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  • Report: Global UAV Flight Training and Simulation Market to Show 7% CAGR Through 2021 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Global UAV Flight Training and Simulation Market to Show 7% CAGR Through 2021

    Research and Markets has released a report that predicts the global unmanned aerial vehicle flight training and simulation market to rise at a 7.29 percent compound annual growth rate through 2021. Research and Markets said Monday its “Global UAV Flight Training and Simulation Market 2017-2021” report covers an in-depth market analysis and discussions on the market landscape, vendors and […] More

  • Finmeccanica Subsidiaries Get Estimated $132M Naval Assets Order From Angola - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Finmeccanica Subsidiaries Get Estimated $132M Naval Assets Order From Angola

    Two Finmeccanica subsidiaries have received orders for naval craft and surveillance systems worth an estimated $132.5 million from the Angolan government, Defense News reported Tuesday. Oscar Nkala writes Angola will acquire coastal radar and repeater communication systems from Selex for use in the National Maritime Security Coordination Center to be set up in Luanda and […] More

  • Selex Exhibits Drones for NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Selex Exhibits Drones for NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Program

    Selex ES has exhibited a set of surveillance technologies built for a NATO program the alliance developed to help protect member countries. Local government officials, Northrop Grumman delegates, representatives from Italy’s air force and members of NATO’s alliance ground surveillance management agency attended the presentation in Italian city Turin, Selex said Thursday. NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance program is scheduled to kick […] More

  • Finmeccanica to Extend NATO Cyber Detection Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Finmeccanica to Extend NATO Cyber Detection Work

    Finmeccanica subsidiary Selex has been awarded a $21.48 million contract to continue its cyber threat detection support work for NATO for another two years. Selex will implement the NATO computer incident response capability in additional NATO sites, Finmeccanica said Tuesday. Finmeccanica-Selex has been operating NCIRC since May 2014 to help the alliance carry out its cyber strategy. The company […] More

  • Ian Bell: CAE, ESS Extend Visual Systems Collaboration for Eurofighter Training Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ian Bell: CAE, ESS Extend Visual Systems Collaboration for Eurofighter Training Program

    CAE has been selected to produce additional visual systems for the Eurofighter training program under a contract with Eurofighter Simulation Systems. CAE will provide new Medallion-6000 image generators, display systems and database development tools for the Eurofighter Typhoon Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids program, CAE said Monday. ESS designed the Eurofighter training systems for the U.K., […] More

  • Northrop to Install IR Anti-Missile System in Canada's Air Force Chinooks; Carl Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Install IR Anti-Missile System in Canada’s Air Force Chinooks; Carl Smith Comments

    Northrop Grumman will install an infrared missile protection system in the Canadian air force’s CH-147F Chinook fleet. The IR countermeasures platform is designed to detect a missile launch, determine its threat level and destroy the missile, the company said Wednesday. The system has been in service to the warfighter for five decades and “will give the Royal Canadian Air Force the […] More