapy employment program to help veterans find jobs within their communities. JDog military veteran franchise owners will work with the managers of the program to create job opportunities for veterans, the company said Wednesday. Shana […] More

  • National Photonics Initiative Recommends Establishment of Directed Energy Program Office for High Power Lasers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    National Photonics Initiative Recommends Establishment of Directed Energy Program Office for High Power Lasers

    The National Photonics Initiative High Power Lasers Task Force has released its recommendations to face what it forecasts as a decline in the U.S. HPL market ahead of the Directed Energy Summit in Washington Thursday. The recommendations look to establish a directed energy program office that will work to organize the manufacturing of high power lasers within the U.S., NPI said Thursday. NPI […] More

  • IBM, UK MoD Unveil Defense Cyber Aptitude Test Assessment Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM, UK MoD Unveil Defense Cyber Aptitude Test Assessment Service

    The U.K.’s ministry of defense and IBM have unveiled the Defense Cyber Aptitude Test assessment service during the IBM HR Summit 2016, the Recruiter reported Thursday. Recruiter writes that DCAT is designed to check a military service member’s potential to work in cyberspace-related fields by determining behavioral characteristics and testing attention to detail, numerical and verbal skills and ability to […] More

  • Janus Global Operations Quality Management System Attains ISO 18788:2015 International Certification  - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Janus Global Operations Quality Management System Attains ISO 18788:2015 International Certification 

    Janus Global Operations‘ quality management system has attained the ISO 18788:2015 certification, a worldwide standard that seeks to set a global business and risk management framework for security contractors and organizations. The company said Thursday that the ISO 18788:2015 certification follows on its ANSI/ASIS PSC.1 certification in 2015. Alan Weakley, JGO president and COO, said that “Commercial and government clients in […] More