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  • Scout to Demo Space-Based Sensing Tech for Department of the Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Scout to Demo Space-Based Sensing Tech for Department of the Air Force

    Scout Space has secured a Small Business Innovation Research contract to demonstrate how commercial sensing technology can support space domain awareness efforts at the Department of the Air Force. Under the phase two SBIR grant, Scout will utilize its dual-use platform to present space object observation applications for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s intelligence systems […] More

  • Collins Aerospace Begins Iowa Additive Manufacturing Center Expansion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Collins Aerospace Begins Iowa Additive Manufacturing Center Expansion

    Collins Aerospace has kicked off a project to add 9,000 square feet of space and new metal 3D printing equipment to its additive manufacturing center in West Des Moines, Ohio. The Raytheon Technologies unit said Friday its $14 million investment to expand the 41,000-square-foot facility seeks to increase production capacity for aircraft engine parts. Renee […] More

  • Lockheed Chooses Collins Aerospace Radio Tech for Foreign Military C-130J Airlifters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Chooses Collins Aerospace Radio Tech for Foreign Military C-130J Airlifters

    Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon Technologies‘ Collins Aerospace business to supply airborne communications hardware for foreign military sales of the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. Collins said Tuesday its HF-9500 system consists of a receiver-transmitter, an antenna coupler and a radio control technology. The product will replace the ARC-190 radio that Lockheed previously offered to […] More

  • Fincantieri Subsidiary Lands $75M IDIQ Award to Engineer Navy LCS Power Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fincantieri Subsidiary Lands $75M IDIQ Award to Engineer Navy LCS Power Tech

    The North American marine systems subsidiary of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has secured a potential five-year, $75 million contract to engineer diesel generators for the U.S. Navy’s Freedom-variant littoral combat ships. Fincantieri Marine Systems North America will provide original equipment manufacturer support services for LCS electrical power generation machines, the Department of Defense said Thursday.  The […] More

  • Kratos to Demo Virtual Satcom Tech for Army Futures Command - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Demo Virtual Satcom Tech for Army Futures Command

    The U.S. Army Futures Command has selected Kratos Defense & Security Solutions for a demonstration of virtual satellite ground technology that is based on open architecture and designed to support military communications. Kratos said Wednesday it will aim to present the system’s capacity to help government users connect to satcom networks and interoperate with multivendor […] More

  • Air Force Taps Lockheed for Cruise Missile M-Code Integration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Lockheed for Cruise Missile M-Code Integration

    Lockheed Martin has received a three-year, $32 million contract to test and integrate a new military signal encryption technology with the U.S. Air Force’s Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile system. The company will support M-Code integration work on all JASSM variants and the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. JASSM […] More

  • DOE Handpicks Raytheon to Conduct Research on Alternative Turbine Fuels - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Handpicks Raytheon to Conduct Research on Alternative Turbine Fuels

    The Department of Energy has partnered with Raytheon Technologies to carry out two projects aimed at demonstrating the effectiveness of two possible alternative fuel sources for power-generating turbine systems. Raytheon said Tuesday it will test if hydrogen products and mixtures can help the Mitsubishi Power Aero-made gas turbine FT4000 operate and will collaborate with the […] More

  • Navy Warface Center, GBL Systems Sign Cooperative R&D Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Warface Center, GBL Systems Sign Cooperative R&D Agreement

    A Naval Sea Systems Command-run warfare center in California has partnered with a software development company GBL Systems to explore technology products that have possible applications for the U.S. Navy fleet and warfighter as part of a cooperative research and development agreement. Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division will examine use cases for company-designed […] More

  • FDIC Adopts Unison Acquisition Management Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FDIC Adopts Unison Acquisition Management Platform

    Unison has helped the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deploy a cloud-based technology platform to simplify the agency’s process for acquiring goods and services. The FDIC chose Unison’s Prism software-as-a-service platform to replace four outdated systems and operate with current enterprise applications as part of a modernization project, the company said Monday. Prism is certified under […] More

  • AT&T, Nonprofit Partner to Help First Responders Build Resilience - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T, Nonprofit Partner to Help First Responders Build Resilience

    AT&T has partnered with charitable organization First H.E.L.P. to offer free mental health training for first responders throughout the U.S. First H.E.L.P said Friday the partnership aims to provide up to 15 emergency response personnel the chance to join activities that promote well-being through a weeklong break as part of the Mission Ready Retreats program. […] More

  • SciTec to Update Army Missile Simulators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SciTec to Update Army Missile Simulators

    SciTec has received a $26.6 million contract to help the U.S. Army update and maintain two systems used to simulate missile plume signatures. The company said Thursday it will perform calibrations on the branch’s Joint Mobile Infrared Countermeasure Test System and Multi-Spectral Sea and Land Target System under the five-year contract. Army personnel use both […] More

  • Crown Point to Help Naval Air Warfare Center Deploy Audio-Visual Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Crown Point to Help Naval Air Warfare Center Deploy Audio-Visual Equipment

    Crown Point Systems has won a three-year, $40.6 million contract to provide video, audio and control systems to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. The company said Thursday it will buy the equipment from Evertz Microsystems to support command, control, communication, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions within the departments of Defense and […] More