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  • Ultra Electronics Secures Sonoubuoy Supply Contract for UK Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ultra Electronics Secures Sonoubuoy Supply Contract for UK Military

    Ultra Electronics‘ sonar systems business unit has secured a $13.7 million contract extension from the U.K.’s defense ministry to supply sonobuoys for the U.K. navy’s Merlin Maritime Patrol helicopter. The company will provide sonobuoy engineering, manufacturing, logistics and support services in an effort to aid the royal navy to maintain its persistent Anti-Submarine Warfare surveillance systems used against hostile […] More

  • Finmeccanica Lands $114M AgustaWestland Helicopter Supply Contract With Philippine Navy; Mauro Moretti Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Finmeccanica Lands $114M AgustaWestland Helicopter Supply Contract With Philippine Navy; Mauro Moretti Comments

    Finmeccanica has won a potential $114 million contract to build and deliver two AgustaWestland-built helicopters to the Philippine navy. Mauro Moretti, CEO and general manager of Finmeccanica, said Thursday the contract also covers training and support services related to AW159 helicopters. AW159 is designed for use in maritime surveillance, anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare operations, as well […] More

  • Elbit Systems Rolls Out Unmanned Surface Vehicle Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems Rolls Out Unmanned Surface Vehicle Platform

    Elbit Systems has introduced an unmanned surface vehicle platform the company designed for anti-submarine warfare and mine countermeasure missions. The 12-meter Seagull USV works to operate maritime vehicles to detect and neutralize underwater mines, the company said Monday. Seagull has a mission control system, replaceable mission modules, Autonomous Navigation System and command, control, communications, computers and […] More

  • NAVAIR Orders Airborne Dipping Sonars from Raytheon-Thales Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NAVAIR Orders Airborne Dipping Sonars from Raytheon-Thales Team

    A Raytheon–Thales alliance has received a $65.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command for the production of AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar systems, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. John Keller writes the team will supply 20 AN/AQS-22s to the U.S. Navy and another two systems to the Saudi Arabian military. The system consists of […] More

  • Sparton, Ultra Electronics JV to Produce Sonobuoys for Navy; Cary Wood Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sparton, Ultra Electronics JV to Produce Sonobuoys for Navy; Cary Wood Comments

    A joint venture of Sparton and Ultra Electronics Holdings has received a five-year, $20 million, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply sonobuoys to the U.S. Navy. The ERAPSCO JV will tap the Ultra Electronics USSI and Sparton De Leon Springs business units for sonobuoy production requirements under the contract, Sparton said Monday. The companies will manufacture the sonobuoys at Ultra […] More

  • BAE to Build UAS Sensor for Navy Antisubmarine Warfare Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Build UAS Sensor for Navy Antisubmarine Warfare Program

    BAE Systems is developing a sensor payload for unmanned aircraft systems that will help the U.S. Navy‘s Boeing-built P-8A Poseidon jet detect enemy submarines by monitoring disturbances in the magnetic field, Intelligent Aerospace reported Monday. John Keller writes the P-8A maritime patrol aircraft will use an air-launched UAS equipped with an antisubmarine warfare payload, including a magnetic anomaly detector, to pinpoint the location of submerged submarines, […] More

  • Leidos Building Autonomous Unmanned Vessel to Track Submarines; John Fratamico Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Building Autonomous Unmanned Vessel to Track Submarines; John Fratamico Comments

    Leidos is building an Autonomous Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel for long-term monitoring of submarines as part of an anti-submarine warfare program by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency. ACTUV will be equipped with sensors, electro-optics and radars, as well as sensor control, navigation and status reporting features to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Leidos said Monday. “It would […] More