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  • Aviall, GE Sign Helicopter Engine Distribution Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aviall, GE Sign Helicopter Engine Distribution Agreement

    A Boeing subsidiary has signed a new agreement to distribute parts needed for maintenance, repair and overhaul of General Electric‘s T700 engine. Aviall will use its worldwide distribution network to deliver localized parts support for civil and military entities employing the T700, Boeing said Thursday. “GE and Aviall share a strong, strategic relationship, having already signed spares distribution agreements serving […] More

  • Aurora Flight Sciences, DARPA Agree on X-Plane Tech's Commercial Transition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aurora Flight Sciences, DARPA Agree on X-Plane Tech’s Commercial Transition

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Boeing‘s Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary have agreed to transition aircraft technology developed through the DARPA-funded Vertical Takeoff and Landing Experimental Plane program to commercial applications. Aurora said Tuesday its XV-24 subscale vehicle demonstrator reached key aviation milestones during the course of the VTOL X-Plane project. The platform includes a a synchronous electric-drive […] More

  • Orbital ATK Completes Demonstration of Hypersonic Missile Warhead - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Completes Demonstration of Hypersonic Missile Warhead

    Orbital ATK has performed and completed the demonstration of a new missile warhead being developed for use at hyper velocities. The company said Thursday it used real world data as the basis to model the design of a hypersonic missile weapon built for high temperature resistance. Additive manufacturing or 3D printing was used in producing components […] More

  • ICF Secures $52M Cyberspace Support Contract for Major Air Force Command - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF Secures $52M Cyberspace Support Contract for Major Air Force Command

    ICF will provide cyberspace support for a U.S. Air Force command under a potential $51.7 million contract. The contract includes technical and programmatic expertise and cyberspace support recommendations for the Air Combat Command, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work will run through Nov. 20, 2021 and will take place at Joint Base Langley-Eustis with an […] More

  • USAF Taps Tribalco to Support Technology Service Effort Under $57M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF Taps Tribalco to Support Technology Service Effort Under $57M Contract

    Tribalco has received a five-year, $57 million contract to deliver services and products in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s Guardian Angel Technical Recovery III program. The company will provide technical recovery kits, training, annual maintenance, system engineering, program management and kit modernization via technology refresh under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work will occur in Bethesda, Md., with […] More

  • Boeing Completes KC-46 Tanker Flight Test for FAA Supplemental Type Certificate - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Completes KC-46 Tanker Flight Test for FAA Supplemental Type Certificate

    Boeing has completed the flight tests of its KC-46 aircraft for a Federal Aviation Administration certificate after a refueling and communications exercise with a C-17 Globemaster III. The company said Thursday it will submit the flight test data and results for the FAA’s review for the award of the Supplemental Type Certificate. The STC tests for […] More

  • Industry Vet Steve Tarallo Named Dewberry Associate VP, Water/Wastewater Manager - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Industry Vet Steve Tarallo Named Dewberry Associate VP, Water/Wastewater Manager

    Steve Tarallo, a more than 28-year industry veteran, has been named associate vice president and manager of the water/wastewater unit for Dewberry‘s office in Baltimore, Md. Tarallo’s previous work in the municipal water and wastewater industry includes conducting engineering services such as the selection and design of process technology to mature treatment, energy efficiency and resource […] More

  • Matt Desch: Iridium's Broadband Service Could Complement LEO Constellations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matt Desch: Iridium’s Broadband Service Could Complement LEO Constellations

    Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has said he observed new low-Earth orbit satellites work to support broadband services that the company already offers along with very small aperture terminals, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Desch told investors in an earnings call held Thursday he believes LEO constellation operators do not pose a significant threat to Iridium’s business. “This is […] More

  • Sea Hunter Anti-Submarine Vessel Joins Naval Fleet; Nevin Carr Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sea Hunter Anti-Submarine Vessel Joins Naval Fleet; Nevin Carr Comments

    Leidos’ Sea Hunter autonomous anti-submarine vessel has passed nearly two years of testing with the U.S. Navy and joined the service’s fleet of warships, CNBC reported Wednesday. The report said almost all of Sea Hunter’s elements are now classified. Rear Adm. Nevin Carr, vice president and Navy strategic account executive at Leidos, stated that Sea […] More

  • Raytheon to Help Navy Develop Maritime Surveillance, Targeting Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Help Navy Develop Maritime Surveillance, Targeting Platform

    Raytheon‘s integrated defense systems business has won a potential $29.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a maritime technology that can support command, control and communication across multiple domains. The company will perform work through Oct. 31, 2020, in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Cross Domain Maritime Surveillance and Targeting program, the […] More

  • IBM's Cloud-Based Collaboration Platform Gets FedRAMP OK - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM’s Cloud-Based Collaboration Platform Gets FedRAMP OK

    John Hamilton, program manager of operations at the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, has tweeted that IBM‘s collaboration platform became the 100th cloud service offering to receive FedRAMP approval, Federal Times reported Wednesday. IBM Connections is designed to support business email, instant messaging, web conferencing and social business networking, file sharing, online document editing and archiving. […] More

  • Leidos Wins Potential $65M USACE Info Mgmt, IT Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Wins Potential $65M USACE Info Mgmt, IT Support Contract

    Leidos has won a one-year, $64.5 million contract to information management and information technology services across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers enterprise. USACE received four bids for the firm-fixed-price contract via an online-based solicitation and will obligate $63.3 million in fiscal 2018 revolving funds at the time of award, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The company’s innovations business […] More