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  • Bren-Tronics to Manufacture Lithium-Ion Batteries for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bren-Tronics to Manufacture Lithium-Ion Batteries for Army

    Bren-Tronics has received a $6.2 million contract from the U.S. Army to conduct high-volume automated production of military lithium-ion batteries via the National Advanced Mobility Consortium. The company said Friday it will work to mature the current design and manufacturing processes for 24V 6T Li-Ion batteries at a facility in Commack, New York, in an effort […] More

  • Navy Taps Boeing, Lockheed for Extra Large UUV Design Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Boeing, Lockheed for Extra Large UUV Design Contracts

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a $42.3 million contract to Boeing and a $43.2 million contract to Lockheed Martin to design an extra large unmanned undersea vehicle platform as well as deliver a technical data package. The contracts represent the first phase of the competitive Orca XLUUV acquisition program and include priced options for the project’s second phase, the Defense […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Lands Navy C4ISR Training Support IDIQ; Andy Green Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Lands Navy C4ISR Training Support IDIQ; Andy Green Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ technical solutions division has secured a potential five-year, $43 million contract to provide training support for multiple U.S. Navy tactical systems. HII said Thursday it is one of four contractors selected by the Navy to support training efforts for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems used on tactical afloat shipboard, ashore and submarine platforms. […] More

  • AM General Gets Humvee Orders From 9 Countries via Foreign Military Sales Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AM General Gets Humvee Orders From 9 Countries via Foreign Military Sales Program

    AM General has received orders worth more than $550 million to supply High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles to nine countries through the U.S. foreign military sales program. The Humvee delivery orders come from Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bosnia, Colombia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Slovenia and Ukraine, AM General said Thursday. The orders were issued through a five-year, $2.2 billion […] More

  • Metova Taps Deltek for Govt Contract Accounting Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Metova Taps Deltek for Govt Contract Accounting Software

    Metova has opted to use Deltek‘s software that works to help small and medium-sized businesses account for and manage their government contracts. Deltek said Thursday its Costpoint Foundations software is designed to automate processes such as pre-award audits, subcontractor management and cost submission reporting. The accounting platform also aids compliance with the Defense Contract Audit Agency‘s regulations, Deltek […] More

  • GE Taps RJE Global to Produce Gas Turbine Modules for Australia's Navy Frigate Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Taps RJE Global to Produce Gas Turbine Modules for Australia’s Navy Frigate Program

    General Electric‘s Marine Solutions subsidiary has selected RJE Global to assemble gas turbine modules and produce engine components in support of the Australian navy’s frigate program. Marine Solutions said Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding requires RJE to produce LM2500 modules for the nine-ship SEA 5000 Future Frigate program which aims to replace legacy Australian Anzac-class […] More

  • Dynetics' OWL Business Introduces UAV Surveillance Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dynetics’ OWL Business Introduces UAV Surveillance Tech

    Observation Without Limits, a Dynetics company, has unveiled a suite of  surveillance sensor and information systems designed to detect Class 1 and Class 2 drones that operate in low-altitude airspace. Dynetics said Wednesday the GA9000 series is equipped with three-dimensional radar technology that will work to detect low-altitude airspace security threats at a range of 3.1 miles as well as […] More

  • Thales Opens UK Innovation Hub for Digital Tech Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Opens UK Innovation Hub for Digital Tech Efforts

    Thales has opened a new innovation hub at the One Station Square business center in Cambridge, England, as part of the company’s digital technology growth and expansion efforts. The company said Friday its new facility offers a workspace for engineers, research, development and innovation professionals to collaborate with customers, partners and suppliers. “The move to One […] More

  • Paul Dinte Selected to ExecutiveBiz's 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiter Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Dinte Selected to ExecutiveBiz’s 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiter Award

    ExecutiveBiz announced its recent selection of the 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiters. ExecutiveBiz spoke to senior leaders at some of the GovCon sector’s most notable firms to find out whom they turn to when they need to fill an executive position. In our conversations, those GovCon leaders offered us the names of 10 executive recruiters they believe “you […] More

  • NGA Seeks Info on Potential Geospatial Data-Based AI Algorithm Developers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NGA Seeks Info on Potential Geospatial Data-Based AI Algorithm Developers

    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has posted a request for information on companies, universities or inventors that can help NGA develop artificial intelligence algorithms trained on geospatial data. NGA said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice it aims to produce computer vision algorithms on geospatial training data, such as overhead video and still photography, through a public-private partnership. The agency […] More

  • Elon Musk: SpaceX Eyes 2022 Launch for 1st Mars Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elon Musk: SpaceX Eyes 2022 Launch for 1st Mars Mission

    SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said he wants to send at least two cargo ships to Mars by 2022 in an effort to determine hazards, establish life-support infrastructure and identify potential water resources, CNBC reported Friday. Musk plans to carry out that plan through the development of a 42-engine rocket system called BFR designed to […] More

  • MultiLingual Solutions Awarded DIA Content Translation Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MultiLingual Solutions Awarded DIA Content Translation Contract

    MultiLingual Solutions has won a potential five-year, $39.1 million contract to  help the Defense Intelligence Agency translate written, audio and multimedia materials to and from English language. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will perform translations for DIA’s National Media Exploitation Center in the National Capital Region through Sept. 27, 2022. The Virginia Contracting […] More