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  • Curtiss-Wright Unveils New Rugged Mission Computer for Military, Civilian Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Curtiss-Wright Unveils New Rugged Mission Computer for Military, Civilian Vehicles

    Curtiss-Wright has rolled out a new mission computer system designed for civil and military command-and-control embedded computing applications, fixed-wind aircraft and helicopters, ground vehicles and maritime vessels, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Tuesday. The report noted that the ultra-small-form-factor Parvus DuraCOR 312 computer offers high-performance embedded computing and general-purpose graphics processing for deep learning, electronic warfare, ISR and targeting applications. […] More

  • L3 Subsidiary Lands $90M in Electro-Optical IR Imaging Tech Supply Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Subsidiary Lands $90M in Electro-Optical IR Imaging Tech Supply Contracts

    L3 Technologies‘ WESCAM subsidiary has received a set of contracts worth more than $90 million combined to provide electro-optical/infrared imaging systems to multiple U.S. and international defense customers. The contracts cover the supply of MX Series EO/IR systems to the U.S. Navy, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, Thailand’s navy and Australia’s air force, WESCAM said Tuesday. […] More

  • Report: India to Seek Bids from Foreign Firms for Single-Engine Fighter Jet Production Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: India to Seek Bids from Foreign Firms for Single-Engine Fighter Jet Production Contract

    India plans to invite international contractors to submit bids for a program to build a new single-engine fighter aircraft in the country, Defense News reported Tuesday. Manohar Parrikar, India’s defense minister, said at a news conference that the government will select a foreign partner to produce the fighter jet based on technology transfer terms and […] More

  • GSA Seeks Contractors to Repair, Modify New York-Based Govt Facilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Contractors to Repair, Modify New York-Based Govt Facilities

    The General Services Administration has begun to solicit proposals from small businesses that can provide repair and alteration construction services for government owned and leased facilities in New York. GSA plans to award two $30 million multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts that will each contain a one-year base period and four option years. The agency will award up […] More

  • Raytheon to Provide Test Support for Qatar Missile Defense Center Under AF Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Provide Test Support for Qatar Missile Defense Center Under AF Contract Modification

    Raytheon has received a $9.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for system verification test support to Qatar’s air and missile defense operations center. The Defense Department said Tuesday Raytheon’s integrated defense systems business will support development of cross-domain platforms for the center as part of a foreign military sales deal between Qatar and the U.S. Work […] More

  • Teledyne Subsidiary to Update Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles for DoD - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Teledyne Subsidiary to Update Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles for DoD

    Teledyne Technologies‘ SeaBotix subsidiary has secured a multimillion contract to update underwater remotely operated vehicles for the Defense Department. The company said Tuesday the contract covers the delivery of 60 new vLBV300 ROV systems to explosive ordnance disposal mobile units worldwide. SeaBotix received the operational capability upgrade contract through DoD’s Atlantic Diving Supply distributor. The vLBV300 ROV systems will be fitted […] More

  • Noblis Moves to New Reston, VA Headquarters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Noblis Moves to New Reston, VA Headquarters

    Scientific research and engineering services contractor Noblis has relocated its corporate headquarters from Falls Church, Virginia, to a new 160,000-square-foot office building in Reston. The company said Monday its new HQ on Edmund Haley Drive will accommodate 450 staff and features multiple conference rooms and specialty spaces to support privacy and collaborations. “We are proud to provide a new workspace for […] More

  • Research and Markets: Global Military Ammunition Market to Hit 1.52% CAGR in 2016-2026 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Global Military Ammunition Market to Hit 1.52% CAGR in 2016-2026

    A new Research and Markets report projects the global military ammunition market to hit a compound annual growth rate of 1.52 percent from 2016 through 2026, buoyed by sustained procurement in defense spending countries. Research and Markets said Thursday that countries involved in conflicts and emerging economies involved in territorial disputes will drive the demand […] More

  • Research and Markets Sets Global Airborne ISR Market CAGR at 3.88% in 2017-2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Sets Global Airborne ISR Market CAGR at 3.88% in 2017-2020

    A new Research and Markets report predicts the global airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance market will hit a compound annual growth rate of 3.88 percent from 2017 through 2021. Research and Markets reported that many countries have started to augment their maritime security systems amid escalating possibilities of terrorist attacks through sea routes and illegal dealings […] More

  • DARPA Launches Project to Help Identify Potential Terrorists Through Social Media - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Launches Project to Help Identify Potential Terrorists Through Social Media

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a project that looks to develop an automated software designed to monitor publicly available information on social media to identify potential terrorist threats, The National Interest reported Thursday. Michael Peck writes the Force Protection in the Online Information Environment project aims to examine social media content to determine within foreign […] More

  • SpaceX Sets Jan. 8 Launch for Iridium NEXT Satellites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Sets Jan. 8 Launch for Iridium NEXT Satellites

    SpaceX has said it plans to launch on Jan. 8 the first batch of satellites for Iridium Communications’ NEXT constellation after it determined the cause of the Sept. 1 explosion of the Falcon 9 rocket, the Washington Post reported Monday. Christian Davenport writes the Elon Musk-owned company found that the explosion was caused by a pressure vessel in the […] More