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  • PAE Awarded F-35 Construction Site Security IDIQ; John Heller Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE Awarded F-35 Construction Site Security IDIQ; John Heller Quoted

    PAE has won a potential 11-year, $35M contract to secure F-35 aircraft facility construction and renovation sites in Lakenheath, England. The 48th Civil Engineering Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath awarded the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that covers protection, information monitoring and support for sensitive U.S. government projects, PAE said Wednesday. PAE CEO John Heller said the company has developed […] More

  • BAE Reports UK Air Force's Missile Firing Tests With Typhoon Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Reports UK Air Force’s Missile Firing Tests With Typhoon Aircraft

    BAE Systems has reported that a U.K. air force squadron fired air-to-surface and air-to-air missiles from a Eurofighter Typhoon during recent trials aimed to showcase the aircraft’s weapon upgrades. The Royal Air Force’s Test and Evaluation Squadron was the first unit to fire-test the  Storm Shadow and Meteor weapons in trials as part of Project Centurion, BAE said Tuesday. RAF aims to […] More

  • UK MoD Taps Leonardo for Radar Threat Simulation Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK MoD Taps Leonardo for Radar Threat Simulation Equipment

    Leonardo has inked a contract with the U.K. ministry of defense to deliver equipment that can help simulate radar threats to the U.K. air force’s A400M transport aircraft prior to launch. The company said Sunday the simulations will help commanders implement defensive aids suites that can help the A400M aircraft function properly during its flight […] More

  • MBDA to Support France-UK Missile Tech Development Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA to Support France-UK Missile Tech Development Effort

    The governments of France and the U.K. have agreed to invest approximately $53.9 million each to collaborate on the development of future missile technologies and long-range weapons with MBDA. The British government said Tuesday the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon program will commence with a three-year concept phase that aims to replace, update or create weapons for […] More

  • Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft Undergoes Flight Trials at BAE's UK Facility; Steve Formoso Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft Undergoes Flight Trials at BAE’s UK Facility; Steve Formoso Comments

    BAE Systems has hosted a series of flight trials on a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft equipped with an MBDA air-to-surface weapon as part of a program to transition the multirole fighter platform to the U.K.’s air force by the end of next year. The Typhoon flight tests were conducted at BAE’s facility in Lancashire, England, under phase 3 enhancement effort of Project Centurion, […] More

  • Lockheed Awards $166.3M to BAE for F-35 Engineering & Training Facilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Awards $166.3M to BAE for F-35 Engineering & Training Facilities

    Lockheed Martin has awarded a $166.3 million subcontract to BAE Systems to construct three engineering and training facilities at a U.K. air force base in the country as Britain prepares to take in its first F-35 fighter jets aircraft in 2018. BAE said Thursday the contract covers maintenance and finishing work, logistics operations and integrated training facilities to support the […] More