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  • QinetiQ Opens Laser Tech Development, Testing Facility in UK - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ Opens Laser Tech Development, Testing Facility in UK

    QinetiQ has opened a center of excellence at the company’s headquarters in  Farnborough, England, to facilitate development and test of high-energy lasers. The Dragonworks CoE is built to serve as a testing platform for military and commercial laser technology platforms, the company said Friday. The facility includes a clean-room wherein personnel can work on sensitive optical equipment and offers access […] More

  • BAE Eyes Shipbuilding Data Transfer Initiative for Australian Frigate Construction Bid - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Eyes Shipbuilding Data Transfer Initiative for Australian Frigate Construction Bid

    BAE Systems plans to collaborate with the U.K. government to transfer shipbuilding data worth approximately $1.1 billion to Australia if the company wins the latter country’s frigate construction project. The intellectual property transfer is meant to support the Australian industry’s efforts to build, modernize and support the fleet of nine future frigates under Australia’s SEA […] More

  • Navy Awards BAE Unit $76M Air Expendable Countermeasures Delivery Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Awards BAE Unit $76M Air Expendable Countermeasures Delivery Order

    A business unit of BAE Systems has received a potential $75.9 million delivery order to manufacture T-1687/ALE-70(V) electronic warfare devices as part of the U.S. Navy‘s PMA272 Air Expendable Countermeasures program. The Defense Department said Wednesday BAE’s information and electronic systems integration unit will produce the countermeasures designed to protect aircraft from radio frequency and infrared […] More

  • BAE Unit to Design, Build Army Steam & Gas Plant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit to Design, Build Army Steam & Gas Plant

    A business unit of BAE Systems has secured a $51.9 million contract modification to design, build and commission a combined gas and steam plant at a U.S. Army facility that supplies explosive materials to the Defense Department. BAE Systems Ordnance Systems will construct the power plant at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant located in Kingsport, Tennessee, DoD said Tuesday. […] More

  • BAE Rebrands Saudi Arabia-Based US Office to Bolster Local Industrial Partnerships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Rebrands Saudi Arabia-Based US Office to Bolster Local Industrial Partnerships

    BAE Systems has rebranded its Saudi Arabia-based U.S. office in an effort to boost industrial partnerships within the region, Arab News reported Tuesday. The company’s former Land Services Arabia unit was renamed BAE Systems Saudi America to represent the organization’s delivery of in-country services and collaboration with customers and partners from Saudi. The report noted the […] More

  • Fincantieri to Team Up with Australia-Based Companies for Navy Frigate Production Bid - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fincantieri to Team Up with Australia-Based Companies for Navy Frigate Production Bid

    Fincantieri will open an opportunity for Australia-based companies to help the European shipbuilder compete for a $26.4 billion Australian navy frigate manufacturing contract, the Australian Financial Review reported Sunday. The selected companies will join Fincantieri’s global supply chain for commercial vessels such as cruise ships and luxury yachts. The Australian navy will award a contract for the […] More

  • BAE Develops Laser Threat Protection Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Develops Laser Threat Protection Tech

    A team of BAE Systems engineers has developed a system designed to protect pilots and flight crew against hostile laser attacks on aircraft. The company said Wednesday the technology utilizes a novel film that allows only natural light to pass through it and seeks to help airmen avoid the dangerous effects of laser exposure. According to BAE, airborne laser […] More

  • BAE Enters Hawk Fleet Support Partnership With UAE-Based Aircraft MRO Firm - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Enters Hawk Fleet Support Partnership With UAE-Based Aircraft MRO Firm

    BAE Systems has partnered with an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company based in the United Arab Emirates to provide support services for the country’s fleet of Hawk trainer planes. The British defense company said Wednesday its partnership with the Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center will cover the provision of spares, repairs and engineering services for Hawk […] More

  • BAE to Help DARPA Build Space Tech Evaluation, Analysis Testbed - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Help DARPA Build Space Tech Evaluation, Analysis Testbed

    BAE Systems has secured a potential $12.8 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to build a testbed for space command-and-control technologies. The company said Tuesday it will develop a space evaluation and analysis testbed under DARPA’s Hallmark program to support the development, integration, evaluation and analysis of space enterprise C2 platforms. “The Hallmark testbed […] More

  • Former BAE CEO Ian King to Become Chairman at Engineering Firm Senior - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former BAE CEO Ian King to Become Chairman at Engineering Firm Senior

    Ian King, former CEO of British defense contractor BAE Systems, will join Senior Plc in 2018 as chairman of the U.K.-based engineering firm focused on automotive and aerospace markets, Reuters reported Monday. King will succeed the retiring Charles Berry in April as the company prepares for an expected rise in demand at its aerospace, energy and trucks […] More

  • Report: US in Talks With Potential F-35 Buyers in Gulf Region - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: US in Talks With Potential F-35 Buyers in Gulf Region

    The U.S. government has begun discussions with several Persian Gulf countries about potential foreign military sales for Lockheed Martin-built F-35s, Reuters reported Friday. Gen. Stephen Wilson, vice chief of staff at the U.S. Air Force, told reporters during a visit to the United Arab Emirates Friday the Trump administration looks to support U.S. partner nations that […] More

  • BAE, Northrop Mark B-21 Bomber Project Collaboration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Northrop Mark B-21 Bomber Project Collaboration

    BAE Systems hosted an event at a company facility in Nashua, New Hampshire, last week to mark a partnership between BAE and Northrop Grumman to help build the U.S. Air Force‘s B-21 Raider bomber aircraft, Union Leader reported Wednesday. The event was attended by Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Bussiere, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and executives from the two defense contractors. […] More