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  • Boeing-Bell JV Plans MV-22B Osprey Midair Refueling Trials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing-Bell JV Plans MV-22B Osprey Midair Refueling Trials

    A joint venture between Boeing and Bell Helicopter aims to begin the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft’s midair refueling trials in early 2019 to achieve full service capability in 2020, AIN Online reported Wednesday. The effort to include a refueling function in the Osprey aims to eliminate the reliance of the U.S. Marine Corps‘ Air Combat Elements […] More

  • SES Government Solutions' Paul Damphousse Named FAA Space Transport Adviser - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES Government Solutions’ Paul Damphousse Named FAA Space Transport Adviser

    Paul Damphousse, senior director of business development at SES‘ government solutions subsidiary, has joined the commercial space transportation advisory committee of the  Federal Aviation Administration. Elaine Chao, secretary of the Transportation Department, appointed Damphousse as COMSTAC’s senior industry representative and member to provide counsel to the government, SES said Wednesday. Damphousse said he will update the U.S. […] More

  • Marines Eye Contractor Support for C4 Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marines Eye Contractor Support for C4 Systems

    The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a request for information on technical support services necessary to integrate and test command, control, communications and computer systems. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the USMC is eyeing contractor personnel who can offer test and engineering support for C2 applications under the service branch’s Combat Operations Center and Networking-On-the-Move programs. Other services […] More

  • USMC Explores Industry Sources for Tactical Platform Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USMC Explores Industry Sources for Tactical Platform Support Services

    The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a sources sought notice for contractor personnel who can support the military service’s Tactical Systems Oriented Architecture. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday states a TSOA support provider must have expertise in tactics, techniques and procedures for command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence systems as well as related information exchange requirements. Sought skills include […] More

  • Ed Sheehan: CTC to Help Marine Corps Secure Base Control Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ed Sheehan: CTC to Help Marine Corps Secure Base Control Systems

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received a potential three-year, $6.2 million contract to help the U.S. Marine Corps manage the cybersecurity of the service branch’s facility-related control systems. The company said Thursday it will provide functional and technical programmatic support needed to secure energy, data, buildings, fire control and traffic cameras at USMC installations. CTC has partnered with Risk […] More

  • Textron Subsidiary to Finish Venom Helicopter Deliveries to USMC in 2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Subsidiary to Finish Venom Helicopter Deliveries to USMC in 2018

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary expects to complete UH-1Y Venom helicopter deliveries to the U.S. Marine Corps before the end of 2018. Bell said Thursday it will also continue delivering the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter, the Venom’s sister model, to the service branch through 2022. Both helicopters are built on the UH-1 Iroquois and AH-1 Cobra models, which are part of […] More

  • Marines Use Aurora-Built Autonomous Flight Platform in Cargo Delivery Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marines Use Aurora-Built Autonomous Flight Platform in Cargo Delivery Mission

    Aurora Flight Sciences has helped the U.S. Marine Corps deliver cargo through an autonomous flight platform during the service branch’s recent integrated training exercise. A UH-1H helicopter equipped with the Aurora-built Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System delivered 520 pounds of water, gasoline, ready-to-eat meals, communications equipment and a cooler that contained urgent necessities to the California-based Marine Corps Air Ground Combat […] More

  • Marines Order Endeavor Robotics-Built Surveillance UGVs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marines Order Endeavor Robotics-Built Surveillance UGVs

    Endeavor Robotics has secured a $10 million contract to provide small unmanned ground vehicles to the U.S Marine Corps. FirstLook robots are designed to clear buildings, detect explosives and explore through confined spaces, Endeavor Robotics said Monday. The five-pound UGV uses camera and two-way audio systems to function as “eyes and ears” and keep operators safe from potential threats. Each unit […] More

  • Stuart Bradie: KBR to Continue Support for USMC Prepositioning Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Stuart Bradie: KBR to Continue Support for USMC Prepositioning Programs

    KBR‘s global government services business will continue to provide logistics and prepositioning support services to the U.S. Marine Corps‘ Blount Island Command under a two-part contract modification. The company said Monday the modification represents the ninth year of its work performance under the original contract and covers organic, supply and information technology support; inventory management; preservation and […] More

  • Orbital ATK Produces 25,000th Precision Guidance Kit for Army and Marines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Produces 25,000th Precision Guidance Kit for Army and Marines

    Orbital ATK has produced the 25,000th unit of an artillery guidance kit used in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps. The M1156 Precision Guidance Kit was designed to reduce ballistic dispersion and collateral damage of 155mm artillery through the use of global positioning system technology, the company said Monday. Users may fit the kit on their weapons […] More

  • ManTech secures $104M for USMC vehicle work; Daniel Keefe comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech secures $104M for USMC vehicle work; Daniel Keefe comments

    ManTech announced Wednesday two U.S. Marine Corps contracts, a $82 million win with the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic to bolster command, control, communication, computer and intelligence capabilities for combat vehicles, and a $22.5 million win for vehicle maintenance and support consisting of engineering, acquisition and lifecycle sustainment services for medium and […] More

  • Report: Marine Corps Partners With Industry to Demo Drone Supply Delivery - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Marine Corps Partners With Industry to Demo Drone Supply Delivery

    The U.S. Marine Corps has collaborated with companies to develop a supply delivery system that uses unmanned aerial vehicles, GCN reported Thursday. The Hive Final Mile project, a joint program of the Marine Corps’ Next Generation Logistics arm and the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Rapid Reaction Technology Office, seeks to automate the delivery of […] More