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Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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  • Lockheed to Insert Gallium Nitride Into Army Radar Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Insert Gallium Nitride Into Army Radar Tech

    Lockheed Martin has received a contract modification to incorporate gallium nitride into U.S. Army radars used to protect soldiers from indirect fire. The company said Monday updating the AN/TPQ-53 radar technology with GaN can help increase the system’s performance to acquire counterfire targets. AN/TPQ-53 is designed to help military users detect, classify, track and identify the location of adversarial indirect fire in […] More

  • BAE Systems to Provide Additional Howitzers for Army Under New Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems to Provide Additional Howitzers for Army Under New Contract

    BAE Systems has received a military contract to procure 18 M777 155mm Ultra Lightweight Howitzer gun systems to the U.S. Army. The M777 is designed to provide soldiers and Marines with tactical and strategic mobility and artillery for operations in hostile environments, the company said Monday. Joe Senftle, vice president and general manager of weapon systems […] More

  • UTC Announces Ballistic Protection System for Chinook Cargo Loading Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UTC Announces Ballistic Protection System for Chinook Cargo Loading Platform

    A United Technologies Corp. business has introduced a new lightweight ballistic protection system built for use with the CH-47 Chinook helicopter’s cargo on/off loading system. UTC Aerospace Systems‘ new protection system is geared to help Chinook operators save up to 20 percent in weight for boosted fuel efficiency, the business unit said Monday. The LBPS […] More

  • General Atomics, Army Complete Gray Eagle Extended Range UAV Follow-On Testing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics, Army Complete Gray Eagle Extended Range UAV Follow-On Testing

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business and the U.S. Army have concluded the follow-on operational test and evaluation of a new extended-range unmanned aerial vehicle. The conclusion of the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range‘s FOT&E phase culminated after 644 flight hours of testing that began June at Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, Calif., the company said […] More

  • Leidos CEO Roger Krone Gets AUSA's 2018 John W. Dixon Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos CEO Roger Krone Gets AUSA’s 2018 John W. Dixon Award

    The Association of the U.S. Army has selected Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, to receive AUSA’s 2018 John W. Dixon Award in recognition of his contributions to national defense programs. “I dedicated my own career to ensuring our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines were able to do their jobs with the best technology,” Krone said in a […] More

  • Serco's US Arm to Extend Army Training Support; Dave Dacquino Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Serco’s US Arm to Extend Army Training Support; Dave Dacquino Quoted

    The North American subsidiary of U.K.-based Serco Group will continue to provide web-based, full-life cycle training support to the U.S. Army‘s Joint Munitions Command and the Defense Ammunition Center under a potential five-year, $22M contract. Serco Inc. will design, build, test and maintain learning tools, applications and services to help the Army and the Defense Department strengthen mission systems, the […] More

  • NGA, Industry Partners Release Final Arctic 3D Digital Elevation Models - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NGA, Industry Partners Release Final Arctic 3D Digital Elevation Models

    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has released the seventh and final set of 3D digital elevation models covering the Arctic region. NGA said Friday the ArcticDEM Project‘s latest iteration consists of time-stamped and 2-meter resolution DEM strips encompassing 10 percent of the planet’s surface. The new models also underwent filtering to increase resolution of densely-forested areas […] More

  • Northrop Builds Two Motors for Orion Spacecraft Launch Abort System Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Builds Two Motors for Orion Spacecraft Launch Abort System Test

    Northrop Grumman has completed two motors for use in upcoming tests of a system designed to separate the Orion crew module from the spacecraft’s launch vehicle in the event of an emergency. The company said Wednesday it developed the launch abort system motors under a contract with Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for NASA‘s Orion program. […] More

  • General Atomics Designs Small Nuclear Power Supply Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Designs Small Nuclear Power Supply Tech

    General Atomics has embarked on a project to develop a nuclear reactor system designed to fit in a military shipping container for both truck and air deliveries. The company said Thursday its microreactor program builds on General Atomics’ 60 years of nuclear energy research-and-development experience and uses materials built to protect the system from potential threats. According […] More

  • Sikorsky Prepares Raider Helicopter for Proposal to Army With Recent Speed Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky Prepares Raider Helicopter for Proposal to Army With Recent Speed Test

    The S-97 Raider helicopter of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has surpassed a speed record of 200 knots during a recent flight test in preparation for proposal to the U.S. Army. Lockheed said Thursday Sikorsky intends for the helicopter to become part of the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program aiming to further implement future vertical […] More

  • Lockheed Unveils Two Potential Suppliers of USAF Missile Warning Satellite Payload - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Unveils Two Potential Suppliers of USAF Missile Warning Satellite Payload

    Raytheon and a team composed of Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace have been selected develop mission payloads for potential integration into a missile warning satellite Lockheed Martin will build for the U.S. Air Force. Lockheed said Thursday it will facilitate the payload development competition, which covers development and critical design review phases, and choose a supplier for the […] More

  • DISA Seeks Input on Enterprise Network Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Seeks Input on Enterprise Network Support Services

    The Defense Information Systems Agency is soliciting industry input on services needed to support the Defense Contracting Management Agency‘s enterprise network. Potential providers would deliver maintenance, operations, installation, security compliance, configuration control and design recommendations for the infrastructure of DCMA’s wide and local area networks, DISA said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice. Sought services would […] More