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  • Rolls-Royce to Advance B-52J’s Engine Development to Altitude Testing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce to Advance B-52J’s Engine Development to Altitude Testing

    Rolls-Royce expects to start altitude testing in February 2025 for the F130 engine after completing its critical design review, or CDR, as the new platform of the U.S. Air Force’s upgraded Boeing B-52J Stratofortress bomber. The CDR completion advances the engine program toward final development and production, Rolls-Royce said Friday. Candice Bineyard, Rolls-Royce director of early life […] More

  • Army Soldiers Launch Lockheed Martin's Precision Strike Missile in Latest Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Soldiers Launch Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile in Latest Flight Test

    The U.S. Army has conducted a limited user test of Lockheed Martin‘s Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lockheed Martin said the demonstrations were performed entirely by soldiers.  Soldier-Led Demo During the flight test, soldiers from the 1-14 Field Artillery Regiment launched two PrSM Increment 1 missiles from […] More

  • Kratos Taps ASRC Federal to Support Advanced Fire Control Demo Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Taps ASRC Federal to Support Advanced Fire Control Demo Project

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has selected ASRC Federal to help develop, build and operate the Space Development Agency’s Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure. Under the agreement, operational services and sustainment capabilities will be provided for the Demonstration Operations Center to support Kratos’ advanced fire control demonstration efforts, ASRC Federal said Thursday. Defense Against Advanced […] More

  • C3 AI, Collins Aerospace Partnership Eyes Defense, Intel Market Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    C3 AI, Collins Aerospace Partnership Eyes Defense, Intel Market Opportunities

    Artificial intelligence company C3 AI announced on Wednesday an enhanced partnership agreement with RTX business Collins Aerospace to provide AI-powered tools to the defense and intelligence sectors. Thomas Siebel, C3 AI’s CEO, said in a press release issued Wednesday that the expanded collaboration highlights the companies’ shared goal of supporting federal agencies’ AI capabilities for […] More

  • Parry Labs, Concurrent to Provide Defense Customers With Advanced Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parry Labs, Concurrent to Provide Defense Customers With Advanced Tech

    Parry Labs and Concurrent are collaborating to provide defense customers with advanced capabilities that meet the modern battlespace’s emerging requirements. Under the collaborative effort, the companies will combine their expertise to deliver integrated modular systems for Army, Air Force and Navy clients, Parry Labs said Monday. Mission-Critical Defense Capabilities The systems will be designed to […] More

  • Trellix Cybersecurity Platform Earns DOD IL5 Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Trellix Cybersecurity Platform Earns DOD IL5 Certification

    Trellix, a global cybersecurity company offering AI-powered platforms, has revealed its Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response, or EDR, earned Impact Level 5 High Provisional Authorization from the Department of Defense. The company said Monday the IL5 certification means the Trellix EDR has met the security requirements of the DOD’s complex cloud environment. It signifies that the […] More

  • Leonardo DRS Subsidiary Receives $55M Army Contract for Vehicle Technical Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo DRS Subsidiary Receives $55M Army Contract for Vehicle Technical Support

    The U.S. Army Materiel Command has awarded DRS Network & Imaging Systems a $55.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering and technical services. STS Contract Terms Under the deal, the Leonardo DRS subsidiary will provide system technical support for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System, the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle System and the carrier of the Multiple Launch […] More

  • HII Christens USS Arkansas Attack Sub, Honors Little Rock Nine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Christens USS Arkansas Attack Sub, Honors Little Rock Nine

    HII, a global engineering and defense technologies company, has christened the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Arkansas at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. The Newport News, Virginia-based company said Saturday the event honors the ship’s sponsors, the first six African American female students to attend Central High School, a previously all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas, during […] More

  • Booz Allen, Palantir Partner for Rapid Defense Technology Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen, Palantir Partner for Rapid Defense Technology Development

    Software company Palantir Technologies and federal defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton have created a partnership to accelerate the development of defense solutions to support U.S. dominance on the battlefield.  According to a joint statement released by the two companies on Friday, their collaboration’s initial focus will be modernizing information infrastructure to improve U.S. forces’ interoperability […] More

  • Raytheon Launches New Business Segment for Capturing Sustainment Defense Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Launches New Business Segment for Capturing Sustainment Defense Contracts

    Raytheon has launched a team dedicated to providing sustainment services to defense programs. The new Aftermarket Sustainment and Services group will capture business opportunities within the aftermarket segment, RTX said Thursday. Raytheon Giving More Attention to Sustainment In an RTX press release, Joe DeAntona, vice president of requirements and capabilities for land and air defense […] More

  • Northrop Grumman to Modernize LITENING Secure Data Links for Marine Corps Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman to Modernize LITENING Secure Data Links for Marine Corps Aircraft

    The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Northrop Grumman to modernize the F/A-18 aircraft’s LITENING targeting pods. Under the collaboration, the advanced tactical data links will be deployed to enable faster communications for the combat plane, Northrop said Thursday. The technology employs the bandwidth-efficient common data link waveform to support rapid and secure data transmission. Enabling […] More

  • Peraton to Boost Efficiency of DFAS Electronic Document Management System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peraton to Boost Efficiency of DFAS Electronic Document Management System

    Peraton has received a contract to support the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s Electronic Document Management system, which enables Department of Defense personnel to hold and manage data in a secure environment. Under the deal, production, hardware and software maintenance, system analysis, design and system improvement services will be provided to address the complexities of […] More