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  • Raytheon Completes Sonar Platform Delivery to DARPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Completes Sonar Platform Delivery to DARPA

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has received a Raytheon-built sonar system for integration with the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program. Raytheon said Wednesday it handed the Modular Scalable Sonar System to DARPA as part of a subcontract it won from Leidos. MS3 is an open architecture-based platform designed to perform torpedo warning, search-and-tracking and small-object […] More

  • SPAWAR Taps BAE-Rockwell Collins JV for On-Ship Communications System; Jack Stevens Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SPAWAR Taps BAE-Rockwell Collins JV for On-Ship Communications System; Jack Stevens Comments

    A joint venture of BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins has secured a potential two-year, $32 million contract to deliver Multifunctional Information Distribution System-On-Ship platforms for integration with surface warships of the U.S. Navy and foreign naval forces. Data Link Solutions will provide up to 12 Lot 4 production MOS units under the firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the […] More

  • Hughes, Signal Mountain Complete Satcom Network Deployment for USGS Seismic System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes, Signal Mountain Complete Satcom Network Deployment for USGS Seismic System

    Signal Mountain Networks and its subcontractor Hughes Network Systems have completed the deployment of a satellite communications network at 80 locations under a potential four-year, $1 million contract with the U.S. Geological Survey. The satcom network is meant for data collection efforts in the U.S. and Caribbean in support of the USGS Global Seismographic Network’s […] More

  • NAVAIR Orders Airborne Dipping Sonars from Raytheon-Thales Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NAVAIR Orders Airborne Dipping Sonars from Raytheon-Thales Team

    A Raytheon–Thales alliance has received a $65.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command for the production of AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar systems, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. John Keller writes the team will supply 20 AN/AQS-22s to the U.S. Navy and another two systems to the Saudi Arabian military. The system consists of […] More

  • Reuters: Northrop Eyes Hawkeye Sales With Other Foreign Countries - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: Northrop Eyes Hawkeye Sales With Other Foreign Countries

    Northrop Grumman is talking with countries in the Persian Gulf, North Africa and Asia on potential purchases of the country’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft despite the United Arab Emirates’ decision to not buy that plane, Reuters reported Friday. Andrea Shalal writes the UAE agreed earlier in the week to purchase $1.27 billion in Saab-built early warning planes. Northrop officials told Reuters Japan […] More

  • Transcom Seeks C5 Support for Joint Enabling Capabilities Command - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transcom Seeks C5 Support for Joint Enabling Capabilities Command

    The U.S. Transportation Command wants information on potential contractors that can provide command, control, cyber, communications and collaboration support for the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command. Transcom said in a FedBizOpps notice published Nov. 9 that it is in search of vendors that can provide cyber defense, life-cycle sustainment, software management, automatic data processing equipment degaussing and disposal […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Build Digital Cargo Mgmt Tech for Embraer KC-390 Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Build Digital Cargo Mgmt Tech for Embraer KC-390 Aircraft

    Embraer has chosen Rockwell Collins to manufacture cargo handling and aerial delivery control systems for integration into Embraer-built KC-390 airlifters for the Brazilian military. Rockwell Collins said Wednesday its CHADCS works to help military organizations monitor, hold and manage air drops of personnel, vehicles and cargo. The digital control technology comprises a loadmaster station, activate and release […] More

  • ITU 2015 Conference Allocates Frequency Band to Track Aircraft; Houlin Zhao Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ITU 2015 Conference Allocates Frequency Band to Track Aircraft; Houlin Zhao Comments

    Delegates at the International Telecommunication Union’s 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva have allocated the 1087.7-1092.3 megahertz frequency band to track aircraft worldwide. ITU said Wednesday the agreement over the radiofrequency spectrum allocation is in response to the March 2014 disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. “In reaching this agreement at WRC-15, ITU has responded in […] More

  • CACI to Continue Support for Army's Intell Systems Development Effort; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI to Continue Support for Army’s Intell Systems Development Effort; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has received a multimillion task order to continue helping the U.S. Army build intelligence analysis, exploitation and dissemination technologies. The company said Thursday it will extend its support for the military service’s intelligence and information warfare directorate through the Rapid Response-Third Generation program. “CACI will leverage our deep understanding of mission requirements to help the […] More

  • Matt Desch: Iridium Reschedules Initial NEXT Satellite Launch to April - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matt Desch: Iridium Reschedules Initial NEXT Satellite Launch to April

    Iridium Communications has rescheduled the launch of the first pair of Iridium NEXT satellites to April to provide an additional four months to address an issue with the satellite’s communications payload, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. Stephen Clark writes Iridium CEO Matt Desch said Oct. 29 that prime contractor Thales Alenia Space found an issue inside the payload’s Ka-band […] More

  • Northrop to Support Navy's Submarine Missile Launcher Tech Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Support Navy’s Submarine Missile Launcher Tech Program

    Northrop Grumman has been awarded a potential five-year, $198 million contract to help the U.S. Navy design, engineer and assess subsystems for an underwater tactical missile launcher platform. The Defense Department said Tuesday that Northrop will support development of a technology for the Navy to launch ballistic missiles from sea-based strategic deterrent submarines. Northrop will also provide risk reduction […] More

  • Intelsat to Launch 1st Boeing-Built EpicNG Satellite in January; Stephen Spengler Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat to Launch 1st Boeing-Built EpicNG Satellite in January; Stephen Spengler Comments

    Intelsat has scheduled a launch of the first Boeing-built Intelsat EpicNG satellite aboard Arianespace‘s Ariane 5 ECA rocket for Jan. 27, 2016 to provide mobility and broadband services across the Americas and North Atlantic region. Intelsat 29e will work to deliver a digital payload that supports high-throughput connectivity for commercial and government users, Intelsat said Tuesday. “With 2016 fast approaching, […] More