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  • General Dynamics' Mission Systems Unit Expands Canberra, Australia Office; Chris Marzilli Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics’ Mission Systems Unit Expands Canberra, Australia Office; Chris Marzilli Comments

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has expanded its business and  engineering resource center in Canberra, Australia, as part of growth efforts. The expanded GDMS facility at Brindabella Park is close to the Australian defense department’s capability, acquisition and sustainment group office and houses the company’s Mediaware digital video processing operations, General Dynamics said Friday. Chris Marzilli, GDMS president […] More

  • DARPA to Hold Proposers Day on Nonsurgical Human-Machine Comms Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Hold Proposers Day on Nonsurgical Human-Machine Comms Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host a Proposers Day on April 3 in Arlington, Virginia to discuss a program that seeks to develop human-machine communications technologies that will not require surgery. DARPA said Friday the Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology program, or N3, will explore noninvasive ways to connect able-bodied service members’ neurons with devices. Existing brain-machine […] More

  • Report: Marine Corps Partners With Industry to Demo Drone Supply Delivery - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Marine Corps Partners With Industry to Demo Drone Supply Delivery

    The U.S. Marine Corps has collaborated with companies to develop a supply delivery system that uses unmanned aerial vehicles, GCN reported Thursday. The Hive Final Mile project, a joint program of the Marine Corps’ Next Generation Logistics arm and the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Rapid Reaction Technology Office, seeks to automate the delivery of […] More

  • Howard Berry: Boeing Eyes New Partnerships, Acquisitions to Meet Growth Target - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Howard Berry: Boeing Eyes New Partnerships, Acquisitions to Meet Growth Target

    Howard Berry, director of global sales and marketing for international government services at Boeing’s global services business, has said the company plans to buy businesses and establish new partnerships in a move to support defense platforms in Europe and Russia and meet its growth target, Defense News reported Friday. “Today we are about a $16 […] More

  • Report: Raytheon, Rheinmetall Seek to Offer Germany Integrated Air Defense System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Raytheon, Rheinmetall Seek to Offer Germany Integrated Air Defense System

    Raytheon and Rheinmetall have partnered to offer a suite of integrated air defense systems to Germany that could potentially rival Lockheed Martin‘s antimissile system offering for the German military, Defense News reported Friday. The partnership seeks to propose the Raytheon-built Patriot system in case Germany decides to explore other options for its Taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem program, or TLVS. Rheinmetall […] More

  • Navy Taps Vigor Subsidiary for Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Dry Docking Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Vigor Subsidiary for Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Dry Docking Support

    A Vigor Industrial subsidiary has secured a $35 million to help the U.S. Navy address repair and alteration requirements for the dry-docking selected restricted availability of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. Vigor Marine will support DSRA office spaces, warehousing, lay-down, security, crane operation, utilities, galley services and other ship assets under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract, the Defense Department said Friday. Work […] More

  • Turner-AC Martin Team to Design, Build Office Tower for California's Environmental Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Turner-AC Martin Team to Design, Build Office Tower for California’s Environmental Agencies

    The California Department of General Services has selected a Turner Construction– AC Martin team to design and build a “net zero energy” office building for the state’s environmental agencies. The 20-storey tower will be situated in Sacramento and accommodate more than 3,500 employees from the state departments of Natural Resources, Water Resources and Forestry and Fire Protection […] More

  • Oshkosh Defense to Supply Missile Transport Equipment to Qatar, Kuwait Through FMS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oshkosh Defense to Supply Missile Transport Equipment to Qatar, Kuwait Through FMS Contract

    An Oshkosh subsidiary has received a $15.4 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Army to provide missile transport equipment and training support to Qatar and Kuwait. Oshkosh Defense will deliver M985A4 guided missile transporters with cranes, M985A4 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, Multiple-Launch Rocket System resupply trucks, M984A4 HEMTT wreckers and M983A4 HEMTT tractors to the two FMS […] More

  • Report: Unisys to Extend Australian DoD IT Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Unisys to Extend Australian DoD IT Support

    Unisys has received a $35.8 million contract extension for information technology support services at Australian defense department facilities and military installations, ARN reported Monday. The award extends a contractual arrangement between the company and the department’s chief information officer group through October 2019. Unisys has supported IT network security efforts, infrastructure, servers and desktops of Australian […] More

  • UK & US Air Forces, Industry Partners Coordinate on MQ-9B Protector RPA Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK & US Air Forces, Industry Partners Coordinate on MQ-9B Protector RPA Test

    The U.K. Royal Air Force has coordinated with the U.S. Air Force and industry partners to test and evaluate a remotely piloted air system built by General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business. RAF said Tuesday it intends to procure 16 MQ-9B Protector RPAs from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to replace the service branch’s current MQ-9 Reaper platform. A […] More

  • CAE to Build Qatar NH90 Helicopter Training System Under $115M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE to Build Qatar NH90 Helicopter Training System Under $115M Contract

    Leonardo has awarded CAE a potential $115 million subcontract to build a comprehensive NH90 helicopter training system for Qatar’s air force. CAE said Thursday it will build a facility with simulators and devices to train future Qatari pilots, aircrew and maintenance technicians of NH90 tactical transport and NH90 NATO frigate helicopters. The training center will feature CAE 3000 Series full-mission simulator […] More

  • Navy to Commission GDEB-built USS Colorado Submarine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy to Commission GDEB-built USS Colorado Submarine

    The U.S. Navy has announced it will commission the SSN 788 to be named USS Colorado during a ceremony that will take place Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) will serve as the commissioning ceremony’s principal speaker, while Annie Mabus, daughter of Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, will order the USS Colorado’s activation as ship […] More