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  • Orbital ATK to Update Extended Range Configuration for Navy Anti-Radiation Missile Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Update Extended Range Configuration for Navy Anti-Radiation Missile Tech

    Orbital ATK has received a contract to help the U.S. Navy update the configuration of an extended range variant of an airborne tactical missile system designed to engage and destroy enemy air defenses. The company said Wednesday it aims to mature the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range design ahead of the program’s engineering and manufacturing development phase. AARGM-ER is […] More

  • Australian Army Awards NIOA $79.8M Contract for Lightweight Ammunition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australian Army Awards NIOA $79.8M Contract for Lightweight Ammunition

    The Australian defense ministry has awarded a $79.8 million contract to NIOA for the delivery of the 155 millimeter Lightweight Towed Howitzer ammunition to the country’s army. The contract is expected to generate up to 22 new jobs, including 12 jobs for the effort’s first two years, and possibly additional 10 for domestic assembly given favorable business circumstances, the […] More

  • Air Force Taps Surmet to Perform R&D on Aluminum Oxynitride Manufacturing Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Surmet to Perform R&D on Aluminum Oxynitride Manufacturing Process

    Surmet has received a $7.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to deliver research and development on the transparent advanced production process used for Aluminum Oxynitride or ALON ceramic. The Defense Department said Friday services under the small business innovation research contract aim to have ALON’s manufacturing process meet DoD requirements for transparent armor and infrared sensor windows. The Air Force obligates $1.9 million in fiscal […] More

  • Air Force Taps L3 for Munition Cooperative Engagement Tech Research IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps L3 for Munition Cooperative Engagement Tech Research IDIQ

    L3 Technologies has won a seven-year, $9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to explore technologies that can facilitate cooperative engagement between munition systems deployed in a degraded communication environment. The Air Force Research Laboratory received two bids for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and will obligate $1.7 million in fiscal 2017 research and development funds at the […] More

  • Barbaricum Wins Army Close Combat Equipment Logistics Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Barbaricum Wins Army Close Combat Equipment Logistics Contract

    Barbaricum has won a potential five-year, $36 million contract to provide logistics services to the U.S. Army project manager for close combat systems program. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will perform logistics support for equipment the service branch will issue to NATO and allied forces. Work is expected to be completed by Jan. 19, 2023. The Army Contracting Command received three […] More

  • Boeing Gets Navy Order for T-45 Aircraft Retrofit Kits, Special Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gets Navy Order for T-45 Aircraft Retrofit Kits, Special Tools

    Boeing has received a $12.6 million order from the U.S. Navy to deliver 39 T-45 Goshawk retrofit kits, support equipment and special tools for the trainer aircraft’s service life extension program. The Defense Department said Wednesday the order also includes retrofit engineering and logistics services meant to address associated government technical directives. Eighty-six percent of work will occur in Missouri […] More

  • Air Force Selects Aerojet Rocketdyne for Solid Rocket Booster Tech IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Selects Aerojet Rocketdyne for Solid Rocket Booster Tech IDIQ

    Aerojet Rocketdyne has won a potential five-year, $20 million contract to develop solid rocket booster technology as part of the U.S. Air Force‘s efforts to address technical requirements for future propulsion systems. The service branch can use the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to order solid rocket motors for tactical, strategic or spacecraft engines, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Air Force […] More

  • PeopleTec Wins MDA Engineering Advisory, Assistance Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PeopleTec Wins MDA Engineering Advisory, Assistance Services Contract

    PeopleTec has won a potential five year, $33.6 million contract to advise and assist the Missile Defense Agency on engineering, technical and management of MDA’s international programs. The Defense Department said Tuesday that PeopleTec will also support systems engineering efforts for the Ballistic Missile Defense System designed to help protect U.S. forces and allies from ballistic missile threats. MDA […] More

  • Maxar's MDA Business Gets Multiple Canadian Space Agency Support Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maxar’s MDA Business Gets Multiple Canadian Space Agency Support Contracts

    Maxar Technologies‘ MDA business has received four contracts worth a combined $41.7 million to help the Canadian space agency develop space exploration technology platforms. MDA said Friday it will build tools designed to simplify operations and reduce operator communication load for the Mobile Servicing System currently on board the International Space Station under two contract modifications from […] More

  • CenturyLink to Supply Data Networking Products to Pennsylvania - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink to Supply Data Networking Products to Pennsylvania

    CenturyLink has received a five-year contract from the state government of Pennsylvania to supply data networking products. The telecommunications company said Monday it will work with Comcast‘s business arm to deliver network services and last mile connectivity to state agencies, commissions, councils, bureaus, authorities and boards. The new contract reflects another phase of service delivery under a contract awarded to CenturyLink’s Level […] More

  • Lurssen Picked for $3B Australian Offshore Patrol Vessel Construction Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lurssen Picked for $3B Australian Offshore Patrol Vessel Construction Project

    The Australian government has selected Germany-based shipbuilding company Lurssen as the prime contractor on a potential $3 billion contract to design and build up to 12 offshore patrol vessels. Australia’s defense department said Friday the OPV construction project will be performed by Australian workers in the country’s shipyards using locally-sourced steel. The first two vessels will […] More