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  • Security Devices International Releases 40 Ammo Product - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Security Devices International Releases 40 Ammo Product

    Security Devices International has released a new 40mm ammunition round offering that employs a company-made collapsible head technology. The Collapsible Head Impact Projectile is based on a blunt impact projectile and designed for law enforcement use, SDI said Wednesday. CHIP completed third-party tests in accordance with NATO’s AEP-99 Thorax Injury Risk Assessment of Less-Lethal Projectiles. Evaluators found that SDI’s […] More

  • Vice Adm. Christopher Grady Nominated to Lead U.S. Fleet Forces Command - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vice Adm. Christopher Grady Nominated to Lead U.S. Fleet Forces Command

    President Trump has nominated U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Christopher Grady as commander of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command and for promotion to the rank of admiral, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Grady currently leads the Sixth Fleet; Task Force Six; Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO; and the Joint Force Maritime Component, having assumed his duties in […] More

  • Centcom Launches Operational Alignment & Rebalancing Effort; Gen. Joseph Votel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Centcom Launches Operational Alignment & Rebalancing Effort; Gen. Joseph Votel Comments

    The U.S. Central Command has launched an effort to realign its operations following the U.S. military’s progress in the fight against the Islamic State militant group, DoD News reported Tuesday. Gen. Joseph Votel, head of Centcom, told House Armed Services Committee members Tuesday that the command aims to achieve three goals to support regional stability. Votel said the […] More

  • Lockheed Intros Multi-UAV Control Platform; John Molberg Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Intros Multi-UAV Control Platform; John Molberg Comments

    Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new software platform designed to help operators manage various unmanned aircraft vehicles simultaneously during intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. VCSi is engineered to support operation of multiple dissimilar vehicles at once and modular customization based on mission requirements, the company said Tuesday. John Molberg, manager of business development at Lockheed’s CDL systems unit, […] More

  • Northrop Subsidiary Gets NATO Contract to Install Montenegro Airbase Radio System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Subsidiary Gets NATO Contract to Install Montenegro Airbase Radio System

    A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has received a contract from the NATO Communications and Information Agency to provide a communications system to an airbase in Podgorica, Montenegro. The company said Wednesday its Park Air Systems business will deploy an M7 radio system at Golubovci Airbase. M7 is built to facilitate very high frequency and ultra high frequency communications among defense forces and comply with NATO […] More

  • BAE Unveils Modernized CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unveils Modernized CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

    BAE Systems has introduced a new variant of its CV90 infantry fighting vehicle at the International Armored Vehicles Conference in London. CV90 MkIV is designed to feature a Scania-built engine with up to 1,000 horsepower, updated drive train capacities along with active damping technology built to help increase speed and handling in the battlefield, BAE Systems […] More

  • Barbaricum Wins Army Close Combat Equipment Logistics Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Barbaricum Wins Army Close Combat Equipment Logistics Contract

    Barbaricum has won a potential five-year, $36 million contract to provide logistics services to the U.S. Army project manager for close combat systems program. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will perform logistics support for equipment the service branch will issue to NATO and allied forces. Work is expected to be completed by Jan. 19, 2023. The Army Contracting Command received three […] More

  • Viasat to Help Modernize NATO Satcom Control Stations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Viasat to Help Modernize NATO Satcom Control Stations

    Viasat has secured a contract to update NATO control stations for ultra-high-frequency satellite communications systems in an effort to help address the international alliance’s integrated waveform baseline requirement. The company said Wednesday it will modernize NATO’s UHF communications infrastructure to the Visual Integrated SATCOM Information, Operation and Networking software package designed to increase flexibility, interoperability and […] More

  • MDA to Help NATO Build Maritime C2 Visualization Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA to Help NATO Build Maritime C2 Visualization Tech

    Maxar Technologies‘s MDA business has received a potential $11.8 million contract to produce a technology platform for NATO to visualize the international alliance’s maritime command and control operations. MDA said Thursday it will base the platform on a modern software architecture and technology for integration into fixed and deployable systems as part of Project TRITON. TRITON is designed to help NATO and […] More

  • 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