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  • Air Force Eyes Textron, Embraer, Leonardo-Finmeccanica Planes to Supplement A-10 Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Eyes Textron, Embraer, Leonardo-Finmeccanica Planes to Supplement A-10 Fleet

    The U.S. Air Force wants to test four aircraft platforms from Textron, Embraer and Leonardo-Finmeccanica in an effort to augment the service branch’s fleet of A-10 Warthogs, The Witchita Eagle reported Wednesday. Jerry Siebenmark writes the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office looks to conduct a 135-day test of Textron’s Scorpion jet and AT-6 Wolverine as […] More

  • Airbus' Defense & Space Business to Update Comms Network of UK Navy Warships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus’ Defense & Space Business to Update Comms Network of UK Navy Warships

    Airbus‘ defense and space segment has received a $45.5 million contract from the U.K. defense ministry to update the British navy’s warships. The Maritime Network Evolution contract covers support for 20 warships such as Type 45 destroyers and Queen Elizabeth Class carriers, Airbus said Tuesday. Airbus will remove obsolete equipment and serial services as well as support platforms’ capacity […] More

  • Aurora Flight Sciences, Sikorsky Develop Robotic Copilot Systems Under DARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aurora Flight Sciences, Sikorsky Develop Robotic Copilot Systems Under DARPA Program

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary and Aurora Flight Sciences have developed robotic systems that are designed to operate aircraft autonomously as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System initiative, Defense News reported Wednesday. Valerie Insinna writes Jean Charles-Lede, program manager at DARPA’s tactical technology program office, said the ALIAS program seeks a platform that can eliminate the […] More

  • Report: Lockheed, White House Transition Team Discuss F-35 Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Lockheed, White House Transition Team Discuss F-35 Program

    Lockheed Martin has begun to work with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft and other programs, Star-Telegram reported Thursday. Max Baker writes Orlando Carvalho, executive vice president of Lockheed’s aeronautics, said the company aims to provide information that can help the transition team make decisions regarding the F-35 program. “As we’ve done […] More

  • Aptinyx Receives NIH Grants for Neurologic Disorders Treatment R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aptinyx Receives NIH Grants for Neurologic Disorders Treatment R&D

    Aptinyx has received three grants worth potentially $2.85 million from the National Institutes of Health to research and develop new therapeutic compounds for neuropathic pain and age-related cognitive decline. The NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded Aptinyx a one-year, $1.25 million grant to fund the development of compounds for neuropathic pain treatment, the biopharmaceutical company said Thursday. […] More

  • Deltek Report: FedRAMP, IT Modernization Efforts to Drive Federal Cloud Computing Demand - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek Report: FedRAMP, IT Modernization Efforts to Drive Federal Cloud Computing Demand

    A Deltek report has predicted that federal demand for vendor-furnished cloud computing services will reach $6.35 billion by fiscal year 2021 from $3.1 billion in FY 2016 at a 15 percent compound annual growth rate. The “Federal Priorities: Cloud, Big Data, Mobility, and Data Centers 2016-2021” report also forecasts that federal demand for big data products and services […] More

  • Lockheed Chief Marillyn Hewson Offers 3 Ideas to Maintain NATO's Tech Edge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Chief Marillyn Hewson Offers 3 Ideas to Maintain NATO’s Tech Edge

    Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said NATO and industry partners can maintain their technological edge through sustained investment, interoperability and talent development. Hewson said Wednesday at the NATO-Industry forum in Brussels alliance members should provide consistent and sustained defense spending to support operational readiness and the industry’s research and development efforts. She added alliance members’ pledges to allocate 2 percent of their gross domestic product […] More

  • BAE Secures Australia Maritime RF Sensor Tech Devt Funds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Secures Australia Maritime RF Sensor Tech Devt Funds

    BAE Systems has received a grant from Australia’s defense department to develop and demonstrate a radio frequency sensor technology for maritime battlespace awareness efforts, Shepard Media reported Thursday. The report said the department issued the grant for the 18-month Maritime Composite RF Sensor Performance project through its Capability and Technology Demonstrator Program. Glynn Phillips, chief executive of BAE’s Australian subsidiary, said […] More

  • Lockheed, SIAA Host Forum for Australia's Space Industry - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, SIAA Host Forum for Australia’s Space Industry

    Lockheed Martin and the Space Industry Association of Australia have jointly facilitated a forum to discuss opportunities and challenges facing Australia’s space industry. Lockheed said Wednesday the Securing Australia’s Space Industry Forum included a panel discussion and keynotes from Michael Frater, rector at University of New South Wales Canberra, and Tim Parsons, CEO of space startup accelerator Delta-V. […] More

  • Airbus' Defense & Space Business to Provide Radars for Navy LCS Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus’ Defense & Space Business to Provide Radars for Navy LCS Program

    Airbus‘ defense and space business has entered into a contract with its electronics and border security affiliate to deliver naval radars for the U.S. Navy‘s Littoral Combat Ship program. Airbus said Wednesday it will provide TRS-4D radars through Freedom-class prime contractor Lockheed Martin. Mike Cosentino, president of Airbus’ defense and space segment, said TRS-4D is based on active electronically […] More

  • FedRAMP Board OKs 5 Microsoft Offerings to Join Azure Govt Cloud's Provisional Authorization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FedRAMP Board OKs 5 Microsoft Offerings to Join Azure Govt Cloud’s Provisional Authorization

    Microsoft has added five offerings to Azure Government Cloud‘s provisional authorization-to-operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board approved the company’s move to add Service Bus, Notification Hubs, Site Recovery, StorSimple and Backup to Azure Government’s P-ATO at the “High Impact Level,” Microsoft said Tuesday. There are now 18 Azure Government offerings that […] More

  • Space Systems Loral Ships Hughes Broadband Satellite to Cape Canaveral AF Station - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space Systems Loral Ships Hughes Broadband Satellite to Cape Canaveral AF Station

    A broadband satellite Space Systems Loral designed and built for Hughes Network Systems has arrived at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida ahead of a scheduled launch in December. Hughes said Monday its EchoStar XIX satellite will launch next month aboard United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket. EchoStar XIX will join Hughes’ EchoStar XVII and SPACEWAY 3 satellites currently in orbit […] More