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  • Air Force Taps Veramine for Phase 1 Cyber Deception R&D Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Veramine for Phase 1 Cyber Deception R&D Contract

    Bothell, Washington-based software development company Veramine has landed a $149,979 contract from the U.S. Air Force under the Small Business Innovation Research program to conduct cyber deception research in support of the military branch’s network defense efforts, C4ISRNET reported Friday. Mark Pomerleau writes Veramine will design and develop tools for use in a representative cyber scenario as well as perform […] More

  • Lockheed to Help Air Force Sustain GPS Control Segment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Help Air Force Sustain GPS Control Segment

    Lockheed Martin has received a potential $8.6 million contract modification to provide sustainment support services for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System control segment. The GPS control segment includes the master control station, alternate control station, six monitor stations, four ground antennas, consolidated test environment and telecommunications simulator test station, the Defense Department said Friday. […] More

  • Lockheed Conducts Surface-Launched Anti-Ship Missile Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Conducts Surface-Launched Anti-Ship Missile Test

    Lockheed Martin has conducted a new flight test of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile‘s surface-launch variant with the MK 41 vertical launch system aboard the U.S. Navy‘s Self Defense Test Ship. The company said Thursday the surface-launched LRASM worked to load mission data through the modified Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System, align mission data with the moving ship and launch from […] More

  • USAF to Assess Airworthiness of Textron AirLand Multimission Aircraft Under CRADA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF to Assess Airworthiness of Textron AirLand Multimission Aircraft Under CRADA

    The U.S. Air Force will perform an airworthiness test on a multimission aircraft built by a Textron and AirLand Enterprises joint venture under a cooperative research and development agreement, Defense News reported Thursday. Valerie Insinna writes the certification for Textron AirLand‘s Scorpion aircraft could lead to direct commercial sales to foreign militaries and accelerate the domestic purchase process for […] More

  • Draken Intl Deploys 6 A-4 Skyhawks for USAF Air Education and Training Command - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Draken Intl Deploys 6 A-4 Skyhawks for USAF Air Education and Training Command

    Draken International has deployed six A-4 Skyhawks with 28 pilots and maintainers from Nellis Air Force Base in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s Air Education and Training Command’s exercises. The company said Wednesday it flew 36 sorties for the Air Force’s F-16 requalification training at the Luke Air Force Base and AETC’s F-35 coalition instructor pilot training to deliver Red […] More

  • Boeing to Help Air Force Train F-15 Pilots, Weapons System Operators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Help Air Force Train F-15 Pilots, Weapons System Operators

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $27.1 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide Mission Training Center services with company-built simulation equipment. Boeing’s defense, space and security business will provide simulation technology designed to train F-15C and F-15E pilots and weapons system operators, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work will occur at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North […] More

  • Teledyne Subsidiary to Supply Air Force With Aircrew Laser Eye Protection Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Teledyne Subsidiary to Supply Air Force With Aircrew Laser Eye Protection Tech

    A subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies has received a $30.1 million contract to deliver  company-made Aircrew Laser Eye Protection spectacles to the U.S. Air Force. Teledyne Scientific & Imaging will provide ALEP spectacles for the service branch’s aircrew members to protect their eyes from hazard and threat laser devices as well as  visual acuity degradation when they participate in combat and training activities, […] More

  • Air Force Seeks Acquisition App Store Ideas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Seeks Acquisition App Store Ideas

    The U.S. Air Force has released a sources sought notice to gather information from potential vendors that can offer technical support, system analysis, design, development, operations and maintenance services for the military branch’s Acquisition App Store program. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday stated the AAS program aims to provide a service-oriented architecture platform for the contracting community to build, discover and execute acquisition processes and applications. […] More

  • Air Force Seeks Industry Information on Records Mgmt Automation Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Seeks Industry Information on Records Mgmt Automation Tool

    The U.S. Air Force wants industry information on potential sources for a tool that can automate records management processes in support of efforts to boost consistency and timeliness in the filing of records. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday stated that the Air Force Special Operations Command seeks a Defense Department-accredited records management system with authority to operate on the Air Force […] More

  • Cubic-Led Team to Continue Training Services at Air Force Expeditionary Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic-Led Team to Continue Training Services at Air Force Expeditionary Center

    A team comprising Cubic, Fae Vectus, Language Directions and Marton Technologies has received a $6.2 million follow-on contract to develop education and training requirements for the U.S. Air Force‘s adviser academic services program. Team Cubic will also continue to provide classroom and scenario-based training on core skills, language, region and culture at the Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, Cubic […] More

  • BAE to Help US Air Force Develop Machine Learning Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Help US Air Force Develop Machine Learning Software

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary a three-year, $9.4 million contract to help the service branch develop, integrate and demonstrate a machine learning platform. BAE Systems Inc. will explore latest machine learning advancements to support the Air Force’s efforts to apply analytics to address space situational awareness challenges as well as leverage high-performance computing and […] More