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  • Rockwell Collins Demos Comms Network for Satellite-Denied Environments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins Demos Comms Network for Satellite-Denied Environments

    Rockwell Collins has tested a high frequency network that the company currently develops for the U.S. Air Force to support communications in satellite-denied areas. The wideband HF communications system worked to transmit files of up to one megabyte over a 5,000-mile distance during the 30-day demonstration, Rockwell Collins said Monday. The technology is designed to support […] More

  • 4 Firms Win Navy Data Analytics Support Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    4 Firms Win Navy Data Analytics Support Contracts

    The U.S. Navy has awarded four companies up to $22.6 million in contracts to perform data analytics services for the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Altarum Institute, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte and Kennell and Associates will vie for task orders to help BUMED examine operational process efficiencies; populations health management strategies; and quality of medical care and […] More

  • CloudCheckr Unveils Software Products on AWS Marketplace for US Govt Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CloudCheckr Unveils Software Products on AWS Marketplace for US Govt Agencies

    CloudCheckr has made its software offerings available on Amazon Web Services‘ marketplace for users of the latter company’s isolated cloud region for the U.S. government. Rochester, New York-based CloudCheckr said Monday customers can now access its services through the AWS Marketplace, which helps GovCloud (US) users streamline processes and find cloud management vendors that meet security and compliance […] More

  • CACI Gets USAF Task Order for Facilities Mgmt Platform Devt; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Gets USAF Task Order for Facilities Mgmt Platform Devt; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI has received a $28.7 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to continue to develop and deploy an enterprise-wide facilities management platform. The company said Monday the task order covers integration, sustainment and deployment services in support of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s NexGen information technology modernization program. The Air Force Lifecycle Management […] More

  • Air Force Taps PBTS to Lead Startup Tech Accelerator Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps PBTS to Lead Startup Tech Accelerator Program

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boston-based technology accelerator PBTS a contract to operate the military branch’s startup technology accelerator program. The accelerator is part of the Air Force’s AFwerX innovation initiative and would foster relationships with startup firms that can offer autonomous technologies with potential uses in the public and private sectors, the service branch […] More

  • General Dynamics Radio Transmits Final Data From Cassini Spacecraft; Manny Mora Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Radio Transmits Final Data From Cassini Spacecraft; Manny Mora Comments

    A General Dynamics-built transponder conducted the final data transmissions of the Cassini spacecraft while the orbiter plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere on Friday to end its 13-year mission. The company said Friday its radio worked to send information from Cassini to Earth at a distance of approximately 900 million miles and within 84 minutes for each radio […] More

  • Report: Qatar Eyes Typhoon Fighter Aircraft Purchase From BAE - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Qatar Eyes Typhoon Fighter Aircraft Purchase From BAE

    Qatari Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah and his U.K. counterpart Michael Fallon have signed a letter of intent to procure Typhoon fighter aircraft for Qatar, Reuters reported Monday. The Middle Eastern country plans to buy 24 Typhoon planes and associated equipment from British defense contractor BAE Systems as part of the agreement, Qatar’s state news agency said. […] More

  • Triumph Named Component Supplier for Boeing T-X Trainer Aircraft Offering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Triumph Named Component Supplier for Boeing T-X Trainer Aircraft Offering

    Boeing has chosen Triumph Group as a key supplier for the aerospace and defense company’s trainer aircraft offering to the U.S. Air Force‘s T-X program. Triumph’s Red Oak, Texas-based Aerospace Structures business would supply wing, vertical tail and horizontal tail structures if the military branch picks Boeing as T-X primary contractor, Boeing said Friday. Boeing announced […] More

  • Leidos Secures Air Force Threat Warning System R&D Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Secures Air Force Threat Warning System R&D Contract

    Leidos has won a potential five-year, $23.5 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop integrated threat warning systems. The Defense Department said Friday Leidos will research, build and demonstrate integrated threat warning platform prototypes as well as advance electro-optical test and developmental risk reduction measures. Work will occur at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio through Sept. […] More

  • Telespazio-Thales Alenia Space JV Enter Satellite Tech Partnership With Spaceflight Industries - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telespazio-Thales Alenia Space JV Enter Satellite Tech Partnership With Spaceflight Industries

    The Space Alliance, a joint venture of Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space, has partnered with Spaceflight Industries on a number space technology-related efforts. The partnership would include an investment in Spaceflight Industries as well as the creation of a U.S.-based joint venture between Thales Alenia Space and Spaceflight Industries that would focus on small satellite production, Spaceflight Industries said Friday. […] More

  • Australian Air Force Uses Inmarsat's Global Xpress Satcom Service Aboard C-130J Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australian Air Force Uses Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Satcom Service Aboard C-130J Aircraft

    Australia’s air force has begun to use Inmarsat‘s satellite communications service on a C-130J Hercules transport aircraft as part of an effort to create new ways for air platforms to support deployed forces. Inmarsat said Friday the air force is using the Global Xpress service through Honeywell‘s JetWaveTM Ka-band satcom platform for a six-month trial that […] More