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  • Saab to Help Maintain Swedish Military's Gripen C/D Aircraft Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Help Maintain Swedish Military’s Gripen C/D Aircraft Fleet

    Saab has secured an order from the Sweden’s defense materiel administration to help maintain Gripen C/D fighter aircraft for the Swedish armed forces during 2018. The company said Tuesday the order exercises an option under a performance-based aircraft support and maintenance contract awarded in May. Services will cover technical system, publications, spare parts, repairs, ground support and pilot equipment. […] More

  • DoD's Innovation Unit Taps C3 IoT to Develop AI-Based Predictive Maintenance Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD’s Innovation Unit Taps C3 IoT to Develop AI-Based Predictive Maintenance Platform

    C3 IoT has received a multiyear contract from the Defense Department‘s innovation unit to build an artificial intelligence-based data management platform to aid military aircraft maintenance operations. Defense Innovation Unit Experimental asked the company to provide a predictive maintenance platform for DoD to forecast imminent problems with aircraft systems and components, C3 said Wednesday. C3 noted its […] More

  • L3 Joins Boeing's Navy XLUUV Design Contract Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Joins Boeing’s Navy XLUUV Design Contract Team

    L3 Technologies has joined a Boeing-led team that won a potential $42.3 million contract to design an extra large unmanned undersea vehicle platform for the U.S. Navy. L3 said Thursday it will design and integrate autonomous, mission planning, cybersecurity, navigation and anti-tamper technologies into the team’s XLUUV offering. Christopher Kubasik, L3 president and chief operating officer, said […] More

  • NASA, Boeing Partner to Conduct Flight Safety Research With Synthetic Vision Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA, Boeing Partner to Conduct Flight Safety Research With Synthetic Vision Tech

    Boeing and NASA have entered into a Space Act Agreement to study pilot awareness and response to unplanned situations as part of efforts to help improve aviation safety and flight training. The research effort will employ NASA’s synthetic vision technologies along with Boeing’s 787 simulators and , the agency said Wednesday. Kyle Ellis, NASA’s research technical lead, […] More

  • Dave Buss: Cubic to Assist Marine Corps in Warfighting Skills Training - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave Buss: Cubic to Assist Marine Corps in Warfighting Skills Training

    Cubic‘s global defense business will provide a range of training services to the U.S. Marine Corps under a six-month, $11.5 million contract. The company said Thursday it will support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force’s Training Systems Support program that covers Marine warfighting training; command post exercises; battle staff training; mission rehearsal exercises; and mobile command, control, communication and computers […] More

  • BAE Adds 2 Suppliers to UK Type 26 Shipbuilding Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Adds 2 Suppliers to UK Type 26 Shipbuilding Program

    BAE Systems has selected Liferaft Systems Australia and Mackay Consolidated Industries to respectively produce a marine evacuation system and pipe hanger inserts for the U.K. navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship program. Australian Defense Minister Christopher Pyne witnessed the signing of contracts between BAE and the two Australia-based companies at the British defense contractor’s headquarters in London, BAE said Wednesday. […] More

  • Kratos to Update Air Force Satellite Control, Mgmt Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Update Air Force Satellite Control, Mgmt Systems

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received a potential $11.3 million contract modification to help update the U.S. Air Force‘s satellite control and management systems. The company said Wednesday updates will cover system consolidation and architecture and security enhancements intended to support the service branch’s communication satellite missions.   Kratos’ satcom business unit currently provides technology platforms and services […] More

  • JETCO Research President Doug Humphrey to Headline Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Baltimore Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    JETCO Research President Doug Humphrey to Headline Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Baltimore Forum

    Doug Humphrey, president of content monetization tool provider JETCO Research, will conduct a fireside chat session with business leaders and investors at the Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Baltimore Forum on Nov. 16 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore in Maryland. Humphrey also served as CEO and co-founder of satellite communications company Cidera and of managed hosting provider […] More

  • SPA to Provide Tech Analysis Support for DoD Office; William Vantine Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SPA to Provide Tech Analysis Support for DoD Office; William Vantine Comments

    Systems Planning and Analysis has secured a potential $3.2 million contract to help the Defense Department‘s Strategic Capabilities Office identify and analyze potential uses of new technology for various military operations. SPA said Wednesday it will also perform naval and joint warfare analysis, develop concept of operations and explore alternative applications of existing military technology platforms. “Our team […] More

  • Northrop Grumman Lands Potential $75M Air Force IDIQ to Support Saudi Arabia's Simulator Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman Lands Potential $75M Air Force IDIQ to Support Saudi Arabia’s Simulator Tech

    Northrop Grumman‘s Amherst Systems business has received a potential $75 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide support services for Saudi Arabia’s Joint Threat Emitter platform. The Defense Department said Wednesday the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center obligated $14,875,128 from foreign military sales funds at the time of award. The JTE […] More

  • Boeing Invests in Gamma Alloys to Aid Metal-Matrix Composites Devt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Invests in Gamma Alloys to Aid Metal-Matrix Composites Devt

    Boeing has invested in Gamma Alloys to help the Valencia, California-based firm further develop advanced metal-matrix composites for various applications within the automotive, aerospace and other industries. Boeing said Wednesday it made the investment via its HorizonX ventures arm and collaborated with Gamma Alloys to develop advanced materials and machining technologies. Mark Sommer, CEO of […] More

  • Orbital ATK Test-Fires Prototype Rocket Motor Built With 3D-Printed Parts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Test-Fires Prototype Rocket Motor Built With 3D-Printed Parts

    Orbital ATK has test-fired a prototype solid rocket motor that includes metal components built through an additive manufacturing process. The company said Wednesday it developed the prototype motor in collaboration with the U.S. Army‘s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center in an effort to help meet the military branch’s missile science and technology enterprise […] More