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  • UK Navy's 4th BAE-Built Attack Submarine Completes Dive Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Navy’s 4th BAE-Built Attack Submarine Completes Dive Test

    BAE Systems has completed a dive test of the fourth attack submarine of the U.K. Navy’s Astute class. The company said Monday it tested Audacious‘ systems while under water for two days at Devonshire Dock in Barrow-in-Furness, England. Royal Navy Capt. Scott Bower, commanding officer of Audacious, along with the submarine’s crew worked with BAE personnel to […] More

  • BAE-Iveco Team Bids on Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicle Production Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE-Iveco Team Bids on Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicle Production Contract

    A team of BAE Systems and Iveco Defence Vehicles has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Marine Corps for the production of amphibious combat vehicles. BAE said Tuesday its offering for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 program demonstrated a capacity to launch from an amphibious ship and return after a 12 nautical mile open ocean swim. The Marine […] More

  • BAE Unit Awarded DARPA Program Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit Awarded DARPA Program Support Contract

    BAE Systems‘ information and electronic systems integration business has received a $7.9 million contract to support a research program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. DARPA is obligating $1.3 million in fiscal 2017 research and development funds at the time of award., the Defense Department said Wednesday. Contract work will occur at various locations […] More

  • Report: Turkey Solicits Bids for F-35 Info System Integration Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Turkey Solicits Bids for F-35 Info System Integration Project

    Turkey has launched a bidding process for a project to link information systems of the country’s future F-35 aircraft to an information network of the Turkish air force, C4ISRNET reported Tuesday. The report said Turkey’s undersecretariat for defense industries will accept proposals for the F-35/Air Force Information System Integration Project through Feb. 28. The country intends to buy 116 units of […] More

  • Babcock-Led Team to Pursue UK Light Frigate Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Babcock-Led Team to Pursue UK Light Frigate Program

    A Babcock-led industry team will vie for the British defense ministry’s $1.7 billion Type 31e general purpose light frigate program. Babcock said Monday the Team 31 industry group includes Thales, BMT, Harland & Wolff and Ferguson Marine. Team 31 will build on the achievements of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance — a partnership of Babcock, BAE Systems, […] More

  • BAE to Help Navy Update USS Princeton Cruiser's Military, Technical Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Help Navy Update USS Princeton Cruiser’s Military, Technical Systems

    A ship repair business of BAE Systems has won a potential $19.5 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to update military and technical systems onboard a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser. BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair will perform depot-level maintenance, alteration and modification efforts during the USS Princeton (CG 59) selected restricted availability period, the Defense […] More

  • BAE Debuts Cloud-Based Supply Chain Cybersecurity Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Debuts Cloud-Based Supply Chain Cybersecurity Service

    BAE Systems has launched a cloud-based service offering designed to help organizations protect supply chains against cybersecurity threats, IFSEC Global reported Friday. The company’s Supply Chain Assurance service includes guidance on how to identify risks and measures to avoid a supply chain breach. The cybersecurity service uses a three-step approach that covers self-assessment, evidence-based analysis […] More

  • Research and Markets: Soldier Modernization Programs to Help Drive Man-Portable Electronics Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Soldier Modernization Programs to Help Drive Man-Portable Electronics Market Growth

    A new Research and Markets report predicts the global man-portable military electronics market will reach $6.4 billion by 2027 with a compound annual growth rate of 3.29 percent due to the increasing complexity of modern warfare techniques and soldier modernization efforts. The company said Friday it expects the communication segment to hold a market share of 56.7 percent over the […] More

  • Babcock-UGL JV Lands $157M Australian Frigate Maintenance Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Babcock-UGL JV Lands $157M Australian Frigate Maintenance Support Contract

    A Babcock–UGL joint venture has secured a potential five-year, $156.7 million contract to help maintain the Australian navy’s Anzac-class frigates, Shephard Media reported Thursday. Naval Ship Management will provide engineering services for eight Australian frigates beginning this month in support of the Warship Asset Management Agreement program. WAMA is a collaborative effort of the Commonwealth of Australia, NSM, BAE Systems  and Saab to […] More

  • Executive Spotlight: Interview with Brian Fisher, SVP & General Counsel of Alion Science & Technology - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Spotlight: Interview with Brian Fisher, SVP & General Counsel of Alion Science & Technology

    Making innovative impacts across industry from the lab to the battle space, Alion Science and Technology supports clients across six core capability areas: ISR Technology; Live, Virtual, Constructive Training; Modernization and Sustainment; Network and Software Engineering; Systems Engineering and Integration; and Weapons Platforms. To comment on what values drive the company forward–and what drives him–ExecutiveBiz […] More

  • Marvin Test Solutions Joins BAE's Air Force Armament Tester Development Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marvin Test Solutions Joins BAE’s Air Force Armament Tester Development Team

    Marvin Test Solutions is part of a BAE Systems-led industry team that won a potential $64.5 million contract to design and build a common armament testing platform for U.S. Air Force bomber aircraft. The team will produce the Bomber Armament Tester for the service branch to evaluate B-1B, B-2A and B-52H weapons and equipment such as bomb ejector […] More

  • BAE, University Partner for Postgraduate Engineering Apprenticeship Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, University Partner for Postgraduate Engineering Apprenticeship Program

    BAE Systems has partnered with Cranfield University in the U.K. to offer an apprenticeship program that aims to help graduate engineers obtain a masters-level qualification. BAE’s level 7 apprenticeship program’s academic activities are scheduled to commence Monday and will cover topics such as operations management, design-based innovation and cost engineering, the company said Thursday. An initial group of 76 […] More