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  • LAC Federal to Provide Cataloging Support Services to the Smithsonian Libraries - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LAC Federal to Provide Cataloging Support Services to the Smithsonian Libraries

    LAC Federal has secured a five-year contract to provide cataloging and cataloging support services to the Smithsonian Libraries that include maintenance work on bibliographic records within online systems. The company said Monday it will offer original and copy cataloging of books, CDs, microfilm, electronic journals, magazines and other printed material on various western European and Asian languages. […] More

  • Lockheed Taps Elbit Systems for Israel F-35 Training Center Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Taps Elbit Systems for Israel F-35 Training Center Support Services

    Lockheed Martin has chosen Elbit Systems to provide support for the F-35 training center of Israel’s air force following a competitive selection process, Israel Defense reported Friday. The two companies aim to establish a contract in the coming months for the sustainment of the F-35 training facility at Nevatim Air Base, according to the report. Israel expects to receive the first […] More

  • Thales to Supply Aircraft Landing Tools to Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales to Supply Aircraft Landing Tools to Air Force

    Thales has secured an order to develop and deliver three instrument landing platforms to the U.S. Air Force. The Thales-built Deployable – Instrument Landing System is a mobile system that works to help military pilots land aircraft at fixed bases and tactical airfields during low-visibility weather conditions, the company said Wednesday. The company will set […] More

  • Navy, Huntington Ingalls Finish Sea Trials of 'Finn' Guided Missile Destroyer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy, Huntington Ingalls Finish Sea Trials of ‘Finn’ Guided Missile Destroyer

    Huntington Ingalls Industries and the U.S. Navy have completed a final round of USS John Finn trials that sought to test the performance of the guided missile destroyer’s systems. The company said Friday the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey assessed the new Arleigh Burke-class ship’s overall operation during the two-day trial held in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Friday. HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division […] More

  • DigitalGlobe Launches Lockheed-Built WorldView-4 Satellite; Rick Ambrose Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe Launches Lockheed-Built WorldView-4 Satellite; Rick Ambrose Comments

    DigitalGlobe received initial signals from Lockheed Martin-built WorldView-4 satellite 45 minutes after it launched Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. WorldView-4 with a Harris Corp.-made imaging payload took off aboard a United Launch Alliance-made Atlas V rocket to join DigitalGlobe’s satellite constellation, Lockheed said Friday. Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed’s space systems business, said the WorldView-4 […] More

  • Air Force Eyes Textron, Embraer, Leonardo-Finmeccanica Planes to Supplement A-10 Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Eyes Textron, Embraer, Leonardo-Finmeccanica Planes to Supplement A-10 Fleet

    The U.S. Air Force wants to test four aircraft platforms from Textron, Embraer and Leonardo-Finmeccanica in an effort to augment the service branch’s fleet of A-10 Warthogs, The Witchita Eagle reported Wednesday. Jerry Siebenmark writes the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office looks to conduct a 135-day test of Textron’s Scorpion jet and AT-6 Wolverine as […] More

  • BAE-Irving Shipbuilding JV to Pursue Canadian Naval Support Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE-Irving Shipbuilding JV to Pursue Canadian Naval Support Program

    BAE Systems and Irving Shipbuilding have formed a new joint venture that will compete on Canada’s Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships and Joint Support Ship In-Service Support contract. Canadian Naval Support Ltd. will combine Irving Shipbuilding’s technologies and BAE’s warship repair and maintenance expertise in pursuit of the AJISS program, BAE said Friday. BAE added that CNS aims to help […] More

  • Boeing Vet Shephard Hill Joins KeyW Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Vet Shephard Hill Joins KeyW Board

    Shephard Hill, former president of Boeing‘s international business organization, has joined the board of directors at cyber and geospatial services company KeyW. KeyW said Wednesday that Hill will fill the board seat vacated by John Hannon and will serve on both the audit and compensation committees. “[Hill’s] hands-on experience in developing and implementing strategies for driving growth and nurturing […] More

  • Parsons-Supported US Military Base Microgrid Project Receives Federal Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons-Supported US Military Base Microgrid Project Receives Federal Award

    A Parsons-supported microgrid technology demonstration project at various U.S. military bases has won a 2016 Federal Energy and Water Management Award from the Energy Department. The Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security Joint Capability Technology Demonstration project aimed to build systems for military organizations to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprint at their installations, Parsons said Thursday. Parsons provided […] More

  • Visiongain: Global Military Radar Systems Market to Reach $9.7B in 2016 Revenues - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain: Global Military Radar Systems Market to Reach $9.7B in 2016 Revenues

    A new Visiongain report analyzes the global military radar systems market and predicts it will hit $9.7 billion in revenues in 2016. The report highlights the key drivers and challenges facing the market and contains market forecast and analysis for the Asia-Pacific, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Central Asia and North America regions […] More

  • Airbus' Defense & Space Business to Update Comms Network of UK Navy Warships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus’ Defense & Space Business to Update Comms Network of UK Navy Warships

    Airbus‘ defense and space segment has received a $45.5 million contract from the U.K. defense ministry to update the British navy’s warships. The Maritime Network Evolution contract covers support for 20 warships such as Type 45 destroyers and Queen Elizabeth Class carriers, Airbus said Tuesday. Airbus will remove obsolete equipment and serial services as well as support platforms’ capacity […] More