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Stan Deal: Boeingâ€™s Leadership Team Makes Decisions on Vertical Integration

Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeingâ€™s global services business,Â has said he is working with the heads of the Chicago-based aerospace firmâ€™s defense and commercial segments to find new growth opportunities, AINonline reported Friday. Deal said he collaborates with CEO Dennis Muilenburg; Leanne Caret, president of Boeingâ€™s defense, space and security segment; Greg Smith, chief […] More

by Jane Edwards July 16, 2018, 7:22 am
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Eric Branyan: Lockheed Eyes Competition for F-35 Electronic Warfare, Comms Systems

Lockheed Martin has issued a request for information as it considers whether to recompete the F-35Â aircraftâ€™s communications, navigation and identification equipment and electronic warfare platform in order to reduce the systemsâ€™ lifecycle costs, Defense News reported July 10. â€œWeâ€™re evaluating right now the RFI responses and determining if itâ€™s a good time to go do […] More

by Jane Edwards July 16, 2018, 7:05 am
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Air Force, Boeing Complete All KC-46 Flight Tests; Will Roper Comments

Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have completed all flight tests required for the company to deliver the firstÂ KC-46 tanker aircraft to the service branch in October. The aircraft’s military type and receiver certification tests with theÂ KC-135, F-16 and C-17 aircraft platforms concluded last week, Boeing said Friday. KC-46 receiver testing activity kicked off in […] More

by Nichols Martin July 16, 2018, 5:28 am
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Raytheon’s Seasparrow Block 2 Missile Variant Completes Initial Guided Flight Test

The U.S. Navy has tested an updated version of a surface-to-air missile system Raytheon developed under NATO’s Seasparrow program. RaytheonÂ said SundayÂ itsÂ Block 2 Evolved Seasparrow Missile worked to neutralizeÂ an aerial target after the service branch launched the weapon from a self-defense test ship during the guided flight test that occurred off the coast of southernÂ California. The […] More

by Joanna Crews July 16, 2018, 3:54 am
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Comprehensive Health Services Holds DoD Advisory Board Meeting

Executives of Comprehensive Health Services met with a company-formed advisory panel last month to discuss Defense DepartmentÂ business opportunities, partnerships, online presence and portfolio expansion efforts. The DoD Advisory Board Meeting took place June 28 at CHS’ headquarters in Cape Canaveral, Fla., and featured a discussion onÂ current and future bids,Â potential customers and services and recent internal […] More

by Joanna Crews July 16, 2018, 2:16 am
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Northrop Demos MQ-8C Helicopter Tech at International Military Air Show

Northrop Grumman exhibited the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with anti-submarine warfare equipment at the Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford, U.K., Flightglobal reported Monday. The aircraft featured a sonobuoy mission pod developed by U.K.-based firm Ultra Electronics. The event comes in a week after the helicopter’s completion of operational testing on the USS Coronado. […] More

by Nichols Martin July 16, 2018, 1:42 am
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Leidos Wins Army Munitions Remediation Support Contract

Leidos has received a potential five-year, $27 million contract to help theÂ U.S. ArmyÂ dispose of munitions and hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste materials. The Army Corps of Engineers received 14 bids for theÂ firm-fixed-price contract and will determine funds and work locations forÂ each individual order under the project slated for completion by July 10, 2023,Â the Defense […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers July 13, 2018, 12:15 pm
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Army Selects 5 Firms to Develop Automatic Rifle Prototypes

Five companies have won separate 12-month other transaction agreements to develop automatic rifle prototypes for the U.S. Army. The OTAs announced Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice will cover the development and production ofÂ a system demonstrator representative of level 6 technology and manufacturing readiness under theÂ Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle program. The Army seeks an NGSAR […] More

by Nichols Martin July 13, 2018, 11:06 am
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Lockheed, DARPA Demonstrate Integrated Multi-Platform Operation

Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works business unit and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency conducted flight tests that aimed to demonstrate integrated operation between air, space, land, sea and cyber platforms in austere environments. The company said Friday the system of systems-based demonstrations took place in China Lake, Calif., and consisted of C-12 and flight test […] More

by Nichols Martin July 13, 2018, 10:53 am
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Serco’s US Arm Gets Raytheon Supplier Excellence Award; Dave Dacquino Comments

Serco Group‘s North American subsidiary received Raytheon‘s Premier Supplier Excellence Award at a ceremony that took place June 25 in Boston. Raytheon recognizes its suppliers that have demonstrated excellence in affordability, partnership, business management and technical development, Serco Inc.Â said Thursday. Both companies have collaborated on antenna integration efforts over the past 15 years. Dave Dacquino, […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers July 13, 2018, 7:43 am
$General Atomics to Update Cryofracture System for Army; Scott Forney Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event$

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General Atomics to Update Cryofracture System for Army; Scott Forney Comments

AÂ General AtomicsÂ business unit has received aÂ contract of an undisclosed value to update a portable cryofracture system prototype for future installation atÂ Crane Army Ammunition Activity in Crane, Ind. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will also conduct design and procurement effortsÂ to integrate the system with a rotary kiln incinerator under the contract fromÂ Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering […] More

by Nichols Martin July 13, 2018, 7:38 am
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Vectrus to Help Maintain US Army Installation in Germany; Chuck Prow Comments

A Vectrus subsidiary has received a potential five-year, $43 million contract to provide maintenance services at a U.S. Army base located in theÂ southwest German city ofÂ Stuttgart. Vectrus Systems will administer, operate, maintain, repair and build structures for government-owned facilities and equipment at U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, the companyÂ said Thursday. Chuck Prow, president and CEO […] More

by Nichols Martin July 13, 2018, 5:17 am