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  • Army to Implement Rockwell Collins' Helmet Mounted Display for Aviation Training - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Implement Rockwell Collins’ Helmet Mounted Display for Aviation Training

    Rockwell Collins has received a contract to provide a new helmet mounted display platform for integration with the U.S. Army‘s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer systems. The company said Tuesday it will update 332 SimEye HMD units for the military branch and expects to complete the upgrades by October 2019. SimEye will be equipped with new display and optical […] More

  • DSA Lands Spot on Potential $8B Army CBRNE Defense IDIQ; Fran Pierce Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DSA Lands Spot on Potential $8B Army CBRNE Defense IDIQ; Fran Pierce Comments

    Data Systems Analysts has won a spot on a potential 10-year, $8.27 billion multiple-award contract from the U.S. Army to support research and development of defense measures against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats. DSA said it will work to help the service branch develop CBRNE defense systems and equipment through the Joint Enterprise Research, […] More

  • DLA Taps General Dynamics to Supply Army Machine Gun Barrels - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Taps General Dynamics to Supply Army Machine Gun Barrels

    General Dynamics has landed a three-year, $14.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to produce machine gun barrels for the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company’s ordnance and tactical systems business will perform contract work in Vermont through Dec. 24, 2021. The Army will fund the procurement of machine gun barrels using […] More

  • State Dept OKs Georgia's $75M Javelin Missile, Launcher Procurement Request - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept OKs Georgia’s $75M Javelin Missile, Launcher Procurement Request

    The State Department has approved a potential $75 million foreign military sale of Javelin missile systems and command launch units to Georgia. Georgia requested to buy 410 Javelin missiles, 72 Javelin command launch units, 10 basic skills trainers, 70 simulated rounds as well as government and contractor technical assistance, transportation, logistics and program support services, the […] More

  • Cubic to Demo Training Systems at Florida Conference; Dave Buss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Demo Training Systems at Florida Conference; Dave Buss Comments

    Cubic will showcase its portfolio of training systems at the five-day Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida, that is scheduled to kick off Nov. 27. I/ITSEC is an annual modeling, simulation and training conference organized by the National Training and Simulation Association, Cubic said Tuesday. The 2017 event will carry the theme “Harnessing New Technologies […] More

  • Cubic Wins $61M Army Pre-Deployment Training Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Wins $61M Army Pre-Deployment Training Contract

    Cubic‘s global defense segment has won a potential five-year, $61.4 million contract from the U.S. Army to help train the country’s military forces for deployment to combat missions. Work covers pre-deployment rotational training services to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk in Louisiana, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command received four […] More

  • DISA, Army Tap Industry for Mobile Device Cloud Integration Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA, Army Tap Industry for Mobile Device Cloud Integration Efforts

    The Defense Information Systems Agency and the U.S. Army have partnered with companies to integrate commercial cloud technology into mobile devices in efforts to increase data accessibility and security for warfighters, Defense Systems reported Friday. Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn, director of DISA, told Defense Systems the agency seeks to extend the U.S. military’s Secret Internet Protocol Router […] More

  • DynCorp Selected for Association's Army Aviation Materiel Readiness Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Selected for Association’s Army Aviation Materiel Readiness Award

    DynCorp has been chosen to receive an award from the Army Aviation Association of America for the company’s work to support materiel readiness and logistics functions of the U.S. Army‘s aviation unit. AAAA will present the Materiel Readiness Award for a Contribution by a Major Contractor award to DynCorp during the Joseph P. Cribbins Aviation Product Symposium slated to take place Wednesday […] More

  • Raytheon, Saab Form Infantry Weapon Modernization Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Saab Form Infantry Weapon Modernization Partnership

    Raytheon and Saab have signed a partnership agreement to update a shoulder-fired weapon system the latter company designed for use by ground troops in multiple operations. Both companies will collaborate to modernize the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon offering and identify opportunities to update Saab’s AT4 disposable anti-tank missile system in efforts to help address U.S. and international military requirements, Raytheon […] More

  • DynCorp to Expand Army Training Center Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp to Expand Army Training Center Support Services

    The U.S. Army Sustainment Command has revised a DynCorp International contract modification to expand the scope of support services the company provides to the military branch’s National Training Center at Fort Irwin in California. DynCorp said Monday it will deploy an additional 21 personnel and support the NTC’s Ops Group Heavy mission under the terms of the […] More

  • Orbital ATK Test-Fires Prototype Rocket Motor Built With 3D-Printed Parts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Test-Fires Prototype Rocket Motor Built With 3D-Printed Parts

    Orbital ATK has test-fired a prototype solid rocket motor that includes metal components built through an additive manufacturing process. The company said Wednesday it developed the prototype motor in collaboration with the U.S. Army‘s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center in an effort to help meet the military branch’s missile science and technology enterprise […] More