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  • Report: SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket to Carry NRO Payload Into Orbit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket to Carry NRO Payload Into Orbit

    SpaceX is preparing for the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to send a classified payload into space for the National Reconnaissance Office, Space News reported Wednesday. Phillip Swarts writes the rocket will carry the NROL-76 payload that may include a data relay satellite built to operate in the Molniya orbit. The […] More

  • Lockheed Gets Approval to Deploy Updated F-35 'ALIS' Logistics System at Air Force, Navy Sites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Gets Approval to Deploy Updated F-35 ‘ALIS’ Logistics System at Air Force, Navy Sites

    Lockheed Martin has received approval to install the latest version of a logistics software platform for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft at several U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force sites. The Autonomic Logistics Information System 2.0.2 version works to help military users perform mission planning, flight scheduling and preventive maintenance operations for the fighter jet, Lockheed […] More

  • Raytheon, Navy Review Air Surveillance Radar Design - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Navy Review Air Surveillance Radar Design

    Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have completed a preliminary design review of an air surveillance radar technology the company developed to provide simultaneous anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare and air traffic control support for aircraft carriers and amphibious warfare ships. The company said Wednesday the PDR validated that the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar is on track for system development and delivery to various ship classes […] More

  • Cameron Chehreh: Converged Tech to Drive Dell EMC's Investment Strategy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cameron Chehreh: Converged Tech to Drive Dell EMC’s Investment Strategy

    Cameron Chehreh, chief technology officer at Dell EMC‘s federal business, has said converged and hyper-converged technologies will become “great focal areas” for Dell EMC, FedScoop reported Wednesday. Chehreh told the publication that software-defined networking is another information technology development that will drive Dell EMC’s investment strategy. “The last piece for us is all about the software, […] More

  • Lockheed to Update Japan's Apache Helicopter Sensors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Update Japan’s Apache Helicopter Sensors

    Lockheed Martin has secured contracts of undisclosed value to update the sensor systems of Japan’s AH-64DJP Apache attack helicopters and carry out performance based logistics support. The company said Wednesday it will supply 14 laser designation kits through 2020 to upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor systems of the Japanese army. The […] More

  • Lockheed Demos 'Fury' UAS in Long-Range Endurance Test Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Demos ‘Fury’ UAS in Long-Range Endurance Test Missions

    Lockheed Martin has conducted long-range endurance tests on a company-built tactical group 3 unmanned aerial system ahead of low-rate production of the drone. The company said Wednesday its Fury UAS has recorded a flight endurance time of 12 hours while the vehicle operated nearly 100 pounds of payload such as electro-optical/infrared surveillance and multiple signals intelligence systems, satellite communications links and voice […] More

  • AECOM Subsidiary to Provide Logistics Support Under Army Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Subsidiary to Provide Logistics Support Under Army Contract Modification

    AECOM‘s URS Federal Services subsidiary has received a $47.7 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide logistics services in support of the service branch’s Fort Polk installation and the Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana. The Defense Department said Wednesday the modification covers the supply, transportation and maintenance support. The Army Contracting Command will obligate $18.5 million at the time of award […] More

  • Charles River Analytics to Help Army Build Traumatic Injury Prediction Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics to Help Army Build Traumatic Injury Prediction Tool

    Charles River Analytics has received a contract to design and build a traumatic injury prediction tool for the U.S. Army as part of efforts to help combat lifesavers, medics, civilian and military first responders lower the incidence of preventable deaths. The company said Monday that the Ensemble Prediction for Intelligent Combat Casualty Care mobile app is based on […] More

  • Cubic to Help Develop Transport Systems for Australia via Public-Private Consortium - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Help Develop Transport Systems for Australia via Public-Private Consortium

    Cubic is part of a public-private consortium that has received a 10-year, $41.3 million grant from the government of Australia to develop smart transport and mobility technologies. Cubic said Tuesday it aims to build multimodal systems intended to help address Australia’s transportation challenges through the iMOVE Cooperative Research Center — a consortium comprised of technology companies, academic institutions and government agencies. CRC will focus on […] More

  • Burns & McDonell-Designed C2 Facility to Support Navy's Maritime Surveillance Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Burns & McDonell-Designed C2 Facility to Support Navy’s Maritime Surveillance Operations

    The U.S. Navy has opened a command-and-control complex, designed by Burns & McDonnell, to support broad area maritime surveillance operations at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida Burns & McDonnell said Tuesday the complex houses a tactical operations center for manned P-8A surveillance aircraft and a MQ-4C Triton squadron that supports the Navy’s unmanned aerial vehicle program. The facility is built to comply […] More

  • Vencore Lands $980M NGA Analytical, Technical Support IDIQ Spot; Mac Curtis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vencore Lands $980M NGA Analytical, Technical Support IDIQ Spot; Mac Curtis Comments

    Vencore has secured a prime position on a potential five-year, $980 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide technical support services to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The company said Tuesday it will help NGA integrate analytics services and GEOINT sources to track and build up collection strategies as well as simulation and modeling operations under the multiple-award contract for […] More