Latest stories

  • Army Taps ChemImage to Produce Final Prototype Sensors to Detect Chem Warfare Agents - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Army Taps ChemImage to Produce Final Prototype Sensors to Detect Chem Warfare Agents

    The U.S. Army has exercised the second option of a contract with ChemImage Sensor Systems for the development of final prototype sensors that work to identify and locate chemical warfare agents. CISS said Thursday it will design, produce and test the sensors to support CWA detection on environmental surfaces under the option in the Next Generation Chemical Detector contract. Charles […] More

  • Raytheon to Provide Baseline System Design for Army's Long-Range Precision Fires Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Raytheon to Provide Baseline System Design for Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires Program

    Raytheon has received a $5.7 million contract to provide baseline system design for a  U.S. Army program that aims to develop new missile technology to replace the service branch’s inventory of long-range, surface-to-surface missiles. The company said Tuesday the nine-month contract will support risk reduction efforts for the Long Range Precision Fires program. Thomas Bussing, vice president of Raytheon’s advanced missile […] More

  • Boeing Hands AH-64E Apache Crew Trainer to South Korea's Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Boeing Hands AH-64E Apache Crew Trainer to South Korea’s Army

    South Korea’s army has received an aircrew training system from Boeing as part of the country’s $1.6 billion order for 36 company-built AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters and associated training and logistical support services. Boeing said Monday the Apache Longbow Crew Trainer is equipped with flight software and flight and avionics simulation models designed to generate a training environment for crew mission readiness […] More

  • Raytheon Launches Battle Mgmt System at Army Cyber Quest Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Raytheon Launches Battle Mgmt System at Army Cyber Quest Event

    Raytheon has unveiled a battle management platform the company built to integrate cyber and electromagnetic spectrum awareness features into the defense contractor’s Electronic Warfare Program Management Tool. The company said Monday it showcased the Cyber and Electromagnetic Battle Management platform at the U.S. Army‘s Cyber Quest event. CEMBM is designed to provide a shared situational understanding of electronic warfare, EMS and cyber domains […] More

  • Army to Apply Demo-First Approach for Air & Missile Defense Radar Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Army to Apply Demo-First Approach for Air & Missile Defense Radar Competition

    The U.S. Army plans to begin its future air and missile defense sensor competition with demonstrations as part of the service branch’s new acquisition approach that aims to shorten a program’s development period, Defense News reported Thursday. Maj. Gen. Neil Thurgood told Defense News the Army aims to use a “knowledge points” system to decide whether to […] More

  • Lockheed-Northrop JV to Produce Radar Electronics for Army Apache Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Lockheed-Northrop JV to Produce Radar Electronics for Army Apache Fleet

    A Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman joint venture has received a potential $38.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply radar electronic units for lot 7 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters of the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Thursday it expects Longbow LLC to complete work under the firm-fixed-price contract by July 31, 2019. The Army Contracting Command received one offer for the contract through […] More

  • Army TRADOC Exercises Year 1 Option in CGI Contract for Operational Environment Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Army TRADOC Exercises Year 1 Option in CGI Contract for Operational Environment Services

    The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command‘s intelligence directorate has exercised the first option year worth $34.2 million for CGI to provide operational environment option core services under a five-year, $124 million contract award from 2015. The company said Thursday it will provide scenario development tools, a data repository, classroom-ready instruction, combat training center support, mobile training team augmentation services […] More

  • LMI-Led Team to Provide Environmental Remediation Support to Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    LMI-Led Team to Provide Environmental Remediation Support to Air Force

    The U.S. Air Force civil engineer center’s environmental restoration division has awarded an LMI-led team a one-year, $500,000 task order to provide systems engineering and other services to address program requirements. The consulting firm said Monday it will utilize its previous experience with similar U.S. Army environmental restoration programs, as well as the company’s environmental remediation services […] More

  • Raytheon Informs Army of Company's Vision for NextGen Air & Missile Defense Radar Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Raytheon Informs Army of Company’s Vision for NextGen Air & Missile Defense Radar Tech

    Raytheon has presented the company’s ideas for a next-generation missile defense technology to the U.S. Army in an effort to help the military branch establish requirements for a lower tier air and missile defense sensor system. The company said Monday it envisions a future LTAMDS platform that is based on gallium nitride-powered active electronically scanned array technology and could work as a sensor on the service branch’s Integrated Air […] More

  • Former Oshkosh Defense Lead John Urias Joins TenCate Advanced Armor's Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in

    Former Oshkosh Defense Lead John Urias Joins TenCate Advanced Armor’s Advisory Board

    John Urias, former president of Oshkosh Corp.’s defense segment, has joined TenCate Advanced Armor as a member of the protective fabrics manufacturer’s advisory board. TCAA said Monday Urias brings experience in U.S. and international contracting to the company plus background from his career in the U.S. Army. Group Director Steen Tanderup said the company looked to Urias’ military and […] More

  • BlackBerry Crisis Comms Software Receives Army Authority to Operate, Certificate of Networthiness - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    BlackBerry Crisis Comms Software Receives Army Authority to Operate, Certificate of Networthiness

    The U.S. Army has awarded BlackBerry‘s AtHoc networked crisis communications software a certificate of networthiness and authority to operate through April 2019 to support uninterrupted use of the software by the service branch. BlackBerry said Wednesday the software works to relay information to soldiers and other personnel and coordinate rapid responses during emergencies such as accidents, severe weather, natural […] More

  • SOSi Names Stephen Iwicki as Intelligence Solutions Group VP, Promotes Robert Billeaud to Operations SVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in

    SOSi Names Stephen Iwicki as Intelligence Solutions Group VP, Promotes Robert Billeaud to Operations SVP

    SOS International has named Stephen Iwicki, a former vice president at General Dynamics‘ information technology business, as the new intelligence solutions group vice president following the appointment of Robert Billeaud as senior vice president for operations. SOSi said Tuesday Iwicki will be in charge of a company business unit that holds a potential $150 million contract to support U.S. Army operations in Afghanistan. “He brings […] More