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  • Thales Develops Laser Tech for NASA's Mars Rover - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Develops Laser Tech for NASA’s Mars Rover

    Thales Group has developed a laser technology for integration into a rover that NASA aims to send to Mars sometime in 2020. The company said Monday it delivered the SuperCam instrument to France’s national space agency, which signed a partnership agreement with NASA in June 2015 for the Mars 2020 lander mission. SuperCam is based on the […] More

  • Australian Army Awards NIOA $79.8M Contract for Lightweight Ammunition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australian Army Awards NIOA $79.8M Contract for Lightweight Ammunition

    The Australian defense ministry has awarded a $79.8 million contract to NIOA for the delivery of the 155 millimeter Lightweight Towed Howitzer ammunition to the country’s army. The contract is expected to generate up to 22 new jobs, including 12 jobs for the effort’s first two years, and possibly additional 10 for domestic assembly given favorable business circumstances, the […] More

  • USS Fitzgerald to Undergo Restoration at Huntington Ingalls Shipyard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USS Fitzgerald to Undergo Restoration at Huntington Ingalls Shipyard

    The U.S. Navy‘s guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald arrived in Pascagoula, Mississippi on Friday to undergo repair and upgrade efforts at a Huntington Ingalls Industries  shipyard. A heavy-lift vessel transported the Arleigh Burke-class ship from Yokosuka, Japan and will stay in the Port of Pascagoula for several days before the destroyer heads to its designated pier space at HII’s facility, the Navy […] More

  • Orbital ATK Gets Follow-On Rocket Flare Order From General Dynamics - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Gets Follow-On Rocket Flare Order From General Dynamics

    General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems business has awarded Orbital ATK  a follow-on contract to supply additional illuminating flares for Hydra-70 rockets that work to help warfighters defeat targets at an extended range. Orbital ATK said Monday it will provide more than illuminating flares designed to provide light that can be sensed both visually and through infrared technology. […] More

  • Rocket Lab Conducts 2nd Orbital Launch Vehicle Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rocket Lab Conducts 2nd Orbital Launch Vehicle Flight Test

    Rocket Lab has launched its second Electron orbital launch vehicle from the company’s launch complex on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, into space. The rocket, nicknamed Still Testing, reached orbit 8.5 minutes after liftoff and deployed  Planet‘s Dove Pioneer satellite along with a pair of Spire‘s Lemur-2 satellites during the test flight, Rocket Lab said Sunday. Rocket Lab engineers will analyze launch data […] More

  • Air Force Taps Surmet to Perform R&D on Aluminum Oxynitride Manufacturing Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Surmet to Perform R&D on Aluminum Oxynitride Manufacturing Process

    Surmet has received a $7.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to deliver research and development on the transparent advanced production process used for Aluminum Oxynitride or ALON ceramic. The Defense Department said Friday services under the small business innovation research contract aim to have ALON’s manufacturing process meet DoD requirements for transparent armor and infrared sensor windows. The Air Force obligates $1.9 million in fiscal […] More

  • Air Force Taps L3 for Munition Cooperative Engagement Tech Research IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps L3 for Munition Cooperative Engagement Tech Research IDIQ

    L3 Technologies has won a seven-year, $9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to explore technologies that can facilitate cooperative engagement between munition systems deployed in a degraded communication environment. The Air Force Research Laboratory received two bids for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and will obligate $1.7 million in fiscal 2017 research and development funds at the […] More

  • Harris to Support Philippine Military C4ISTAR System Delivery Under Navy FMS Deal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Support Philippine Military C4ISTAR System Delivery Under Navy FMS Deal

      A Harris subsidiary has received a $44.8 million contract to assist the U.S government in efforts to deliver command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance equipment to the Philippine military. Harris’ RF Communications business will design, engineer and test a joint command and control system of systems for the armed forces of the Philippine under […] More

  • Kraken Robotics Subsidiary Develops Synthetic Aperture Sonar for Navy AUV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kraken Robotics Subsidiary Develops Synthetic Aperture Sonar for Navy AUV

    A Kraken Robotics subsidiary has produced a synthetic aperture sonar technology designed to map the ocean floor in support of U.S. Navy‘s autonomous minehunting operations. The service branch integrated and tested Kraken Robotics Systems-made SAS onboard the Naval Warfare Center‘s REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle, the company  said Jan. 11. The sonar is built to collect target data at a range of […] More

  • Barbaricum Wins Army Close Combat Equipment Logistics Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Barbaricum Wins Army Close Combat Equipment Logistics Contract

    Barbaricum has won a potential five-year, $36 million contract to provide logistics services to the U.S. Army project manager for close combat systems program. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will perform logistics support for equipment the service branch will issue to NATO and allied forces. Work is expected to be completed by Jan. 19, 2023. The Army Contracting Command received three […] More

  • Drone Delivery Canada to Begin Raven X1400 Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone Delivery Canada to Begin Raven X1400 Test

    Drone Delivery Canada has announced its plan to begin tests of a cargo delivery unmanned aerial system within the first quarter of 2018. Raven X1400 is designed to fly approximately 37.3 miles and accommodate payloads of up to 25 pounds, DDC said Thursday. The drone is also built with a capacity to withstand austere weather conditions observed in […] More

  • BAE Gets Navy CG 71 Guided Missile Cruiser Modernization Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Gets Navy CG 71 Guided Missile Cruiser Modernization Order

    A BAE Systems business unit has received a potential $35 million delivery order to help the U.S. Navy update military and technical systems on a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser. BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair will conduct depot-level maintenance, alteration and modification of the USS Cape St. George (CG 71) ship as part of a special selected restricted availability effort, the Defense Department said […] More