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  • Lockheed Launches Modernization Flight Test on Army Tactical Missile System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Launches Modernization Flight Test on Army Tactical Missile System

    Lockheed Martin has performed a modernization flight test on the U.S. Army‘s tactical missile system at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to evaluate the missile’s capacities. The company said Thursday the Army Tactical Missile System, which was launched using a soldier-manned High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher, flew nearly 87 miles and performed […] More

  • Report: Army Interested in Airborne Laser Weapons - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Army Interested in Airborne Laser Weapons

    The U.S. Army looks to adopt high-energy laser technology for the service branch’s fixed-wing and rotocraft aircraft platforms, Flightglobal reported Wednesday. “It’s a capability we’re interested in,” Col. Joe Hoecherl, Army Apache program manager, was quoted as saying. Ben Allison, HEL product lead at Raytheon, told Flightglobal the company aims to help address the Army’s airborne laser requirements after both […] More

  • GE Evaluates Turbine Engine Prototype for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Evaluates Turbine Engine Prototype for Army

    General Electric‘s aviation operation unit has tested a turboshaft engine prototype built to aid the U.S. Army‘s Improved Turbine Engine Program. The company said Tuesday that the T901-GE-900 engine was tested throughout a six-month period to evaluate the system’s compliance with power requirements for the ITEP project and GE added that the engine surpassed ITEP performance […] More

  • General Atomics Shifts MQ-1C UAS Production to Extended Range Variant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Shifts MQ-1C UAS Production to Extended Range Variant

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business unit has transitioned the production line for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle to an extended-range variant of the unmanned aircraft system for the U.S. Army. The company said Tuesday it commenced developmental tests on the first four MQ-1C ER units and expects to begin follow-on operational test and evaluation activities in the spring of […] More

  • Executive Spotlight: Interview with Ron Costella, SVP, Enterprise IT Sector at AECOM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Spotlight: Interview with Ron Costella, SVP, Enterprise IT Sector at AECOM

    “Our ‘design-build-finance-and-operate’ model brings all of AECOM’s capabilities to bear across the full project life-cycle and sets us apart from our competitors.” EM: Tell me about your background and how you ended up in the federal contracting industry. Ron Costella: The first 20 years of my career I was an active duty Army officer, where […] More

  • Report: General Motors to Create New Defense Industry Unit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: General Motors to Create New Defense Industry Unit

    General Motors aims to create a new defense industry unit as part of the vehicle maker’s efforts to expand business with the U.S. military, Automotive News reported Monday. The report said GM will establish the GM Defense unit within the company’s global product development arm. GM has initiated multiple defense projects and is in talks with the U.S. […] More

  • General Dynamics Rolls Out 1st Army SEP V3 Main Battle Tank - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Rolls Out 1st Army SEP V3 Main Battle Tank

    The U.S. Army has accepted the first of six production units of an updated Abrams main battle tank from the General Dynamics-operated Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio. The service branch said Monday production of the M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 battle tank occurs at JSMC and Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, Alabama. General Dynamics’ […] More

  • Raytheon Demos Air Defense Missile System With Army Ground Combat Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Demos Air Defense Missile System With Army Ground Combat Vehicle

    Raytheon has mounted and tested a company-built air defense missile technology on a Stryker armored fighting vehicle as part of efforts to help address the U.S. Army‘s requirement for ground troop protection. The company said Monday it integrated the Stinger weapon with a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station and installed the system on the Stryker AFV […] More

  • AT&T to Provide Global Comms Services for Army Personnel; Kay Kapoor Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Provide Global Comms Services for Army Personnel; Kay Kapoor Comments

    AT&T has secured a contract to help the U.S. Army integrate and update communications services for approximately 1 million personnel of the service branch in the U.S. and abroad. The company said Monday will provide chat, voice, video, instant messaging, presence and screen sharing services intended to help commanders and their staff members collaborate, connect and exchange information. “These […] More

  • Raytheon Aims to Help Address Army Readiness Objectives With Tech; Kim Ernzen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Aims to Help Address Army Readiness Objectives With Tech; Kim Ernzen Comments

    Raytheon has updated and tested multiple technology platforms in a bid to help the U.S. Army prepare soldiers for battlefield operations. The company said Friday it aims to help the service branch increase warfighter readiness through the development of sensor, cyber, weapons and training platforms. Kim Ernzen, vice president of Raytheon’s land warfare systems business, said that […] More

  • Army to Test Apache Manned-Unmanned Teaming System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Test Apache Manned-Unmanned Teaming System

    The U.S. Army plans to implement a new technology designed to help the service branch’s AH-64 Apache helicopter operators communicate with up to two unmanned aerial vehicles, Defense News reported Sunday. The report said Manned-Unmanned Teaming X system will work to help AH-64E crews to operate the sensors and flight paths of Textron‘s RQ-7 Shadow and General […] More

  • Army Vet George Casey Joins Sarcos Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Vet George Casey Joins Sarcos Advisory Board

    Sarcos Robotics has appointed George Casey Jr., a retired U.S. Army general, to the board of advisers at the Salt Lake City-based robotic system manufacturing company. The 41-year military veteran joins Sarcos’ advisory board as the company aims to market robotic platforms in the defense sector, the company said Monday. Casey served as the Army chief of staff […] More