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  • Merlin Invests in IT Performance Analytics Firm Centerity; David Phelps, Roi Keren Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Merlin Invests in IT Performance Analytics Firm Centerity; David Phelps, Roi Keren Comment

    Englewood, Colorado-based cybersecurity firm Merlin International has made a $10 million investment in Centerity, a Newton, Massachusetts-based provider of performance analytics and business services management offerings. Merlin said Tuesday Centerity will use the funds to expand its research and development center as well as its sales, marketing and distribution organizations. Centerity developed its software to help […] More

  • Report: Raytheon Eyes Sale of Tomahawk Missiles to Foreign Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Raytheon Eyes Sale of Tomahawk Missiles to Foreign Customers

    Raytheon is considering the foreign military sale of its Tomahawk cruise missiles beyond the U.K., Seapower Magazine reported Wednesday. Christian Sprinkle, Raytheon’s senior program director for Tomahawk, said that the company wants to keep its missile production activities going to be well-positioned to compete for the U.S. Navy‘s Next-Generation Land-Attack Weapon program in 2030. Sprinkle added that Raytheon […] More

  • EU Picks Leonardo-Led Team for Maritime Surveillance Tech Research Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EU Picks Leonardo-Led Team for Maritime Surveillance Tech Research Program

    A Leonardo-led team has won a contract from the European Union’s defense agency to conduct research on maritime surveillance technologies. Leonardo said Friday it will carry out the OCEAN2020 research initiative alongside 42 partners from 15 European countries. OCEAN2020 will also involve the integration of unmanned vehicles in naval surveillance and interdiction missions. The integration effort will […] More

  • Air Force to Hold Industry Conference on Missile Warning Satellite Upgrade Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force to Hold Industry Conference on Missile Warning Satellite Upgrade Project

    The U.S. Air Force will meet with potential vendors to discuss its plans to update ground-based software of the U.S. military’s missile warning satellites, SpaceNews reported Monday. A space enterprise consortium managed by the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center is scheduled to host a conference this week in El Segundo, California, to provide information on the Future […] More

  • Lockheed Encapsulates 4th Air Force Missile Warning Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Encapsulates 4th Air Force Missile Warning Satellite

    A fourth missile warning satellite Lockheed Martin built for the U.S. Air Force has been sealed in a protective launch fairing ahead of a scheduled Jan. 18 launch. Lockheed said Thursday it encapsulated the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Flight-4 satellite at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it will lift off aboard a United […] More

  • Airbus-Naval Group Consortium Picked for French Unmanned Helicopter Demonstrator Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus-Naval Group Consortium Picked for French Unmanned Helicopter Demonstrator Program

    A consortium of Airbus Group‘s helicopters business and French defense contractor Naval Group has received a contract from France’s defense procurement agency to help develop an unmanned helicopter demonstrator. Airbus said Thursday the team will conduct a study to determine potential technologies for the French military’s future Navy Airborne Drone System, called SDAM, as well as […] More

  • BAE-Iveco Team Bids on Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicle Production Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE-Iveco Team Bids on Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicle Production Contract

    A team of BAE Systems and Iveco Defence Vehicles has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Marine Corps for the production of amphibious combat vehicles. BAE said Tuesday its offering for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 program demonstrated a capacity to launch from an amphibious ship and return after a 12 nautical mile open ocean swim. The Marine […] More

  • Textron, Navy to Install Surface Warfare Weapons on Unmanned Surface Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron, Navy to Install Surface Warfare Weapons on Unmanned Surface Vehicle

    Textron and the U.S. Navy have entered an agreement to integrate anti-surface weapons into the service branch’s unmanned surface vehicle, USNI News reported Tuesday. The team would develop and install surface warfare payloads onto the Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle as part of the cooperative research and development agreement. Payloads will include missiles, designators, sensors and remote weapon stations, the report […] More

  • AT&T to Offer Smart City Structure Monitoring Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Offer Smart City Structure Monitoring Platform

    AT&T has begun to develop a structure monitoring platform that is designed to help organizations remotely inspect structures such as roads and railways. The company said Tuesday it is currently testing the AT&T Smart Cities Structure Monitoring system, which will support the evaluation of structural and environmental factors affecting infrastructure in near real time. The offering includes LTE-powered sensors designed […] More

  • NSA Approves Vencore App for Classified Data Security Program; Mac Curtis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSA Approves Vencore App for Classified Data Security Program; Mac Curtis Comments

    A mobile application created by Vencore‘s research arm has been included on the National Security Agency‘s list of approved commercial products designed to manage and secure classified data. Vencore Labs‘ SecureIO app is designed to help agencies install Android apps on mobile devices that are configured for use under NSA’s Commercial Solutions for Classified program, the company said Tuesday. […] More

  • Babcock-Led Team to Pursue UK Light Frigate Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Babcock-Led Team to Pursue UK Light Frigate Program

    A Babcock-led industry team will vie for the British defense ministry’s $1.7 billion Type 31e general purpose light frigate program. Babcock said Monday the Team 31 industry group includes Thales, BMT, Harland & Wolff and Ferguson Marine. Team 31 will build on the achievements of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance — a partnership of Babcock, BAE Systems, […] More

  • Amazon, Google, Microsoft Take Steps to Address Newly-Discovered Processor Vulnerabilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Amazon, Google, Microsoft Take Steps to Address Newly-Discovered Processor Vulnerabilities

    Amazon, Google and Microsoft have launched efforts to secure their respective cloud services and products amid the discovery of security vulnerabilities in various computer chips, CNBC reported Wednesday. A report from the Register revealed that vulnerabilities affecting various processors could allow hackers to steal information from devices that run those chips, such as computers and data center servers. […] More