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  • Simba Chain Books USAF Award to Advance Blockchain App Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Simba Chain Books USAF Award to Advance Blockchain App Development

    Simba Chain has received a $30 million strategic funding increase from the U.S. Air Force to develop blockchain tools for supply chain management applications. The company said Tuesday the investment will be used to scale up the development of Simba Blocks enterprise platform for enabling customers to build and deploy blockchain applications. As part of […] More

  • CAES Tapped to Develop Advanced Electronics for Air Force; Dave Young Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAES Tapped to Develop Advanced Electronics for Air Force; Dave Young Quoted

    CAES has been selected to continue providing advanced electronics in support of the U.S. Air Force as part of the Extremely Wideband Radio Frequency Spectrum Operations System. Under the program, CAES will design and develop dual system-in-package circuit card assemblies as well as help enhance the performance of the microelectronics-based wideband digital antenna array, the […] More

  • SandboxAQ Books Air Force Quantum Tech R&D Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SandboxAQ Books Air Force Quantum Tech R&D Contract

    Software as service startup SandboxAQ has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to mature quantum sensor technology intended for navigation use in mission areas where global positioning systems can be interrupted. The Direct-to-Phase-II Small Business Innovation Research award from USAF will support research and development efforts for the quantum navigation system, SandboxAQ said Monday. USAF and […] More

  • USAF Hosts 2023 Innovation Industry Days in Texas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF Hosts 2023 Innovation Industry Days in Texas

    The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and AFWERX, the service’s startup incubator development program, co-hosted an event to showcase innovation projects beneficial to the USAF and Space Force. Innovation Industry Days was held from Jan. 24 to 26 in San Antonio, Texas, congregating more than 2,000 representatives from the industry, government and […] More

  • Air Force Receives Navigation Technology Satellite-3 From L3Harris - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Receives Navigation Technology Satellite-3 From L3Harris

    L3Harris Technologies has delivered a positioning, navigation and timing satellite technology to the Air Force Research Laboratory in preparation for the spacecraft’s launch in late 2023. The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 payload is now stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, where it will undergo functional and performance evaluation prior to integration into Northrop […] More

  • Air Force Taps Raytheon to Create Rocket Cargo Mission Planning, C2 Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Raytheon to Create Rocket Cargo Mission Planning, C2 Software

    The research and development arm of Raytheon Technologies has secured a contract to develop mission planning and command and control software for the U.S. Air Force’s rocket cargo initiative.  Raytheon BBN team will design and create collaborative planning and C2 processes and tools in support of the project that aims to use commercial technologies to […] More

  • Next Phase to Assist USAF in Investigation File Management - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Next Phase to Assist USAF in Investigation File Management

    Next Phase Solutions, an Orlando, Florida-based consulting and services firm, has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations to provide a records management application for defense department-compliant investigative case files. NPS said Monday it will deliver a certified RMA for classified and unclassified records, integrate the application with existing case management […] More

  • Catalyst Accelerator Seeks Program Participants to Streamline USAF Digital Model Processing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Catalyst Accelerator Seeks Program Participants to Streamline USAF Digital Model Processing

    A three-month startup accelerator program will be launched by Catalyst Accelerator in an effort to boost the efficiency of the U.S. Air Force’s digital model processing. Catalyst Accelerator’s operations in Ogden, Utah, is inviting applications from small businesses that can present technologies capable of streamlining the service branch’s Unified Certification Strategy, the accelerator said Tuesday. […] More

  • L3Harris, SGA Receive 1st Air Force C-130 Aircraft to Undergo Fleet Readiness Upgrades - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3Harris, SGA Receive 1st Air Force C-130 Aircraft to Undergo Fleet Readiness Upgrades

    L3Harris Technologies and Strategic Global Aviation are set to conduct maintenance and other fleet readiness services in support of the U.S. Air Force’s C-130 Hercules following the arrival of the first transport aircraft at the latter’s facility. SGA recently received authorization from the Department of Defense to provide flight and ground test for the aircraft, […] More

  • Leidos Books Air Force R&D Contract for Prototype Electronic Warfare Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Books Air Force R&D Contract for Prototype Electronic Warfare Systems

    Leidos will conduct studies in support of the development and demonstration of electro-optic sensing defensive electronic warfare prototype under a four-year, $39.18 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Air Force. The Department of Defense said research is focused on integrated threat warning systems as well as multi-spectral test and developmental risk reduction methodologies. Leidos will […] More

  • SAIC Lands $63M Contract for Air Combat Command Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Lands $63M Contract for Air Combat Command Support Services

    The U.S. Air Force awarded Science Applications International Corp. a $63.5 million contract to conduct a range of services in support of the advanced programs division of the Air Combat Command. Under the contract, the Reston, Virginia-headquartered company will handle operational, logistics and planning functions as well as electronic warfare, information technology and security disciplines […] More

  • Raytheon Business Handpicked to Handle Tactical Edge Network Development for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Business Handpicked to Handle Tactical Edge Network Development for Air Force

    The U.S. Air Force has tapped Raytheon Intelligence & Space to develop a Common Tactical Edge Network to support the service branch’s advanced battle management system.  The Raytheon Technologies unit said Monday it is tasked to exhibit a framework capable of aerial network interoperability based on advanced networking products it has developed.  RI&S and eight […] More