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  • MDA Selects Lockheed for Phase 1 Low Power Laser Demonstrator Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA Selects Lockheed for Phase 1 Low Power Laser Demonstrator Project

    Lockheed Martin has secured a nine-month, $9.4 million contract to support a Missile Defense Agency project to integrate and test a low-power laser technology onboard an unmanned aerial vehicle. The company will aim to help MDA address the agency’s laser power and aperture size requirements under the first phase of the Low Power Laser Demonstrator project, the […] More

  • Lockheed T-50A Aircraft Reaches 100th Sortie Milestone; Doug Batista Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed T-50A Aircraft Reaches 100th Sortie Milestone; Doug Batista Comments

    The Lockheed Martin-built T-50A aircraft has flown its 100th sortie at a facility in Greenville, South Carolina. Lockheed said Wednesday that the milestone represents the company’s dedication to meet requirements for the U.S. Air Force Advanced Pilot Training Competition. “This particular flight in TX-2, included simulated air-to-air engagements, simulated air-to-surface attacks, and instrument proficiency training,” […] More

  • AWCFT and ARL Add Artificial Learning and Machine Learning for Industry Day Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWCFT and ARL Add Artificial Learning and Machine Learning for Industry Day Event

    TheAlgorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team (AWCFT) and Army Research Laboratory (ARL) will co-host an Industry Day to interact with, create synergy and respond to inquiries from businesses, counterparts and other partners. The AWCFT and ARL have amended a broad agency announcement for basic and applied scientific research to add a new topic, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning […] More

  • Rheinmetall, Paravan GmbH to Collaborate on Automatic Platform Devt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rheinmetall, Paravan GmbH to Collaborate on Automatic Platform Devt

    Rheinmetall and Paravan GmbH will team up to develop autonomous driving technologies such as semi- and fully-automatic platforms that can support military and dual-use applications. Rheinmetall said Wednesday that the team also looks to create autonomous platforms that can help protect and rescue civilians during emergency situations. The partnership will also lay the groundwork for […] More

  • Australia Unveils Collins-Class Submarine Sustainment Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia Unveils Collins-Class Submarine Sustainment Projects

    The Australian government has introduced two projects to sustain the country’s Collins-class submarine fleet before the arrival of replacement submarines. Australia’s defense department said Wednesday the first project aims to mitigate control system obsolescence issues and the second project seeks to update submarine communications systems. The department selected the Australian subsidaries of Saab and Raytheon to support control and communications […] More

  • IDC Ranks Unisys Among Top Federal IT Vendors; PV Puvvada Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC Ranks Unisys Among Top Federal IT Vendors; PV Puvvada Comments

    An IDC Government Insights report has designated Unisys as one of the top information technology enterprise companies that serve the U.S. federal government. Unisys said Wednesday it ranked eighth in the 2017 IDC Federal IT Rankings based on the company’s revenues from government IT products and services. “We are pleased that leading analysts and thought leaders in the federal […] More

  • Insitu-Esri Team Demos UAV Platform in Firefighting Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Insitu-Esri Team Demos UAV Platform in Firefighting Mission

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary and Esri have collaborated to conduct test flights of an unmanned aerial vehicle technology that was equipped with geographic information system designed to aid firefighting missions. The flights took place at a Federal Aviation Administration test range in Warm Springs, Oregon, and sought to demonstrate the potential of ScanEagle UAS to help firefighters and fire […] More

  • NASA Eyes Continued Use of Bigelow Aerospace-Built Space Habitat Tech Aboard ISS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Eyes Continued Use of Bigelow Aerospace-Built Space Habitat Tech Aboard ISS

    NASA has announced plans to issue a potential five-year contract for the continued use of a Bigelow Aerospace-built expandable activity module currently attached to the International Space Station. The space agency said Tuesday it seeks to utilize the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module as an expandable habitat and long-term in-orbit storage unit as part of efforts to maximize […] More

  • NanoRacks Raises Funds to Accelerate ISS Commercial Airlock Module Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NanoRacks Raises Funds to Accelerate ISS Commercial Airlock Module Production

    NanoRacks has wrapped up a bridge round of investments that will support the company’s efforts to produce an airlock technology designed for the International Space Station. New York-based financial services company Space Angels led the funding round to help expedite the production of Commercial Airlock Module, NanoRacks said Tuesday. NASA and NanoRacks signed a Space Act Agreement […] More

  • Navy Taps GrammaTech to Create New Strategy for Software Protection - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps GrammaTech to Create New Strategy for Software Protection

    GrammaTech has secured a three-year, $9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to research and develop new techniques on how to defend software from potential cyber attacks. The company said Monday that it will work to transform software applications of the Navy into tailored systems that can support new specific missions. The new approach will […] More

  • Northrop Lands Air Force Order to Overhaul KC-10 Engines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Lands Air Force Order to Overhaul KC-10 Engines

    Northrop Grumman‘s technical services business has landed a potential $39.9 million delivery order from the U.S. Air Force to overhaul nine engines for the KC-10 tanker and cargo aircraft. The Air Force also obligated fiscal year 2018 funds for KC-10 program support services through the order, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Work will occur at […] More

  • Australia to Equip Future Frigates with New Tech Under Potential Multi-Billion Dollar Investment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia to Equip Future Frigates with New Tech Under Potential Multi-Billion Dollar Investment

    Malcolm Turnbull, prime minister of Australia, has said that the government will equip the country’s navy with the latest technology offerings from around the world as part of a potential multi-billion dollar investment. According to a report published Tuesday on Turnbull’s website, the future investment will look to fit future Australian vessels with equipment that […] More