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  • BAE Unit to Modernize Navy's Anzio Guided Missile Cruiser - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit to Modernize Navy’s Anzio Guided Missile Cruiser

    A business unit of BAE Systems has received a potential $53.1 million contract to modernize a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser of the U.S. Navy at a shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia. The company said Wednesday USS Anzio (CG 68) modernization efforts will run for six months and cover ship alterations, miscellaneous repairs and critical aluminum structures replacement. BAE’s Norfolk Ship […] More

  • SpaceX to Forgo Falcon 9 Booster Landing for 4th Iridium Satellite Launch; Matt Desch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX to Forgo Falcon 9 Booster Landing for 4th Iridium Satellite Launch; Matt Desch Comments

    A spokesperson for SpaceX has said the company intends not to land the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage as part of a mission to launch Iridium Communications’ fourth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into space, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. Iridium’s satellites are scheduled Friday to take off aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force […] More

  • BAE Forms Naval Power & Propulsion Tech Devt Alliance in Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Forms Naval Power & Propulsion Tech Devt Alliance in Australia

    BAE Systems has teamed up with original equipment manufacturers of power and propulsion systems to establish a team that will aim to support Australia’s naval programs and shipbuilding efforts. P&P team members will work together to provide expertise and capacities for Australia’s defense industry as well as help address the country’s requirements for power and propulsion […] More

  • Antech Lands Navy C4I Operations, Training Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Antech Lands Navy C4I Operations, Training Support Contract

    Antech Systems has secured a potential $48.6 million U.S. Navy contract to provide technical, engineering and training support to command, control, communications, computers and intelligence operations of the Naval Air Warfare Center’s aircraft division. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will help NAWCAD design and develop in-service products, estimate and schedule projects, implement policies and analyze data processes […] More

  • Comtech Subsidiary to Provide Satellite Parts for Brazilian Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comtech Subsidiary to Provide Satellite Parts for Brazilian Military

    Comtech Telecommunications‘ Florida-based subsidiary has received a $1.5 million contract to provide satellite spare parts and support services for the Brazilian military. Comtech Systems will deliver services in support of a communications system being employed by the Brazilian military, Comtech said Wednesday. Fred Kornberg, president and CEO at Comtech Telecommunications, stated that the award stems from […] More

  • Alion Science-Led Team to Help Air Force Analyze Fleet Sustainability Challenges - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alion Science-Led Team to Help Air Force Analyze Fleet Sustainability Challenges

    A team led by Alion Science and Technology has received a potential $40.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to help the service branch address life-limiting issues on the C-130, C-5, C-17 and F-15 aircraft fleets. The 58-month contract covers requirements evaluation, planning, logistics, engineering, testing, prototyping and data management support for the Air Force’s 409th […] More

  • SSL-Built Satellite Servicing Spacecraft Completes NASA Design Review; Richard White Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSL-Built Satellite Servicing Spacecraft Completes NASA Design Review; Richard White Comments

    A spacecraft built by Maxar Technologies’ SSL business for NASA’s in-orbit satellite servicing mission has concluded the agency’s mission preliminary design review. The completion of the mission PDR would advance the spacecraft to the Key Decision Point C phase to pave the way for the launch of the Restore-L mission in 2020, SSL said Wednesday. KDP-C is set […] More

  • Dell EMC’s Cameron Chehreh: MGT Act, White House IT Modernization Report to Incite AI, Cloud Adoption - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dell EMC’s Cameron Chehreh: MGT Act, White House IT Modernization Report to Incite AI, Cloud Adoption

    Cameron Chehreh, chief technology officer of Dell EMC’s federal business, has said he expects federal agencies to advance experimentation with cloud migration and information technology upgrades driven by the passage of the Modernizing Government Technology Act and the release of the White House’s IT modernization report, FedTech Magazine reported Tuesday. Chehreh said he believes the White House […] More

  • Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Warfighters Need Access to Integrated Satcom Architecture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Warfighters Need Access to Integrated Satcom Architecture

    Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, has said that it is crucial for U.S. service personnel to have access to an integrated satellite communications architecture to support military missions worldwide “across the full spectrum of engagement.” Cowen-Hirsch wrote in an article for MilsatMagazine that such an architecture requires the adoption of satcom-as-a-service model that […] More

  • Karin Hoeing Named BAE Group HR Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Karin Hoeing Named BAE Group HR Director

    Karin Hoeing, a more than 20-year veteran of global oil services company Schlumberger, will formally join BAE Systems in February as group human resources director. BAE said Wednesday Hoeing will also serve on the British defense company’s executive committee and report directly to CEO Charles Woodburn. She previously led Schlumberger’s Wireline business as president and before that she held senior […] More

  • Maxar Wins ‘Deal of the Year’ Award; Howard Lance Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maxar Wins ‘Deal of the Year’ Award; Howard Lance Comments

    Maxar Technologies, formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, has received SpaceNews’ “Deal of the Year” award in recognition of the company’s acquisition of DigitalGlobe in an estimated $3.6 billion transaction. Maxar’s predecessor MDA closed the deal in October in a push to offer imagery, satellite and geospatial services across the government and commercial sectors, Maxar said […] More