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  • Raytheon to Build Imaging Payload for DigitalGlobe WorldView Legion Satellites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Build Imaging Payload for DigitalGlobe WorldView Legion Satellites

    DigitalGlobe has chosen Raytheon as the payload provider for a constellation of next-generation satellites designed to capture Earth imagery. Raytheon said Tuesday it will supply combined electronics, detectors and telescopes to Palo Alto, California-based satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral, which serves as the space vehicle integrator of DigitalGlobe’s future WorldView Legion constellation. WorldView Legion’s payload will work […] More

  • SwRI to Help Army Researchers Update Armor Computational Analysis Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SwRI to Help Army Researchers Update Armor Computational Analysis Tech

    The U.S. Army has awarded Southwest Research Institute a potential $4.3 million  indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract contract to help the Army Research Laboratory update computational analysis tools for armor and warfighter survivability. SwRI said Tuesday it aims to model human injury under a $100,000 initial order and advance fracture models with the Elastic, Plastic, Impact Computations technology under a separate […] More

  • Engility to Support DoD Technical Data, Network Security Efforts; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Support DoD Technical Data, Network Security Efforts; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has won a potential five-year, $28 million contract to help the Defense Department‘s Damage Assessment Management Office and Joint Acquisition Protection and Exploitation Cell prevent foreign exploitation of key acquisition programs, technology networks and controlled technical information. The company said Tuesday it will also help counterintelligence, intelligence and law enforcement departments and agencies examine any data […] More

  • General Atomics to Help Sustain USS Ford Aircraft Launch, Arresting Gear System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics to Help Sustain USS Ford Aircraft Launch, Arresting Gear System

    General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has received a delivery order for spare parts needed to sustain a U.S. Navy carrier’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear system. The company said Monday GA-EMS will support the USS Gerald R. Ford AAG ground-based facility at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. GA-EMS will also assess and analyze equipment, perform quality […] More

  • Triumph Group to Continue Gearbox Supply for MD 530 Attack Helicopters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Triumph Group to Continue Gearbox Supply for MD 530 Attack Helicopters

    Triumph Group has signed an agreement to supply main and tail rotor gearboxes for attack helicopters that MD Helicopters will build for the U.S. Army and foreign military sales customers. The Army awarded MD Helicopters an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to produce up to 150 armed MD 530 scout attack helicopters over five years, Triumph said Monday. MD Helicopters also received an initial […] More

  • Report: General Motors to Create New Defense Industry Unit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: General Motors to Create New Defense Industry Unit

    General Motors aims to create a new defense industry unit as part of the vehicle maker’s efforts to expand business with the U.S. military, Automotive News reported Monday. The report said GM will establish the GM Defense unit within the company’s global product development arm. GM has initiated multiple defense projects and is in talks with the U.S. […] More

  • Boeing Taps Austest Laboratories to Help Assess Equipment for Australia's Comms System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Taps Austest Laboratories to Help Assess Equipment for Australia’s Comms System

    Boeing has selected Austest Laboratories to help evaluate the strength and durability of equipment used for Australia’s battlespace military communication system, Defence Connect reported Monday. Austest Laboratories will help assess the Project Currawong battlespace communication system designed to offer wideband voice, data and video services across wireless and wired infrastructure for deployed forces and land-based […] More

  • General Dynamics Rolls Out 1st Army SEP V3 Main Battle Tank - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Rolls Out 1st Army SEP V3 Main Battle Tank

    The U.S. Army has accepted the first of six production units of an updated Abrams main battle tank from the General Dynamics-operated Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio. The service branch said Monday production of the M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 battle tank occurs at JSMC and Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, Alabama. General Dynamics’ […] More

  • Raytheon Demos Air Defense Missile System With Army Ground Combat Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Demos Air Defense Missile System With Army Ground Combat Vehicle

    Raytheon has mounted and tested a company-built air defense missile technology on a Stryker armored fighting vehicle as part of efforts to help address the U.S. Army‘s requirement for ground troop protection. The company said Monday it integrated the Stinger weapon with a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station and installed the system on the Stryker AFV […] More

  • USSOCOM Taps Rockwell Collins for Avionics Tech Repair, Field Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USSOCOM Taps Rockwell Collins for Avionics Tech Repair, Field Support Services

    Rockwell Collins has received a potential five-year, $30.7 million contract to repair a common avionics architecture system for the U.S. Special Operations Command. The company said Monday it will also provide CAAS logistics, field support and spares management support under the contract. CAAS is based on the Flight2 open systems architecture and consists of multiple navigation, communications and mission […] More

  • KBR Lands Potential $80M UK MoD Facility Mgmt Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR Lands Potential $80M UK MoD Facility Mgmt Services Contract

    KBR has received a potential five-year, $80 million contract to help the U.K. ministry of defense manage the agency’s operational facilities in the Middle East. The company said Monday it will maintain existing MoD infrastructure assets in the region as well as provide grounds maintenance, reprographics, office machinery and government equipment support services. The contract has […] More

  • SES to Provide Managed, MEO Satellite Network Services to Govt Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES to Provide Managed, MEO Satellite Network Services to Govt Clients

    SES‘ government solutions business unit will deliver managed network and low latency Medium Earth Orbit satellite network services as part of contracts received from the U.S. government. The company said Monday that it will provide approximately 4 gigabits per second of managed O3b services to aid 13 sites around the world for customers including the Defense […] More