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  • Lockheed Lands O&M Services Contract From Navy for eCASS Assets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Lands O&M Services Contract From Navy for eCASS Assets

    A Lockheed Martin subsidiary has secured a $7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide operations and maintenance services for electronic Consolidated Automated Support System assets. Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training will provide repair, replacement, calibration, configuration management, functional tests, inventory maintenance and return-to-service processes for eCASS, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The contract also […] More

  • Cyber Pro Ken Wang Joins MIL Corporate Business Devt Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cyber Pro Ken Wang Joins MIL Corporate Business Devt Team

    Ken Wang, a cyber expert who has worked at the U.S. Navy, has joined the MIL Corp. corporate business development team as cyber lead. He will oversee the company’s initiative to grow its cyber services for the Naval Air Systems Command and other clients with focus on penetration testing support, MIL said Wednesday. “Ken’s analysis […] More

  • NAVAIR Plans 'Friend or Foe' ID Tech Contract Award to BAE - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NAVAIR Plans ‘Friend or Foe’ ID Tech Contract Award to BAE

    The Naval Air Systems Command plans to award BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary a sole-source contract to build friend-or-foe identification systems for military aircraft such as the F/A-18 Hornet, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. The contract with BAE Systems Inc. will cover AN/APX-111 Mode 5 combined interrogator transponders, shop replaceable assemblies, kits for conversion of current AN/APX-111s […] More

  • Navy Seeks Info on Small Tactical UAS for Foreign Partner ISR Capacity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Seeks Info on Small Tactical UAS for Foreign Partner ISR Capacity

    The U.S. Navy has issued a request for information to support the Naval Air Systems Command’s market research on small tactical unmanned aircraft systems for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. In a notice posted Dec. 30 on FedBizOpps, the Navy said the STUAS will also work to bolster foreign partner capacity under guidelines set by the Defense […] More

  • Navy Taps Exelis for Electronic Countermeasure Weapon Repair Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Exelis for Electronic Countermeasure Weapon Repair Services

    Exelis has been awarded a potential five-year, $28.5 million contract to repair weapons replaceable assemblies for the U.S. Navy‘s Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures initiative. The firm-fixed-price contract has an initial value of $7.6 million and contains a two-year base performance period that will run through December 2017, the Defense Department said Monday. Exelis, a subsidiary of Harris […] More

  • Navy Seeks NAVAIR Cyber Warfare Detachment Support Through Basic Ordering Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Seeks NAVAIR Cyber Warfare Detachment Support Through Basic Ordering Agreement

    The U.S. Navy has announced plans to award potential five-year basic ordering agreements to contractors that can provide support services for the Naval Air Systems Command’s Cyber Warfare Detachment. The Navy said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday the BOAs will cover cyber workforce development, research and development, implementation of the Defense Department’s risk management […] More

  • Navy Eyes Potential Purchase of Rockwell Collins Radio Comm Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Eyes Potential Purchase of Rockwell Collins Radio Comm Equipment

    The U.S. Navy intends to purchase from Rockwell Collins‘ government systems business a set of radio receiver-transmitters and ancillary equipment under the ARC-210 family of communications products. A presolicitation notice posted Oct. 21 on FedBizOpps indicated that Naval Air Systems Command plans to send a delivery order for 12 RT-1747D/ARC receiver-transmitter and 12 C-11898A/ARC control and radio set. According […] More

  • Executive Profile: James Norcross, IBM Defense & Intell VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: James Norcross, IBM Defense & Intell VP

    James Norcross serves as vice president for IBM’s defense and intelligence business, with responsibility for the company’s portfolio in the Defense Department and intelligence organization community. He previously served as a partner with IBM’s global business services segment, where he was responsible for the U.S. Navy account. Norcross was also IBM’s operations lead for the public […] More

  • Navy Test-Fires Orbital ATK AARG Missile from F/A-18F Super Hornet; Bill Kasting Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Test-Fires Orbital ATK AARG Missile from F/A-18F Super Hornet; Bill Kasting Comments

    The U.S. Navy has test-fired an Orbital ATK-built Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile against a moving ship at Point Mugu Sea Range in California. Orbital ATK said Wednesday the service branch launched the AGM-88E AARGM system from an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet during the first Block 1 upgrade test held on Aug. 18. The test sought […] More

  • Northrop Grumman to Produce Mission Computer for US Marine Corps Helicopter; Ike Song Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman to Produce Mission Computer for US Marine Corps Helicopter; Ike Song Comments

    Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected to supply mission computer for a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter upgrade program. The company will deliver its FlightPro Gen III mission computers for the UH-1Y and AH‑1Z aircraft under the contract with the Naval Air Systems Command, Northrop Grumman said Thursday. Northrop is scheduled to perform the contract from October […] More

  • Lockheed Gets $238M Delivery Order for Navy F-35 Spares - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Gets $238M Delivery Order for Navy F-35 Spares

    Lockheed Martin has received a $237.7 million delivery order to provide initial spares for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, non-Pentagon participants and international military clients under a basic agreement previously awarded to the firm. The Defense Department said Thursday the spares will be used in the preliminary production of F-35 jets under the order, which also covers deployment and […] More

  • Navy Seeks UAS-Based Training, Engineering Services for Coast Guard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Seeks UAS-Based Training, Engineering Services for Coast Guard

    The Naval Air Systems Command is seeking potential sources of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and engineering services for unmanned aircraft systems as part of U.S. Coast Guard training requirements. The U.S. Navy stated in a FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday that NAVAIR is looking for sensor, voice and data communications and metadata collection functions to support Defense Department and Coast Guard […] More