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  • Saab to Demo Anti-Submarine Warfare Training System for US Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Demo Anti-Submarine Warfare Training System for US Navy

    The U.S. Navy is set to evaluate an anti-submarine warfare training system from Saab as part of the military branch’s Foreign Comparative Testing Program. Saab said Tuesday it will demonstrate the AUV62-AT system this summer as the Navy looks to replace the service branch’s current platform for an undersea warfare training range. Gorgen Johansson, a senior vice president at Saab and head […] More

  • Research and Markets: Manufacturing Tech Advancement to Drive Global Drone Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Manufacturing Tech Advancement to Drive Global Drone Market

    Research and Markets has projected that technological advancements in the production of military and commercial drones will help fuel the worldwide drone market’s growth to $16.7 billion in value by 2022. The company said Wednesday that efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration and other regulatory agencies to formulate policies that support use of military unmanned aerial […] More

  • Multi-Industry Organizations Call for National Data Protection Standard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Multi-Industry Organizations Call for National Data Protection Standard

    A coalition of 22 financial, technology and retail trade groups has called on Congress to pass legislation governing consumer data protection and breach notification. On Thursday, the organizations wrote a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee calling for the enactment of national data breach legislation that would protect consumers’ sensitive data. The groups […] More

  • AECOM JV to Support Army Coastal Storm Risk Management Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM JV to Support Army Coastal Storm Risk Management Efforts

    An AECOM–Moffat and Nichol joint venture has won a potential five-year, $30 million contract to support coastal storm and flood risk management projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The JV will provide architect-engineer services to a coastal storm risk management effort from the South Shore of Staten Island in Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach in New York as […] More

  • Koniag Subsidiary Gets DOI Contract for IT Review, Cloud Migration Planning Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Koniag Subsidiary Gets DOI Contract for IT Review, Cloud Migration Planning Support

    A Koniag subsidiary has received a contract from the Interior Department to help DOI’s Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians develop a blueprint to migrate information technology systems to a cloud platform. Eagle Harbor Solutions will evaluate the office’s IT assets, network architecture and systems as part of cloud migration planning efforts, Koniag said Monday. The […] More

  • Kratos Secures Unmanned Aerial Drone System Production Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Secures Unmanned Aerial Drone System Production Contract

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has received a $23 million initial contract to manufacture a jet-powered unmanned aerial drone system for an undisclosed customer. The company said Monday it aims to complete majority of work under the new contract over a 12-month period and expects to produce additional systems for the client thereafter. Eric DeMarco, president and CEO of Kratos, said the […] More

  • BAE to Help Navy Update USS Princeton Cruiser's Military, Technical Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Help Navy Update USS Princeton Cruiser’s Military, Technical Systems

    A ship repair business of BAE Systems has won a potential $19.5 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to update military and technical systems onboard a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser. BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair will perform depot-level maintenance, alteration and modification efforts during the USS Princeton (CG 59) selected restricted availability period, the Defense […] More

  • Comtech Gets Solid-State Amplifier Upgrade Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comtech Gets Solid-State Amplifier Upgrade Order

    A U.S. government contractor has awarded Comtech Telecommunications‘ New York-based subsidiary a $1.2 million order to update electronic warfare hardware. Comtech PST will upgrade solid-state, high-power amplifiers designed to address a customer’s EW requirements, the company said Monday. Fred Kornberg, president and CEO of Comtech Telecommunications, said that domestic and international original equipment manufacturers use the company’s […] More

  • Raytheon, Department 13 Form Drone Defense Tech Partnership; Bob Busey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Department 13 Form Drone Defense Tech Partnership; Bob Busey Comments

    Raytheon and Department 13 International have signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop and market technology platforms for defense customers to counter drone threats. Both companies plan to initially explore business opportunities for D13’s MESMER counter-drone system designed to automatically stop, redirect or take control of drones that pose risks to infrastructure and personnel, D13 said […] More

  • U.S. Air Force, Army Order ZOLL Vital Signs Monitoring Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    U.S. Air Force, Army Order ZOLL Vital Signs Monitoring Systems

    ZOLL Medical will provide deployable vital signs monitors to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army through a sole-source contract from the Defense Logistics Agency. Propaq M is designed to function even in austere military environments and to be configurable into the Propaq MD variant through the addition of an integrated defibrillator and pacer, ZOLL said Wednesday. The company […] More

  • Transcom Issues RFI on Surface Transportation Automation, Information Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transcom Issues RFI on Surface Transportation Automation, Information Services

    The U.S. Transportation Command has issued a request for information on potential industry sources of an distribution and deployment automated information system. Transcom said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Jan. 2 the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s data integration and enterprise architecture branches need technical engineering support in efforts to deliver surface transportation automation and information services to […] More

  • Comtech to Supply, Sustain Ethernet Bridging Device for Navy SPAWAR - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comtech to Supply, Sustain Ethernet Bridging Device for Navy SPAWAR

    A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary has received a $19.1 million contract to provide a layer-2 Ethernet bridging platform for installation on U.S. Navy ship, shore, and submarine platforms. Comtech EF Data will supply and sustain the Advanced Time Division Multiple Access Interface Processor system under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the service branch’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, the Defense […] More