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  • University of Kansas to Help Develop Long-Range Airborne Comms Capacity on Narrow Bandwidth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    University of Kansas to Help Develop Long-Range Airborne Comms Capacity on Narrow Bandwidth

    The University of Kansas’ school of engineering has received a three-year, $1 million grant from the National Spectrum Consortium to build a long-range communications capacity that will work to support testing on airborne vehicles. The project seeks technology designed to support communications at low signal-to-noise ratios for airborne vehicle tests at various government facilities, KU said […] More

  • Sierra Nevada-Embraer Team to Join Air Force Light Attack Aircraft Demo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sierra Nevada-Embraer Team to Join Air Force Light Attack Aircraft Demo

    The U.S. Air Force has invited a team composed of Sierra Nevada and Embraer‘s defense and security business to participate in the service branch’s OA-X light attack aircraft demonstration in July at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Sierra Nevada said Friday the two companies will jointly showcase the A-29 Super Tucano light air support aircraft at the OA-X assessment. OA-X will inform the Air […] More

  • Textron Unit to Support Air Force T-6 Aircraft Training System Under $61M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Unit to Support Air Force T-6 Aircraft Training System Under $61M Contract

    A business unit of Textron has been awarded a four-year, $60.5 million contract by the U.S. Air Force for program management and sustainment engineering services to support the T-6 Joint Primary Aircraft Training System. The Defense Department said Friday that Textron’s Beechcraft Defense business will also provide field service representatives, report deficiencies, request maintenance support under the sole-source contract. Work also […] More

  • Former Lockheed Aeronautics EVP Ralph Heath to Join Textron's Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Lockheed Aeronautics EVP Ralph Heath to Join Textron’s Board of Directors

    Ralph Heath, former executive vice president of aeronautics at Lockheed Martin, has been appointed to Textron‘s board of directors effective January 1, 2017. Textron Chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly said in a press release published Thursday that Heath will bring experience in the aerospace and defense industry, government defense programs and international business development. Heath held a […] More

  • Air Force Examines Potential Close-Air Support Aircraft Models for Light Attack Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Examines Potential Close-Air Support Aircraft Models for Light Attack Missions

    The U.S. Air Force has examined two close-air support aircraft models to perform light attack missions and potentially serve as a short-term replacement for the service branch’s current fleet, FlightGlobal reported Sunday. Leigh Giangreco writes Air Force has investigated Beechcraft’s AT-6 and Embraer’s A-29 Super Tucano as possible short-term replacements to its Fairchild Dornier A-10 fleet and seeks to […] More

  • John Koziol: L-3 Eyes US Military Allies as Potential Spydr II Aircraft Buyers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Koziol: L-3 Eyes US Military Allies as Potential Spydr II Aircraft Buyers

    An official with L-3 Communications has said the company is ready to offer to international customers a new aircraft designed to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, FlightGlobal said Wednesday. Craig Hoyle writes John Koziol, vice president of ISR systems at L-3, made the announcement after the company launched the Spydr II aircraft at the […] More

  • Beechcraft Selects Northrop Tech for King Air Platform's Inertial Navigation Upgrade - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Beechcraft Selects Northrop Tech for King Air Platform’s Inertial Navigation Upgrade

    Textron subsidiary Beechcraft has selected a Northrop Grumman-built navigation technology as an “inertial product option” for the King Air turboprop aircraft series. The LCR-100N, developed by Northrop unit LITEF, works to send navigation data to an autopilot system and helps aircraft to navigate in extreme latitudes and coast through satellite outages when used in conjunction with a flight management system, Northrop said Wednesday. Beechcraft […] More

  • Beechcraft to Produce Military Training Aircraft for UK Defense Ministry; Russ Bartlett Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Beechcraft to Produce Military Training Aircraft for UK Defense Ministry; Russ Bartlett Comments

    Beechcraft Defense Company has been selected to manufacture military training aircraft for the U.K. defense ministry under a contract with Affinity Flying Training Services. The Textron subsidiary will produce 10 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II aircraft to replace the Shorts Tucano T1 aircraft under the U.K. MoD’s military flying training system program, Textron said Wednesday. The aircraft […] More

  • Textron to Open Service Center in Paris; Brad Thress Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron to Open Service Center in Paris; Brad Thress Comments

    Textron‘s aviation business plans to open a service center in Paris that will provide maintenance and modification services for the company’s European clients. The service center at Paris-Le Bourget Airport will house more than 156,000 square feet of customer, office and maintenance space, Textron said Friday. “Our global service network remains a key factor when Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker customers select […] More