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  • Lockheed Completes $1B Investment Obligation to Canadian Industry - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Completes $1B Investment Obligation to Canadian Industry

    Lockheed Martin has invested a total of $1.4 billion in the Canadian industry to meet conditions under the 2007 sale of 17 Lockheed-built CC-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft to Canada. The company said Wednesday it fulfilled commitments under Canada’s Industrial Regional Benefits policy a year ahead of schedule. Companies that receive defense or security contracts from the Canadian government are […] More

  • Lockheed Invests in AI Software Company Contextere - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Invests in AI Software Company Contextere

    Lockheed Martin has invested $1.1 million in Ontario, Canada-based artificial intelligence software company contextere to support the development of an intelligent personal assistant platform for aerospace and defense maintenance personnel. The platform is designed to aid field service and industrial inspection activities as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul efforts, contextere said Tuesday. Lockheed made the investment […] More

  • ETL Systems Delivers RF Equipment for Canada's WGS Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ETL Systems Delivers RF Equipment for Canada’s WGS Program

    ETL Systems has delivered radio frequency equipment to General Dynamics to help connect Canada’s armed forces to the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite constellation. The RF equipment supports General Dynamics’ efforts to install seven anchor stations that will link Canada’s military communications infrastructure to WGS as part of the Mercury Global project, ETL said Monday. Canada […] More

  • Gene Colabatistto: Long Term Defense Programs Drove CDN $2.7B Annual Revenue for CAE - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gene Colabatistto: Long Term Defense Programs Drove CDN $2.7B Annual Revenue for CAE

    Gene Colabatistto, CAE group president of defense and security, said the launch of numerous long-term defense programs led to a total CAE revenue of CDN $2.7 billion, Shephard reported Wednesday. CAE’s year-end financial results released on May 31 showed that the company set a record for order backlog at CDN $7.5 billion, which includes CDN […] More

  • Thales Opens Cybersecurity Operation Center in Hong Kong - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Opens Cybersecurity Operation Center in Hong Kong

    Thales has established a Hong Kong-based cybersecurity hub in a move to provide continuous cyber surveillance services to customers throughout Asia. The facility is Thales’ fifth Cybersecurity Operation Center in the world and will support the company’s efforts to help mitigate cyber threats facing government agencies, financial institutions, critical infrastructure operators and enterprises in the region, Thales said Thursday. […] More

  • Trump Softens NAFTA Stance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Trump Softens NAFTA Stance

    In a phone call with leaders of Mexico and Canada, President Trump indicated Wednesday he would not immediately abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Trump said he would instead quickly begin the process of renegotiating the deal. This news comes directly after other administration officials said Trump would likely sign an order to take the […] More

  • CenturyLink’s Glen Post: Public-Private Partnerships Key to Cybersecurity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink’s Glen Post: Public-Private Partnerships Key to Cybersecurity

    Glen Post, president and CEO of CenturyLink, told attendees of the NITEC17 conference that public-private partnerships could help advance efforts against cyber threats. “We have found that our trusted partnerships play a critical role in combating the cyber threat, since we all bring different assets, approaches and specialized knowledge to the table,” Post said during his […] More

  • IBM-SecureKey Alliance to Create Digital Identity & Attribute Sharing Network for Consumers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM-SecureKey Alliance to Create Digital Identity & Attribute Sharing Network for Consumers

    IBM has partnered with SecureKey Technologies to develop a blockchain-based digital identity and attribute sharing network for consumers. The network will work to help consumers instantly validate their identity for services such as new bank accounts, driver’s licenses and utilities, IBM said Monday. Marie Wieck, general manager of IBM’s Blockchain service, said IBM and SecureKey work with members of Canada’s […] More

  • ULA's Delta IV Rocket Launches 9th Boeing-Built WGS Military Comms Satellite Into Space - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA’s Delta IV Rocket Launches 9th Boeing-Built WGS Military Comms Satellite Into Space

    United Launch Alliance launched a Boeing-built satellite into orbit Saturday aboard a Delta IV rocket to provide military communications support for the U.S. military and six of the country’s allies. The ninth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite with  updated digital channelizers that are designed to nearly double the bandwidth of earlier satellites in the WGS system, Boeing said Saturday. Boeing is contracted to build 10 WGS […] More

  • Canada Requests to Buy 18 Boeing-Built Super Hornets as Interim Fighter Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Canada Requests to Buy 18 Boeing-Built Super Hornets as Interim Fighter Fleet

    Canada has sent a letter of request to the U.S. government for the potential acquisition of 18 Boeing-made F-18 Super Hornet aircraft to address the need for an interim fighter fleet. The Canadian government said Tuesday the Super Hornets will supplement the legacy CF-18 fleet until the country identifies a replacement aircraft through an open competition. The potential sale will impose Canada’s Industrial and Technological Benefits […] More

  • AWS to Support Govt Service Modernization Efforts in Chile, Honduras - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS to Support Govt Service Modernization Efforts in Chile, Honduras

    Amazon Web Services has entered into agreements with the administrations of Chile and Honduras to support the two countries’ efforts to modernize government services. The company said Wednesday it will support Honduras and Chile’s open data initiatives and update various internal systems in a push to facilitate transparency and efficiency in citizen services. Jeff Kratz, AWS worldwide public […] More

  • CAE Reports $134M in Simulation, Training Support Contracts; Gene Colabatistto Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Reports $134M in Simulation, Training Support Contracts; Gene Colabatistto Comments

    CAE has reported defense contracts worth a combined value of approximately $134.1 million that cover new simulation products, simulator updates and training support services for global military customers. CAE said Tuesday the contracts include a deal with Babcock France to support pilot training of the French air force and orders from Airbus for a new C295 full-flight simulator to be […] More