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  • BAE Taps Sparton Unit to Supply Ruggedized Displays - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Taps Sparton Unit to Supply Ruggedized Displays

    A Sparton business unit has received a $13 million contract to supply ruggedized flat panel displays for a BAE Systems program that supports the U.S. Navy. Sparton said Monday its Aydin Displays team will deliver more than 600 panels to BAE over a 30-month period. “Our suppliers help us meet the commitments we make to our customers, and it is essential those relationships […] More

  • David Helsel: Lockheed's LRASM Completes Sixth Flight Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Helsel: Lockheed’s LRASM Completes Sixth Flight Mission

    Lockheed Martin launched a production-configuration of its precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile from a U.S. Air Force bomber aircraft during a recent test flight. The company said Monday its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile hit a maritime target and met test objectives following deployment from the 337th Test Squadron’s B-1B Bomber over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California. David Helsel, LRASM […] More

  • Navy Taps AECOM Subsidiary for Military ISR Support in Overseas Contingency Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps AECOM Subsidiary for Military ISR Support in Overseas Contingency Operations

    AECOM‘s URS Federal Services subsidiary has received a potential three-year, $33.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for two military organizations and a task force. Work covers responsive and real-time ISR support to overseas contingency operations of the U.S. Central Command, Naval Forces Central Command and Commander Task Force […] More

  • Northrop to Engineer, Sustain Navy LCS Mission Modules - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Engineer, Sustain Navy LCS Mission Modules

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a one-year, $46.8 million contract modification to support mission modules of the service branch’s Littoral Combat Ships. Northrop will engineer, sustain and provide technical services for LCS mission modules through March 2019, the Defense Department said Wednesday. DoD noted the modification exercises options under a previously awarded contract. The Naval […] More

  • Navy Seeks Info on Air Vehicle Systems for MUX Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Seeks Info on Air Vehicle Systems for MUX Program

    The U.S. Navy has asked industry for technical information on air vehicle systems designed to expand and complement a joint force’s capability to carry out crisis response, campaigns and other operations across maritime, ground and littoral environments. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the Naval Air Systems Command seeks industry input on aerial vehicle platforms […] More

  • Bloomberg: DoD Aircraft Deployment Delays Boost Opportunities for Maintenance Providers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bloomberg: DoD Aircraft Deployment Delays Boost Opportunities for Maintenance Providers

    A report by Bloomberg‘s government arm says the Defense Department‘s maintenance requirements could increase amid delays facing various military aircraft programs. Robert Levinson, a senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government, wrote in a blog post published Friday that the U.S. Air Force plans move the deployment of the Boeing-built KC-46 tanker aircraft from October 2018 to spring 2019. The […] More

  • Applied Technology Added to Navy Signature Tech Office Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Applied Technology Added to Navy Signature Tech Office Support IDIQ

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Applied Technology a spot on a potential five-year, $48.5 million contract for scientific, engineering and programmatic research and development services to the military branch’s Signature Technology Office. Work will take place at the company’s facility in King George, Virginia, and at the Naval Research Laboratory through March 4, 2023, the Defense Department said Friday. […] More

  • CAE USA to Build Seahawk Helicopter Training System for Brazilian Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE USA to Build Seahawk Helicopter Training System for Brazilian Navy

    CAE‘s U.S. subsidiary has received a foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Navy to build a training system for the Brazilian navy’s S-70B Seahawk helicopter crew. The company said Wednesday it intends to produce a fixed-base operational flight trainer and weapons tactics trainer that can function independently or operate together as a tactical operational flight training platform. S-70B OFT […] More

  • Capco Lands Navy Impulse Cartridge Production IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capco Lands Navy Impulse Cartridge Production IDIQ Contract

    Capco has received a potential five-year, $39.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce two impulse cartridge variants and test aircraft ejection devices. Work covers the production of WA83, CCU-136A/A; WB24, CCU-145A cartridges; and/or production lot testing of ejection devices from aircraft, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The U.S. Air Force and foreign military sales customers […] More

  • DoD Recognizes Air Force for Raytheon-Led Radar System Maintenance Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Recognizes Air Force for Raytheon-Led Radar System Maintenance Program

    A U.S. Air Force team has obtained an award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for its management of a Raytheon-led contract to maintain, sustain and repair the ground-based Cobra Dane radar system. The Air Force said Friday its Cobra Dane System Sustainment Team received the 2017 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics Award at […] More

  • Nazzic Keene: SAIC Expands Platform Integration Operations Through New South Carolina Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nazzic Keene: SAIC Expands Platform Integration Operations Through New South Carolina Facility

    Science and Applications International Corp. has selected North Pointe Commerce Park in Charleston, South Carolina, as location for the government technology services contractor’s new warehouse and production facility. Nazzic Keene, chief operating officer at SAIC, said in a statement published Friday the company considered the site’s proximity to its existing facilities, a U.S. Navy installation and […] More