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  • Air Force, HRL Laboratories Partner to Test 3D-Printed Materials for Hypersonic Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force, HRL Laboratories Partner to Test 3D-Printed Materials for Hypersonic Aircraft

    The U.S. Air Force and HRL Laboratories have entered an agreement to test materials produced through additive manufacturing, or three-dimensional printing, for potential future use in hypersonic aircraft. Scientists from the Air Force Research Laboratory tested silicon oxycarbide materials that HRL manufactured using 3D printing technology and pre-ceramic resin chemistry, the Defense Logistics Agency said Wednesday. The Cooperative Research […] More

  • Orbital ATK Demos Rocket Motor Orion Spacecraft's 2019 Launch Abort System Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Demos Rocket Motor Orion Spacecraft’s 2019 Launch Abort System Test

    Orbital ATK has tested a rocket motor technology at its Promontory, Utah, facility in preparation for a scheduled April 2019 test of a spacecraft system designed to keep astronauts safe if a problem occurs during ascent. NASA and Lockheed Martin intend to use an SR 118 motor for the Ascent Abort 2 Flight Test that will evaluate the Orion capsule’s launch […] More

  • DARPA Taps Tortuga Logic to Develop Hardware Security Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Taps Tortuga Logic to Develop Hardware Security Tools

    Tortuga Logic has received a contract to develop new hardware security tools for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The effort will make use of Tortuga’s hardware security models which will then be integrated with commercial emulation systems, the company said Wednesday. The project seeks to support hardware designers in identifying security vulnerabilities needed for chip fabrication. Participants of […] More

  • Report: Boeing to Kick Off Navy Super Hornet Service Life Extension Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Boeing to Kick Off Navy Super Hornet Service Life Extension Program

    Boeing will begin an effort to extend the service life of the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft after the first plane arrives this week, Defense News reported Wednesday. Dan Gillian, program manager for Boeing’s Super Hornet and Growler aircraft, told Defense News that the 10-year program is meant to increase the service […] More

  • SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Reaches ISS for 14th Cargo Delivery Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Reaches ISS for 14th Cargo Delivery Mission

    A SpaceX-built Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday to deliver 5,800 pounds of crew supplies and scientific experiments, Space.com reported Wednesday. Astronauts aboard ISS used the Canadarm2 robotic arm to capture Dragon at 6:40 a.m. Eastern time. On Monday, SpaceX launched the capsule atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in […] More

  • BAE's Software Testing Platform Completes 2 Test Events Under DARPA's Hallmark Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE’s Software Testing Platform Completes 2 Test Events Under DARPA’s Hallmark Program

    BAE Systems has completed two test events for a testbed it developed under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program to help the U.S. military assess and integrate space command-and-control systems. The company said Wednesday evaluations of its Hallmark software testbed involved full operational space scenarios with the system’s applications. DARPA awarded BAE a $12.8 million contract in […] More

  • Army Launches Northrop-Built WGS Satcom Training System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Launches Northrop-Built WGS Satcom Training System

    The U.S. Army has unveiled a Northrop Grumman-built training system designed to educate soldiers on the management and operations of the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite communications program. Northrop said Wednesday the Wideband Training and Certification System is accessible on workstations at the Army Cyber Center of Excellence in Fort Gordon, Georgia. WTCS graduates will be assigned to […] More

  • NASA Selects L&M Technologies for $61M Marshall Center Logistics Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Selects L&M Technologies for $61M Marshall Center Logistics Support IDIQ

    L&M Technologies will provide logistics services to NASA‘s Marshall Space Flight Center under a potential five-year, $60.5 million contract. NASA said Thursday work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes equipment, moves and furniture, mail, shipping and receiving, motor pool and transportation and flight hardware support. The company will also help MSFC manage material, property and warehouse Contract work will […] More

  • Boeing Completes Fuel On-Load Tests for KC-46 Tanker Supplemental Type Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Completes Fuel On-Load Tests for KC-46 Tanker Supplemental Type Certification

    Boeing has completed fuel on-load tests needed for Federal Aviation Administration certification of the company’s refueling tanker aircraft. KC-46 received 540,600 pounds of fuel and performed 68 contacts with other tankers as part of the pre-Supplemental Type Certificate test series, Boeing said Wednesday. The recent flight test lasted for three hours and forty eight minutes, during which a KC-46 transferred […] More

  • Northrop Provides Virtual Training to Army Rangers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Provides Virtual Training to Army Rangers

    Northrop Grumman has conducted virtual training sessions for U.S. Army rangers who are certified Joint Terminal Air Controllers. The training took place at Northrop’s Distributed Training Center located at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia and involved simulations of actual battle scenarios with corresponding deployment locations, the company said Wednesday. DTC and Joint Base Lewis McCord’s 5th […] More

  • Report: Raytheon Demos Counter-Drone Microwave, Laser Weapons - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Raytheon Demos Counter-Drone Microwave, Laser Weapons

    Raytheon demonstrated microwave and laser weapons systems for countering drone swarms at a U.S. Army experiment held at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in December, the Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday. Susan Kelly, Raytheon’s New Mexico site director, told the publication the demonstrations showcased the capacity of a ground-based weapon to simultaneously disable groups of two to three unmanned aerial vehicles […] More

  • Cubic to Demo Maritime, Air Combat Training Tools at Navy League Expo; Dave Buss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Demo Maritime, Air Combat Training Tools at Navy League Expo; Dave Buss Comments

    A Cubic business division will exhibit air combat and maritime training systems at the Navy League’s three-day Sea-Air-Space Exposition that will kick off Monday, April 9, in National Harbor, Maryland. Dave Buss, president of Cubic Global Defense, said in a statement published Wednesday the company is committed to delivering game-based and live, virtual and constructive training platforms […] More