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  • BAE Subsidiary Awarded UK Defense Analysis Services Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Subsidiary Awarded UK Defense Analysis Services Extension

    A BAE Systems subsidiary will continue to serve as prime contractor for the U.K. defense science and technology laboratory’s Analysis Support Construct framework under a two-year contract extension. BAE Systems CORDA currently supports the ASC mission through an initial contract that was awarded in August 2015 and slated to end in March of this year, the company said Monday. […] More

  • BAE to Establish Combat Vehicle Innovation Center for Collaboration With University of Melbourne - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Establish Combat Vehicle Innovation Center for Collaboration With University of Melbourne

    BAE Systems plans to establish an AMV35 vehicle innovation and manufacturing center in Australia that will facilitate collaboration with the engineering faculty of a nearby University of Melbourne campus. The creation of the facility, which will potentially be located at the Fishermans Bend technology hub, is dependent on the company’s bid to be the Australian army’s provider […] More

  • DARPA, Air Force Conduct Flight Test of BAE-Built Battle Mgmt Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA, Air Force Conduct Flight Test of BAE-Built Battle Mgmt Software

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force have tested a BAE Systems-made on-board software that works to deliver information to operators and pilots in environments where communications can be disrupted. BAE said Tuesday DARPA and the Air Force Research Laboratory conducted an 11-day flight test of the semi-autonomous Distributed Battle Management software. DBM is designed to […] More

  • BAE to Modernize USS Philippine Sea Cruiser Under Potential $72M Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Modernize USS Philippine Sea Cruiser Under Potential $72M Navy Contract

    BAE Systems has received a potential $72 million contract to help the U.S. Navy modernize a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser ship. BAE said Monday the contract contains a $9.6 million initial value and covers USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) docking selected restricted availability efforts. “We will utilize our cruiser experience to accomplish the DSRA and return the ship back to […] More

  • BAE-Harris-MBDA Team Conducts Ground-Based Tests of Aircraft Payload Bay - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE-Harris-MBDA Team Conducts Ground-Based Tests of Aircraft Payload Bay

    BAE Systems, Harris and MBDA‘s U.K. business have collaborated on ground-based tests that sought to demonstrate the release of a full-sized payload from an aircraft cargo bay. A team of engineers used BAE’s test facility in Warton, England, to conduct full-scale ground trials in an effort to better understand the aircraft bay environment, the British defense company said […] More

  • Lockheed Taps BAE to Update UAE F-16 Head-Up Displays - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Taps BAE to Update UAE F-16 Head-Up Displays

    BAE Systems has secured a contract from Lockheed Martin to modernize head-up displays of the United Arab Emirates’ F-16 fighter aircraft fleet. The British defense contractor said Thursday it will replace the fleet’s analog HUDs with digital displays using its Digital Light Engine technology. Lockheed received a potential $1.6 billion order from UAE in November 2017 to upgrade the […] More

  • BAE Reports UK Air Force's Missile Firing Tests With Typhoon Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Reports UK Air Force’s Missile Firing Tests With Typhoon Aircraft

    BAE Systems has reported that a U.K. air force squadron fired air-to-surface and air-to-air missiles from a Eurofighter Typhoon during recent trials aimed to showcase the aircraft’s weapon upgrades. The Royal Air Force’s Test and Evaluation Squadron was the first unit to fire-test the  Storm Shadow and Meteor weapons in trials as part of Project Centurion, BAE said Tuesday. RAF aims to […] More

  • BAE to Help Maintain, Modernize USS Pearl Harbor Dock Landing Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Help Maintain, Modernize USS Pearl Harbor Dock Landing Ship

    BAE Systems‘ ship repair business in San Diego has received a potential $36.3 million  contract to help the U.S. Navy implement USS Pearl Harbor‘s selected restricted availability for fiscal year 2018. The Defense Department said Wednesday the contract has a $34.1 initial value and covers work to maintain, modernize and repair the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship. Work is scheduled to […] More

  • BAE's US Arm to Support Navy SPAWAR Under Potential $180M IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE’s US Arm to Support Navy SPAWAR Under Potential $180M IDIQ Contract

    BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has secured a position on a potential five-year, $180 contract to help the U.S. Navy‘s Space Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center-Atlantic implement  surveillance and sensor systems. The company said Tuesday it will pursue task orders to provide equipment and support services intended to help SPAWAR identify and track potential threats to […] More

  • BAE to Continue USAF Component Obsolescence Mgmt Support; Al Whitmore Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Continue USAF Component Obsolescence Mgmt Support; Al Whitmore Comments

    BAE Systems has received a potential three-year, $37 million contract to continue to continue to help the U.S. Air Force address obsolescence on aircraft, weapon systems, equipment and electronic components. The company said Monday it will use the web-based Advanced Component Obsolescence Management platform to monitor and predict when Air Force systems and platform parts will become obsolete. […] More

  • L3 to Develop Platform Mgmt System for BAE's Australian Frigate Contract Pursuit Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 to Develop Platform Mgmt System for BAE’s Australian Frigate Contract Pursuit Team

    BAE Systems has selected L3 Technologies to develop an integrated platform management system as a member of BAE’s industry team pursuing the potential $27.4 billion SEA5000 Future Frigate construction program in Australia. L3 said Sunday it will provide IPMS along with controls and instrumentation tools for the nine Type 26 Global Combat Ships that BAE proposed to build for the […] More