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  • Carahsoft, Avecto Form Govt Endpoint Security Tech Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft, Avecto Form Govt Endpoint Security Tech Partnership

    Avecto has partnered with Carahsoft Technology to offer a cybersecurity software platform to government organizations as the companies seek to help agencies manage threats at the endpoint level. Carahsoft will distribute Defendpoint to public sector customers through multiple contract vehicles, Avecto said Wednesday. Carahsoft also agreed to provide sales, marketing and order management support for resellers of Avecto endpoint security products and […] More

  • Northrop Orders $107M in F-35 Opening Doors From Fokker; Brian Chappel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Orders $107M in F-35 Opening Doors From Fokker; Brian Chappel Comments

    Northrop Grumman has requested in-flight opening doors for the F-35 fighter jet from Fokker Technologies under a $106.8 million deal. GKN Aerospace‘s Fokker division will produce the opening doors for batches 10 and 11 of the F-35 aircraft under the agreement signed at the NIDV symposium in the Netherlands, Fokker said Thursday. Brian Chappel, vice president and F-35 […] More

  • Louis Berger Awarded Maryland Water System Rehab Contract; Anwer Hasan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Louis Berger Awarded Maryland Water System Rehab Contract; Anwer Hasan Comments

    Louis Berger has received a five-year, $7.5 million contract from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to rehabilitate water and wastewater systems in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland. Louis Berger will design hydraulic analyses of water and sewer pipeline systems and engineer pipelines, pump stations and storage tanks under the contract, the company said Wednesday. The contract […] More

  • Thales Introduces Mini ISR Unmanned Aerial System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Introduces Mini ISR Unmanned Aerial System

    Thales has unveiled a new small drone technology intended to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations of military and security organizations. The company built Spy’Ranger with Aviation Design and is demonstrating the mini-drone at the ongoing Milipol Paris trade show, Thales said Wednesday. The unmanned aircraft is designed with a gimbal that works to stabilize the drone’s camera and sensor equipment if […] More

  • Raytheon's Patriot Upgrade Completes Initial Army Flight Tests; Ralph Acaba Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Patriot Upgrade Completes Initial Army Flight Tests; Ralph Acaba Comments

    Raytheon‘s updated Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system has undergone initial flight tests by the U.S. Army to check the added functions and modifications of the system. The company said Thursday the system’s Post-Deployment Build 8 configuration worked to detect, track and engage a ballistic missile target with PAC-3 and GEM-T missiles during each of the tests. “PDB-8 can be retrofitted […] More

  • TWD ESS Services to Produce Network Camera Systems for DoD; Marlon Phillips Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TWD ESS Services to Produce Network Camera Systems for DoD; Marlon Phillips Comments

    TWD ESS Services has been selected to build network camera systems for installation in a Defense Department facility under a $127,000 contract. The company will produce PTZ camera, indoor and outdoor fixed dome camera, camera lens, surface mount, wiper and adapter for DoD’s physical security system requirements, TWD ESS said Wednesday. “The ability to deliver a […] More

  • Lockheed to Update Sweden Airport Operational Systems; Mark Cooper Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Update Sweden Airport Operational Systems; Mark Cooper Comments

    Lockheed Martin has been selected to upgrade Sweden’s airport operational systems in an effort to help share information with stakeholders across the network under a five-year contract. Swedavia tapped Lockheed to install the latter company’s Chroma suite that comprises a multi-airport operational database, resource management system and flight information displays, Lockheed said Thursday. Mark Cooper, […] More

  • CACI Debuts 'SkyTracker' UAS Detection System; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Debuts ‘SkyTracker’ UAS Detection System; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has released a new system for customers to detect and identify unmanned aerial systems they believe could be in restricted airspace. The SkyTracker precision system uses radio links to monitor drones that fly in protected airspace and locate ground operators, CACI said Thursday. Ken Asbury, CACI president and CEO, said the company designed the system “to address the rapidly […] More

  • DARPA Extends Xerox Subsidiary's Disappearing Electronics Contract; Gregory Whiting Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Extends Xerox Subsidiary’s Disappearing Electronics Contract; Gregory Whiting Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has extended a contract with Xerox‘s PARC subsidiary for continued development work on a transient electronics technology. PARC made the Disintegration Upon Stress Release Trigger for DARPA’s Vanishing Programmable Resources program as the agency seeks to develop electronic systems that dissappear on command, Xerox said Wednesday. “This technology can help commercial organizations as well […] More

  • General Atomics, Army Fly Gray Eagle for South Korea Exercises; Frank Pace Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics, Army Fly Gray Eagle for South Korea Exercises; Frank Pace Comments

    A Gray Eagle drone General Atomics built for the U.S. Army has completed a series of joint manned-unmanned aircraft teaming exercises in South Korea. General Atomics said Wednesday the Gray Eagle worked to stream video and metadata to the AH-64 Apache helicopter from a remote location for operators to control the drone’s sensors and identify targets. The Apache helicopter […] More

  • State Dept Clears Argentina's $80M Bell Helicopter Purchase Request - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Clears Argentina’s $80M Bell Helicopter Purchase Request

    Argentina’s request to buy $80 million in Bell 412EP helicopters built by the Textron subsidiary Bell has received clearance from the State Department. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday the proposed foreign military sale includes four Bell 412EPs, helicopter major components and spare parts, pilot and maintenance training and logistics support. DSCA said Argentina seeks to bolster its air mobility efforts […] More

  • Thales Launches Data Security Platform; Cindy Provin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Launches Data Security Platform; Cindy Provin Comments

    Thales has introduced a new security platform for commercial and government customers to protect data in transit. The Datacryptor 5000 Series encryption system is designed to secure data from traffic analyses and side channel attacks with zero latency on network performance, Thales said Tuesday. “Datacryptor 5000 Series offers a complete security solution that scales from simple […] More