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  • L3’s Michael Strianese: Lack of Defense Budget Visibility Harms Industry R&D Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3’s Michael Strianese: Lack of Defense Budget Visibility Harms Industry R&D Efforts

    L3 Technologies CEO Michael Strianese told Defense News in an interview published Monday a lack of visibility over budgets as a result of continuing resolutions drives defense contractors to take more risks when it comes to research and development. “Generally, we don’t build to inventory; we build to a contract,” Strianese said. “And with the […] More

  • CenturyLink to Supply Data Networking Products to Pennsylvania - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink to Supply Data Networking Products to Pennsylvania

    CenturyLink has received a five-year contract from the state government of Pennsylvania to supply data networking products. The telecommunications company said Monday it will work with Comcast‘s business arm to deliver network services and last mile connectivity to state agencies, commissions, councils, bureaus, authorities and boards. The new contract reflects another phase of service delivery under a contract awarded to CenturyLink’s Level […] More

  • SSL Offers Satellite Rideshare Service to NASA Solar Research Mission; Richard White Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSL Offers Satellite Rideshare Service to NASA Solar Research Mission; Richard White Comments

    Maxar Technologies‘ SSL subsidiary will collaborate with a team at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Michigan to carry out a space mission to study the sun. SSL said Monday the Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment aims to launch a small satellite constellation designed to explore how solar energetic particles are accelerated and emitted into interplanetary […] More

  • General Atomics, Starburst Accelerator Host Aerospace Tech Showcase Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics, Starburst Accelerator Host Aerospace Tech Showcase Event

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has collaborated with Starburst Accelerator to administer selection committee program for multiple aerospace startup firms to pitch various technology platforms. Ten aerospace startups presented technologies to industry representatives and potential investors during “The Future Is Now” event that took place Dec. 1 at GA-ASI’s headquarters in Poway, California, General Atomics said Monday. “We hosted […] More

  • Report: Germany Eyes Eurofighter Typhoon as Potential Tornado Fighter Jet Replacement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Germany Eyes Eurofighter Typhoon as Potential Tornado Fighter Jet Replacement

    Germany’s defense ministry said it considers the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft as its primary option to replace its fleet of 85 Tornado fighter jets by 2025, Reuters reported Tuesday. The European country’s parliament would need to approve the procurement of new fighter jets over the next two years with a plan to have the contract signed by […] More

  • SIPRI: 2016 Global Military Arms Sales Hit $375B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SIPRI: 2016 Global Military Arms Sales Hit $375B

    A new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says military arms and services sales worldwide reached a total of $374.8 billion during 2016. SIPRI said Monday the figure reflects a 1.9 percent increase from 2015 and represents the first year of growth in arms sales since 2010. Sales of U.S. arms manufacturers rose by 4 percent […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Produce Software Baseline for Navy E-2D Trainer Upgrade - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Produce Software Baseline for Navy E-2D Trainer Upgrade

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Rockwell Collins a three-year, $13.7 million contract modification to produce a supplementary software platform for the E-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems III modernization effort. The Defense Department said Monday the company’s simulation and training solutions business will deliver an E-2D Delta Software System Configuration No. 3 baseline as part of aircraft flight and tactics trainer upgrades. The company will help the Navy […] More

  • Research and Markets: Military Modernization Efforts to Help Drive Ammo Demand Through 2027 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Military Modernization Efforts to Help Drive Ammo Demand Through 2027

    A new Research and Markets report forecasts that the worldwide market for military ammunition products will grow at a 2.21 percent annual compound growth rate to reach $16.6 billion in value by 2027. The company said Tuesday the projected ammo demand over the next 10 years will be driven by military modernization initiatives; regional conflicts and instability challenges; and […] More

  • Raytheon to Continue Army Patriot Missile Logistics Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Continue Army Patriot Missile Logistics Support

    Raytheon has received a one-year, $28.7 million contract modification for logistics support services to the U.S. Army‘s Patriot missile defense system. The company will help manage the service branch’s Patriot inventory as well as repair and replace 136 associated stock and parts, the Defense Department said Monday. Work will take place in Andover, Massachusetts, through Dec. 31, 2018. […] More

  • Navy Taps Ultra Electronics for Air Defense Systems Integrator Support, Sustainment IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Ultra Electronics for Air Defense Systems Integrator Support, Sustainment IDIQ

    Ultra Electronics has secured a potential nine-year, $49.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to sustain AN/TSQ-214 Air Defense Systems Integrator products and ancillary equipment. The Defense Department said Monday the company’s advanced tactical systems unit will support for the ADSI platforms of the Navy, joint DoD forces and the Department of Homeland Security. ADSI works to deliver situational awareness […] More

  • Orbital ATK Lands Air Force Long Duration Secondary Payload Spacecraft Devt Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Lands Air Force Long Duration Secondary Payload Spacecraft Devt Contract

    Orbital ATK has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to build an evolved expendable launch vehicle designed to transport and field small satellites and other payloads. The contract with the Air Force Space and Missiles Center covers the development of the initial Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter platform and includes options for two additional […] More

  • General Atomics to Support Army Comms Satellite System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics to Support Army Comms Satellite System

    General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has received a contract from Advanced Technology International to support a satellite system designed to help U.S. Army personnel transmit voice and data communications in the battlefield. GA-EMS will support the Army Resilient Global on-the-move SATCOM system under the  contract awarded through the Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium, General Atomics said […] More