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  • Textron Subsidiary Conducts Weapons Exercise on Scorpion Jet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Subsidiary Conducts Weapons Exercise on Scorpion Jet

    A Textron subsidiary has deployed three types of weapon systems through its Scorpion jet as part of a weapons testing program that occurred Oct. 10-Oct. 14 at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The company said Wednesday its Textron AirLand arm worked with Naval Sea Systems Command and the 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base to test Scorpion’s close air support function through […] More

  • BAE Systems, Terma to Continue Pilot Helmet Audio Devt Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems, Terma to Continue Pilot Helmet Audio Devt Efforts

    BAE Systems and Terma will continue their collaboration on helmet audio development efforts after the conclusion of a design review on a joint development agreement product that integrates systems from both companies. Terma said Thursday a joint development agreement covers the integration of Terma’s 3D-Audio/Active Noise Reduction technology with BAE Systems’ Striker II helmet mounted display and aircraft integration and certification tasks prior to […] More

  • BAE's US Arm to Support Navy Air Traffic Control & Landing System Under $52M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE’s US Arm to Support Navy Air Traffic Control & Landing System Under $52M Contract

    The U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems has secured a five-year, $52 million contract to test and sustain multiple air traffic control and landing systems for the U.S. Navy. BAE Systems Inc. will evaluate aircraft landing systems and subsystems designed to help Navy pilots to land aircraft safely on ground and at sea, the company said Monday. The company will also […] More

  • BAE Demos Maritime Robotic Systems at UK Navy Exercise; Frank Cotton Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Demos Maritime Robotic Systems at UK Navy Exercise; Frank Cotton Comments

    BAE Systems has demonstrated the company’s unmanned boat technology in conjunction with a transportable command-and-control system at a U.K. navy-hosted exercise off the coasts of Scotland and West Wales. The Unmanned Warrior event will run through Oct. 20 and feature more than 50 vehicles, sensors and cross-platform technologies from industry, academia and the Royal Navy, BAE said Thursday. At the […] More

  • BAE Lands IARPA Contract to Build Sensor-Based Cyber Threat Prediction Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Lands IARPA Contract to Build Sensor-Based Cyber Threat Prediction Tool

    BAE Systems has received a potential $11.4 million contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity to develop a tool designed to help U.S. intelligence and military agencies detect and predict cyber attacks. IARPA awarded the contract under the Cyber-attack Automated Unconventional Sensor Environment program, BAE said Thursday. The agency launched the CAUSE program in July […] More

  • Visiongain: Military Land Vehicle Electronics Market's 2016 Revenue to Hit $3B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain: Military Land Vehicle Electronics Market’s 2016 Revenue to Hit $3B

    A report from research firm Visiongain estimates that global revenue for military land vehicle electronics will reach $3.3 billion this year. The company’s “Military Land Vehicle Electronics Market Report 2016-2026” report also predicts that technology development efforts will help drive sales growth for the sector over the next 10 years, ReportBuyer said Monday. Vistronics also forecasts China will experience a significant increase […] More

  • Boeing Chosen to Find F-15 Sensor Tech Provider - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Chosen to Find F-15 Sensor Tech Provider

    Boeing will work to identify a vendor that can supply 132 infrared search-and-track sensors in support of a $198 million program to modernize the U.S. Air Force’s F-15C/D twin-engined fighter, Flight Global reported Monday. Stephen Trimble writes the Air Force has also tasked Boeing to find a provider of sensors for active duty squadrons, Air National Guard and test […] More

  • BAE Extends Combat Systems Integration Services for UK Navy; Richard Williams Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Extends Combat Systems Integration Services for UK Navy; Richard Williams Comments

    BAE Systems has signed a contract to extend the company’s combat systems integration services for the U.K. Royal Navy’s in-service and future platforms for an additional 10.5 years. BAE said Monday its engineering team will work to integrate the Royal Naval ships such as Type 45 destroyers, Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers and Type 26 global combat ships. The contract extension follows the […] More

  • Elbit Systems Unit to Provide Gunner Hand Stations for Army's Bradley Combat Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems Unit to Provide Gunner Hand Stations for Army’s Bradley Combat Vehicles

    The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded an Elbit Systems subsidiary a two-year, $7.3 million contract to provide the U.S. Army gunner hand stations for the BAE Systems-built Bradley Fighting Vehicles. Elbit Systems of America will deliver Gunner’s Hand Stations that will operate alongside Commander’s Hand Stations to relay control signals to the Bradley M2A3/M3A3 turret fire control systems to support turret movement […] More

  • BAE Lands Army Production Order for Thermal Weapon Sight Systems; Marc Casseres Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Lands Army Production Order for Thermal Weapon Sight Systems; Marc Casseres Comments

    BAE Systems has received a potential $13.5 million task order for low-rate initial production of thermal weapon sight systems for the U.S. Army. BAE said Tuesday the service branch awarded the production order under a potential five-year, $434 million contract that BAE secured in May 2015 as part of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III and […] More

  • BAE Introduces New Fighting Vehicle and Wearable Tech Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Introduces New Fighting Vehicle and Wearable Tech Offerings

    The U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems has debuted a new concept fighting vehicle and a wearable technology at the ongoing Association of the U.S. Army meeting in Washington. BAE Systems Inc. said Monday its Next Generation Bradley Fighting Vehicle demonstrator includes a new chassis designed for underbelly protection, fuel and ordnance compartmentation and force protection. “We’re focused on integrating current, emerging, and future technologies to […] More