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  • Comtech Gets Solid-State Amplifier Upgrade Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comtech Gets Solid-State Amplifier Upgrade Order

    A U.S. government contractor has awarded Comtech Telecommunications‘ New York-based subsidiary a $1.2 million order to update electronic warfare hardware. Comtech PST will upgrade solid-state, high-power amplifiers designed to address a customer’s EW requirements, the company said Monday. Fred Kornberg, president and CEO of Comtech Telecommunications, said that domestic and international original equipment manufacturers use the company’s […] More

  • State Dept Clears Mexico's $98M Missile, Torpedo Purchase Request - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Clears Mexico’s $98M Missile, Torpedo Purchase Request

    The State Department has approved a potential $98.4 million foreign military sale of missiles, torpedoes, ammunition, spares and repair parts to Mexico. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday the proposed agreement will cover the delivery of six RGM-84L Harpoon Block II surface launched missiles, 23 Block II Rolling Airframe Missile tactical missiles and six MK 54 Mod 0 […] More

  • State Dept OKs $62M Lockheed F-16 Software Upgrade Deal for Oman - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept OKs $62M Lockheed F-16 Software Upgrade Deal for Oman

    The State Department has approved Oman’s request to procure items and services for an incremental F-16 software upgrade program under a potential $62 million foreign military sales agreement. Oman asked to buy equipment and services needed to update the Operational Flight Profile software for F-16 subsystems, as well as Mode 5 identification friend-or-foe and secure communications platforms for the […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Perform 2 ISS Cargo Resupply Missions for NASA in 2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Perform 2 ISS Cargo Resupply Missions for NASA in 2018

    Orbital ATK plans to use its Cygnus spacecraft to perform two cargo delivery missions this year to the International Space Station under the first Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA, NASASpaceflight.com reported Friday. The ninth ISS cargo supply mission, dubbed OA-9, is set to take off in May aboard the Orbital ATK-built Antares rocket from […] More

  • Materion to Supply Parts for UTC Aerospace Systems Multi-spectral Imaging Sensor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Materion to Supply Parts for UTC Aerospace Systems Multi-spectral Imaging Sensor

    Materion has received a contract to supply AlBeMet metal matrix composite parts that will be used as components for UTC Aerospace Systems‘ MS-177 multi-spectral imaging sensor. The MS-177 is being evaluated for use on Northrop Grumman‘s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, Materion said Thursday. Made of aluminum and beryllium, AlBeMet is a composite metal made to have high modulus and low-density qualities, […] More

  • Raytheon, Department 13 Form Drone Defense Tech Partnership; Bob Busey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Department 13 Form Drone Defense Tech Partnership; Bob Busey Comments

    Raytheon and Department 13 International have signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop and market technology platforms for defense customers to counter drone threats. Both companies plan to initially explore business opportunities for D13’s MESMER counter-drone system designed to automatically stop, redirect or take control of drones that pose risks to infrastructure and personnel, D13 said […] More

  • Argus Cyber Security, Renesas Electronics Develop Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Cybersecurity System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Argus Cyber Security, Renesas Electronics Develop Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Cybersecurity System

    Argus Cyber Security and Renesas Electronics have integrated their respective offerings to develop a new security system designed to keep connected and autonomous vehicles safe from potential cyber attacks. The Argus Connectivity Protection and Argus Lifespan Protection systems were merged with the Renesas R-Car H3 system-on-chip automotive computing platform to help mitigate potential threats to vulnerable attack […] More

  • Workhorse Gets FAA OK to Test-Fly Electric Hybrid Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Workhorse Gets FAA OK to Test-Fly Electric Hybrid Helicopter

    Workhorse Group has received an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct test flights of an electric hybrid helicopter platform. Workhorse said Wednesday it aims to commence the first test for the company’s SureFly helicopter in Las Vegas before the 2018 Consumer Electronic Show kicks off on Jan. 8. Additionally, the company also announced plans to […] More

  • Transcom Issues RFI on Surface Transportation Automation, Information Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transcom Issues RFI on Surface Transportation Automation, Information Services

    The U.S. Transportation Command has issued a request for information on potential industry sources of an distribution and deployment automated information system. Transcom said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Jan. 2 the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s data integration and enterprise architecture branches need technical engineering support in efforts to deliver surface transportation automation and information services to […] More

  • SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Brings ‘Zuma’ US Govt Payload Into Low-Earth Orbit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Brings ‘Zuma’ US Govt Payload Into Low-Earth Orbit

    A classified U.S. government payload launched aboard a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Space.com reported Sunday. The Zuma mission took off aboard the rocket’s second stage, which continued its ascent into low-Earth orbit. The booster’s first stage separated from the second stage […] More

  • SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni Warns That Terrorists Could Exploit Bitcoin’s Anonymity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni Warns That Terrorists Could Exploit Bitcoin’s Anonymity

    Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, has said he thinks there is only “anecdotal evidence” about individuals who use bitcoin, Yahoo Finance reported Friday. Testoni noted that the cryptocurrency’s anonymity has made bitcoin an ideal platform for terrorists. “This is a modern-day version of Swiss bank accounts,” Testoni said of bitcoins. “It’s […] More

  • Sierra Nevada Completes Test Milestone for Dream Chaser Spacecraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sierra Nevada Completes Test Milestone for Dream Chaser Spacecraft

    Sierra Nevada Corp. has achieved a contractual milestone with NASA for the company-built Dream Chaser spacecraft after a test vehicle completed a free-flight test in November. SNC said Friday Dream Chaser cleared Milestone 4B under the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability contract, confirming that the spacecraft is designed to perform safe runway landings from space to Earth. NASA’s Commercial […] More