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  • OSIsoft, Esri to Provide Software for USACE Energy Info Mgmt Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OSIsoft, Esri to Provide Software for USACE Energy Info Mgmt Project

    Spectrum Solutions will use OSIsoft and Esri software to implement an energy information management program for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under a $6 million contract. Spectrum Solutions will combine OSIsoft’s PI System, Esri’s ArcGIS geospatial information system and the PI Integrator for Esri ArcGIS in order to facilitate situational awareness for energy managers, OSIsoft said Wednesday. “Our goal is […] More

  • Lockheed to Work on Navy Submarine Combat System Interface Redesign - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Work on Navy Submarine Combat System Interface Redesign

    Lockheed Martin will work to refresh the interfaces of the U.S. Navy’s various submarine warfare subsystems under a $60 million contract awarded in December. The company will update the Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical Systems on multiple submarine classes such as the Virginia-class submarines, Lockheed said Tuesday. Lockheed’s SWFTS systems engineering and integration team will perform work […] More

  • CGI Launches Insider Threat Advisory Services; Michael Roach Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CGI Launches Insider Threat Advisory Services; Michael Roach Comments

    CGI has introduced new insider threat advisory services in an effort to help government and commercial customers respond to cybersecurity threats. The program will advise organizations in their analysis of various data sources and cultural change efforts in order to identify risks through what the company calls an insider threat lens, CGI said Wednesday. “An […] More

  • EmeSec Launches Cyber Enablement Practice; Maria Horton Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EmeSec Launches Cyber Enablement Practice; Maria Horton Comments

    EmeSec has unveiled a new cyber enablement division in a move to help customers address threats as they transition to Internet of Things and cloud infrastructure. The company started the new practice to assist customers in their work to retain consumer and customer trust, compliance practices and cyber improvement, EmeSec said Wednesday. “With this new practice, EmeSec is […] More

  • Northrop-Oceaneering Team to Help Build 3D Printer for Orbit in Space; Andrew Rush Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop-Oceaneering Team to Help Build 3D Printer for Orbit in Space; Andrew Rush Comments

    Northrop Grumman and Oceaneering Space Systems will collaborate to build a second three-dimensional printer for Silicon Valley startup firm Made in Space, to launch into orbit under a $20 million NASA contract, Space News reported Tuesday. Debra Werner writes the team will install the 3D printer built with a robotic arm in an external space station pod as part […] More

  • Visiongain: Global Military Smart Weapons Market Worth $22B in 2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain: Global Military Smart Weapons Market Worth $22B in 2016

    Visiongain predicts in a new report that the global military smart weapons market will hit $22.32 billion in 2016. The report examines the market’s competitive landscape and identifies potential business opportunities, Visiongain said Monday. Visiongain also analyzes potential developments in the following five submarkets within the military smart weapons sector over the next 10 years: Radar-guided military […] More

  • Cyber Startup Team8 Raises $23M in AT&T-Backed Financing Round - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cyber Startup Team8 Raises $23M in AT&T-Backed Financing Round

    Israel-based cybersecurity startup Team8 has generated $23 million in a second round of financing backed by investors that include AT&T, Accenture, Nokia, Mitsui and Temasek, Fortune reported Tuesday. Robert Hackett writes Team8 raised a total funding of $41 million after the company received $18 million in 2015 in addition to the series B financing. Nadav […] More

  • Sikorsky, Taqnia Forge Helicopter Production Alliance in Saudi Arabia; Ali Al-Ghamdi, Alan Chinoda Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky, Taqnia Forge Helicopter Production Alliance in Saudi Arabia; Ali Al-Ghamdi, Alan Chinoda Comment

    Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky business and Taqnia Aeronautics have formed a partnership to seek business opportunities in helicopter production in Saudi Arabia. Both companies outlined in their agreement the investment, technology and skills requirements for the production and assembly of S-70 Black Hawk helicopters in the country, Lockheed said Tuesday. “Entering into this agreement will give Taqnia […] More

  • Lockheed to Produce Radars for Romania; Mark Mekker Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Produce Radars for Romania; Mark Mekker Comments

    Lockheed Martin has been selected to supply ground-based radars to Romania that will work to operate independently in remote areas to address the customer’s needs. Lockheed will produce two TPS-77 radars and digital array row transceivers for the country under the contract agreement, the company said Monday. “The feedback we receive from our ongoing collaborations with countries […] More

  • Reuters: DigitalGlobe, Saudi Organizations Launch Small Satellite JV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: DigitalGlobe, Saudi Organizations Launch Small Satellite JV

    DigitalGlobe and two organizations in Saudi Arabia have formed a joint venture to build small satellites intended to regularly capture images of different areas around the world, Reuters reported Sunday. DigitalGlobe CEO Jeffrey Tarr said the company would integrate its satellites, ground infrastructure and processing technology into the project in order to facilitate the accuracy of collected […] More

  • Five Companies Win Army Weapons Part Production FMS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Five Companies Win Army Weapons Part Production FMS Contract

    The U.S. Army has awarded five companies a $49 million contract to produce nonstandard weapons components for several international clients under a foreign military sales agreement. Culmen International, Defense Technology, Multinational Defense Services, Sierra Four Industries and UDC USA will perform work through Feb. 18, 2021, the Defense Department said Thursday. The companies will produce […] More

  • Bloomberg: Lockheed Eyes F-16 Manufacturing in India - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bloomberg: Lockheed Eyes F-16 Manufacturing in India

    Lockheed Martin has made an offer to India for the manufacture of F-16 fighter jets in the country in an effort to help upgrade the Indian defense sector, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Phil Shaw, CEO of Lockheed’s Indian unit, said the company’s CEO and President Marillyn Hewson opened the deal’s possibility to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in […] More