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  • Technavio Lists Top Five Vendors in Portable Comms Market through 2020; Moutushi Saha Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Technavio Lists Top Five Vendors in Portable Comms Market through 2020; Moutushi Saha Comments

    A new Technavio report has cited General Dynamics, Harris, L-3 Communications, Rockwell Collins and Thales as the tier-one vendors in the global man-portable communication systems market through 2020. Technavio said Monday that in-house manufacturing, fresh technologies, global footprint network, product offerings, research and development investments and robust customer base are the key factors necessary to compete […] More

  • General Dynamics, Epsilon to Support DoD Hyperbaric Systems Under IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, Epsilon to Support DoD Hyperbaric Systems Under IDIQ Contract

    A General Dynamics subsidiary and Epsilon Systems Solutions have won positions on a potential five-year, $30 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide hyperbaric systems support services at Defense Department-run facilities worldwide. DoD said Monday that Epsilon and General Dynamics’ information technology business can vie for task orders to design, build, inspect, maintain, repair, overhaul and install recompression chamber, diver training, escape trainer, surface […] More

  • General Dynamics Demos Bluefin-21, Bluefin SandShark Underwater Drones at Navy Tech Exercise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Demos Bluefin-21, Bluefin SandShark Underwater Drones at Navy Tech Exercise

    General Dynamics’ mission systems business unit demonstrated its autonomous underwater vehicles at the U.S. Navy’s Annual Naval Technology Exercises held in August at the service branch’s Narragansett Bay test facility in Newport, Rhode Island. The company said Friday a Bluefin-21 AUV deployed two Bluefin SandShark micro-AUVs to perform target imagery transmission and data collection simulations in one […] More

  • Strategic Defense Intelligence: Global Military Armored Vehicles & MRO Market to Hit $32B in 2026 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Strategic Defense Intelligence: Global Military Armored Vehicles & MRO Market to Hit $32B in 2026

    A new Strategic Defense Intelligence report forecasts the worldwide market for  military armored vehicles and associated maintenance, repair and operations will reach a value of $32.4 billion by 2026 from $22.5 billion in 2016, at a compound annual growth rate of 3.71 percent. Efforts to provide protection and munitions to ground forces as well as threat from neighboring […] More

  • AeroVironment, Partners to Market Hand-Launched UAS to Australian Armed Forces - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AeroVironment, Partners to Market Hand-Launched UAS to Australian Armed Forces

    AeroVironment has partnered with Australian companies XTEK, Sentient Vision and General Dynamics‘ Mediaware subsidiary to bring AeroVironment’s line of unmanned aircraft systems to the Australia. The California-based small UAS provider said Monday the team looks to sell the AeroVironment Wasp AE or RQ-12A micro air vehicle to Australia’s armed forces. Wasp AE systems consist of two air vehicles and one ground control system and feature AeroVironment’s […] More

  • Kevin McDonald Joins Chemring's Ordnance Subsidiary as Programs VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin McDonald Joins Chemring’s Ordnance Subsidiary as Programs VP

    Kevin McDonald, former vice president of operations at National Technical Systems, has been appointed vice president of programs at Chemring Group subsidiary Chemring Ordnance. Chemring said Tuesday McDonald previously served as senior general manager for General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems large caliber operations business with responsibility over a demilitarization center and two government-owned, contractor-operated facilities. His career at General Dynamics also includes roles as program manager of the 120mm […] More

  • Mordor: Global Critical Infrastructure Protection Market to Hit $131.33B by 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mordor: Global Critical Infrastructure Protection Market to Hit $131.33B by 2020

    A new Mordor Intelligence report has projected the global critical infrastructure protection market to reach $131.33 billion by 2020 from $87.34 billion in 2015 at a compound annual growth rate of 8.50 percent. The report forecasts North America will dominate the market as regulatory standards and high levels of market penetration spurred the growth of CIP services […] More

  • Report: Global Market for Law Enforcement Robots to Reach $5.7B in 2022 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Global Market for Law Enforcement Robots to Reach $5.7B in 2022

    A market report by WinterGreen Research predicts that the global market for law enforcement robots will reach a $5.7 billion value in 2022 due to an increased number of terrorist threats around the world, WhaTech said Saturday. Pramod Dige writes the “Law Enforcement Robots: Market Shares, Market Strategies, and Market Forecasts, 2016 to 2022” study attributes the growth of […] More

  • Grand View Research: Military Radar Market Worth $14B in 8 Years - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grand View Research: Military Radar Market Worth $14B in 8 Years

    A Grand View Research report predicts the global military radar market will reach $13.78 billion in value by 2024 due to an increasing demand for border safety. The use of radar technology in weapon guidance, air traffic control and collision avoidance systems is also projected to drive market growth, Grand View Research said Thursday. The projected growth will also be driven by a demand for […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls, General Dynamics Achieve Pressure Hull Completion Milestone for Virginia-Class 'Indiana' Submarine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls, General Dynamics Achieve Pressure Hull Completion Milestone for Virginia-Class ‘Indiana’ Submarine

    Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary have completed the pressure hull construction phase of a submarine development project for the U.S. Navy. HII said Tuesday the team has joined the hull sections of Indiana, the 16th Virginia-class submarine, to form a single watertight unit for the vessel scheduled for delivery to the Navy in the third quarter of 2017. “We […] More

  • SOSi Names Stephen Iwicki as Intelligence Solutions Group VP, Promotes Robert Billeaud to Operations SVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOSi Names Stephen Iwicki as Intelligence Solutions Group VP, Promotes Robert Billeaud to Operations SVP

    SOS International has named Stephen Iwicki, a former vice president at General Dynamics‘ information technology business, as the new intelligence solutions group vice president following the appointment of Robert Billeaud as senior vice president for operations. SOSi said Tuesday Iwicki will be in charge of a company business unit that holds a potential $150 million contract to support U.S. Army operations in Afghanistan. “He brings […] More