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  • BAE, CSC Sign $600M IT Outsourcing Pact - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, CSC Sign $600M IT Outsourcing Pact

    Computer Sciences Corp. will provide a range of information technology services for BAE Systems‘ U.K. and Saudi Arabia operations under a $600 million agreement between the two companies. CSC said Tuesday the IT outsourcing deal will run through November 2021 and covers contact center, end user compute, mainframe, physical/virtual servers, storage, networking, project services and application maintenance support. “We are delighted to […] More

  • BAE Systems to Develop Undersea Navigation, Positioning System for Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems to Develop Undersea Navigation, Positioning System for Navy

    BAE Systems has been chosen by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop an undersea navigation technology for the U.S. Navy under the Positioning System for Deep Ocean Navigation program. The goal of the program is to enable undersea vehicles to navigate underwater without having to periodically go above surface to access the space-based global positioning system, BAE said Monday. […] More

  • BAE Systems: Cyber Attack Against Bangladesh Bank Linked to 2014 Sony Hack - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems: Cyber Attack Against Bangladesh Bank Linked to 2014 Sony Hack

    A report by BAE Systems has found that the cyber attack launched against the central bank of Bangladesh is associated with the data breach at Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014, Reuters reported Friday. Jim Finkle and Sanjeev Miglani write BAE’s report says the malware used to steal $81 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New […] More

  • BAE Systems Conducts 1,000th F-35 Vertical Landing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems Conducts 1,000th F-35 Vertical Landing

    BAE Systems has completed the 1,000th vertical landing of a Lockheed Martin-built F-35B as part of an ongoing flight test program. BAE said Friday Peter Wilson – lead test pilot for the short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the F-35 — performed the landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River six years after BAE pilot Graham Tomlinson conducted the first vertical landing. “Every day, […] More

  • BAE, Fujitsu Aim to Facilitate Cyber Threat Intell Data Sharing Through New System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Fujitsu Aim to Facilitate Cyber Threat Intell Data Sharing Through New System

    Fujitsu and BAE Systems have partnered to build a system designed to facilitate use and sharing of cyber threat intelligence data and help organizations respond to cyber attacks. BAE will integrate its meta-modeling technological platform with Fujitsu’s automation tool in order for the CTI utilization system to generate cyber analysis results in a computational format, Fujitsu said […] More

  • BAE Systems, VOP CZ Eye Czech Republic Infantry Fighting Vehicle Replacement Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems, VOP CZ Eye Czech Republic Infantry Fighting Vehicle Replacement Program

    BAE Systems and Czech Republic-based firm VOP CZ have forged an alliance in efforts to land the country’s BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle replacement program. The team seeks to deliver CV90 infantry fighting vehicle units along with VOP CZ’s experience in design, manufacturing, assembly and engineering to the Czech Republic’s land forces in support of the program, BAE said Wednesday. […] More

  • BAE, Emirates Defense Technology Team to Explore UAE Artillery Market Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Emirates Defense Technology Team to Explore UAE Artillery Market Opportunities

    BAE Systems and Emirates Defense Technology have formed a partnership with the intent to offer BAE-built M777 howitzers in the United Arab Emirates’ defense market and develop their self-propelled artillery concept further. The companies aim to develop a self-propelled artillery system that would integrate the British contractor’s 155mm towed howitzer technology with EDT’s Enigma 8×8 armored fighting vehicle platform, BAE said Monday. […] More

  • Technavio: Directed Energy Weapons Market Predicted to Grow 29% by 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Technavio: Directed Energy Weapons Market Predicted to Grow 29% by 2020

    A Technavio report forecasts a compound annual growth rate of 29 percent for the directed-energy weapons market by 2020 due to the continuous demand for DEW systems and equipment in law enforcement. The report published April 2016 by Research and Markets states that demand for non-lethal weapons is a primary driver in the market, with the U.S., Russia, Israel and Japan expected […] More

  • BAE Secures Navy Contract to Provide SCA Common Data Link Services & Supplies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Secures Navy Contract to Provide SCA Common Data Link Services & Supplies

    A BAE Systems business unit has received a $9.5 million U.S. Navy contract to provide services and supplies for the service branch’s Software Communications Architecture Common Data Link family of products. The Defense Department said Friday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract requires assessment, repair, rework, maintenance, replacement, spares and replenishment of units and components as needed. DoD added BAE’s information and electronic systems […] More

  • Report: US Foreign Military Sales Hit $29B in First Half of FY 2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: US Foreign Military Sales Hit $29B in First Half of FY 2016

    Guggenheim Securities has found that foreign military sales of U.S.-built platforms and weapon systems amounted to $29 billion after six months of the government’s 2016 fiscal year, Defense News reported Friday. Aaron Mehta writes the investment banking and capital markets company said in its report obtained by Defense News that Lockheed Martin is the largest beneficiary of FMS deals for the first half of fiscal […] More

  • BAE Systems Lands Navy Contract for Maintenance Services to USS Gettysburg - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems Lands Navy Contract for Maintenance Services to USS Gettysburg

    BAE Systems has secured a potential $31.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to maintain the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg. The company won an base $29.4 million contract with options that will cover repair, maintenance and modernization work from June through December, BAE said Thursday. Dave Thomas, BAE’s Norfolk shipyard vice president and general […] More

  • BAE to Deliver Virginia-Class Submarine Propulsors, Tailcones Under $72M Navy Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Deliver Virginia-Class Submarine Propulsors, Tailcones Under $72M Navy Modification

    BAE Systems‘ contract with the U.S. Navy to manufacture and deliver propulsors and tailcones for Virginia-class submarines SSN 794 through SSN 803 has reached a potential value of $163 million with the award of a $72 million modification. The Defense Department said Friday BAE will deliver long-lead-time materials and all related hardware for 10 shipsets and a spare […] More