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  • Saab Gets Training Artillery Ammunition Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Gets Training Artillery Ammunition Order

    Saab has secured a $14 million order to supply 155-millimeter explosive training artillery ammunition to an undisclosed customer. The company said Tuesday its Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland subsidiary will oversee technical alteration, target mark and explosive component filing and final assembly processes. SBDS will also work to convert live rounds into training rounds slated for delivery […] More

  • Air Transport Services Group Subsidiary to Produce Aircraft Components for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Transport Services Group Subsidiary to Produce Aircraft Components for Army

    An Air Transport Services Group subsidiary to manufacture wire harnesses, as well as coaxial and fiber optic cables for a U.S. Army aircraft program. Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services will deliver the aircraft components to Leidos, AMES said Thursday. Leidos plans to demonstrate a military aircraft system that will use the parts to be produced by AMES. Ohio-based AMES […] More

  • Lockheed Gets Follow-On NATO Contract for Laser Guided Training Rounds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Gets Follow-On NATO Contract for Laser Guided Training Rounds

    Lockheed Martin has signed a five-year deal to produce up to 3,000 Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds for NATO member countries per year. The company said Tuesday it will deliver the ELGTRs through 2021 under the follow-on agreement with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency. Jason Golden, ELGTR program manager at Lockheed’s missiles and fire control […] More

  • Saab and Armscor to Support South African Air Force Gripen Weapon Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab and Armscor to Support South African Air Force Gripen Weapon Systems

    Saab and Armscor have received a $23 million contract to deliver support services for the South African air force’s JAS 39 Gripen aircraft weapon systems. The support contract entails airworthiness management, engineering support, maintenance, repair, spare parts delivery and technical document update services, Saab said Friday. The companies will perform work through a period from November 2017 to February 2020. The […] More

  • Lisa Colloredo: Boeing, SpaceX Work to Address NASA ‘LOC’ Safety Requirement for Crew Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lisa Colloredo: Boeing, SpaceX Work to Address NASA ‘LOC’ Safety Requirement for Crew Vehicles

    Lisa Colloredo, deputy program manager for NASA’s commercial crew program, has said Boeing and SpaceX should be able to meet the agency’s safety requirements as they prepare to enter the flight testing phase for their commercial crew spacecraft over the next year, Space News reported Monday. Colloredo said at the Wednesday meeting of the NASA Advisory […] More

  • L3 Chosen as ULA Vulcan Rocket Avionics Provider - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Chosen as ULA Vulcan Rocket Avionics Provider

    L3 Technologies has agreed to be the exclusive avionics and services provider for United Launch Alliance‘s Vulcan Centaur rocket under a potential 10-year, $1 billion agreement. Both companies plan to combine design and manufacturing processes in an effort to customize technologies intended to help boost ULA’s launch service offerings, L3 said Monday. Vulcan Centaur is designed […] More

  • EnerSys, SEAKR Support NASA's Orion Spacecraft Devt Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EnerSys, SEAKR Support NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Devt Program

    NASA has reported that EnerSys‘ advanced systems business and SEAKR Engineering respectively manufacture lithium-ion batteries and space-qualified electronics for the Orion spacecraft. EnerSys and SEAKR are two of the 250 businesses that operate in Colorado and support the agency’s deep-space exploration programs, NASA said Tuesday. Lockheed Martin is building the Orion crew vehicle as the program’s prime contractor. EnerSys’ Longmont facility […] More

  • CenturyLink to Provide Communications Services to Peterson Air Force Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink to Provide Communications Services to Peterson Air Force Base

    CenturyLink has received a potential five-year $1.5 million contract to provide communications services as well as circuits and supplementary equipment to Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company said Monday it will also support the North American Aerospace Defense Command‘s annual Tracks Santa hotline through the contract. “CenturyLink is honored to provide Peterson AFB with […] More

  • Navy Awards T-45 Maintenance Contract Modification to L3 Subsidiary - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Awards T-45 Maintenance Contract Modification to L3 Subsidiary

    An L3 Technologies subsidiary has received a $37.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide additional engineering, logistics and maintenance services for 200 T-45 Goshawk trainer aircraft, systems and support equipment. Vertex Aerospace will also provide equipment, tools and direct and indirect materials to support the Navy’s T-45 flight and test and evaluation efforts, the Defense […] More

  • Research and Markets: Border Security & Terrorism Concerns to Drive Global C5ISR Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Border Security & Terrorism Concerns to Drive Global C5ISR Market Growth

    Research and Markets has unveiled a new report that forecasts a 3 percent compound annual growth rate for the worldwide command, control, communications, computing, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems through 2023. The company said Monday the global C5ISR market is projected to reach $1.36 billion in 2023 from $1.10 billion last year.   Increased […] More

  • GSA Taps Capstone Corp to Deliver Professional Services Under Multi-Award Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Taps Capstone Corp to Deliver Professional Services Under Multi-Award Schedule

    The General Services Administration has awarded Capstone Corporation a spot under the agency’s Professional Services Schedule award contract. The company said Friday the PSS indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract was made to support and simplify the procurement of services in the areas of advertising, marketing, business, finance, environment, languages and logistics. “This new contract consolidates seven formerly separate […] More