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  • HawkEye 360 Contacts Cluster 11 Satellites After Saturday Launch - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HawkEye 360 Contacts Cluster 11 Satellites After Saturday Launch

    HawkEye 360 has made contact with its Cluster 11 satellites following their launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Sent into space on Friday, Cluster 11 will be deployed in a sun-synchronous orbit to provide enhanced data collection and radio frequency monitoring capabilities, HawkEye 360 said Saturday. The new satellite constellation is expected to […] More

  • NAVAIR Issues RFI for PMA-281 Hardware & Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NAVAIR Issues RFI for PMA-281 Hardware & Software

    The Naval Air Systems Command Procurement Group has issued a request for information for the possible procurement of support services for the Program Manager Strike Planning and Execution Systems hardware and software, or PMA-281 HW and SW. PMA-281 Hardware and Software Contract Scope According to the notice posted on SAM.gov, the follow-on multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers […] More

  • Verizon Frontline Boosts NORAD Tracks Santa Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon Frontline Boosts NORAD Tracks Santa Initiative

    Verizon Frontline and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, have collaborated once more to track Santa Claus’ yearly journey. The company said it will ensure the NORAD Track Santa initiative will have reliable connectivity so people, especially children, can see where Santa is on Dec. 24. NORAD Tracks Santa Initiative The initiative, which […] More

  • Lockheed Demos Autonomous HIMARS Launcher for Army Modernization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Demos Autonomous HIMARS Launcher for Army Modernization

    Lockheed Martin recently showcased a surrogate High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher’s uncrewed capability, advancing its efforts to develop autonomous systems that can be integrated with manned vehicles. Completed on Dec. 4, the experiment exhibited the launcher’s ability to operate using non-emitting perception sensors instead of a driver, the aerospace company said Thursday. The innovation […] More

  • Peraton Secures DARPA Contract for Space Threat Detection - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peraton Secures DARPA Contract for Space Threat Detection

    Peraton has been awarded a 22-month contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to enhance threat-detecting capabilities in space. Peraton Contract Scope The company said Thursday the multi-million-dollar contract, awarded through the Space-domain Wide Area Tracking and Characterization, or Space-WATCH, program, requires the development of an “as-a-service” model that encourages data acquisition from […] More

  • Raytheon, Ursa Major Complete Missile Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Ursa Major Complete Missile Flight Test

    Raytheon, an RTX business, and rocket propulsion company Ursa Major completed a missile flight test for the U.S. Army. Raytheon-Ursa Major Collaboration RTX said Tuesday the two companies collaborated to test the advanced long-range solid rocket motor. The companies are leveraging their deep understanding of digital engineering in fast-tracking the design and development of this crucial […] More

  • Northrop Grumman Uses Low-Cost Target for Army Missile Defense Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman Uses Low-Cost Target for Army Missile Defense Tests

    Northrop Grumman deployed low-cost target vehicles in tests on the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s capabilities. Nine intercept vehicles, called “Zombie” targets for their repurposed demilitarized rocket motors, were launched during the USASMDC LTZ-3 test mission, the company said. The targets, tagged as “Black Dagger,” were developed in collaboration with Teledyne Brown Engineering […] More

  • Lockheed Martin, IBM to Enhance AI Factory Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin, IBM to Enhance AI Factory Tools

    Lockheed Martin and IBM are working together to boost the development of artificial intelligence-driven innovation. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company said Tuesday the collaboration intends to integrate IBM’s enterprise-ready Granite large language models, or LLMs, into Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory tools. Granite-Enhanced AI Factory The AI Factory is a platform utilized by over 10,000 developers and engineers to […] More

  • Joe Shepherd Joins Guidehouse as Defense & Intelligence Partner - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joe Shepherd Joins Guidehouse as Defense & Intelligence Partner

    Global consultancy firm Guidehouse has appointed Joe Shepherd as defense and intelligence partner, bringing to the post more than two decades of experience supporting federal defense clients and the defense industrial base. In his new role, Shepherd will provide military customers with cutting-edge services to advance the agenda of increasing collaborations with Department of Defense […] More

  • Taylor Tekla Secures $194M Navy Contract for MSTeD Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Taylor Tekla Secures $194M Navy Contract for MSTeD Support

    Taylor Tekla Test Partner Organization has booked a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract worth $194 million to perform project management, engineering and technical services supporting the Naval Test Wing Atlantic Mission Systems Test and Evaluation Department, or MSTeD. The Department of Defense said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers services needed for development, test and evaluation efforts in test planning, test […] More

  • Andrew Martin Named Apogee VP for Core Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Andrew Martin Named Apogee VP for Core Growth

    Andrew Martin has been elevated to vice president of growth for core business and services at Apogee. The defense and national security provider said Monday Martin will oversee the optimization of the company’s existing businesses. The executive is also responsible for driving advanced innovative services across Apogee’s portfolio while boosting and maintaining customer relationships. Andrew Martin’s Apogee […] More

  • BigBear.ai, Proof Labs to Develop Cybersecurity System for DAF On-Orbit Assets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BigBear.ai, Proof Labs to Develop Cybersecurity System for DAF On-Orbit Assets

    BigBear.ai, an artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence services provider, has partnered with Proof Labs to deliver an innovative cybersecurity tool for the Department of the Air Force. The collaboration aims to develop Cyber Resilient On-Orbit, or CROO, a system designed to enhance the cybersecurity of U.S. Air Force and Space Force on-orbit assets, BigBear.ai said Monday. Proof […] More