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  • Airborne Systems to Build Multimission Parachute Tech for Marines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airborne Systems to Build Multimission Parachute Tech for Marines

    Airborne Systems of North America has won a potential five-year, $26.7 million contract to develop a parachute system and provide related reports to the U.S. Marine Corps. The Marine Corps received two proposals for the the Enhanced Multi-Mission Parachute System procurement contract and will obligate $2.3 million on the first delivery order, the Defense Department said Friday. Work will […] More

  • Northrop to Update, Repair Navy Navigation & Ancillary Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Update, Repair Navy Navigation & Ancillary Equipment

    Northrop Grumman has received a potential five-year, $30 million contract to help repair or update various U.S. Navy navigation and ancillary equipment. The Defense Department said Friday Northrop will support the AN/WSN-7 intertial navigation system, AN/WSN-7A ring laser gyro navigation systems and AN/WSN-7B ring laser gyrocompass under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The systems are designed to offer full ship […] More

  • Lockheed to Produce Ballistic Missile Defense Equipment for Navy's USS Stout Destroyer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Produce Ballistic Missile Defense Equipment for Navy’s USS Stout Destroyer

    Lockheed Martin has received a $10.2 million contract modification to provide ballistic missile defense equipment for installation on a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer. The Defense Department said Friday that Lockheed’s rotary and mission systems business will provide version 4.0.2 of AEGIS BMD equipment for the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ship USS Stout (DDG 55). The modification exercises an option under […] More

  • Navy Orders GE Engine Assemblies, Electronic Control Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Orders GE Engine Assemblies, Electronic Control Kits

    General Electric has received a $14.7 million order to supply LM2500+ power turbine and gas generator assemblies along with LM2500 integrated electronic control kits to the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Friday the kits will be used to modernize the service branch’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers and Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers. The LM2500+ gas turbine engine employs a […] More

  • DHS Looks for Emergency Response Tech Innovators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Looks for Emergency Response Tech Innovators

    The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for innovators who can help DHS prototype, test and deploy emergency response systems equipped with “smart city” and “internet of things” tools to first responders by 2020. DHS said Thursday the RFI notice is part of a broader effort the department’s science and technology directorate announced in September. The directorate partnered with the […] More

  • Paul Smith Talks Open Source Tech at Red Hat Government Symposium - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Smith Talks Open Source Tech at Red Hat Government Symposium

    Paul Smith, senior vice president and general manager of Red Hat’s public sector, told attendees of the company’s annual Government Symposium that he believes open-source technology “is the best source for choice and security.” Smith cited the Kubernetes project to discuss the role of open source in efforts to address information technology challenges within the government, […] More

  • Brian Strosser: DLT to Offer ForeScout Network Security Products to DoD IT Professionals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brian Strosser: DLT to Offer ForeScout Network Security Products to DoD IT Professionals

    DLT Solutions has secured a potential five-year, blanket purchase agreement to offer the Defense Department a range of network security platforms from ForeScout. DLT said Thursday the Enterprise Software Initiative BPA will allow DoD clients to procure ForeScout’s CounterACT, CounterACT Enterprise Manager, Extended Modules and ControlFabric Architecture. The products are designed to help users protect data in conventional and internet […] More

  • Reportlinker: Global Drone Market to Grow to $ 16.7B by 2022 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reportlinker: Global Drone Market to Grow to $ 16.7B by 2022

    Reportlinker has released a forecast study that the global drone market will grow to reach $16.7 billion in 2022. The predicted growth stems from the increase of drone demand for military and commercial use, and the continuing regulatory efforts on drones, the research firm said Thursday. Drone-producing firms are continuously making technological advancement efforts that may […] More

  • NASA to Host Industry Day for Satellite Servicing Tech Transfer Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA to Host Industry Day for Satellite Servicing Tech Transfer Projects

    NASA will host an industry day for satellite servicing technology transfer at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland which will showcase ongoing efforts to develop in-orbit servicing technologies for future satellites. The space agency said Friday the industry day will display a technology catalog that covers more than 200 items, provide presentations on […] More

  • AeroVironment-SoftBank JV to Focus on High-Altitude, Long-Endurance UAS Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AeroVironment-SoftBank JV to Focus on High-Altitude, Long-Endurance UAS Development

    Unmanned aircraft systems maker AeroVironment and Japan-based telecommunications company SoftBank have formed a joint venture to build a high-altitude, long-endurance UAS for commercial operations. HAPSMobile is 95 percent owned by SoftBank and 5 percent owned by AeroVironment, the latter company said Wednesday. AeroVironment will contribute $5 million in capital to secure 5 percent ownership of the joint venture, with the option to […] More

  • Phil Carrai: Kratos to Continue US Military Satellite Operations Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Phil Carrai: Kratos to Continue US Military Satellite Operations Support

    Phil Carrai, president of the technology and training division at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, has said that the company will provide customizable products and services to help secure U.S. military satellite operations under a $13.9 million delivery order from the U.S. Air Force. The order awarded in late 2017 covers the provision of satellite and communication […] More

  • Air Force Fit-Tests ISR Pod on Textron-Built Scorpion Light Attack Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Fit-Tests ISR Pod on Textron-Built Scorpion Light Attack Aircraft

    The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has integrated an intelligence, surveillance reconnaissance pod to a Textron-built light attack ISR aircraft to demonstrate how fast the multi-intelligence pod can be integrated on a new platform. The Air Force said Tuesday Leidos helped install the AgilePod platform on the Scorpion aircraft as part of the fitting test […] More