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  • Raytheon to Update Air Force GPS Receivers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Update Air Force GPS Receivers

    Raytheon has secured a $52.6 million task order to modernize the U.S. Air Force‘s miniature airborne global positioning system receiver 2000 in accordance with Defense Department and civil regulations. DoD said Friday the company will develop, test and deliver a military code/automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast capable and propose engineering changes to the baseline configuration. The MAGR 2000 design […] More

  • Pentagon Grants Milestone C Approval to Boeing's KC-46A Pegasus Tanker - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pentagon Grants Milestone C Approval to Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus Tanker

    Boeing has received Milestone C approval from Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall for the KC-46A Pegasus aircraft the company will build to support aerial refueling operations of the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force said Friday it will award Boeing a pair of contracts within 30 days to manufacture the first two KC-46A low-rate initial production batches. […] More

  • IRS Alerts Tax Professionals on Emerging Tax Software Phishing Email Scam - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IRS Alerts Tax Professionals on Emerging Tax Software Phishing Email Scam

    The Internal Revenue Service has alerted tax professionals on an emerging phishing email scam that tricks recipients into clicking on a bogus link by pretending to be from tax software providers. The IRS said Thursday fraudsters use the email scam in an attempt to steal sensitive information such as passwords, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers or to make unnecessary […] More

  • Census Bureau Plans Cybersecurity Assessment Contract Award to FireEye Subsidiary - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Census Bureau Plans Cybersecurity Assessment Contract Award to FireEye Subsidiary

    The U.S. Census Bureau intends to award FireEye subsidiary Mandiant a sole-source contract to perform security assessments on the bureau’s computer network. A special notice posted Aug. 8 on FedBizOpps stated the bureau seeks the help of Mandiant to identify indicators of compromise that will require action to prevent a breach. The value of the potential one-year cybersecurity […] More

  • Grand View Research: Military Radar Market Worth $14B in 8 Years - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grand View Research: Military Radar Market Worth $14B in 8 Years

    A Grand View Research report predicts the global military radar market will reach $13.78 billion in value by 2024 due to an increasing demand for border safety. The use of radar technology in weapon guidance, air traffic control and collision avoidance systems is also projected to drive market growth, Grand View Research said Thursday. The projected growth will also be driven by a demand for […] More

  • Research and Markets: Border Security Applications to Dominate $25B Radar Security Market by 2022 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Border Security Applications to Dominate $25B Radar Security Market by 2022

    Research and Markets predicts that the radar security market will continue growth to reach a value of $25.17 billion by 2022 at a compound annual growth rate of 5.9 percent as demand for the technology increases. Countries interested in radar security systems to protect their borders and critical infrastructure will help drive market growth, the market research company said […] More

  • Saab to Build Electronics for Sweden's Main Battle Tanks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Build Electronics for Sweden’s Main Battle Tanks

    Saab has secured a $15.4 million contract to produce vehicle electronics for integration into Sweden’s fleet of Stridsvagn 122 main battle tanks. The company will design, develop and deliver the electronics to Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Gmbh, which serves as the primary tank supplier to the Swedish military, Saab said Wednesday. The contract also covers training and documentation services. Saab noted it will also integrate its Swedish battalion combat management system […] More

  • Raytheon Partners With Air Force, Navy to Test-Fire 3 Sidewinder Missiles From F-35 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Partners With Air Force, Navy to Test-Fire 3 Sidewinder Missiles From F-35

    Raytheon has worked with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy to test-fire three short-range, air-to-air missiles launched from an F-35A aircraft that resulted in direct hits against airborne targets. Raytheon said Wednesday the tests were conducted to assess the AIM-9X Block I Sidewinder‘s end-to-end system, which includes loading, in-flight carriage and guidance, launch initiation, separation, impact/proximity fuzing and target acquisition functions. […] More

  • DARPA Seeks Tech Ideas to Protect US Forces Against Small Airborne Threats - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Seeks Tech Ideas to Protect US Forces Against Small Airborne Threats

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has asked industry to suggest ideas on how to protect U.S. warfighters from airborne threats with technology. DARPA said Thursday it published a request for information on deployable systems that can help fixed and mobile ground and naval forces to identify, track and neutralize small unmanned air systems. Jean-Charles Lede, DARPA program manager, said the agency seeks “novel, flexible […] More

  • Saab to Deliver Carl-Gustaf Ammo to Swedish Army; Gorgen Johansson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Deliver Carl-Gustaf Ammo to Swedish Army; Gorgen Johansson Comments

    Saab has received a potential $14.5 million order to supply Carl-Gustaf weapon system ammunition to the Swedish army. The Swedish defense material administration, FMV, made the contract award and expects deliveries to conclude in 2017, Saab said Tuesday. Gorgen Johansson, head of Saab’s dynamics business area, said the order covers the delivery of both training and […] More

  • Compusearch Unveils General Availability of Reverse Auctions Tool on Prism Acquisition Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Compusearch Unveils General Availability of Reverse Auctions Tool on Prism Acquisition Platform

    Compusearch will offer its reverse auction technology to the Defense Department and civilian agency clients through the company’s Prism acquisition platform as part of the Reverse Auctions system’s full general availability. Compusearch said Tuesday the addition of the tool to the Prism platform follows a series of pilot programs at four federal agencies during the limited availability period for Reverse Auctions. […] More