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  • Lockheed to Integrate Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Into Navy, AF Aircraft for Continued Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Integrate Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Into Navy, AF Aircraft for Continued Tests

    Lockheed Martin will integrate the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile into the U.S. Air Force‘s B-1B and U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18E/F aircraft under the $321.8 million sole-source contract awarded earlier this month. The company said Thursday the Air Force has set LRASM to start operations in 2018 with the Navy scheduled in 2019. The contract also funds continued testing on LRASM, a precision-guided anti-ship standoff missile, Lockheed added. Mike […] More

  • Dan Allison Joins Dell Services as Healthcare & Life Sciences Division VP, Global GM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dan Allison Joins Dell Services as Healthcare & Life Sciences Division VP, Global GM

    Dan Allison, formerly managing director of technology and healthcare consulting firm DEAllison Enterprises, has joined Dell Services as vice president and global general manager of the firm’s healthcare and life sciences division. Dell said Thursday Allison will oversee the company’s strategic initiatives and engagement programs for clients in life sciences and healthcare markets. Allison, a […] More

  • International SOS Receives Info Security Mgmt Certification from ISO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    International SOS Receives Info Security Mgmt Certification from ISO

    International SOS has obtained a certification from the International Organization for Standardization to recognize the company’s efforts to integrate an information security management system into its business processes and systems and controls design. The company said Tuesday it secured the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification after the British Standards Institution assessed processes and management structure at International SOS. The achievement indicates that […] More

  • Pennine to Install Digital Radio System at BAE's Submarine Production Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pennine to Install Digital Radio System at BAE’s Submarine Production Facility

    BAE Systems has awarded Pennine Telecom a contract of an undisclosed value to install a Motorola-built trunked radio system at the British defense contractor’s submarine production facility in Barrow-in-Furness, England. Pennine said Wednesday the Mototrbo Capacity Max system will work to facilitate digital two-way communications across BAE’s submarine manufacturing site. Pennine will also maintain the radio system for BAE over a three-year period. […] More

  • FLIR Launches New Ground Surveillance Offerings; Kevin Tucker Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FLIR Launches New Ground Surveillance Offerings; Kevin Tucker Comments

    FLIR Systems has introduced two ground surveillance platforms the company designed to help military organizations secure borders and protect troops, United Press International reported Wednesday. Richard Tomkins writes the company unveiled its LTV-X light tactical vehicle and the Ranger R6SS portable radar at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference held in Florida. “Both products are designed to maximize detection, responsiveness and […] More

  • Report: Babcock to Include Raytheon Tech in Laser Directed-Energy Weapon Offering for U.K. - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Babcock to Include Raytheon Tech in Laser Directed-Energy Weapon Offering for U.K.

      Babcock‘s proposed system for the British defense science and technology laboratory’s Laser Directed Energy Weapon Capability Demonstrator program will incorporate the Raytheon-built Phalanx air defense technology, Flightglobal reported Thursday. Beth Stevenson writes the LDEW-CD competition seeks a 20-millimeter laser-equipped Gatling machine gun designed to counter potential airborne threats, including unmanned aircraft systems, to naval ships. The report said the Babcock offering […] More

  • Reuters: Orbital ATK Eyes Development of Rocket Tech Offering for Military Satellite Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: Orbital ATK Eyes Development of Rocket Tech Offering for Military Satellite Sector

    Orbital ATK aims to build a rocket technology offering for the U.S. Air Force as part of the company’s push into the national security satellite market, Reuters reported Tuesday. Irene Klotz writes John Steinmeyer, director of business development at Orbital ATK, said at the Space Congress held Tuesday in Florida the company would base its “Next Generation Launcher” on solid-rocket […] More

  • Air Force Seeks White Papers for Software-Defined RF Systems R&D Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Seeks White Papers for Software-Defined RF Systems R&D Program

    The U.S. Air Force has asked industry to submit white papers for a potential four-year, $24.8 million program that seeks to develop airborne-based, software-defined radio frequency platforms designed to support the service branch’s radio communications missions. The service branch said in a broad agency announcement posted May 19 the SDRF++ platforms that will result from the program will […] More

  • CH2M to Provide Design-Build Support for Houston, San Jose Water Conversion Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CH2M to Provide Design-Build Support for Houston, San Jose Water Conversion Projects

    CH2M will serve as a design-build contractor for the $1.2 billion Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion project of Houston, Texas, and the $85 million Cogeneration Facility Project of San Jose, California. The company said Wednesday its joint venture with CDM Smith — called Houston Waterworks Team — will work to design, construct and operate a water facility that could help Houston save $9 million in operations and maintenance costs. […] More

  • Linden Blue: General Atomics Subsidiary Forms UAV Training Partnerships With CAE, UND Aerospace Foundation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Linden Blue: General Atomics Subsidiary Forms UAV Training Partnerships With CAE, UND Aerospace Foundation

    A General Atomics subsidiary has signed partnership agreements with CAE and the University of North Dakota’s aerospace foundation in an effort to augment training services for operators of Predator and Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. The UND Aerospace Foundation will provide a flight simulator system to help train students at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.‘s RPA Training Academy in North Dakota on how to operate a drone, General […] More

  • Applied Research Associates Subcontracts RE2 to Develop Robotic Arm for Air Force; Jorgen Pedersen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Applied Research Associates Subcontracts RE2 to Develop Robotic Arm for Air Force; Jorgen Pedersen Comments

    A division of Applied Research Associates has awarded RE2 Robotics a potential three-year, $3.3 million subcontract to develop a mobile robotic arm for the U.S. Air Force in support of the Rapid Airfield Damage Repair program. RE2 Robotics said Tuesday it will collaborate with ARA and the service branch to determine dexterity, reach, weight, lift […] More

  • Australian Navy Selects KBR to Provide Training Services on LHD Ships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australian Navy Selects KBR to Provide Training Services on LHD Ships

    The Australian navy has granted KBR with a five-year contract to update the training system used for the crews of the Canberra-class Landing Helicopter Dock ships. KBR’s training solutions team will work to deliver its sustainment training system at the Australian navy’s Sydney training facility, KBR said Tuesday. The company added that the facility will work to prepare crew members for their service […] More