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  • BAE, Cammell Laird to Compete for UK Type 31e Frigate Construction Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Cammell Laird to Compete for UK Type 31e Frigate Construction Program

    BAE Systems has teamed up with shipbuilding company Cammell Laird to compete for the Type 31e frigate development program as part of the U.K. defense ministry’s National Shipbuilding Strategy. The U.K. government launched the strategy in September in an effort to procure new general purpose frigates. Iain Stevenson, managing director of naval ships at BAE, […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Tests Navy's Washington Submarine at Sea - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Tests Navy’s Washington Submarine at Sea

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has tested the components, systems and compartments of the U.S. Navy‘s future nuclear-powered attack submarine Washington (SSN 787) during an initial round of sea trials. Washington is built through a teaming agreement between HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division and General Dynamics’ Electric Boat subsidiary. HII said Monday. The Virginia-class submarine functioned at a high speed underwater […] More

  • Rockwell Collins, BTSI Combine Training, Simulation Offerings; Nick Gibbs Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins, BTSI Combine Training, Simulation Offerings; Nick Gibbs Comments

    Rockwell Collins and Bluedrop Training and Simulation Inc. have partnered to integrate the companies’ technology offerings and intellectual property in an effort to provide simulation and learning systems to military customers. “Together we’ll cover the full spectrum — from requirements analysis through instructional execution all on a common software architecture,” Nick Gibbs, vice president and […] More

  • Lockheed-CoGen Team to Build UK Bioenergy Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-CoGen Team to Build UK Bioenergy Facility

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with CoGen to build a U.K. facility designed to convert waste into renewable energy. Lockheed will oversee engineering, procurement, construction and manufacturing work on the bioenergy plant in Cardiff, Wales, and CoGen will serve as the developer and owner of the project under the teaming agreement, Lockheed said Tuesday. Frank Armijo, […] More

  • BAE, Emirates Defense Technology Team to Explore UAE Artillery Market Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Emirates Defense Technology Team to Explore UAE Artillery Market Opportunities

    BAE Systems and Emirates Defense Technology have formed a partnership with the intent to offer BAE-built M777 howitzers in the United Arab Emirates’ defense market and develop their self-propelled artillery concept further. The companies aim to develop a self-propelled artillery system that would integrate the British contractor’s 155mm towed howitzer technology with EDT’s Enigma 8×8 armored fighting vehicle platform, BAE said Monday. […] More

  • Northrop, MACOM Enter Radar Array Development Partnership; Thomas Jones, Jack Kennedy Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, MACOM Enter Radar Array Development Partnership; Thomas Jones, Jack Kennedy Comment

    Northrop Grumman has partnered with M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings to develop and produce radar arrays intended for use in defense platforms and related programs. MACOM will use its active antenna platform to manufacture radar systems under the teaming agreement with Northrop, MACOM said Tuesday. “This relationship supports our continuing pursuit of advanced radar systems,” said Thomas Jones, sector […] More

  • General Atomics, Cobham Extend Reaper UAV Collaboration Deal; Peter Nottage Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics, Cobham Extend Reaper UAV Collaboration Deal; Peter Nottage Comments

    A General Atomics business unit and Cobham have agreed to extend their partnership to provide through-life support services for the former’s Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Cobham will collaborate to offer logistics support services for users of remotely piloted UAVs in the U.K. and Australia, General Atomics said Tuesday. “Cobham and GA-ASI […] More

  • Raytheon, CSC Form Army Training Device Contract Pursuit Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, CSC Form Army Training Device Contract Pursuit Team

    Raytheon and Computer Sciences Corp. have partnered to compete for a contract to maintain training aids, simulators and devices and provide logistics support for the U.S. Army. The teaming agreement seeks to combine Raytheon’s systems integration, logistics and training management experience with CSC’s portfolio in maintenance and virtual system training operations, Raytheon said Wednesday. Raytheon also collaborates with CSC in […] More

  • Frank Pace: General Atomics, Sener Forge Alliance to Offer Spain ISR Unmanned Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frank Pace: General Atomics, Sener Forge Alliance to Offer Spain ISR Unmanned Aircraft

    A General Atomics subsidiary has partnered with Sener to market the Predator B remotely-piloted aircraft to the Spanish government. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and Sener aim to update the drone’s data collection technology in order to meet the Spanish military’s airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements, GA-ASI said Monday. Frank Pace, president of aircraft […] More

  • Saab, Mxi Technologies Forge Military Fleet Mgmt Alliance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab, Mxi Technologies Forge Military Fleet Mgmt Alliance

    Saab and maintenance, repair and overhaul software firm Mxi Technologies have partnered to offer military fleet management services for defense customers around the world. on an integration of the former’s technical and logistics services and the latter’s Maintenix solution. The companies said Thursday they will integrate Saab’s technical and logistics services with Mxi’s Maintenix software and focus on “as […] More