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  • Lockheed Delivers Multi-Mission High-Energy Laser Weapon System to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Delivers Multi-Mission High-Energy Laser Weapon System to Navy

    The U.S. Navy has received a new Lockheed Martin-built multi-mission laser weapon system that will be equipped on existing ships to counter threats from adversarial missiles and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors. Lockheed said Thursday the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance platform is the first tactical laser weapon system designed to provide […] More

  • BlueHalo Expands New Mexico Footprint With Production, R&D Facility; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlueHalo Expands New Mexico Footprint With Production, R&D Facility; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

    BlueHalo has officially opened its new research, development and manufacturing facility located in the Sandia Science and Technology Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a move to expand its presence in the state. The company said the 73,000-square-foot facility will help develop products in areas such as advanced radio frequency, laser communications, counter-unmanned aerial systems […] More

  • BAE, GenXComm Collaborating on Next Gen RF Oscillator Development Under DARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, GenXComm Collaborating on Next Gen RF Oscillator Development Under DARPA Program

    BAE Systems has secured a $17.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a compact, frequency-agile and low-noise radio frequency oscillators. The company said Wednesday its FAST Labs unit will work with subcontractor GenXComm to create the next generation technology under DARPA’s Generating RF with Photonic Oscillators for Low Noise program. […] More

  • REI Systems to Develop Cloud-Based Platform Under NASA Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    REI Systems to Develop Cloud-Based Platform Under NASA Contract

    NASA has selected REI Systems to develop a cloud-based platform to facilitate innovation across the small business sector under the space agency’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer initiative. The company said Tuesday the $8 million Platform Engineering and Technology Services contract will enable the SBIR/STTR team to identify small business capabilities […] More

  • Orion Space Solutions to Lead Development of Small Satellites for USSF Tetra-5 Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orion Space Solutions to Lead Development of Small Satellites for USSF Tetra-5 Mission

    Orion Space Solutions has secured a contract from the U.S. Space Force to build three small satellites to support a program aimed at demonstrating commercial technology capabilities in space. The company said Tuesday it will work other aerospace companies Booz Allen Hamilton, Scout Space and Hera Systems to develop and deploy new satellites to geostationary […] More

  • Commerce Department Seeks Comments on Boosting US Export Competitiveness in AI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Commerce Department Seeks Comments on Boosting US Export Competitiveness in AI

    The Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration is seeking information on industry concerns regarding current international policies, regulations and other measures that may impact U.S. exports of artificial intelligence technologies. In a request for comments posted on the Federal Register, ITA calls on stakeholders to provide input on the current status of the global AI […] More

  • NASA Taps Microchip Technology to Develop Next Gen Spaceflight Computing Processor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Taps Microchip Technology to Develop Next Gen Spaceflight Computing Processor

    NASA has selected Microchip Technology, a Chandler, Arizona-headquartered semiconductor manufacturer, to develop a high-performance spaceflight computing processor for the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory under a $50 million firm-fixed-price contract. Microchip Technology will design and build the HPSC processor over three years to boost the computational capacity of existing spaceflight computers in support of future […] More

  • Former HII Exec Jonathan Mathers Named DOD/IC Business Development Manager at Planet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former HII Exec Jonathan Mathers Named DOD/IC Business Development Manager at Planet

    Jonathan Mathers, a former HII senior executive, has joined Earth observation and satellite imagery company Planet as a business development manager responsible for overseeing Department of Defense and intelligence community projects. Mathers previously served as a senior business development manager at HII focused on identifying opportunities for command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and […] More

  • Anduril to Conduct Testing Operations at Nevada National Security Site - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Anduril to Conduct Testing Operations at Nevada National Security Site

    Anduril Industries has partnered with the Nevada National Security Site to use the land and airspace within the range to conduct the majority of its technology research, development and testing operations. The partnership will enable Anduril to test large unmanned aircraft, electronic warfare platforms, explosive and restricted payloads and other classified technology programs, the company […] More

  • DOD, NTIA Announce 5G Prize Competition Finalists - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD, NTIA Announce 5G Prize Competition Finalists

    The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and the Department of Defense have named the final contestants of the preliminary event of a multi-stage 5G Challenge prize competition. The first-year 5G Challenge Preliminary Event focused on Radio Access Network subsystem interoperability and called for technologies to support the network’s distributed unit, centralized […] More

  • HII Wins $79M Air Force Distributed Training Support Task Order; Andy Green Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Wins $79M Air Force Distributed Training Support Task Order; Andy Green Quoted

    HII has secured a potential six-year, $79 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide live, virtual and constructive training capabilities in support of the Mobility Air Force Distributed Mission Operations. The company said Thursday its mission technologies division will deliver cybersecurity, network engineering, standards development and logistics to support a wide range […] More