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  • Norway Accepts Initial F-35s From Lockheed - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Norway Accepts Initial F-35s From Lockheed

    Lockheed Martin has delivered the Norwegian air force’s first three F-35 fighter jets from a company facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to a military base in Norway. A First Aircraft Arrival celebration will take place Monday at Orland Air Base to mark the delivery of initial F-35s to the country, the Norwegian government said Saturday. Major Gen. […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Launch 8th ISS Resupply Mission Nov. 11 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Launch 8th ISS Resupply Mission Nov. 11

    Orbital ATK has set a Nov. 11 launch date for the company’s eighth cargo resupply mission that will transport crew supplies and hardware to the International Space Station on behalf of NASA. The space agency said Tuesday Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft will launch aboard the company’s Antares rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to deliver approximately […] More

  • BAE Unit Gets Navy Contract Modification for 2 LCS Post-Shakedown Availabilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit Gets Navy Contract Modification for 2 LCS Post-Shakedown Availabilities

    A business unit of BAE Systems has secured a $22.4 million contract modification to support post-shakedown availabilities for two of the U.S. Navy‘s Freedom-class littoral combat ships. The Defense Department said Monday BAE’s ship repair business in Jacksonville, Florida, will provide manpower, material, non-standard equipment, technical data, documentation and support services needed to carry out USS Little Rock and USS […] More

  • Lockheed to Build Aerial High-Energy Laser Weapon Under Air Force Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Build Aerial High-Energy Laser Weapon Under Air Force Contract

    Lockheed Martin has received a $26.3 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to design, develop and produce a high-energy fiber laser weapon system. AFRL plans to test the weapon system aboard a tactical fighter aircraft by 2021 as part of the Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator program, Lockheed said Monday. The SHiELD program […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Integrates ADS-B Out Software on Navy Aircraft Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins Integrates ADS-B Out Software on Navy Aircraft Platforms

    Rockwell Collins has finished integration of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast Out software on three aircraft platforms for the Naval Air Systems Command. The company said Monday it integrated the software on NAVAIR’s C-2A, E2-C and P-3C platforms in an effort to help the command meet the federal government’s ADS-B Out requirements set to take effect by the […] More

  • Leidos Secures Naval Health Research Center Support Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Secures Naval Health Research Center Support Extension

    Leidos has received a potential five-year, $29 million prime contract to continue to provide research and development support services to the Naval Health Research Center’s Warfighter Performance department. The company said Monday it aims to identify methods to help increase operational performance and resilience of U.S. naval warfighters as well as optimize strategies for their health […] More

  • General Atomics to Help MDA Test, Integrate UAV Laser Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics to Help MDA Test, Integrate UAV Laser Tech

    General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems group has received a nine-month, $8.9 million contract to help the Missile Defense Agency integrate and test a low-power laser system on an unmanned aerial vehicle. The Defense Department said Monday GA-EMS will conduct work under MDA’s Low Power Laser Demonstrator Phase One effort that seeks to address power and aperture size requirements for laser technology. Work […] More

  • Raytheon Wins Aviation Week Award for Virtual Design Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Wins Aviation Week Award for Virtual Design Center

    A Raytheon facility with virtual reality technology has won a 2017 Program Excellence Award from Aviation Week magazine in the special projects category. Raytheon’s Immersive Design Center is equipped with the CAVE Automatic Virtual Environment system that works to facilitate collaboration between cross-functional teams in efforts to produce three-dimensional models of structures and parts, the company said Monday. Allen Couture, vice president […] More

  • ManTech Named 2017 ‘Best Company for Veterans’ by Monster.com - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech Named 2017 ‘Best Company for Veterans’ by Monster.com

    ManTech International has won the “Best Company for Veterans” recognition for the second year in a row from online employment platform Monster.com. The company ranked first on Monster.com’s list of 10 finalists for veteran recruitment and retention practices, ManTech said Monday. “ManTech has a longstanding commitment to hiring former members of the U.S. military, and we are […] More

  • Calibre CEO Joe Martore Recognized as 'GovCon Executive of the Year' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Calibre CEO Joe Martore Recognized as ‘GovCon Executive of the Year’

    Joe Martore, president and CEO of Calibre Systems, has received the GovCon Executive of the Year award from the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council. The recognition was given at the 15th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards, which honors individuals and businesses in the Washington area’s government contracting community, Calibre said Friday. Martore […] More

  • BAE Systems Picks 15 Suppliers for Type 26 Frigate Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems Picks 15 Suppliers for Type 26 Frigate Equipment

    BAE Systems has awarded manufacturing contracts worth approximately $52.4 million to 15 international suppliers for diesel and gearbox filtration, pipework, fittings and vibration monitoring equipment that will support Type 26 frigates. The company said Thursday the globally deployable, multi-mission Type 26 warship, which features a modular design and open systems architecture, will support various operations including high […] More

  • Report: Kratos CEO Eric DeMarco Anticipates Growth of Satcom Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Kratos CEO Eric DeMarco Anticipates Growth of Satcom Business

    Eric DeMarco, CEO of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, has said he expects Kratos’ satellite communications business to grow, partly because of the U.S. government’s increased focus on space technologies, Space Intel Report reported Friday. “In the 2018 [Defense Department] budget request, space and satellite-related funding lines received one of the largest increases in request over […] More