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  • C4 Planning Solutions Awarded Marine Systems Engineering Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    C4 Planning Solutions Awarded Marine Systems Engineering Support IDIQ

    C4 Planning Solutions has won a potential five-year, $48.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering support for command, control, communications and computer systems at U.S. Marine Corps bases and installations. The Defense Department said Friday work also covers technical support; installation assistance for fielded C4 systems; troubleshooting; network analysis; diagnostics; maintenance; configuration management […] More

  • US Govt Picks BAE's Australian Arm to Oversee F-35 APAC Warehouse - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Govt Picks BAE’s Australian Arm to Oversee F-35 APAC Warehouse

    The U.S. government has selected BAE Systems‘ Australia-based subsidiary to manage the Asia-Pacific regional warehouse of the F-35 Lightning II program. Australia’s defense department said Saturday it estimates the assignment could bring in approximately $237 million in operations and infrastructure investments for the Australian industry throughout the life of the global fighter program. Christopher Pyne, Australia’s minister for defense industry, […] More

  • FEMA Plans Emergency Notification System Installation Contract Award to Airbus Unit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FEMA Plans Emergency Notification System Installation Contract Award to Airbus Unit

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency intends to award a sole-source contract to a business unit of Airbus Group‘s defense and space segment to help install the FEMA’s emergency notification system. FEMA said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice it will ask Airbus DS Communications to supply dialogic cards and cables for the company-built VESTA Communicator platform. The contractor will not modify […] More

  • Tempus to Buy 6 Pre-Owned UK Military Tanker, Cargo Planes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tempus to Buy 6 Pre-Owned UK Military Tanker, Cargo Planes

    Tempus Applied Solutions has signed a definitive agreement to buy six Lockheed Martin-built L-1011 aircraft units that were previously owned and operated by the British air force. Four aircraft are configured for air-to-air refueling operations while the other two are designed to carry passengers and cargo, Tempus said Aug. 14. Tempus will finance the deal using approximately […] More

  • General Dynamics Subsidiary to Help Navy Replace Virginia-Class Submarine Propulsion Control Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Subsidiary to Help Navy Replace Virginia-Class Submarine Propulsion Control Tech

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has received a $40.7 million “undefinitized contract action” from the U.S. Navy to conduct the second phase of a project to redesign the main propulsion machinery control systems of Virginia-class submarines. General Dynamics Electric Boat will help the Navy plan and facilitate the replacement of legacy MPM control systems of the submarines’ […] More

  • Intel Exhibits Deep Learning Tech at NASA AI R&D Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel Exhibits Deep Learning Tech at NASA AI R&D Event

    Intel hosted the closing event of NASA‘s eight-week artificial intelligence research and development program at the company’s Santa Clara, California facility. Intel said Thursday it supported research on how artificial intelligence can help address challenges in the areas of space weather, space resources and planetary defense as a partner in NASA’s Frontier Development Lab program. As part […] More

  • Report: Microsoft Demos AI-Powered Autonomous Sailplane - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Microsoft Demos AI-Powered Autonomous Sailplane

    Researchers from Microsoft have tested an unmanned aircraft system designed to use artificial intelligence to fly autonomously without relying on a motor, UASweekly.com reported Thursday. The UAS employs AI algorithms to detect naturally occurring thermals that can keep the system afloat in the same way that birds stay in the air, the report noted. Microsoft carried out a four-day test […] More

  • CACI Gets Air Force Contract for Software Modification & Configuration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Gets Air Force Contract for Software Modification & Configuration

    CACI International has received a $15 million contract to modify and configure new commercial software in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s NexGen IT information technology modernization program. The Defense Department said Thursday CACI will perform contract work in Florida, Ohio, Texas, North Carolina and New Jersey through March 12, 2019. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center obligated $7,654,981 […] More

  • Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed Supports Trump Admin's Efforts to Protect US Intellectual Property - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed Supports Trump Admin’s Efforts to Protect US Intellectual Property

    Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, has said the company welcomes President Donald Trump’s memorandum that seeks to examine if China’s trade policies lead to the theft of intellectual property from U.S. businesses. Hewson, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, said in a statement published Monday on the White House […] More

  • BAE Marks F-35 Component Production Milestone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Marks F-35 Component Production Milestone

    BAE Systems has accomplished 10 percent of its global production requirement under the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft program. BAE said Wednesday the milestone was reached when the company delivered the 318th aft fuselage for an F-35 aircraft from its Samlesbury, Lancashire-based manufacturing facility to Lockheed Martin‘s final assembly and check out line in Fort Worth, Texas. Lockheed will […] More

  • Lockheed Completes $1B Investment Obligation to Canadian Industry - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Completes $1B Investment Obligation to Canadian Industry

    Lockheed Martin has invested a total of $1.4 billion in the Canadian industry to meet conditions under the 2007 sale of 17 Lockheed-built CC-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft to Canada. The company said Wednesday it fulfilled commitments under Canada’s Industrial Regional Benefits policy a year ahead of schedule. Companies that receive defense or security contracts from the Canadian government are […] More

  • Leidos Tests Unmanned Maritime Vessel at Navy Exercise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Tests Unmanned Maritime Vessel at Navy Exercise

    Leidos has showcased an unmanned test vessel designed to autonomously navigate and gather data at sea during the U.S. Navy‘s Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2017. The company said Wednesday its R/V Pathfinder autonomous ship operated in the waters near Panama City, Florida, where it surveyed the sea floor and sent ocean and meteorological data to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center […] More