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  • Elbit Systems Gets Follow-On NATO IR Countermeasures Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems Gets Follow-On NATO IR Countermeasures Contract

    Elbit Systems has received a four-year, $46 million contract to supply additional aircraft self-protection systems for NATO’s Airbus-built aerial refueling tanker aircraft. The company said Tuesday it will provide J-Music Direct Infrared Countermeasures  and Passive Airborne Warning Systems for integration into the international alliance’s A330 Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport fleet. Elad Aharonson, general manager for the intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance division […] More

  • Premier to Offer Health IT Products, Services Via GSA Contract Vehicle; Roshni Ghosh Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Premier to Offer Health IT Products, Services Via GSA Contract Vehicle; Roshni Ghosh Comments

    Premier has secured a position under the General Services Administration‘s Schedule 70 contract vehicle to offer health information technology products and services to U.S. government customers. The company said Monday its health IT offerings cover electronic health records, research, health analytics, health informatics, health information exchanges, personal health information management. Roshni Ghosh, vice president and chief […] More

  • Virgin Galactic, Italian Space Agency Ink Letter of Intent for Suborbital Research Flight - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Virgin Galactic, Italian Space Agency Ink Letter of Intent for Suborbital Research Flight

    Virgin Galactic and Italy’s space agency have signed a letter of intent to perform suborbital flight on the company’s SpaceShipTwo spaceplane. The Italian space agency will conduct scientific research and suborbital experiments during the planned mission, which is scheduled to occur in 2019 at Spaceport America in New Mexico, Virgin Galactic said Monday. The partnership will also include on-site […] More

  • Boeing Delivers Battlespace Comms Platform to Australian Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Delivers Battlespace Comms Platform to Australian Military

    Boeing‘s Australia-based defense business unit has delivered a next-generation battlespace communications platform to the Australian defense force. The Australian defence department said in a report published Tuesday the LAND 2072 Phase 2B project was built to offer data, video and voice services as well as help secure communications between the country’s deployed land units and […] More

  • Kratos to Provide Drone Services for Undisclosed Government Agency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Provide Drone Services for Undisclosed Government Agency

    Kratos‘ unmanned systems division has received a $27 million contract to deliver drone-related services for an undisclosed U.S. government agency involved with national security. The company said Monday it will perform contract work in Kratos-owned and government facilities. Kratos’ USD aims to provide its clients with affordable unmanned aerial systems designed for a variety of […] More

  • Indonesia Receives First Apache Attack Helicopter Under FMS Agreement With US - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Indonesia Receives First Apache Attack Helicopter Under FMS Agreement With US

    Indonesia has received its first Boeing-built AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter as part of the country’s foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government, Defense News reported Monday. The report said the Apache helicopter was delivered to the city of Semarang in Java, Indonesia using a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III airlifter. Indonesia requested to buy eight Apache […] More

  • PAE to Provide Curacao and Aruba Base Support Under $79M Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE to Provide Curacao and Aruba Base Support Under $79M Task Order

    PAE has received a five year, $79 million task order to deliver base support services for U.S. Southern Command locations in Curacao and Aruba. The services will be in support of SOUTHCOM’s anti-drug surveillance operations under the joint effort between the Defense Department and the Department of State, the company said Monday. Services under the order include mission planning and execution, […] More

  • 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

  • BAE Taps Laser Centrum to Supply Mortar System Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Taps Laser Centrum to Supply Mortar System Components

    BAE Systems has awarded Laser Centrum a contract to supply mechanical parts needed to build a mortar system for installation on Sweden’s CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. Laser Centrum is the second Czech supplier chosen by the U.K.-based defense contractor this year to support production of the Mjolner mortars for the Swedish army, BAE said Monday. The partnership expands BAE’s industrial cooperation […] 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

  • Australia Introduces Defense Cooperative Research Center for Autonomous Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia Introduces Defense Cooperative Research Center for Autonomous Systems

    The Australian government has established the first Defense Cooperative Research Center for Trusted Autonomous Systems which will aim to supply smart-machine and defense technologies through human-machine teaming strategies. BAE Systems, RMIT University, DefendTex and the Australian defense science and technology group are the inaugural members of CRC, the country’s defense department said Monday. The center’s initial three projects will […] More