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  • Army Orders $92M in Orbital ATK Small-Caliber Rounds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Orders $92M in Orbital ATK Small-Caliber Rounds

    Orbital ATK has secured orders worth $92 million combined to supply small-caliber rounds to the U.S. Army. The orders cover 7.62 millimeter and 5.56 mm ammunition under the company’s supply contract with the service branch, Orbital ATK said Monday. Orbital ATK will manufacture the ammo at the Lake City Army ammunition facility in Missouri, which […] More

  • Orbital ATK Books $50M DoD Non-U.S. Standard Ammo Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Books $50M DoD Non-U.S. Standard Ammo Order

    The U.S. government has awarded Orbital ATK a new $50 million order to produce non-U.S. standard ammunition for the Defense Department and its international allies. Orbital ATK said Monday it has booked more than $200 million in NSA orders during 2016 as part of previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity and basic ordering agreement contracts. The company operates the U.S. Army‘s Lake City Ammunition Plant in Independence, […] More

  • TSA Orders L-3 Airport Security Scanners; Michael Strianese Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TSA Orders L-3 Airport Security Scanners; Michael Strianese Comments

    L-3 Communications has received a $21 million order from the Transportation Security Administration to supply security scanners for TSA’s passenger screening efforts. The company said Tuesday the order will increase the number of ProVision systems installed at U.S. aviation facilities to nearly 1,000. The security and detection systems division of the aviation products and security sector within L-3’s electronic systems segment will perform work under […] More

  • Rocky Brands to Supply Hot-Weather Combat Boots to U.S. Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rocky Brands to Supply Hot-Weather Combat Boots to U.S. Military

    Rocky Brands will manufacture hot-weather combat boots for U.S. military personnel under an order worth between $80 million to $100 million over a five-year period. The company said Thursday it will begin to fulfill the order in the first half of 2017. The contract has one base year and four option years and sets a maximum value of $20 million for product shipments […] More

  • NovAtel's GPS Anti-Jamming & Interference Tech to Support DoD Information Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NovAtel’s GPS Anti-Jamming & Interference Tech to Support DoD Information Network

    NovAtel has received an order from the U.S. Naval Observatory for its anti-jamming antenna system in efforts to address the core controlled reception pattern antenna requirements of the Defense Department‘s main global enterprise network. The company said Monday its GPS Anti-Jam Technology will serve to support the DoD Information Network, which facilitates voice, data, video and bandwidth services. “GAJT has now been shipped and is […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Provide US Allies Non-Standard Munitions Worth $126M - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Provide US Allies Non-Standard Munitions Worth $126M

    Orbital ATK has secured nearly $126 million in delivery orders from the U.S. government to manufacture a range of ammunition systems for the Defense Department‘s foreign allies. The orders are for non-U.S. standard munitions and fall under a pair of previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity and basic ordering agreement contracts, Orbital ATK said Monday. The company currently operates a U.S. Army-owned ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri, where it also  […] More

  • Marine Corps Orders Vehicle-Mounted Comm Devices From LRAD - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Orders Vehicle-Mounted Comm Devices From LRAD

    LRAD has received a $335,000 contract to provide 1000Xi long-range acoustic hailing devices that will be mounted on U.S. Marine Corps vehicles. The company said Tuesday the technology is designed to help military users signal and warn through broadcasts of attention-commanding voice messages and deterrent tones. “With these orders for the Marine Corps, LRAD systems will now be deployed by all branches of the […] More

  • Invisio to Provide Tech for Army Program on Tactical Comms & Hearing Protection System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Invisio to Provide Tech for Army Program on Tactical Comms & Hearing Protection System

    Invisio has secured an additional estimated $1.2 million order from the U.S. Army to provide technology in support of the Tactical Communication and Protective System modernization program. The company said Thursday it will deliver the TCAPS technology within 2016. TCAPS is a hearing protection and communication modernization program the Army oversees with the program executive office for soldiers. Invisio […] More

  • Army Places Order for INVISIO Communication, Hearing Protection System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Places Order for INVISIO Communication, Hearing Protection System

    INVISIO has received a one-year, $11.8 million order from the U.S. Army for hearing protection and communication systems in support of the service branch’s Tactical Communication and Protective System modernization program. The audio communications company said Wednesday that it will supply TCAPS with a system designed to help facilitate communication, provide hearing protection and retain situational awareness to users. INVISIO added that […] More

  • Harris Corporation to Deliver Tactical Radio, Support Services to Middle East Nation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Corporation to Deliver Tactical Radio, Support Services to Middle East Nation

    A Middle East nation has placed a $15 million order to Harris Corporation to deliver management systems, training and field support service and tactical radio products as part of the nation’s modernization efforts. The company said Friday that it will deliver Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System radios, as well as SpearNet tactical radios. Chris Young, […] More

  • Swedish Defense Material Administration Picks Saab for Anti-Submarine Warfare Training - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Swedish Defense Material Administration Picks Saab for Anti-Submarine Warfare Training

    Sweden’s defense material administration has placed an order to Saab for anti-submarine warfare training and the AUV62-AT autonomous underwater vehicle to support the Swedish armed forces’ underwater operations. Saab will provide the AUV62-AT with ASW training configuration and additional support and maintenance to the client from 2016 to 2019, the company said Wednesday. Anne-Marie Vosu, Saab’s underwater systems […] More