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  • Rockwell Collins to Provide Navy E-2D Hawkeye Tactics Trainer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Provide Navy E-2D Hawkeye Tactics Trainer

    Rockwell Collins‘ simulation and training solutions business has secured a $34.2 million contract to deliver a training system for the U.S. Navy‘s E2-D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will perform aircraft-to-simulator concurrency updates; implement aircraft change directives/engineering change proposals; and integrate and test software applications under the E-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems III […] More

  • Air Force Taps MacAulay-Brown for Rapid Assessment Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps MacAulay-Brown for Rapid Assessment Services Contract

    MacAulay-Brown has won a potential five-year, $49 million contract to perform rapid assessments on various project areas and systems for the Defense Department and other government agencies. The company will research, execute, and assess system features, technical parameters, vulnerabilities and threats under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, DoD said Wednesday. MacB will carry out work at Kirtland Air Force Base […] More

  • AWS Eyes GovCloud East Region Launch in 2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Eyes GovCloud East Region Launch in 2018

    Amazon Web Services plans to launch in 2018 a second region for its cloud platform designed to host regulated data workloads and sensitive information. The AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region will work to provide government clients with additional disaster recovery options and help them comply with several regulatory requirements, the company said Tuesday. These government regulations include […] More

  • Report: Navy to Release RFP for MQ-25A Unmanned Tanker Deployment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Navy to Release RFP for MQ-25A Unmanned Tanker Deployment

    The U.S. Navy will issue a request for proposals later this year for the deployment of the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueling tanker, USNI News reported Monday. Four competitors under the MQ-25A program will receive the RFP, including General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman. The companies received one-year contract modifications from the Navy in April to perform risk reduction […] More

  • Moog Lands Navy F-18 Aircraft Repair Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Moog Lands Navy F-18 Aircraft Repair Support IDIQ

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Moog a potential five-year, $50 million contract to repair 26 items for the U.S. Navy‘s F-18 aircraft fleet. Moog will perform work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through June 2022 at various locations in California, Florida and New York, the Defense Department said Monday. DoD noted the Navy will obligate fiscal 2017 working […] More

  • Lockheed Gets $59M Air Force KC-130J Trainer Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Gets $59M Air Force KC-130J Trainer Contract Modification

    Lockheed Martin has received a $59 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for the delivery of four customized KC-130J fuselage trainers. The Defense Department said Friday that Lockheed’s rotary and mission systems unit will modify C-130 airframe trainer systems to replicate the appearance, functions and performance of the KC-130J aircraft. DoD noted that modified trainers will support load […] More

  • Raytheon Unit to Produce 'Friend or Foe' ID Crypto Tech for Air Force, Intl Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Unit to Produce ‘Friend or Foe’ ID Crypto Tech for Air Force, Intl Customers

    A business unit of Raytheon has landed a $42.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide cryptographic applique for friend-or-foe identification systems to the U.S. Air Force and multiple foreign military sales customers. The Defense Department said Friday the sole-source contract covers the production of  KIV-77 Mode 4/5 units along with data, remote form factor and spare parts. Raytheon’s space and […] More

  • ACT I CEO Michael Niggel Talks Cybersecurity at NDIA Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT I CEO Michael Niggel Talks Cybersecurity at NDIA Forum

    Michael Niggel, CEO of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, highlighted the company’s cybersecurity efforts during his presentation at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 9th Defense Industrial Discussions event held last month. ACT I said Niggel offered insights into cyber-related challenges facing the Defense Department and cyber protection initiatives such as the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriots. The CyberPatriots program aims to educate middle […] More

  • Boeing to Support Iraq Missile Launcher Under Army FMS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Support Iraq Missile Launcher Under Army FMS Contract

    Boeing has secured a $39.7 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide engineering and technical services for a missile launcher system of the Iraqi military. The Defense Department said Wednesday that Boeing will support Iraq’s Avenger system as part of a foreign military sales deal. DoD added the contract will run through May 26, 2022, and the Army Contracting […] More

  • Daniel Feehan Named Senior Fellow For CNAS Military, Veterans and Society Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Daniel Feehan Named Senior Fellow For CNAS Military, Veterans and Society Program

    Daniel Feehan, former principal deputy assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness at the Defense Department, in now adjunct senior fellow for the Center for a New American Security‘s Military, Veterans and Society program. CNAS said Monday that Feehan will aid the organization’s ongoing research efforts as well as guide current junior staff and offer input on […] More

  • Leidos-Esri Team Deploys Cloud-Based System to Help NGA Generate Geographic Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos-Esri Team Deploys Cloud-Based System to Help NGA Generate Geographic Data

    A team composed of Leidos and Esri has developed and implemented a cloud-based system for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to disseminate authoritative geographic data. Esri said Tuesday the platform uses geographic information system technology to support content delivery to the Defense Department and intelligence community. The system is based on Esri’s platform and designed to equip NGA analysts with tools and workflows that support feature extraction and maintenance. Kevin Hope, […] More

  • CTC to Support DoD Ammo Demilitarization Project; Ed Sheehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC to Support DoD Ammo Demilitarization Project; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has secured a $200,000 subcontract from Azimuth Consulting Services to support a Defense Department project to demilitarize conventional ammunition. CTC said Tuesday it will collaborate with Azimuth Consulting, the project’s prime contractor, to determine requirements for the replacement of a current demilitarization optimization software platform. Ed Sheehan, CTC president and CEO, said the company has supported the department in efforts […] More