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  • BAE's US Arm Taps CH2M to Help Implement Aircraft Landing Tech at Marine Corps, Navy Facilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE’s US Arm Taps CH2M to Help Implement Aircraft Landing Tech at Marine Corps, Navy Facilities

    BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has selected CH2M to support the installation of airfield and shore-based landing systems at more than 35 U.S. Marine Corps and Navy facilities globally. The two companies will collaborate to help the Navy’s air traffic control systems division implement the Instrument Landing System and Instrument Carrier Landing System as part of the service branch’s Air Traffic Control […] More

  • TSA Orders Additional Smiths Detection-Built Explosive Detectors; Sally Nordeen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TSA Orders Additional Smiths Detection-Built Explosive Detectors; Sally Nordeen Comments

    Smiths Detection has received a $45 million order to supply the Transportation Security Administration with additional explosives detection systems for installation at various airports across the U.S. The company said Wednesday that it will deliver 26 CTX 9800 DSi systems as part of the order with an option to provide 12 more EDS units to TSA. Sally Nordeen, senior director of global EDS […] More

  • BAE-QinetiQ Alliance Seeks to Promote Adoption of Electric Drive Tech for Combat Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE-QinetiQ Alliance Seeks to Promote Adoption of Electric Drive Tech for Combat Vehicles

    BAE Systems and QinetiQ have entered into a teaming agreement with the goal to help foster worldwide adoption of an electric drive transmission technology designed for ground combat vehicles. QinetiQ said May 25 it aims to combine the firm’s electric drive expertise with BAE’s systems design, development, manufacturing and integration experience in efforts to  support utilization of the E-X-Drive system. E-X-Drive is designed to power communications, […] More

  • Lockheed, Canadian Firm Deploy Indago 2 UAS for Asset Inspection - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Canadian Firm Deploy Indago 2 UAS for Asset Inspection

    Lockheed Martin and its partner Canadian UAVs have jointly demonstrated the capacity of a Lockheed-built quadrotor unmanned aerial system to examine pipeline and well assets as part of a beyond-visual-line-of-sight test flight. The team examined pipelines and wellheads at the Foremost Testing Range in Alberta, Canada, using an Indago 2 drone, Lockheed said Wednesday. The Indago 2 unit used in the mission was equipped with a […] More

  • TAPE to Develop Training Resources for Army; Louisa Jaffe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TAPE to Develop Training Resources for Army; Louisa Jaffe Comments

    Technical and Project Engineering has received a potential three-year, $45 million contract to continue provision of training resource modeling services to the U.S. Army. TAPE said Tuesday it will develop and distribute training resources across Army components that include the National Guard, reserve units, Forces Command, Special Operations Command and the Training and Doctrine Command. The company will also […] More

  • Engility Introduces Cloud Migration, Optimization Tool for DoD, IC Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Introduces Cloud Migration, Optimization Tool for DoD, IC Clients

    Engility has launched a technology platform the company designed to help defense and intelligence agencies architect, optimize and migrate to cloud computing infrastructure. Cloud ASCEND uses a data-based approach meant to help customers manage cloud and enterprise modernization projects, Engility said Wednesday. The company developed the platform to help customers gain visibility and reduce potential risks of cloud migration. Amanda Brownfield, senior […] More

  • Carahsoft to Resell Dell EMC's Converged Infrastructure Offering to Govt Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Resell Dell EMC’s Converged Infrastructure Offering to Govt Sector

    Carahsoft Technology has agreed to resell a Dell EMC-built converged infrastructure system to public sector organizations through the General Services Administration‘s Schedule 70 governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle. Dell EMC’s VxBlock System will work to help customer agencies modernize data centers and simplify information technology functions, Carahsoft said Tuesday. VxBlock is powered by Intel‘s Xeon processor and employs computation, network, storage and virtualization tools from […] More

  • Raytheon Orders Anaren Beamforming Assemblies for Navy Air & Missile Defense Radar - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Orders Anaren Beamforming Assemblies for Navy Air & Missile Defense Radar

    Anaren has received a potential $97 million order from Raytheon‘s integrated defense systems business unit to provide radio frequency beamforming assemblies needed for the production of the U.S. Navy‘s new air and missile defense radar. Anaren said Tuesday it obtained $31.5 million in initial contract funds to support the low rate initial production of the AN/SPY-6(V) AMDRs. The radar is designed […] More

  • Booz Allen to Support Navy C2 Program Office Under $72M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen to Support Navy C2 Program Office Under $72M Contract

    Booz Allen Hamilton has received a five-year, $72 million contract to help the U.S. Navy‘s Command and Control Program Office ensure that naval warfighters have access to situational awareness and tactical data. The company said Tuesday it will provide acquisition and program management support for all of PMW 150 command and control divisions. PMW 150 disseminates chemical-biological warnings, logistics […] More

  • Orbital ATK Gets $90M Contract to Supply Northrop Bomber Aircraft Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Gets $90M Contract to Supply Northrop Bomber Aircraft Components

    Northrop Grumman has awarded Orbital ATK a potential five-year, $90 million contract to manufacture aircraft composite parts in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s B-2 Spirit aircraft modernization effort. Orbital ATK said Tuesday it will produce 17 hot trailing edge structures and provide non-recurring engineering services for B-2 bombers. The contract has an option for follow-on orders. Steve Earl, vice president and general manager of […] More

  • Navy Receives Huntington Ingalls-Built USS Washington Submarine; Matt Needy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Receives Huntington Ingalls-Built USS Washington Submarine; Matt Needy Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered the USS Washington submarine to the U.S. Navy after the underwater vehicle  completed a round of Board of Inspection and Survey sea trials. The company said Friday that USS Washington, dubbed SSN 787, received the highest score among all new construction Virginia-class submarines under the Figure of Merit scoring system. “The score is a reflection […] More

  • Optum, VA Pick 3 Teams to Develop Medical Tech for Military Vets with Brain Injuries - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Optum, VA Pick 3 Teams to Develop Medical Tech for Military Vets with Brain Injuries

    The Department of Veterans Affairs and Optum have selected three finalists from the “Demo Day” competition of the 2nd annual Brain Trust: Pathways to InnoVAtion to pilot medical technologies that can help clinicians to prevent, diagnose or treat veterans who have experienced traumatic brain injuries. Optum said Friday The Daptly Display, Save a Warrior and King-Devick Technologies were selected out of 15 […] More