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  • General Dynamics Tests CBP Remote Video Surveillance Platform in Texas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Tests CBP Remote Video Surveillance Platform in Texas

    A General Dynamics business unit has tested in Texas a remote video surveillance platform designed to support border security operations. General Dynamics Information Technology partnered with Parsons’ government services business to help the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection field six Relocatable-Remote Video Surveillance Systems in McAllen and Laredo, Texas, the company said […] More

  • L3 Delivers Coast Guard's First HC-130J Aircraft Equipped With New Mission System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Delivers Coast Guard’s First HC-130J Aircraft Equipped With New Mission System

    L3 Technologies has completed delivery of an HC-130J aircraft equipped with a Minotaur mission system suite to the U.S. Coast Guard as part of a potential five-year contract. The company said Wednesday its aerospace systems business installed and tested the government-furnished MSS+ on the aircraft in an effort to increase the service branch’s long-range surveillance capacity. An aircraft completion ceremony took […] More

  • ACT I Receives ISO Quality Management Certification; Claudio Monticelli Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT I Receives ISO Quality Management Certification; Claudio Monticelli Comments

    Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has obtained independent third-party certification for meeting the International Organization for Standardization’s quality management system standards. The ISO 9001:2015 certificate validates that ACT I delivers products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements while protecting against quality deficiencies, the company said. “Corey Gomez, our Quality Assurance Manager, assembled the team, […] More

  • SSL to Conduct Tech Study for USAF Space Enterprise Vision; Richard White Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSL to Conduct Tech Study for USAF Space Enterprise Vision; Richard White Comments

    Maxar Technologies’ SSL subsidiary will work with the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to conduct a study on new space architectures and related systems in support of the service branch’s Space Enterprise Vision. SEV seeks to ensure resiliency in space defense capabilities through the development of new enterprise-level technology platforms designed to […] More

  • General Atomics EMS to Develop High Power Microwave Capacitators Under Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics EMS to Develop High Power Microwave Capacitators Under Navy Contract

    General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has received a U.S. Navy contract to develop high energy density capacitors designed as components for emerging high power microwave systems. The company said Wednesday it seeks to construct capacitors with reduced size for HPM systems to be used on smaller naval platforms. The contract follows a previous one awarded early January […] More

  • Lockheed to Update Nordic Postal Operator's Sorting Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Update Nordic Postal Operator’s Sorting Platform

    Lockheed Martin has received a contract extension from PostNord to update an automated technology platform the Sweden-based postal company uses to sort mails. Lockheed said Wednesday it will integrate the Next Generation Sortation Platform into  PostNord’s current system and supply an artificial intelligence-based technology designed to manage e-commerce packets. Minerva uses AI routines and works to help postal operators […] More

  • Unisys’ PV Puvvada Cites As-a-Service Model as One of Federal Procurement Trends - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ PV Puvvada Cites As-a-Service Model as One of Federal Procurement Trends

    PV Puvvada, president of Unisys’ federal systems business, said in an interview that aired Tuesday on Federal News Radio that one of the trends he sees in federal procurement is the government’s increasing interest in as-a-service business model. “It’s generally leading toward if you want to be agile, provide me as service on an agile team […] More

  • BAE Unit to Demo Munition Seeker Tech Via DARPA SECTR Program's 2nd Phase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit to Demo Munition Seeker Tech Via DARPA SECTR Program’s 2nd Phase

    BAE Systems has won a $13.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to demonstrate a seeker technology for potential use in precision guided munitions as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program. The Defense Department said Wednesday that BAE’s information and electronic systems integration unit will perform work under the second phase of DARPA’s Seeker Cost […] More

  • Airbus Test-Fires Laser Guided Rocket From H145M Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Test-Fires Laser Guided Rocket From H145M Helicopter

    Airbus has demonstrated a capacity to launch laser guided rockets with the company-built H145M helicopter platform during a firing test held at Alvdalen test range in Sweden. The helicopter fired Thales-made FZ275 70mm air-ground rocket as part of the trials at the Swedish defense materiel administration’s test facility, Airbus said Wednesday. An MX-15D electro-optical system from L3 Technologies‘ Wescam subsidiary helped  guide rockets that […] More

  • Harris Secures USAF Space Control Depot Support Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Secures USAF Space Control Depot Support Extension

    Harris‘ government communications systems division has received a $63.8 million contract modification to continue support services at a U.S. Air Force space control depot. The modification brings the contract’s total cumulative value to $530.4 million and extends the period of performance through Oct. 31, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work covers development, logistics and sustainment engineering support for various […] More