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  • CTC Discovers Military Facility Pump Component Anti-Corrosion Coatings for Army Lab - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC Discovers Military Facility Pump Component Anti-Corrosion Coatings for Army Lab

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has identified and tested the use of thermally sprayed cobalt alloy and electroless nickel as alternative alloy coatings for military facility pump components for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center–Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. CTC said Monday ERDC-CERL has tasked the company under the direction of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to […] More

  • Textron to Provide Army Electronic Attack Universal Test Sets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron to Provide Army Electronic Attack Universal Test Sets

    Textron Systems has received a five-year, $9.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce hardware and provide sustainment services for the military branch’s product director electronic attack universal test sets. The Defense Department said Monday the Army will obligate funds and provide the performance location upon award of each task order and expects contract work to complete on […] More

  • Army Seeks Info on Counter-UAS Detection Platform Sources for AN/TPQ-53 Radar System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks Info on Counter-UAS Detection Platform Sources for AN/TPQ-53 Radar System

    The U.S. Army has sought information on potential industry sources that can equip the service branch’s AN/TPQ-53 radar system with a platform that works to detect, monitor and counter unmanned aircraft systems. The Army Contracting Command said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday it wants interested vendors to modify the radar platform’s existing software to detect and track […] More

  • Boeing Hands AH-64E Apache Crew Trainer to South Korea's Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Hands AH-64E Apache Crew Trainer to South Korea’s Army

    South Korea’s army has received an aircrew training system from Boeing as part of the country’s $1.6 billion order for 36 company-built AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters and associated training and logistical support services. Boeing said Monday the Apache Longbow Crew Trainer is equipped with flight software and flight and avionics simulation models designed to generate a training environment for crew mission readiness […] More

  • Raytheon Launches Battle Mgmt System at Army Cyber Quest Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Launches Battle Mgmt System at Army Cyber Quest Event

    Raytheon has unveiled a battle management platform the company built to integrate cyber and electromagnetic spectrum awareness features into the defense contractor’s Electronic Warfare Program Management Tool. The company said Monday it showcased the Cyber and Electromagnetic Battle Management platform at the U.S. Army‘s Cyber Quest event. CEMBM is designed to provide a shared situational understanding of electronic warfare, EMS and cyber domains […] More

  • Army to Apply Demo-First Approach for Air & Missile Defense Radar Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Apply Demo-First Approach for Air & Missile Defense Radar Competition

    The U.S. Army plans to begin its future air and missile defense sensor competition with demonstrations as part of the service branch’s new acquisition approach that aims to shorten a program’s development period, Defense News reported Thursday. Maj. Gen. Neil Thurgood told Defense News the Army aims to use a “knowledge points” system to decide whether to […] More

  • Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support

    UltiSat has received a subcontract from Lockheed Martin to provide aerial data collection, ground-based processing, exploitation and dissemination support services to the U.S. Army. The two companies will collaborate to support the Army’s Sensor Systems-Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance program under a potential $733 million task order the military branch awarded in June, UltiSat said Thursday. UltiSat noted its ISR […] More

  • Lockheed-Northrop JV to Produce Radar Electronics for Army Apache Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Northrop JV to Produce Radar Electronics for Army Apache Fleet

    A Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman joint venture has received a potential $38.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply radar electronic units for lot 7 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters of the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Thursday it expects Longbow LLC to complete work under the firm-fixed-price contract by July 31, 2019. The Army Contracting Command received one offer for the contract through […] More

  • Army TRADOC Exercises Year 1 Option in CGI Contract for Operational Environment Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army TRADOC Exercises Year 1 Option in CGI Contract for Operational Environment Services

    The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command‘s intelligence directorate has exercised the first option year worth $34.2 million for CGI to provide operational environment option core services under a five-year, $124 million contract award from 2015. The company said Thursday it will provide scenario development tools, a data repository, classroom-ready instruction, combat training center support, mobile training team augmentation services […] More

  • Versar to Extend Army Corps of Engineers Support in Iraq - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Versar to Extend Army Corps of Engineers Support in Iraq

    Versar has been awarded a $2.5 million contract modification by the U.S. Army to extend the company’s support services for the Army Corps of Engineers-Middle East District in Iraq through August 2017. The company said Monday its personnel will continue to help USACE-MED facilitate  quality assurance, warranty, material and equipment inspections as well as on-site monitoring of construction sites that require Iraqi […] More

  • LMI-Led Team to Provide Environmental Remediation Support to Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LMI-Led Team to Provide Environmental Remediation Support to Air Force

    The U.S. Air Force civil engineer center’s environmental restoration division has awarded an LMI-led team a one-year, $500,000 task order to provide systems engineering and other services to address program requirements. The consulting firm said Monday it will utilize its previous experience with similar U.S. Army environmental restoration programs, as well as the company’s environmental remediation services […] More

  • Lockheed PAC-3 Missile Interceptor Reaches IOC Status; Scott Arnold Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed PAC-3 Missile Interceptor Reaches IOC Status; Scott Arnold Comments

    The Lockheed Martin-built PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor has received initial operational capability designation from the U.S. Army. The company’s PAC-3 MSE achieved the IOC status two years after Lockheed obtained  milestone C approval for the missile interception system and received its initial contract for the technology from the service branch in 2014, Lockheed said Tuesday. Scott […] More