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  • BAE Secures $119M Contract for Navy Ship Maintenance, Modernization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Secures $119M Contract for Navy Ship Maintenance, Modernization

    BAE Systems has won a $119 million firm-fixed-price contract action from the U.S. Navy to maintain, modernize and repair USS Lassen guided missile destroyer as part of the fiscal 2023 Depot Modernization Period. Work under the award will be performed in Mayport, Florida, and will include all labor, supervision, facilities, equipment, production, testing and quality assurance required […] More

  • BAE to Integrate Threat Management Tech Into Navy Countermeasures Dispensing System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Integrate Threat Management Tech Into Navy Countermeasures Dispensing System

    BAE Systems has secured a $13.5 million other transaction agreement to equip a U.S. Navy aircraft survivability system with a company-built threat management platform. The OTA, issued through the Naval Aviation Systems Consortium, marks the first Smart D2 technology procurement within the Department of Defense and supports the ALE-47 Common Carriage program, the company said […] More

  • BAE Unit Secures $128M for Poland Armored Recovery Vehicle Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit Secures $128M for Poland Armored Recovery Vehicle Production

    BAE Systems‘ land and armaments business will produce M88A2 armored recovery vehicles for Poland under a $128.2 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army. The company was the sole bidder for the firm-fixed-price production contract, according to a Department of Defense notice published Tuesday. Work will take place at BAE’s York, Pennsylvania, facility and is […] More

  • BAE, Red 6 Sign MOU for Military Jet Trainer Tech Integration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Red 6 Sign MOU for Military Jet Trainer Tech Integration

    BAE Systems will look to integrate Red 6‘s augmented reality technology with the Hawk aircraft trainer platform for military pilots under a memorandum of understanding signed between the two companies. Both parties seek to facilitate airmen training in virtual cooperation and threat management for modern battlefield scenarios with the Red 6-built Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality […] More

  • BAE Adds Microsoft Azure to Pioneer Modeling, Simulation Platform; Peder Jungck, Wes Anderson Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Adds Microsoft Azure to Pioneer Modeling, Simulation Platform; Peder Jungck, Wes Anderson Quoted

    BAE Systems has partnered with Microsoft to equip its artificial intelligence-based wargaming platform with cloud computing capabilities to provide high-fidelity simulations across the air, land, sea, space and cyber domains.  The defense contractor said Tuesday that the Pioneer system will utilize the Azure cloud to deliver an immersive wargaming environment to military customers. “With tight […] More

  • BAE Tests APKWS Guidance Kits With Warheads From General Dynamics - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Tests APKWS Guidance Kits With Warheads From General Dynamics

    BAE Systems has tested the ability of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kit to hit armored targets using multi-purpose warheads built by General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems division. The company said Thursday the APKWS-configured rockets with High-Explosive Anti-Tank Anti-Personnel Anti-Materiel warheads directly hit targets including an armored military vehicle and a steel […] More

  • BAE Inaugurates GPS Tech Center of Excellence in Iowa - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Inaugurates GPS Tech Center of Excellence in Iowa

    BAE Systems has opened a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based facility that will house its GPS technology design, engineering and manufacturing operations and support business growth efforts. The company said Tuesday it invested $100 million in the construction of the new site, where its navigation and sensor systems business will be located. BAE’s new center of excellence […] More

  • BAE Unveils Upgraded F-16 Maintenance Software With Cybersecurity Capability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unveils Upgraded F-16 Maintenance Software With Cybersecurity Capability

    BAE Systems has released an updated version of its aircraft maintenance offering that is designed to enhance the cybersecurity defenses of the F-16 fighter jets. The company said Wednesday the Viper Memory Loader Verifier II supports the maintenance of radars, mission and flight control computers, data recorders, electronic warfare, engine control, navigation and other mission-critical […] More

  • BAE Unveils New Electronics Engineering, Manufacturing Facility in Texas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unveils New Electronics Engineering, Manufacturing Facility in Texas

    BAE Systems has expanded its electronics manufacturing capabilities in Texas with the opening of an Austin-located, $150 million facility that provides space for engineering design, laboratory and offices. The company said Tuesday half of the 390,000-square-foot innovation facility will be dedicated to the manufacturing of technologies in areas including autonomy, cyber and sensor. It will […] More

  • BAE to Create Filter Technology for DOD RF, Microwave systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Create Filter Technology for DOD RF, Microwave systems

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected BAE Systems‘ FAST Labs innovation unit for the development of a filter technology in an effort to protect military radio frequency and microwave systems against electronic interference and jamming. BAE said Thursday it will work on the Compact Front-end Filters at the Element-level program to mitigate radio […] More

  • 7 Companies Secure Grants for Space Observation Tech R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    7 Companies Secure Grants for Space Observation Tech R&D

    A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration agency awarded a total of $13.8 million to seven companies and two NASA-run centers to explore emerging technologies that can support observation work in the space domain. NOAA said Thursday the grants were based on three broad agency announcements originally announced in April as part of the Joint Venture […] More