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  • CAE's Defense & Security Business Opens New Offices in Abu Dhabi - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE’s Defense & Security Business Opens New Offices in Abu Dhabi

    CAE‘s defense and security business unit has opened new offices at the Addax Tower on Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi in efforts to expand its United Arab Emirates-based operations. The Quebec, Canada-headquartered company said Monday the new facilities will house employees of CAE and its subsidiary CAE Maritime Middle East. Ian Bell, CAE vice president and general manager […] More

  • Kacific, SKY Perfect JSAT Order Boeing Satellite to Expand APAC Broadband Access - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kacific, SKY Perfect JSAT Order Boeing Satellite to Expand APAC Broadband Access

    SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. and Kacific Broadband Satellites have selected Boeing to build a satellite that will work to facilitate mobile communication and internet connectivity for customers in the Asia-Pacific region. Boeing said Monday its 702 satellite will carry two payloads and is slated for a 2019 launch. SKY Perfect JSAT’s JCSAT-18 payload is designed to expand mobile and broadband […] More

  • Report Forecasts Global Military Armored Vehicle Market CAGR of 3.7% Through 2026 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report Forecasts Global Military Armored Vehicle Market CAGR of 3.7% Through 2026

    A new report from Strategic Defence Intelligence has predicted that the worldwide market for military armored vehicles and related maintenance, repair and overhaul services will experience a 3.7 percent compound annual growth rate from 2016 to 2026. The “Global Military Armored Vehicles and MRO Market 2016-2026” report also forecasts the Asia Pacific region will lead the sector with a 26.8 percent market share […] More

  • IHS Markit: 2016 Defense Spending Reaches $1.57T Worldwide - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IHS Markit: 2016 Defense Spending Reaches $1.57T Worldwide

    A new report from IHS Markit says that global defense spending rose to $1.57 trillion during 2016 and defense expenditures are projected to continue to increase worldwide over the next decade. IHS Markit said Monday the annual Jane’s Defense Budget Report covers nearly 99 percent of defense spending worldwide and forecasts defense expenditures for 105 countries. “Defense spending returned to a healthy rate […] More

  • SpeedCast, Airbus Ink Satcom Anchor Station Service Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpeedCast, Airbus Ink Satcom Anchor Station Service Agreement

    SpeedCast International has agreed to provide support services for the satellite communications anchor station of Airbus‘ defense and space business under a six-year, multimillion dollar agreement. The companies said Monday the deal covers maintenance, training, security and infrastructure management services for Airbus’ Skynet East anchor station that is located at SpeedCast’s Adelaide, Australia-based teleport facility. Pierre-Jean Beylier, SpeedCast CEO, said the company’s […] More

  • MarketsandMarkets Forecasts 25.6% Cloud Computing CAGR in Education Market by 2021 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarketsandMarkets Forecasts 25.6% Cloud Computing CAGR in Education Market by 2021

    A MarketsandMarkets report forecasts a compound annual growth rate of 25.6 percent for the global cloud computing in education market over the next five years. The 151-page report estimates that revenue for education-related cloud computing products and services will reach $25.36 billion by 2021 from $8.13 billion in 2016, the RnR Market Research said Oct. 6. Public cloud deployment type is projected […] More

  • Unisys Appoints Security Vets to Support APAC Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys Appoints Security Vets to Support APAC Operations

    Unisys has appointed Alan Chan as business development director; Leon Mason as senior pre-sales architect; and Ashwin Pal as security delivery director to support the company’s operations in the Asia Pacific region, SecurityBrief NZ reported Tuesday. Sara Barker writes Chan will oversee Unisys’ Australia and New Zealand security business; Mason will aid customers across the Asia-Pacific region; and Pal will help the company […] More

  • Textron's Aerosonde Subsidiary Rebrands to Reflect Asia-Pacific Region Push - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron’s Aerosonde Subsidiary Rebrands to Reflect Asia-Pacific Region Push

    Textron‘s subsidiary called Aerosonde has adopted the new name of Textron Systems Australia in a push to reflect the business unit’s broader service offering and efforts in the Asia-Pacific region. The company said Thursday Textron Systems Australia will specialize in all aspects of unmanned aviation such as ground control technologies, training and simulation systems, logistical, engineering and support services. “For the past 25 […] More

  • RSA Study: 75% of Gov't, Commercial Orgs Face 'Significant' Cyber Risk Exposure - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RSA Study: 75% of Gov’t, Commercial Orgs Face ‘Significant’ Cyber Risk Exposure

    A study conducted by EMC‘s security division RSA has found 75 percent of 878 respondent organizations across more than 24 industries worldwide believe they face a “significant” risk of exposure to cyber threats. RSA said Tuesday its second annual Cybersecurity Poverty Index study offered participants from 81 countries an opportunity to self-assess the maturity of their cybersecurity programs against a framework developed by […] More

  • Liquid Robotics Adds 3 Members to Strategic Advisory Board; Gary Gysin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Liquid Robotics Adds 3 Members to Strategic Advisory Board; Gary Gysin Comments

    Liquid Robotics has named three new members to its strategic advisory board  U.S. Pacific Command head Timothy Keating, former United Nations Command leader Walter Sharp and Francisco Chavez — a senior scientist and biological oceanographer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. The unmanned ocean robot manufacturer said Tuesday Keating, Sharp and Chavez will join 18 board advisers from […] More