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  • INSA Names 6 GovCon Execs to Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    INSA Names 6 GovCon Execs to Board of Directors

    The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has appointed six government contracting industry executives to its board of directors to help oversee INSA’s business operations and strategic planning efforts. INSA Chairman Letitia Long said in a statement published Tuesday the six new directors’ experience and commitment to public-private partnerships will help the alliance respond to industry and develop […] More

  • Air Force Integrates Lockheed-Built Extended Range Standoff Missile on F-15E Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Integrates Lockheed-Built Extended Range Standoff Missile on F-15E Aircraft

    The extended range variant of Lockheed Martin‘s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile became fully operational on the U.S. Air Force‘s F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft. JASSM-ER reached full operational capability status on the Boeing-built multirole fighter after the service branch’s Seek Eagle Office completed the weapon integration process under the Suite 8 Operational Flight Program, Lockheed said Tuesday. The ER missile system […] More

  • Report: Lockheed-Rheinmetall Team to Compete for Germany’s Helicopter Replacement Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Lockheed-Rheinmetall Team to Compete for Germany’s Helicopter Replacement Contract

    Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall have agreed to team up for a potential $4.9 billion contract to provide the German military with new heavy-lift helicopters designed to replace its current fleet of CH-53G aircraft, Reuters reported Monday. The partnership came nearly two months after Germany cleared a plan to begin the competition for the contract that seeks to buy […] More

  • Report: Boeing Eyes F/A-18 Hornet Aircraft Sale to India - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Boeing Eyes F/A-18 Hornet Aircraft Sale to India

    Boeing is in discussions to sell its F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft to the Indian navy, Bloomberg reported Monday. Gene Cunningham, vice president of Boeing’s defense, space and security business, told reporters at the Singapore Airshow that Boeing and India have yet to conduct technical evaluations to advance the potential sale. Cunningham added that the defense contractor also eyes opportunities for […] More

  • Aurora Flight Sciences, Socionext Partner to Develop Drone Collision Protection System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aurora Flight Sciences, Socionext Partner to Develop Drone Collision Protection System

    Boeing‘s Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary and Japan-based Socionext have partnered to develop a radar-enabled system that will be designed to protect consumer drones from collision. The Radar Flight Control Module will employ a single-chip 24 gigahertz radar that uses range measurement software to detect the presence, distance and speed of nearby objects, Socionext said Tuesday. Users will be able to […] More

  • Boeing-Bell JV Secures $70M Navy Funds to Update MV-22 Aircraft Configuration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing-Bell JV Secures $70M Navy Funds to Update MV-22 Aircraft Configuration

    A joint venture of Bell Helicopter and Boeing has received a $69.6 million modification under a U.S. Navy contract to update the configuration of three MV-22 Osprey aircraft units. Under the modification, the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office will apply Block C upgrades to MV-22 aircraft as part of a common configuration-readiness and modernization effort for the V-22 fleet, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Navy […] More

  • Boeing Invests in Cuberg Via HorizonX to Back Battery Tech Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Invests in Cuberg Via HorizonX to Back Battery Tech Development

    Boeing has invested in Cuberg to help the Berkeley, California-based startup further develop its battery cell technology for potential applications within the industrial and aerospace sectors. Boeing said Monday it made the investment through its ventures arm HorizonX, which spearheaded a seed funding round that included HPC Energy Services. Former researchers at Stanford University founded […] More

  • Gen. Carlton Everhart: Boeing-Built KC-46 Tanker On Track for Military Equipment Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gen. Carlton Everhart: Boeing-Built KC-46 Tanker On Track for Military Equipment Certification

    Gen. Carlton Everhart, head of the U.S. Air Force‘s Air Mobility Command, has said that the Boeing-built KC-46 tanker aircraft is slated to obtain approval for its military equipment, Military Times reported Thursday. Everhart told Air Force Times during a visit to Boeing’s Washington state facility that the company and the Federal Aviation Administration could finish the required […] More

  • Bloomberg: Pentagon's Fiscal 2017 Contract Spend Reached $331B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bloomberg: Pentagon’s Fiscal 2017 Contract Spend Reached $331B

    Bloomberg‘s government arm has analyzed the Defense Department‘s unclassified contract obligations and found that DoD awarded a total of $331 billion to contractors over the last fiscal year. Robert Levinson, a senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government, wrote in a blog entry posted Wednesday that the Department of the Navy, which includes the U.S. Marine Corps, received the highest DoD […] More

  • Reports: Boeing to Mull Participation in Canada’s Fighter Jet Replacement Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reports: Boeing to Mull Participation in Canada’s Fighter Jet Replacement Competition

    Boeing has not yet decided whether to propose its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft for a potential $14.5 billion contract to replace Canada’s fleet of CF-18 fighter planes, Flightglobal reported Tuesday. The Chicago-based aerospace company said in a statement it will assess its participation in Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project once the Canadian government provides the […] More

  • Upskill-Built Augmented Reality Tech Now Compatible with Google Glass - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Upskill-Built Augmented Reality Tech Now Compatible with Google Glass

     An Upskill-developed industrial augmented reality system designed to support fieldwork, heavy manufacturing and warehouse production for aerospace, defense, logistics and field service clients can now be used with the Google Glass Enterprise, i-HLS reported Monday. The company’s Skylight technology, which is also compatible with enterprise AR devices, combines worker experiences with gesture- and voice-driven applications as well […] More