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  • Lockheed, Verizon Showcase 5G-Enabled ISR Capabilities for Military C2 Operations; Dan Rice Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Verizon Showcase 5G-Enabled ISR Capabilities for Military C2 Operations; Dan Rice Quoted

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with telecommunications company Verizon to test 5G-enabled drones capable of capturing and sharing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data in support of military command and control activities. During recent demonstrations, four rotary wing drones collected and transferred ISR data via both private and public 5G networks to geolocate military targets, Lockheed said. […] More

  • Mitre Unveils Expansion Plans in Honolulu - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre Unveils Expansion Plans in Honolulu

    Mitre is opening a new site in the Kaka‘ako Innovation District in Honolulu, Hawaii, in an effort to boost support for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and in line with its initiatives to expand its presence in the state’s capital. The Kaka’ako operations will provide the Department of Defense with information technology support services in areas […] More

  • Air Force to Push Through Flight Test of Lockheed Laser Tech for AC-130J Gunship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force to Push Through Flight Test of Lockheed Laser Tech for AC-130J Gunship

    An Air Force Special Operations Command spokeswoman said the flight test of a Lockheed Martin-built laser weapon on the AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft could begin in the summer of 2023, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. The publication cited Lt. Col. Rebecca Heyse, director of AFSOC public affairs, as saying the command will use data from the Airborne […] More

  • Northrop Unveils New Long-Endurance Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Design - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Unveils New Long-Endurance Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Design

    Northrop Grumman has revealed the unmanned underwater vehicle demonstrator it is building in support of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that aims to develop a new class of UUVs. The company said Monday the Manta Ray UUV is envisioned to be able to conduct long-range missions, carry large payloads, recharge autonomously using energy from its […] More

  • Unmanned Aircraft Maker Rapidflight to Expand Virginia Operations With New HQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unmanned Aircraft Maker Rapidflight to Expand Virginia Operations With New HQ

    Rapidflight, an end-to-end designer and manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems, will invest $5.5 million to build its operations in Manassas, Virginia. The company said Friday it will establish its headquarters as well as design and production facility in the city, taking up 25,000 square feet of space and creating 119 new jobs. Rapidflight Founder and […] More

  • General Atomics Wraps Up Autonomous Flight of Experimental Military UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Wraps Up Autonomous Flight of Experimental Military UAS

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has accomplished a completely autonomous flight of the Avenger MQ-20A, an experimental unmanned aircraft system designed for military use. The Sept. 12 test flight employed an artificially intelligent pilot that navigated the vehicle for nearly 30 minutes and aimed to validate a company-built reinforcement learning architecture in an operationally relevant […] More

  • Anduril Unveils New C4 Platform for Military Applications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Anduril Unveils New C4 Platform for Military Applications

    Anduril Industries has launched a new command and control platform designed to support military operations in geographically dispersed and austere environments. Menace is an expeditionary command, control, communications and computing system that works to enable the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps commanders to plan and execute a range of missions from forward deployed locations, […] More

  • DOD Receives Lockheed-Built Tactical Electric Laser System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD Receives Lockheed-Built Tactical Electric Laser System

    Lockheed Martin has provided an electric 300 kiloWatt-class laser to the Department of Defense’s research and engineering office for implementation in military weapon testing efforts. DOD and the U.S. Army plan to incorporate the system into laboratory and field tests of the service branch’s Indirect Fires Protection Capability-High Energy Laser Demonstrator, a ground-based defense against […] More

  • Northrop Rolls Out Australia's 1st MQ-4C Autonomous Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Rolls Out Australia’s 1st MQ-4C Autonomous Aircraft

    Northrop Grumman has rolled out the first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle built for Australia‘s air force at a manufacturing location in Palmdale, California. Wednesday’s unveiling event comes almost three years after the company began aircraft construction work at its Moss Point, Mississippi, factory, Northrop said. The Australian defense department collaborates with Northrop and the […] More

  • Northrop, Cubic Showcase Gateway System for Defense Tech Connectivity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Cubic Showcase Gateway System for Defense Tech Connectivity

    Northrop Grumman and Cubic‘s mission and performance solutions division have jointly demonstrated a high-capacity backbone platform intended to support mission systems interoperability and data connectivity in all defense domains. The companies presented during a cross-industry event the potential applications of HCB technology and an open-architecture gateway system to the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain […] More

  • 3 Vendors Complete Preliminary Design Reviews Under Space Force GPS Tech Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    3 Vendors Complete Preliminary Design Reviews Under Space Force GPS Tech Program

    The U.S. Space Force and three companies have concluded the preliminary review design phase of a program seeking technology products that will allow military personnel to use allied satellite positioning, navigation and timing signals. BAE Systems, L3Harris Technologies and Raytheon Technologies completed the assessment process for receiver designs over the past three months as part […] More

  • Northrop's Targeting Pod Completes Initial Tests With Navy Fighter Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop’s Targeting Pod Completes Initial Tests With Navy Fighter Aircraft

    U.S. Navy pilots have tested a Northrop Grumman-built targeting system while operating an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft. The initial flight demonstration of the multisensor Litening pod showcased the system’s surveillance and autonomous target tracking functions, Northrop said Wednesday. Super Hornet aircrew used the pod training laser mode and completed various tasks such as identifying ground […] More