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  • UK Defense Ministry Chooses 25 Winners for Global Troop Resupply Challenge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Defense Ministry Chooses 25 Winners for Global Troop Resupply Challenge

    The U.K. ministry of defense has selected 25 projects that suggested multiple systems to resupply the country’s troops with weapons, food, clothing, equipment and medical supplies, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Harriett Baldwin, British minister for defense procurement, said that winning ideas under the Last Mile challenge include robotic ground vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous hover bikes […] More

  • Milrem Aims to Develop Robotic Systems for Military Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Milrem Aims to Develop Robotic Systems for Military Clients

    Milrem Robotics has announced plans to develop robotic systems as part of efforts to help increase warfighters’ situational awareness capacity when they perform defense missions. The company said Tuesday it aims to expand the features of its THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle and create new robotic concepts such as Titan Sentry that will be on display at the 2017 Defense […] More

  • QinetiQ NA Demos Underwater Acoustic Data Comms Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ NA Demos Underwater Acoustic Data Comms Tech

    QinetiQ North America has demonstrated a full-duplex communications system built to receive and transmit undersea acoustic data. QinetiQ NA said Tuesday it collaborated with Optimal Systems Laboratory to develop the Dolphin underwater platform equipped with patented cancellation technology in an effort to help U.S. Navy and commercial clients address wireless communications challenges. Dolphin is designed to increase the performance of acoustic […] More

  • Kuldar Vaarsi: Milrem Seeks US Manufacturing Partners for Unmanned Ground Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kuldar Vaarsi: Milrem Seeks US Manufacturing Partners for Unmanned Ground Vehicle

    Milrem will demonstrate a new unmanned ground vehicle at the annual Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium in Michigan as the Estonia-based defense company looks for opportunities to expand its UGV production in the U.S. Titan is built to support dismounted troops and carry weapons and equipment to remote weapon stations, Milrem said Tuesday. Kuldar Vaarsi, CEO of Milrem, said […] More

  • QinetiQ, UK MOD to Invest in Hebrides Range Instrumentation Radar Upgrades - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ, UK MOD to Invest in Hebrides Range Instrumentation Radar Upgrades

    QinetiQ and the U.K. ministry of defense have agreed to invest a combined $21.7 million to replace a pair of instrumentation radar systems at MOD Hebrides range facility with BAE Systems-built tracking radars. The installation of new radar technology will support data and safety monitoring activities as well as demonstration, evaluation, experimentation and rehearsals of […] More

  • BAE-QinetiQ Alliance Seeks to Promote Adoption of Electric Drive Tech for Combat Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE-QinetiQ Alliance Seeks to Promote Adoption of Electric Drive Tech for Combat Vehicles

    BAE Systems and QinetiQ have entered into a teaming agreement with the goal to help foster worldwide adoption of an electric drive transmission technology designed for ground combat vehicles. QinetiQ said May 25 it aims to combine the firm’s electric drive expertise with BAE’s systems design, development, manufacturing and integration experience in efforts to  support utilization of the E-X-Drive system. E-X-Drive is designed to power communications, […] More

  • QinetiQ, Rockwell Collins Enter Satellite Navigation Tech, Service Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ, Rockwell Collins Enter Satellite Navigation Tech, Service Partnership

    QinetiQ and Rockwell Collins have partnered to develop a multi-constellation open service offering as both companies aim to help address mission requirements of government and military customers as well as infrastructure operators. The partnership will also produce and offer a suite of Global Navigation Satellite System  receivers to support clients’ operational and geographical needs, Rockwell Collins said Thursday. Colin Mahoney, senior vice president of […] More

  • James Willis, Steve Fitz-Gerald to Join QinetiQ in Managing Director Roles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Willis, Steve Fitz-Gerald to Join QinetiQ in Managing Director Roles

    James Willis, currently head of defense and security at Vodafone UK, and Steve Fitz-Gerald, formerly CEO of Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, will join QinetiQ as managing directors for two different business areas. QinetiQ said Tuesday both appointees will also serve on the company’s executive committee and report directly to CEO Steve Wadey. “James and Steve have proven track records of growth in […] More

  • MBDA Tests Sea Venom Anti-Ship Missile Onboard UK Naval Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA Tests Sea Venom Anti-Ship Missile Onboard UK Naval Helicopter

    MBDA has conducted air carriage and jettison tests of its anti-ship missile technology onboard a Westland-built naval helicopter from the U.K.’s navy. The Sea Venom/ANL missile tests evaluated the platform’s capacity for integration with the Lynx and Super Lynx helicopters, MBDA said Wednesday. MBDA developed Sea Venom to counter vessels such as fast inshore attack craft, fast attack craft and corvettes from a stand-off range as […] More

  • QinetiQ to Supply Launch & Recovery Control Equipment for JFK Aircraft Carrier - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ to Supply Launch & Recovery Control Equipment for JFK Aircraft Carrier

    A QinetiQ subsidiary has received a $41 million contract from General Atomics to deliver hardware and software for the electromagnetic aircraft launch system and advanced arresting gear of the U.S. Navy‘s future aircraft carrier. QinetiQ North America will update, procure, assemble and test launch and arresting control hardware for integration into USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) under the contract, the […] More

  • Kongsberg-Milrem-QinetiQ NA Alliance Develops Robotic Fire Support & Force Protection System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kongsberg-Milrem-QinetiQ NA Alliance Develops Robotic Fire Support & Force Protection System

    A team composed of Kongsberg, Milrem and QinetiQ North America will introduce a jointly developed remotely operated robotic fire support and force protection system at the 2017 Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference and Exhibition in Springfield, Virginia. The system comprises Milrem’s THeMIS modular unmanned ground vehicle equipped with a hybrid diesel-electric drive, Kongsberg’s PROTECTOR remote weapon station and QinetiQ NA’s UGV control system, Milrem […] More

  • QinetiQ NA to Develop Wind Measurement Radar for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ NA to Develop Wind Measurement Radar for Air Force

    QinetiQ North America has been awarded a $3 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force design and build an airborne wind profiling portable radar prototype. QNA said Wednesday the WiPPR unit will be designed to demonstrate wind measurement in near real-time. The Air Force will use the radar to help the service branch’s C-130 and C-17 aircrews drop supplies accurately to […] More