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  • BAE Unit to Demo Munition Seeker Tech Via DARPA SECTR Program's 2nd Phase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit to Demo Munition Seeker Tech Via DARPA SECTR Program’s 2nd Phase

    BAE Systems has won a $13.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to demonstrate a seeker technology for potential use in precision guided munitions as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program. The Defense Department said Wednesday that BAE’s information and electronic systems integration unit will perform work under the second phase of DARPA’s Seeker Cost […] More

  • BAE to Supply Naval Gun Tech for Finland's Fast Attack Craft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Supply Naval Gun Tech for Finland’s Fast Attack Craft

    Finland-based defense company Patria has awarded BAE Systems a contract to manufacture 40-millimeter naval gun systems for installation on the Finnish fast attack craft fleet. BAE said Tuesday it will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 naval guns to Finland’s navy and its Hamina-class vessels as part of a mid-life upgrade and overhaul initiative. Patria serves as the prime contractor on the Hamina-class […] More

  • BAE to Modernize Army Munition Guidance Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Modernize Army Munition Guidance Kits

    BAE Systems has received an $8 million contract to produce modernized precision guidance kits for the U.S. Army‘s 155-millimeter artillery munitions. New kits will be developed to increase accuracy of in-flight Army munitions to hit targets through trajectory corrections even in a GPS-jammed environment, BAE said Tuesday. Marc Casseres, director of BAE’s precision guidance and sensor solutions business, said the […] More

  • BAE Turns Over Patrol Vessel to UK MoD - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Turns Over Patrol Vessel to UK MoD

    The U.K. ministry of defense has formally accepted a BAE Systems-built River-class offshore patrol vessel designed to help protect the country’s territories and interests worldwide. HMS Forth will remain at the Scotstoun yard in Glasgow, Scotland for additional work before its commissioning at the Portsmouth Naval Base later this year, BAE said Thursday. The company also started […] More

  • BAE Unveils Modernized CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unveils Modernized CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

    BAE Systems has introduced a new variant of its CV90 infantry fighting vehicle at the International Armored Vehicles Conference in London. CV90 MkIV is designed to feature a Scania-built engine with up to 1,000 horsepower, updated drive train capacities along with active damping technology built to help increase speed and handling in the battlefield, BAE Systems […] More

  • David Brown Santasalo to Aid BAE Systems' Bid for Australian Future Frigate Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Brown Santasalo to Aid BAE Systems’ Bid for Australian Future Frigate Program

    Australia-based industrial gear provider David Brown Santasalo will support BAE Systems‘ proposal to produce ships for the country’s future anti-submarine warfare vessel development program. David Brown Santasalo said in a report it has committed to ensure the Australian industry maximizes its involvement for the SEA 5000 Future Frigate program which seeks to develop an in-country industrial capacity for to […] More

  • BAE Tests Modular Bridging System for Military Use - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Tests Modular Bridging System for Military Use

    BAE Systems has demonstrated the performance and safety of a platform the company designed as a means for military personnel and vehicles to cross water obstacles. The company said Tuesday a Challenger 2 main battle tank crossed the Modular Bridging System more than 22,000 times during simulated tests held at BAE’s facility in Telford, England. The platform was also […] More

  • BAE to Update US Naval Gun Systems; Joseph Senftle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Update US Naval Gun Systems; Joseph Senftle Comments

    BAE Systems has received a $46.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to update the service branch’s current naval gun systems. The company said Monday it will deliver four additional Mk 45 Naval Guns with the Mod 4 configuration designed to increase the weapon’s firepower and range capacity. “Mod 4 updates make the system easier to […] More

  • BAE Pitches Microwave Weapon System for Navy Vessels - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Pitches Microwave Weapon System for Navy Vessels

    BAE Systems looks to integrate its microwave close-in weapon system onboard U.S. Navy platforms to provide additional naval capacities against threats such as aircraft, boats, drones and missiles, The Drive reported Thursday. The company’s microwave weapon is equipped with an array of planar emitters and uses the Mk38 defense platform currently mounted on vessels around the […] More

  • BAE Gets Navy CG 71 Guided Missile Cruiser Modernization Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Gets Navy CG 71 Guided Missile Cruiser Modernization Order

    A BAE Systems business unit has received a potential $35 million delivery order to help the U.S. Navy update military and technical systems on a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser. BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair will conduct depot-level maintenance, alteration and modification of the USS Cape St. George (CG 71) ship as part of a special selected restricted availability effort, the Defense Department said […] More

  • Report: Qatar Plans BAE Hawk Trainer Aircraft Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Qatar Plans BAE Hawk Trainer Aircraft Procurement

    Qatar’s defense minister Khalid Bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah has said the country’s government looks to purchase nine BAE Systems-built Hawk trainer aircraft units, Dow Jones Newswires reported Wednesday. The report noted Qatar had planned to buy only six Hawk jet trainers. BAE closed on a potential $6.7 billion contract last month to supply 24 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar’s air force beginning […] More

  • SOSi COO John Avalos Joins INSA Advisory Committee - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOSi COO John Avalos Joins INSA Advisory Committee

    John Avalos, chief operating officer of SOS International, has been appointed to serve on the Intelligence and National Security Alliance as an advisory committee member. He will support the panel’s efforts to determine how INSA can accomplish its mission to increase collaboration between government, private and academic entities to help address national security challenges, SOSi said Tuesday. Avalos, a […] More