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  • 4 Firms Win Navy Cyberspace Support Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    4 Firms Win Navy Cyberspace Support Contracts

    The U.S. Navy has awarded four companies separate five-year contracts that cover cyberspace science, research, engineering and technology integration support services. Avanti Technologies, Millennium, Sentar and Vector Planning and Services can vie for task orders to perform technology assessment and development; rapid software development and prototyping; training; security engineering; and cybersecurity risk management services, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Avanti won […] More

  • Purdue Secures Grants for 6 Research Projects on Alternative Energy Sources for Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Purdue Secures Grants for 6 Research Projects on Alternative Energy Sources for Navy

    The U.S. Navy has awarded $2.7 million in grants to six research teams from Purdue University as part of efforts to identify or develop alternative sources of energy to power naval assets. The university said Monday the interdisciplinary teams each received $450,000 under the Navy Enterprise Partnership Teaming with Universities for National Excellence program to support their respective […] More

  • Lockheed Unveils 'Paragon' Direct Attack Munition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Unveils ‘Paragon’ Direct Attack Munition

    Lockheed Martin has introduced the Paragon brand name for the company’s dual-mode, laser-guided bombs. The Bethesda, Maryland-based defense contractor said Thursday Paragon is guided by an inertial navigation system and designed to engage fixed, relocatable and moving targets. Joe Serra, director of precision guided systems at Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, said the direct attack munition […] More

  • Trowbridge & Trowbridge Awarded Navy IT, Cybersecurity Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Trowbridge & Trowbridge Awarded Navy IT, Cybersecurity Support Contract

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Trowbridge & Trowbridge a $23.4 million contract for  information technology, system administration and cybersecurity services to the Naval Air Warfare Center’s weapons division. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract covers hardware, software, licensing, technical support, lab warranty services, technological refreshment and enhancements, life cycle support and customer services. Work will occur […] More

  • Marise Payne: Australia to Invest $192M in Growler Radio Jammer, Radar Tech Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marise Payne: Australia to Invest $192M in Growler Radio Jammer, Radar Tech Development

    Australia will make a potential $191.6 million investment to develop a new radio jammer and radar system for the country’s Boeing-built EA-18G Growler aircraft. Sen. Marise Payne, Australia’s defense minister, said in a statement released Wednesday the country will partner with the U.S. Navy to perform development work on the next-generation radio jamming platform. Payne announced the […] More

  • Navy Cancels RFP on Commercial Recycling of USS Enterprise's Non-Nuclear Parts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Cancels RFP on Commercial Recycling of USS Enterprise’s Non-Nuclear Parts

    The U.S. Navy has halted a proposal solicitation for the commercial recycling of the retired USS Enterprise‘s non-nuclear components. The military branch said Monday it needs more information to determine an executable and environmentally sound approach for the disposal of USS Enterprise. The Huntington Ingalls Industries-built nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was decommissioned in February after almost 55 years in active service. The service branch’s disposal […] More

  • Northrop, Marine Corps Demo G/ATOR Radar's Weapon Tracking Function - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Marine Corps Demo G/ATOR Radar’s Weapon Tracking Function

    Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Marine Corps have tested the AN/TPS-80 ground/air task-oriented radar system’s capacity to detect and track various types of rocket, artillery and mortar rounds. The company said Thursday the three-week demonstration involved 40 different weapon scenarios and 700 live shots. The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop a potential four-year, $376 million contract in September 2016  to produce […] More

  • Lockheed to Move Fleet Ballistic Missile Program to Florida, Colorado Facilities; Rick Ambrose Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Move Fleet Ballistic Missile Program to Florida, Colorado Facilities; Rick Ambrose Comments

    Lockheed Martin plans to transfer the Fleet Ballistic Missile program from its space systems business’ facility in California to its other offices in Colorado and Florida in the next eight years. The company plans to relocate approximately 650 FBM positions by 2024 in order to leverage employee skillsets, infrastructure and other resources in Lockheed’s Florida […] More

  • SunLink to Supply Fixed Tilt Ground Mount Platform for DoD Solar Energy Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SunLink to Supply Fixed Tilt Ground Mount Platform for DoD Solar Energy Projects

    SunLink Corp. has received a contract from Swinerton Renewable Energy to deliver fixed tilt ground mount systems to three solar energy projects located at Defense Department sites in Florida. Mill Valley, California-based SunLink said Wednesday it will provide the company’s GeoPro fixed tilt platform for three ongoing construction projects in Valparaiso, Navarre and Pensacola. SunLink collaborated with Swinerton to modify the GeoPro […] More

  • General Micro Systems Lands Contract to Supply Rugged Display Systems to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Micro Systems Lands Contract to Supply Rugged Display Systems to Navy

    General Micro Systems has received a multi-year contract to provide rugged display devices to the U.S. Navy. GMS has started to deploy its SD19 SmartView display systems to replace legacy display tools aboard several Navy ships as part of the service branch’s fleet modernization efforts, the company said Thursday. SD19 has an Intel-based computer that […] More

  • PSI Pax to Support Navy Combat Integration & Identification Systems Division - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PSI Pax to Support Navy Combat Integration & Identification Systems Division

    PSI Pax has won a potential five-year, $23.8 million contract to provide management support and professional services to the U.S. Navy‘s combat integration and identification systems division. The Defense Department said Friday task orders under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will include systems design, integration, engineering, installation, operational support, training and in-service engineering for shore and combat […] More

  • Black Box to Help Update, Sustain Navy Voice Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Black Box to Help Update, Sustain Navy Voice Systems

    Black Box has secured a $15 million contract from the Naval Supply Systems Command to provide consolidated area telephone systems support to the U.S. Navy. The company said Thursday it will help NAVSUP to modernize and sustain the service branch’s telephone systems within San Diego as well as assist in efforts to increase naval communications capacity in the region. “We […] More