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  • Cubic's Transportation Business to Expand Facility, Workforce in India - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic’s Transportation Business to Expand Facility, Workforce in India

    Cubic‘s transportation systems business plans to expand its facility in Hyderabad, India, and double the number of its employees in the country as part of a regional footprint expansion push. The company said Tuesday the expanded facility will help grow CTS operations after the unit secured contracts to support fare payment systems in Boston and New […] More

  • Research and Markets: Manufacturing Tech Advancement to Drive Global Drone Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Manufacturing Tech Advancement to Drive Global Drone Market

    Research and Markets has projected that technological advancements in the production of military and commercial drones will help fuel the worldwide drone market’s growth to $16.7 billion in value by 2022. The company said Wednesday that efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration and other regulatory agencies to formulate policies that support use of military unmanned aerial […] More

  • Virgin Hyperloop One, HERE Partner for New Integrated Navigation System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Virgin Hyperloop One, HERE Partner for New Integrated Navigation System

    A joint venture between Virgin Group and Hyperloop One has partnered with HERE Technologies to develop a navigation application to be used for Hyperloop trips and other modes of transportation. Virgin Hyperloop One said Monday the application builds on HERE’s Mobile Software Development Kit for Business that grants mapping, location and navigation features for 136 countries, […] More

  • Babcock-Led Team to Pursue UK Light Frigate Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Babcock-Led Team to Pursue UK Light Frigate Program

    A Babcock-led industry team will vie for the British defense ministry’s $1.7 billion Type 31e general purpose light frigate program. Babcock said Monday the Team 31 industry group includes Thales, BMT, Harland & Wolff and Ferguson Marine. Team 31 will build on the achievements of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance — a partnership of Babcock, BAE Systems, […] More

  • Air Force Eyes Software Task Order Award to Raytheon-Led Cyber Venture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Eyes Software Task Order Award to Raytheon-Led Cyber Venture

    The U.S. Air Force has announced its plan to award a task order to Forcepoint to provide a software platform for the service’s warrior preparation center. Raytheon operates Forcepoint as a cybersecurity joint venture with investment firm Vista Equity Partners. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says the Air Force Europe’s WPC will use the Trusted Thin Client software offering to enable exercise […] More

  • SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft to Return With Science Samples From ISS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft to Return With Science Samples From ISS

    A SpaceX-built spacecraft is scheduled to leave the International Space Station on Jan. 13 after a cargo delivery mission to carry science samples back to Earth. NASA said Tuesday the agency expects Dragon to depart from ISS at 4:30 a.m. Eastern time, then splash down in the Pacific Ocean at 10:36 a.m. The spacecraft will bring back 4,100 pounds […] More

  • Pivotal Commware Moves to New Kirkland, Wash Headquarters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pivotal Commware Moves to New Kirkland, Wash Headquarters

    Pivotal Commware has transferred its corporate headquarters from Bellevue, Washington, to a new building in Kirkland in a move to meet research requirements as the company works to expand its 4G and 5G wireless capabilities. Brian Deutsch, CEO of Pivotal Commware, said in a statement published Monday the new headquarters will provide the company additional […] More

  • Ken Lee: Orbital ATK to Build 11th Comms Satellite for Intelsat - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ken Lee: Orbital ATK to Build 11th Comms Satellite for Intelsat

    Intelsat has awarded Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) a contract to build a communications satellite based on the latter company’s GEOStar-2 platform. Orbital ATK said Monday it will design, construct and test Intelsat’s future Galaxy 30  satellite at a Dulles, Virginia-based manufacturing facility. “Galaxy 30 will be the 11th satellite Orbital ATK has built for Intelsat, and […] More

  • ICF Lands $70M in NCI Recompete BPAs for Comms, Cancer Content Devt Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF Lands $70M in NCI Recompete BPAs for Comms, Cancer Content Devt Services

    ICF International has secured two potential five-year blanket purchase agreements worth $70 million combined to provide web development, communications and cancer content development support services for the National Cancer Institute. The first BPA with NCI’s office of communications and public liaison has a ceiling value of $50 million and the other agreement with the agency’s […] More

  • PAE Forms Logistics Subsidiary in East Africa; John Heller Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE Forms Logistics Subsidiary in East Africa; John Heller Comments

    PAE has established an East Africa-based subsidiary to offer logistics and integrated services as part of the government contractor’s expansion in the region. Africa Expeditionary Services aims to help clients transport materials and equipment to expeditionary, conflict or post-conflict environments, PAE said Monday. “AES builds on PAE’s 22 years’ experience operating in 32 countries throughout […] More

  • BAE to Help Navy Update USS Princeton Cruiser's Military, Technical Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Help Navy Update USS Princeton Cruiser’s Military, Technical Systems

    A ship repair business of BAE Systems has won a potential $19.5 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to update military and technical systems onboard a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser. BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair will perform depot-level maintenance, alteration and modification efforts during the USS Princeton (CG 59) selected restricted availability period, the Defense […] More