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  • Lockheed to Supply Egypt Helicopter Target Acquisition Sensor Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Supply Egypt Helicopter Target Acquisition Sensor Kits

    Lockheed Martin has secured a potential $25.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to deliver target acquisition and night vision sensor kits and spares for integration onto Egypt’s Apache attack helicopters. The company will supply Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor System equipment kits and spare parts to Egypt under the foreign […] More

  • Airbus to Continue UK Puma 2 Helicopter Fleet Support Under Potential $136M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus to Continue UK Puma 2 Helicopter Fleet Support Under Potential $136M Contract

    Airbus has secured a potential $135.6 million follow-on contract from the U.K. ministry of defense to help sustain the country’s fleet of Puma 2 helicopters throughout the platform’s service life. The company said Dec. 22 its helicopters business will repair, overhaul and provide logistics support for the U.K. air force’s Puma 2 fleet through March 2022. or […] More

  • Leonardo-Built AW139 Helicopters Reach 2M Flight-Hour Milestone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo-Built AW139 Helicopters Reach 2M Flight-Hour Milestone

    A global fleet of 900 Leonardo-built AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters deployed in 80 countries has tallied more than two million flight hours across various operational missions conducted in five continents. Government, military and commercial operators used AW139s to conduct law enforcement, homeland security, patrol, disaster relief, military, firefighting and transport missions, Leonardo said Wednesday. The feat was […] More

  • Lockheed to Extend Support for South Korea's Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft, Mission Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Extend Support for South Korea’s Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft, Mission Equipment

    Lockheed Martin has secured a potential $33.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support prime mission equipment for South Korea’s Peace Krypton reconnaissance aircraft system. The Defense Department said Friday the company will also help sustain South Korean RC-800 aircraft and provide technical manuals in support of airborne reconnaissance missions under the foreign military […] More

  • Bechtel Opens Cyber Lab to Help Secure Critical Infrastructure Software and Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel Opens Cyber Lab to Help Secure Critical Infrastructure Software and Equipment

    Bechtel has established a cybersecurity laboratory in a move to help secure equipment and software at critical facilities such as chemical plants, government buildings and power stations. The new lab seeks to adopt Bechtel’s strategies in helping government clients develop and implement platforms designed to comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Risk Management Framework, the company said Thursday. Chad Hartman, a program director at […] More

  • Leidos Lands Spot on Potential $679M NRC IT Support BPA; Angie Heise Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Lands Spot on Potential $679M NRC IT Support BPA; Angie Heise Comments

    Leidos has secured a position on a potential five-year, $679 million blanket purchase agreement that covers information technology support services to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Leidos said Wednesday it is one of six companies that will compete for work to help NRC modernize modernize and rebalance the commission’s IT and information management under the contract. Scope of work […] More

  • NASA to Fund Johns Hopkins Proposal to Use Quadcopters for Exploration Mission on Saturn's Moon - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA to Fund Johns Hopkins Proposal to Use Quadcopters for Exploration Mission on Saturn’s Moon

    NASA has selected a Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory proposal as one of two finalists for the space agency’s New Frontiers program which aims to further solar system exploration efforts. Johns Hopkins said Thursday the proposed Dragonfly dual-quadcopter vehicle will look to evaluate the prebiotic organic chemistry as well as the habitability of Saturn’s […] More

  • Elbit Systems-Metropolitan State University Team to Establish Cyber Training and Simulation Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems-Metropolitan State University Team to Establish Cyber Training and Simulation Facility

    Elbit Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary will team up with the Metropolitan State University to create a facility that will support cybersecurity professionals’ training and simulation activities at the university’s St. Paul, Minnesota-based campus. The company said Thursday it will offer hardware, software and technical services to help manage the Cyberbit Range-powered training and simulation environment while […] More

  • Spirit AeroSystems-Built Fuselage Supports First Flight of Bell Helicopter-Designed Vertical Lift Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Spirit AeroSystems-Built Fuselage Supports First Flight of Bell Helicopter-Designed Vertical Lift Aircraft

    A Spirit AeroSystems-built fuselage was used on the first flight of the Bell Helicopter-designed V-280 Valor aircraft at the latter’s Amarillo, Texas-based facility. Spirit AeroSystems said Wednesday it developed the aluminum sub-structured fuel fuselage in under 22 months at its Kansas-based facility in support of the Bell V-280 Valor program. The Bell V-280 Valor program […] More

  • DynCorp Taps US-Based Elbit Systems Subsidiary to Support Army C-26, UC-35 Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Taps US-Based Elbit Systems Subsidiary to Support Army C-26, UC-35 Aircraft

    M7 Aerospace, an Elbit Systems of America subsidiary, has secured a potential six-year $176 million contract from DynCorp to offer life cycle contractor support services for U.S. Army C-26 and UC-35 aircraft. Elbit Systems said Wednesday it will provide various sustainment and support products and services such as contractor logistics support, engineering, maintenance, repair and […] More

  • BAE Forms Naval Power & Propulsion Tech Devt Alliance in Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Forms Naval Power & Propulsion Tech Devt Alliance in Australia

    BAE Systems has teamed up with original equipment manufacturers of power and propulsion systems to establish a team that will aim to support Australia’s naval programs and shipbuilding efforts. P&P team members will work together to provide expertise and capacities for Australia’s defense industry as well as help address the country’s requirements for power and propulsion […] More

  • Boeing, Nordam Group to Repair Navy F/A-18 Outer Wing Panels - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Nordam Group to Repair Navy F/A-18 Outer Wing Panels

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a $49.1 million contract to Boeing and a $52.4 million contract to Nordam Group for repair work on outer wing panels of the service branch’s F/A-18 A-D series aircraft. The Defense Department said Wednesday the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support will obligate $25.8 million in fiscal 2018 working […] More