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  • PC Krause and Associates to Help USAF Develop Air Vehicle Performance Modeling Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PC Krause and Associates to Help USAF Develop Air Vehicle Performance Modeling Tech

    PC Krause and Associates has secured a potential $24.9 million contract to develop technology for the U.S. Air Force to model the performance of a heterogeneous air vehicle. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will produce tools designed to help increase aerospace system performance and address the service branch’s manned and unmanned air vehicle mission requirements. […] More

  • Air Force, Lockheed, University of Colorado Partner to Establish New TAP Lab Space - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force, Lockheed, University of Colorado Partner to Establish New TAP Lab Space

    The U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin and the University of Colorado at Boulder have partnered to add a research and development environment to the Tools, Applications and Processing Laboratory. The Colorado Business Roundtable said Monday the new Tap Lab environment will offer remote sensing data analysis and archiving tools, shared cloud computing resources and computing infrastructure and services. […] More

  • USAF Completes Factory Mission Readiness Test on Lockheed-Built GPS III Satellite, Raytheon’s OCX - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF Completes Factory Mission Readiness Test on Lockheed-Built GPS III Satellite, Raytheon’s OCX

    The U.S. Air Force has wrapped up a factory mission readiness test on the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite along with the launch-and-checkout system of a Raytheon-developed ground control platform. Lockheed said Tuesday the GPS III SV01 satellite received and processed commands from the Next Generation Operational Control System’s LCS component during the FMRT demonstration […] More

  • Lockheed Martin to Supply More Laser-Guided Bomb Kits to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin to Supply More Laser-Guided Bomb Kits to Navy

    Lockheed Martin has secured a $22.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to manufacture laser-guided bomb kits and associated components for the U.S. Navy. The company said Wednesday it will produce Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb kits, including guidance kits and air foil groups or tail kits, for the 500-pound GBU-12 configuration for delivery to the Navy by late […] More

  • Air Force to Host 2-Day Nuclear C3 Workshop in January - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force to Host 2-Day Nuclear C3 Workshop in January

    The U.S. Air Force is inviting senior technical professionals from the commercial and academic sectors to participate in an upcoming two-day workshop that will tackle advancements and challenges in the nuclear command, control and communications domain. A FedBizOpps notice posted Dec. 6 says the 2018 Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Concept and Challenges Workshop will take place […] More

  • Orbital ATK Lands Air Force Long Duration Secondary Payload Spacecraft Devt Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Lands Air Force Long Duration Secondary Payload Spacecraft Devt Contract

    Orbital ATK has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to build an evolved expendable launch vehicle designed to transport and field small satellites and other payloads. The contract with the Air Force Space and Missiles Center covers the development of the initial Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter platform and includes options for two additional […] More

  • Jeh Johnson, James Taiclet Elected to Lockheed Board of Directors; Marillyn Hewson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jeh Johnson, James Taiclet Elected to Lockheed Board of Directors; Marillyn Hewson Comments

    Jeh Johnson, former secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, and American Tower CEO James Taiclet Jr. have been elected to join Lockheed Martin‘s board of directors effective Jan. 1. “Jeh’s experience in acquisition and government operations and Jim’s aerospace and global perspective will help advance our ability to anticipate and exceed our customers’ expectations,” Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed […] More

  • Viasat to Enter Production Phase for Air Force Cryptographic Data Module - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Viasat to Enter Production Phase for Air Force Cryptographic Data Module

    Viasat and the U.S. Air Force have jointly completed a production readiness review of an cryptographic module for military handheld devices and unmanned systems that transmit sensitive and classified data. The embeddable Mini Crypto module passed the assessment and is slated to enter low-rate initial production, Viasat said Wednesday. Mini Crypto is designed to help accelerate the development of small […] More

  • Boeing Conducts Initial Flight Test on Air Force KC-46A Tanker - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Conducts Initial Flight Test on Air Force KC-46A Tanker

    Boeing has subjected an aerial refueling aircraft under primary in-flight tests in preparation for its scheduled delivery to the U.S. Air Force in 2018. The company said Tuesday its first operational KC-46A tanker completed its initial flight and airborne tests over 210 minutes at a maximum altitude of 39,000 feet. Tests included engine, flight control and environmental systems operational checks […] More

  • Air Force Tests Raytheon-Built Military GPS Receiver Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Tests Raytheon-Built Military GPS Receiver Tech

    The U.S. Air Force has conducted a military-code global positioning system test using a Raytheon receiver technology designed to facilitate connectivity between multiple vehicle platforms and the service branch’s GPS network. Raytheon said Tuesday its MAGR-2K-M receiver was tested onboard a B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as part of a government-led GPS modernization initiative. The effort aims to update […] More

  • Arnold Defense to Provide Missile Launcher Components to Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Arnold Defense to Provide Missile Launcher Components to Air Force

    Arnold Defense and Electronics has received a $15.5 million contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with missile launcher parts. The Defense Department said Monday the company will supply 1,254 launcher 12X structural rail sections for use on the AIM-120 missile launcher. The contract includes foreign military sales and runs through Sept. 30, 2023, with $72,500 […] More

  • Northrop Gets $58M Air Force Support Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Gets $58M Air Force Support Services Contract

    Northrop Grumman has received a potential $58.2 million contract to provide sustainment, logistics, and site support services to the U.S. Air Force. The company perform work in San Diego, California and in Qatar through March 10, 2023, the Defense Department said Monday. DoD noted the requirements-type, firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable contract is a sole-source acquisition. The Air Force Cycle Management Center […] More