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  • Bell Helicopter Launches First Flight of NextGen Tiltrotor Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bell Helicopter Launches First Flight of NextGen Tiltrotor Aircraft

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has conducted the first flight of a next-generation tiltrotor aircraft built to help U.S. military clients meet requirements for a vertical lift platform. Textron said Monday the V-280 Valor aircraft was designed to help users conduct various vertical lift missions previously infeasible using one aircraft as well as offer updated speed […] More

  • Report: Japan OKs Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Procurement Plan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Japan OKs Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Procurement Plan

    Japan has approved a proposal to purchase two land-based Aegis combat systems as part of the East Asian country’s effort to expand its ballistic missile defense capability in response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, Reuters reported Tuesday. Sources said the establishment of the proposed Aegis Ashore batteries could cost approximately $2 billion and […] More

  • CAE to Update Army Abrams Training Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE to Update Army Abrams Training Equipment

    CAE‘s U.S. business has won a potential $7.5 million contract to modernize Abrams M1A1 engine diagnostic and troubleshooting trainers for the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Monday CAE USA will perform upgrades to Abrams training systems installed at Fort Benning in Georgia; Fort Lee in Virginia; and Gowen Field in Idaho. The Army Contracting Command received three bids for the firm-fixed-price […] More

  • L3 to Provide Software Integration Support for Canadian Operational Flight Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 to Provide Software Integration Support for Canadian Operational Flight Program

    L3 Technologies has received a $10.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract contract from the U.S. Navy to update and integrate software for a Canadian operational flight program as part of a foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Department said Monday the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division selected the contractor to support Canada’s CF-18 C21X-B2.0 program. The […] More

  • General Dynamics to Help Army Intelligence & Security Command Manage IT Networks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Help Army Intelligence & Security Command Manage IT Networks

    General Dynamics‘ information technology unit has secured a $13.3 million contract to help operate and maintain the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command‘s information technology networks. The Army obligated $82,894 at the time of award from its fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds, the Defense Department said Monday. GDIT will perform contract work at Fort Belvoir […] More

  • Inmarsat's Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Leads Panel on Integrated Satcom - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Leads Panel on Integrated Satcom

    Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, led a panel discussion on integrated satellite communications strategies and platforms at this year’s DoD Commercial SATCOM Workshop. Cowen-Hirsch served as moderator of the discussion, titled “Business Models and the Future of Integrated SATCOM” and hosted by the Satellite Industry Association, Inmarsat said Monday. She […] More

  • ACT I CEO Michael Niggel Elected to PSC Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT I CEO Michael Niggel Elected to PSC Board

    Michael Niggel, CEO of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, has been appointed as a member of the Professional Services Council’s board of directors. PSC said Monday Niggel is one of 11 newly-elected members who will each serve a three-year term on the council’s board effective Jan. 1. He will collaborate with other board members to provide policy […] More

  • Navy Taps Cobham Subsidiary for SATCOM Antenna System Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Cobham Subsidiary for SATCOM Antenna System Support Services

    Cobham‘s Trivent-Avant subsidiary has received a $45.5 million contract to deliver fabrication, test, upgrade, engineering and related training services in support of the U.S. Navy‘s ultra high frequency satellite communication antenna system. The Defense Department said Friday the services will be applied to the SATCOM system’s components and variants including small ship variants of the system, Mobile User […] More

  • Leidos Secures Navy Contract to Help Build 2nd 'Sea Hunter' Autonomous Vessel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Secures Navy Contract to Help Build 2nd ‘Sea Hunter’ Autonomous Vessel

    Leidos has received a potential three-year, $43.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to build a hull structure for the construction of a second autonomous vessel. The company will develop the Sea Hunter II-Autonomous Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel Hull Number 2 under the cost-plus-fixed fee contract, the Defense Department said Friday. Work is expected to be completed […] More

  • Boeing to Help Install Air Force Low-Frequency Transmission System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Help Install Air Force Low-Frequency Transmission System

    Boeing‘s defense, space and security business has secured a potential two-year, $40.1 million order to install, test and integrate a modified low-frequency transmission system for the U.S. Air Force. The order falls under a previously awarded contract and includes the provision of support equipment and technical data, the Defense Department said Friday. USAF obligated $14.8 million […] More

  • AWS Hosts Webcast on Military Applications of Cloud Computing Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Hosts Webcast on Military Applications of Cloud Computing Tech

     Amazon Web Services hosted a webcast last week about the use of cloud computing technology to support warfighters’ missions on land, at sea and in the air. The webcast, titled “Enabling the Warfighter: Bringing Cloud to the Tactical Edge,” tackled how cloud platforms could help the Defense Department sustain the U.S. military’s technological advantage with cloud platforms, AWS said Friday. […] More

  • Army Taps Envision for Mission Software Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps Envision for Mission Software Support Contract

    Envision Innovation Solution has won a potential five-year, $45 million contract to provide support services to the platform mission software equipment branch within the U.S. Army‘s Software Engineering Center. The Army Contracting Command received seven offers for the contract via an online-based solicitation process, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD noted locations and funds will be […] More