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  • General Atomics Performs Design Review on Ground Control Station for Air Force RPAs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Performs Design Review on Ground Control Station for Air Force RPAs

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has conducted a critical design review (CDR) on its ground control station offering for the U.S. Air Force as part of efforts towards fielding new technologies for the military branch’s fleet of remotely piloted aircraft. General Atomics said Tuesday that it conducted the CDR for the Advanced Cockpit Block 50 GCS […] More

  • DHS Center of Excellence to Award Grants for Border Security Devt Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Center of Excellence to Award Grants for Border Security Devt Projects

    A Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Center of Excellence will invest up to $350,000 each for multiple projects related to the development of border security, trade and immigration. DHS said Monday that the Borders, Trade and Immigration Institute will award grants for projects designed to boost border management operations, facilitate transnational flows […] More

  • Raytheon Interceptor Missile Undergoes Land-Based Test; Mike Campisi Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Interceptor Missile Undergoes Land-Based Test; Mike Campisi Comments

    Raytheon has completed the final land-based test for its interceptor missile designed to support anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare and sea-based terminal ballistic missile defense operations. The company said Tuesday that the Standard Missile-6 Block IA platform was used to intercept and eliminate a subsonic target from a test site located in southern New Mexico as part […] More

  • Orbital ATK Reveals Test Results of Motor Technology for Orion Spacecraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Reveals Test Results of Motor Technology for Orion Spacecraft

    Orbital ATK has analyzed the results of a qualification test on the attitude control motor of the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system. The company said Monday results from the test in Elkton, Maryland indicate that the ACM’s HT-11 ‘high thrust’ demonstration was fully successful and the motor can now enter the program’s qualification phase. ACM features a […] More

  • Boeing Taps ViaSat for Apache Link 16 Terminal Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Taps ViaSat for Apache Link 16 Terminal Production

    ViaSat has received a four-year contract to provide small tactical terminals for AH-64E Apache Guardian aircraft Boeing is producing for the U.S. Army and foreign military sales clients. ViaSat said Tuesday  it will deliver at least 534 KOR-24A Link 16 terminals to Boeing under the contract’s base period of performance. “This award, along with other customers for […] More

  • Lockheed Intros C-130J Variant Designed for Int'l SOF Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Intros C-130J Variant Designed for Int’l SOF Missions

    Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new variant of the C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft designed to meet international military special operations requirements. The company said Tuesday it built the C-130J SOF platform to help address demands related to the execution of international special operations forces missions. Orlando Carvalho, executive vice president of Lockheed’s aeronautics […] More

  • HighPoint Global Names Cal Shintani Chief Growth Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HighPoint Global Names Cal Shintani Chief Growth Officer

    HighPoint Global announced Tuesday that it has named Cal Shintani to its executive team as Chief Growth Officer. In his new role, Shintani will lead the development and execution of HighPoint’s growth strategy. He will oversee business development, capture, as well as mergers and acquisitions. “As we continue to help our customers improve their interactions […] More

  • General Dynamics Unit to Support DoD's Web-Based CBRN Threat Modeling Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Unit to Support DoD’s Web-Based CBRN Threat Modeling Platform

    General Dynamics‘s information technology business has received a potential five-year, $45 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to support a web-based platform the Defense Department uses to model the potential effects of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapon attacks. GDIT will help the service branch develop software, conduct technical documentation, implement system upgrades, modify, operate, maintain […] More

  • Orbital ATK, NASA Wrap Up Preliminary Design Review of Satellite Servicing Vehicle’s Docking Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK, NASA Wrap Up Preliminary Design Review of Satellite Servicing Vehicle’s Docking Platform

    Orbital ATK and NASA have completed the preliminary design review of a docking component of its Mission Extension Vehicle. The Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking system consists of actuators, control algorithms and sensors that work to help MEV-1 detect, monitor and move toward a client spacecraft, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. The company and NASA conducted the RPOD […] More

  • Lockheed, Tata Sign Agreement to Produce F-16s in India - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Tata Sign Agreement to Produce F-16s in India

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with Tata Advanced Systems to produce the newest configuration of the F-16 multirole fighter aircraft in India. The agreement seeks to give India the opportunity to manufacture, operate and export F-16 Block 70 as well as support technology supplier jobs in the U.S. and create new manufacturing jobs in India, Lockheed said Monday. F-16 Block […] More

  • VMWare Gets Common Criteria Certification for Network Virtualization Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VMWare Gets Common Criteria Certification for Network Virtualization Platform

    VMware has earned Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 2+ certification for a technology platform that works to help organizations monitor and manage computer networks. The certification shows that VMware’s NSX network virtualization platform complies with government security standards for deployment, the company said Monday. NSX is designed to help customers from the government and highly-regulated sectors to modernize data centers, […] More

  • CACI, American Cyber Win DoD Award for Mentor-Protege Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI, American Cyber Win DoD Award for Mentor-Protege Program

    CACI International and American Cyber have received the Defense Department’s Nunn-Perry Award for their performance as a mentor-protege team. The U.S. Army’s office of small business programs and the Army CIO/G-6 sponsored the partnership between CACI and American Cyber under DoD’s Mentor-Protege Program, CACI said Tuesday. CACI served as a mentor to American Cyber and helped […] More