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  • Leonardo to Update UK Typhoon Aircraft Defense System Under $52M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo to Update UK Typhoon Aircraft Defense System Under $52M Contract

    Leonardo has secured a two-year, $51.7 million contract to update the threat detection system of U.K.’s fleet of Typhoon fighter aircraft, Belfast Telegraph reported Thursday. The Defensive Aids Sub System upgrade effort will help Typhoon jets carry out homeland defense missions as well as air strikes against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria, the […] More

  • BAE Gets Army Contract Funds for Armored Vehicle Integration Design Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Gets Army Contract Funds for Armored Vehicle Integration Design Work

    BAE Systems‘ land and armaments business has received $15.2 million in contract funds to modify an integration design for the U.S. Army‘s future Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle platform. The Defense Department said Monday the company will work to accommodate evolving Army network software and hardware necessary to be integrated into the AMPV design. The service branch […] More

  • Defense Security Service Picks 36 Company Facilities for Industrial Security Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Security Service Picks 36 Company Facilities for Industrial Security Award

    The Defense Security Service has given the 2017 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award to 36 company facilities for maintaining high standards for industrial security. DSS said Thursday the winning facilities represent various large and small companies such as BAE Systems, Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Camber subsidiary, CGI Group, Concurrent Technologies Corp., General Dynamics, Harris, Lockheed Martin, Modern Technology […] More

  • BAE Delivers 1st Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft to Oman AF - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Delivers 1st Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft to Oman AF

    BAE Systems delivered the first of 12 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets built for the air force of Oman during a ceremony held Wednesday at the country’s Adam military base. The company said Friday the delivery follows an official roll-out of Oman’s Typhoon unit alongside a Hawk jet trainer at a company facility in Warton, England, in May. Oman […] More

  • BAE Extends Agreement to Provide International Business Opportunities for Australian Companies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Extends Agreement to Provide International Business Opportunities for Australian Companies

    Australia’s defense ministry has renewed a supply chain agreement with BAE Systems to continue to give Australian companies access to commercial and defense opportunities within BAE’s international business. The British defense contractor said Monday its Global Access Program has helped Australian firms secure export deals for products such as military vehicle restraint systems, ship evacuation equipment, precision components […] More

  • BAE Picks Deloitte as New Auditor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Picks Deloitte as New Auditor

    BAE Systems has selected Deloitte to succeed KPMG as the British defense contractor’s auditor following a formal tender process led by BAE’s audit committee. Deloitte’s proposed appointment as auditor is subject to approval by BAE shareholders at the latter’s annual general meeting in May 2018, BAE said Friday. If approved, Deloitte will serve as auditor for the financial year ending Dec. 31, […] More

  • BAE Unit to Extend O&M, Logistics Support for Air Force's Space Radar System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit to Extend O&M, Logistics Support for Air Force’s Space Radar System

    BAE Systems‘ technology solutions and services business has secured a $48.5 million contract option for management, operations, maintenance and logistical support services to the U.S. Air Force‘s radar system for missile warning and space surveillance operations. The Defense Department said Wednesday that support work on the Solid State Phased Array Radar Systems will occur in Alaska, California, Massachusetts, Greenland […] More

  • James Willis, Steve Fitz-Gerald to Join QinetiQ in Managing Director Roles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Willis, Steve Fitz-Gerald to Join QinetiQ in Managing Director Roles

    James Willis, currently head of defense and security at Vodafone UK, and Steve Fitz-Gerald, formerly CEO of Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, will join QinetiQ as managing directors for two different business areas. QinetiQ said Tuesday both appointees will also serve on the company’s executive committee and report directly to CEO Steve Wadey. “James and Steve have proven track records of growth in […] More

  • Air Force Taps BAE Unit to Develop Space Testbed Architecture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps BAE Unit to Develop Space Testbed Architecture

    A business unit of BAE Systems has won a potential $12.8 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop a knowledge-based space testbed architecture. The Defense Department said Monday that BAE’s information and electronic systems integration business will create a testbed for the military branch to evaluate space enterprise command-and-control tools and technologies. DoD noted that the Air Force Research […] More

  • BAE Plans to Add 120 Jobs Through Aiken County, S.C. Facility Expansion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Plans to Add 120 Jobs Through Aiken County, S.C. Facility Expansion

    BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary plans to invest $8.4 million to expand operations at a company facility in Aiken County, South Carolina, and expects to create more than 120 jobs through the expansion effort. The South Carolina Department of Commerce said Tuesday that BAE Systems Inc. will also add new equipment and machinery as well as renovate office space in its […] More

  • BAE to Increase Manufacturing Capacity in Pennsylvania, Add 530 Full-Time Positions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Increase Manufacturing Capacity in Pennsylvania, Add 530 Full-Time Positions

    BAE Systems plans to establish a new office and implement machining and manufacturing systems at a company facility in York, Pennsylvania, as part of efforts to increase its production capacity. Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said Monday that BAE will invest more than $44.5 million to fund the project and expects to create as many as 530 jobs over a three-year period. “We’re […] More

  • BAE Unit Receives Army Incentive Fee for Bradley Testing Milestone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit Receives Army Incentive Fee for Bradley Testing Milestone

    A business unit of BAE Systems has received a $7.9 million “performance incentive fee” from the U.S. Army for the completion of automotive forward speed, acceleration, and slope operation tests on Bradley vehicles. BAE’s land and armaments business secured the payment through a contract modification for the Bradley engineering change proposal effort, the Defense Department said Monday. […] More