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  • UK Govt Taps Leonardo-Thales Team to Demo IR Threat Warning & Countermeasure System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Govt Taps Leonardo-Thales Team to Demo IR Threat Warning & Countermeasure System

    A partnership of Leonardo and Thales has received a contract from the U.K. defence ministry to demonstrate their combined missile threat warning and protection system in early 2018. The joint platform is currently under development to integrate Thales’ Elix-IR threat warner with Leonardo’s Miysis directed infrared countermeasure system, Leonardo said Wednesday. Elix-IR will work to detect, […] More

  • BAE Launches Updated Naval Mine Countermeasures System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Launches Updated Naval Mine Countermeasures System

    BAE Systems has introduced a new version of its naval mine countermeasures system at the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition in London, U.K. The updated Naval Autonomy Tactical Information System dubbed NAUTIS 5 is designed to provide optimized command and control for autonomous and off-board systems; a new human-computer interface; and embedded on-board training, BAE […] More

  • Lockheed Secures $62M Coast Guard C-130J Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Secures $62M Coast Guard C-130J Contract Option

    Lockheed Martin has received a $61.9 million contract option to produce C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the U.S. Coast Guard. The Defense Department said Thursday Lockheed will build the military transport aircraft at a company facility in Marietta, Georgia, through April 30, 2020. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is the contracting activity and will obligate the full modification […] More

  • Navistar Gets Army Contract for Mine-Resistant Vehicle Technical Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navistar Gets Army Contract for Mine-Resistant Vehicle Technical Services

    The U.S. Army has awarded Navistar‘s defense business a $29.6 million contract modification to provide technical and sustainment support for mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles. Navistar will perform services in support of in-production and out-of-production MaxxPro vehicles through March 31, 2019, the Defense Department said Thursday. The Army Contracting Command will identify work locations and funds with each order. MaxxPro is designed […] More

  • Cyxtera's Greg Touhill: Data 'Overclassification' Can Delay Govt Cyber Incident Response - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cyxtera’s Greg Touhill: Data ‘Overclassification’ Can Delay Govt Cyber Incident Response

    Greg Touhill, president of Cyxtera Technologies‘ federal group, has said that overclassifying information can slow down the federal government’s response to cybersecurity challenges, MeriTalk reported Wednesday. He told audience at the AFCEA Homeland Security Conference held Tuesday he believes data overclassification prevents the government from formulating strategies to mitigate security threats. The former federal chief information security […] More

  • Leonardo-Led Group to Develop APS Prototype for UK Army Land Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo-Led Group to Develop APS Prototype for UK Army Land Vehicles

    The U.K. government’s defense science and technology laboratory has selected Leonardo to lead a group of U.K.-based companies in the demonstration of an active protection system prototype for the British army’s land vehicles. Leonardo said Wednesday the team will demonstrate an operational APS prototype that will work to protect vehicles against live-fire weapons as part of […] More

  • Northrop Showcases Missile Defense Tech at Poland Defense Industry Exhibition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Showcases Missile Defense Tech at Poland Defense Industry Exhibition

    Northrop Grumman presented its missile defense platform at the International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO that ran from Sept. 5 to 8 in Kielce, Poland. The company said Thursday it showcased its integrated air and missile defense command and control system; Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar platform; Integrated Battle Management System; and Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. Tarik […] More

  • Silvus-Thales Team Wins DoD Contract to Build Military Radio Bolt-On Module - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Silvus-Thales Team Wins DoD Contract to Build Military Radio Bolt-On Module

    A team of Silvus Technologies and Thales has received a contract from the Defense Department to produce a bolt-on module for military handheld single-channel radios. Both companies seek to address DoD’s requirement to equip the Rifleman Radio with multiple-input, multiple-output functions through the contract, Silvus said Thursday. Silvus will build a bolt-on MIMO hardware prototype and Thales — a program of record […] More

  • General Dynamics Exhibits Multirole Vehicle for Defense Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Exhibits Multirole Vehicle for Defense Customers

    General Dynamics is presenting its EAGLE 6×6 multirole vehicle at the Defence and Security Equipment International 2017 event that will run through Friday in London. The company said Wednesday an ambulance variant and a troop carrying version of EAGLE 6×6 will undergo trials from October 2017 to February 2018 as a part of the British Army’s Multi […] More

  • AWS Govt Cloud Platform Obtains Provisional Authorization to Host DoD Impact Level 5 Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Govt Cloud Platform Obtains Provisional Authorization to Host DoD Impact Level 5 Data

    Amazon Web Services has received provisional authorization from the Defense Information Systems Agency to host the Defense Department‘s Impact Level 5 workloads in the company’s isolated cloud region for U.S. government customers. Organizations working with DoD can now use GovCloud (US) to comply with the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide for impact levels 5, 2 and […] More

  • Boeing Gets Additional Funds for Navy Super Hornet Service Life Assessment, Extension Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gets Additional Funds for Navy Super Hornet Service Life Assessment, Extension Programs

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $42 million contract modification for efforts to extend the service life of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification provides additional funds for the Super Hornet Service Life Assessment Program and Service Life Extension Program, which aim to lengthen the fighter aircraft’s operations beyond its […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Rolls Out First Mission Computer for Airbus Helicopter Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins Rolls Out First Mission Computer for Airbus Helicopter Weapon System

    Rockwell Collins has supplied its FMC-4212 mission computer to Airbus‘ helicopters business unit to support the latter’s onboard weapon system program. Airbus’ HForce weapon system works to convert of any of the company’s commercial helicopters into a military aircraft, Rockwell Collins said Tuesday. Claude Alber, Rockwell Collins vice president and managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, said FMC-4212 […] More