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  • Northrop Tapped to Supply Attitude, Heading Reference System for Airbus Helicopters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Tapped to Supply Attitude, Heading Reference System for Airbus Helicopters

    Northrop Grumman will build attitude and heading reference systems for Airbus helicopter platforms. Northrop Grumman LITEF, a Northrop subsidiary in Germany, will work to certify and deliver its new LCR-350 reference tool to Airbus Helicopters, Northrop said Oct. 21. The company will begin the production phase in 2016. According to Eckehardt Keip, managing director of Northrop Grumman LITEF, the LCR-350 solution […] More

  • Strategic Defense Intelligence: Global Military Radar Market to Experience 1% 10-Year CAGR - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Strategic Defense Intelligence: Global Military Radar Market to Experience 1% 10-Year CAGR

    New research from Strategic Defense Intelligence has projected a 1.05 percent year-over-year growth for the global military radar market through 2024. The new report released Monday contains analysis of the market’s industry values, its challenges and major players. It identified technological innovation, particularly in radio frequency and radar, and an increased need for threat mitigation as factors […] More

  • KBR to Repair, Maintain US Navy Base in Africa; Stuart Bradie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR to Repair, Maintain US Navy Base in Africa; Stuart Bradie Comments

    KBR Inc. has won a five-year, $50 million contract to renovate, repair and maintain the U.S. Navy‘s base in Africa. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command awarded the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity job order to KBR to support the Defense Department‘s activities in Djibouti, Africa, KBR said Friday. “KBR’s prior success working in Djibouti has led to the award of this contract,” said Stuart […] More

  • Research and Markets: UAV Market Worth $10.6B in 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: UAV Market Worth $10.6B in 2020

    Research and Markets has released a new report that projects the unmanned aerial vehicle market to reach $10.57 billion in value by 2020. The growth represents a 7.73 percent from the $6.76 billion value recorded in 2014, Research and Markets said Friday. North America represented 69 percent of the global UAV market in 2014 and production and demand of this system […] More

  • Harris to Build Wideband Tactical Radios for Central Asian Client; Brendan O'Connell Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Build Wideband Tactical Radios for Central Asian Client; Brendan O’Connell Comments

    Harris Corp. has won an $18 million contract to supply Falcon III wideband tactical radios to a nation client in Central Asia. The customer plans to deploy the RF-7800H high-frequency manpack and the RF-7850M multiband handheld radios to its frontline forces through the radio systems, Harris said Thursday. “Harris radios deliver highly reliable and secure communications for critical missions on the battlefield,” said […] More

  • Northrop's Jeffrey Palombo Showcases Open-Architecture Avionics System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop’s Jeffrey Palombo Showcases Open-Architecture Avionics System

    Northrop Grumman has exhibited an integrated avionics system built to help develop configurable aircraft in the future. The company showcased its newest avionics equipment and highlighted other C4ISR initiatives during a National Press Club briefing, Northrop said Wednesday. Jeffrey Palombo, vice president and general manager of Northrop’s land and self protection systems division, said airplanes need open architecture design of sensors, surveillance equipment […] More

  • Boeing, Danish Firms Ink A&D Market Partnership; Debbie Rub Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Danish Firms Ink A&D Market Partnership; Debbie Rub Comments

    Boeing has partnered with six Danish companies to pursue business opportunities in the defense and aerospace industries. Boeing inked agreements with Danish Aerotech, Falck Schmidt Defence Systems, IFAD, Multicut, Systematic and Terma in connection with Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet offering to Denmark, Boeing said Thursday. “The areas of cooperation identified in these agreements draw upon the specialized capabilities of Danish industry to […] More

  • KCG's Scott Ackerman: Organizations Look to Intell-Driven Mobile Security Approach - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KCG’s Scott Ackerman: Organizations Look to Intell-Driven Mobile Security Approach

    Scott Ackerman, vice president of civilian programs and technology partnerships at Knowledge Consulting Group, says organizations are adopting an intelligence-driven approach to the security of devices amid the rise of Internet of Things. Ackerman wrote Friday that IoT is causing enterprises to expand the scope of security in a growing ecosystem of “mobile devices and applications that must connect to […] More

  • Insitu Refreshes ScanEagle UAV Platform; Ryan Hartman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Insitu Refreshes ScanEagle UAV Platform; Ryan Hartman Comments

    Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary, has upgraded its ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle platform. ScanEagle 2 features a reciprocating internal combustion propulsion system that is built for small UAS, Insitu said Wednesday. “ScanEagle 2 will shepherd us into the next two decades as we focus on reliability and affordability and enter the civil/commercial market,” said Ryan Hartman, Insitu president and […] More

  • Raytheon Demos Griffin C Missile's Target Update System; Thomas Bussing Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Demos Griffin C Missile’s Target Update System; Thomas Bussing Comments

    Raytheon has demonstrated the target update functions of its Griffin C missile when the system redirects to a new object during a flight test. The company performed the three-for-three flight tests at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona for the U.S. Navy‘s Littoral Combat Ship surface-to-surface missile module, Raytheon said Tuesday. “With its extended range motor, Griffin C’s increased capability addresses the need for a […] More

  • NetApp Acquires Riverbed's Cloud Backup Product Line; Jonathan Kissane Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NetApp Acquires Riverbed’s Cloud Backup Product Line; Jonathan Kissane Comments

    NetApp has acquired Riverbed Technology‘s cloud-integrated backup product line for approximately $80 million in an effort to help clients manage data across cloud platforms. NetApp will consolidate the SteelStore product with other cloud-integrated storage offerings for customers to back up their data in private and public cloud environments, NetApp said Monday. NetApp plans to roll out the SteelStore product in the third […] More

  • MACH37 Starts New Info Security Startup Mentor Applications; Rick Gordon Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MACH37 Starts New Info Security Startup Mentor Applications; Rick Gordon Comments

    MACH37 has kicked off the application process for its accelerator program for information security startup businesses. The MACH37 Cyber Accelerator’s 90-day Spring 2015 Cohort will begin on March 2, 2015, MACH37 said Tuesday. Cyber startups will undergo a mentorship program on how to create and sustain a business and receive a $50,000 investment to market their security products, the company […] More