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  • Sikorsky-Built King Stallion Aircraft Completes 27,000-Pound Payload Lift; Michael Torok Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky-Built King Stallion Aircraft Completes 27,000-Pound Payload Lift; Michael Torok Comments

    The Sikorsky-built CH-53K King Stallion has accomplished an “out of ground effect” external load test to lift a 27,000 pound payload 100 feet above the ground while performing hover maneuvers. Lockheed Martin said Thursday the test was conducted at Sikorsky’s Development Flight Test Center to display the aircraft’s control authority. “This is the most strenuous condition we had to demonstrate from a […] More

  • CorasCloud to Supply Marines With Portfolio Mgmt Platform; Jim Benson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CorasCloud to Supply Marines With Portfolio Mgmt Platform; Jim Benson Comments

    The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has tasked CorasCloud to deliver its customizable project and portfolio management system to plan, manage and execute the service branch’s tasks and support its initiatives. CorasCloud said Monday it will provide its CorasManage system to the Program Manager Information Systems and Infrastructure – Product Manager Total Force Information Systems along with the Product Managers’ Tool Kit deployed on […] More

  • Oshkosh Defense Chooses Telephonics for JLTV Intercommunications Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oshkosh Defense Chooses Telephonics for JLTV Intercommunications Systems

    Griffon subsidiary Telephonics has received a subcontract from Oshkosh‘s defense segment to provide the NetCom vehicle intercommunications systems for the future U.S. Army and Marine Corps Humvee replacement Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Telephonics said Tuesday NetCom works to provide crew intercommunications and radio management systems for up to 20 users. NetCom also features noise cancellation technology to optimize audio intelligibility and protect […] More

  • Intergraph Software for Emergency, Incident Mgmt Gets Approval for Deployment at 13 Marine Corps Bases - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intergraph Software for Emergency, Incident Mgmt Gets Approval for Deployment at 13 Marine Corps Bases

    Intergraph Government Solutions’ software platform will be deployed across 13 U.S. Marine Corps installations worldwide after the platform received milestone C and full deployment approval under the defense acquisition system. IGS said Thursday the deployment approval for Intergraph Computer-Aided Dispatch was based on the software tool’s live operation and testing conducted at Marine Corps Air Station […] More

  • Army Picks 5 Companies for Environmental Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Picks 5 Companies for Environmental Services Contract

    The U.S Army has awarded five companies spots on a potential three-year, $9 million contract for environmental, planning, conservation-restoration and sustainment support to various military projects. Contractors will compete for task orders to provide comprehensive environmental services for the Army Corps of Engineers’ military and civil works projects as well as the Defense Department, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Defense […] More

  • Textron's Shadow UAS Reaches 1M Flight Hours; Henry Finneral Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron’s Shadow UAS Reaches 1M Flight Hours; Henry Finneral Comments

    Textron has recorded more than 1 million flight hours for the Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft system since the company launched the aerial vehicle in 1999. The company said Tuesday Shadow became the only UAS of its size to accomplish the feat and that more than 85 percent of the drone’s flights occurred during combat operations. Shadow TUAS supports the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Special Operations Command […] More

  • Cardno-Amec Foster Wheeler JV Wins Contract to Help Assess Marine Corps Facilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cardno-Amec Foster Wheeler JV Wins Contract to Help Assess Marine Corps Facilities

     A joint venture of Cardno and Amec Foster Wheeler has secured a potential $30 million architect-engineering contract from the U.S. Navy to assess U.S. Marine Corps facilities with a web-based building inspection software. The Defense Department said Wednesday the Cardno-Amec Foster Wheeler JV will use the BUILDER Sustainment Management System to do inspection work at USMC buildings located in […] More

  • LMI VP James Kessler Joins Marine Corps Association & Foundation Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LMI VP James Kessler Joins Marine Corps Association & Foundation Board

    James Kessler, vice president of the materiel management division at LMI, has been appointed as a board member of the Marine Corps Association and Foundation. LMI said Thursday the retired U.S. Marine Corps major general will provide advisory support to the foundation that represents the interest of marines and their family members. Prior to LMI, he worked at DynCorp International as […] More

  • SAIC to Support DoD Training Requirements Under Navy Contract; Tom Watson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC to Support DoD Training Requirements Under Navy Contract; Tom Watson Comments

    Science Application International Corp. will work to support the design, development, implementation and evaluation of training materials for the U.S. Navy as part of a potential $343 million contract awarded earlier in May. SAIC said Tuesday it will seek to deliver modular, scalable and tailored learning in support of Defense Department training requirements and Navy distance […] More

  • COMSAT Delivers Inmarsat Global Xpress to Support US-Phillippines Armed Forces Exercise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    COMSAT Delivers Inmarsat Global Xpress to Support US-Phillippines Armed Forces Exercise

    COMSAT has supported an annual military exercise between U.S. soldiers, armed forces of the Philippines and other multinational participants. The company worked with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific to integrate Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress for the Balikatan 2016 exercises that tackled a number of missions such as humanitarian assistance, maritime law enforcement and environmental protection, COMSAT said […] More

  • Marine Corps Orders 10K ArmorSource-Built Helmets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Orders 10K ArmorSource-Built Helmets

    ArmorSource has been awarded a contract to produce 10,000 lightweight helmets for the U.S. Marine Corps and is scheduled to deliver the helmets in the first three quarters of 2017. It represents the third order the company has received from U.S. government clients since January 2016, Yoav Kapah, president and CEO of ArmorSource, said in a statement issued Tuesday. […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Nabs Navy Contract for CASS Logistics Maintenance, Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Nabs Navy Contract for CASS Logistics Maintenance, Support Services

    A Lockheed Martin business unit has landed a $21.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy for logistics maintenance and support services for as many as 400 Consolidated Automated Support System stations. Lockheed’s mission systems and training business will also provide support for 150 reconfigurable, transportable CASS stations, the Defense Department said Monday. DoD added that the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division […] More