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  • Cobham Teams Up With 4 Firms to Seek Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737-800 Certifications for Broadband Terminal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cobham Teams Up With 4 Firms to Seek Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737-800 Certifications for Broadband Terminal

    Cobham’s satellite communications business has teamed up with four companies to draft the Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certificate to facilitate the use of the Aviator 300 SwiftBroadband system onboard Shenzhen Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 fleet The Cobham-built Aviator 300 terminal has an intermediate gain antenna and works to support broadband connectivity with data transmission of up to 332 […] More

  • Cobham Develops Satcom Tech to Connect Tactical UAVs to Inmarsat Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cobham Develops Satcom Tech to Connect Tactical UAVs to Inmarsat Network

    Cobham‘s satellite communications business has created the Aviator UAV 200, a 1.45 kg unmanned aerial vehicle satcom system that works to connect the drone to an Inmarsat network. sUAS News reported Monday the unit works to support tactical UAV satellite connectivity with data transmission of up to 200 kbps with full control of data channels. Cobham said it designed Aviator UAV 200 […] More

  • Harris Orders RF Microelectronics from Cobham; Andy Graven Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Orders RF Microelectronics from Cobham; Andy Graven Comments

    Harris Corp. has ordered $35 million in radio frequency microelectronic products from Cobham in support of Harris’ electronic warfare program. Cobham will produce the RF microelectronics at its San Jose and San Diego facilities, Cobham said Monday. “By leveraging our deep expertise in radio frequency technologies, we are able to provide our customers with high levels […] More

  • Cobham Unveils New Cybersecurity Threat Analysis Tool; Robert Winters Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cobham Unveils New Cybersecurity Threat Analysis Tool; Robert Winters Comments

    Cobham has introduced a new cybersecurity threat analysis product the company built to help clients protect their infrastructure from sophisticated security threats. TeraVM works to use threat intelligence collected from its cybersecurity database to mimic and analyze the cyber crime techniques used to attack communications infrastructures, Cobham said Thursday. “In today’s climate of seemingly daily security incidents, it […] More

  • Cobham to Develop Army Landmine Detector; Tom Garvey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cobham to Develop Army Landmine Detector; Tom Garvey Comments

    Cobham has received a three-year, $4.17 million contract to produce landmine detection systems for the U.S. Army. The company will develop a demonstrator handheld technology that will work to identify explosive devices buried in the ground, Cobham said Tuesday. “As a result of this program Cobham will deliver enhanced handheld counter-explosive hazard detection systems for […] More

  • BAE Picks Cobham to Supply F-35 Microelectronic Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Picks Cobham to Supply F-35 Microelectronic Components

    BAE Systems has ordered $51 million in microelectronic technologies from Cobham for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft’s radar and electronic warfare systems. Cobham said Monday that its microelectronic, motion control, microwave, cryptography, aerial refueling and pilot survival products are integrated into F-35s of U.S. and international defense customers. F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin showcased an F-35 cockpit demonstrator during […] More

  • Executive Profile: Bernie Elero, AECOM Intell BD and Capture Mgmt SVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Bernie Elero, AECOM Intell BD and Capture Mgmt SVP

    Bernie Elero serves as senior vice president of business development and capture management at AECOM‘s intelligence community business. He joined the company in 2014 and is responsible for helping identify new business opportunities, capture contracts and build relationships with customers in the intelligence market. Before AECOM, Elero held the roles of senior VP and chief […] More

  • Cobham Lands SEWIP Block II Components Subcontract With Lockheed - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cobham Lands SEWIP Block II Components Subcontract With Lockheed

    Lockheed Martin has awarded Cobham a subcontract to produce antenna array panel assemblies for integration with the U.S. Navy’s shipboard electronic warfare platforms. Cobham said Thursday the order for AAPAs is part of the service branch’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block II configuration initiative. The SEWIP Block II program seeks to introduce new combat-based system […] More

  • Research and Markets Sets 31% CAGR for Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Sets 31% CAGR for Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market

    A Research and Markets report has forecast the worldwide market for unmanned ground vehicles will enjoy a 31.34 percent growth year-over-year from 2014 to 2019. The research firm said Monday defense agencies use UGVs to examine terrain, supply weapons to soldiers during combat operations, and perform explosive detection and disaster search and rescue efforts. UGVs are also […] More

  • Selex ES to Supply Surveillance Radars for Australian Maritime Authority - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Selex ES to Supply Surveillance Radars for Australian Maritime Authority

    Selex ES has been selected to deliver surveillance radars for Cobham’s search and rescue aircraft set for delivery to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The Seaspray 5000E active electronically scanned array radars will be installed in Cobham’s Challenger aircraft, Selex said Thursday. Cobham’s aviation services in Australia will provide search and rescue services to the Australian […] More

  • TechNavio Sees ‘Growing Inclination’ Toward Unmanned Ground Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TechNavio Sees ‘Growing Inclination’ Toward Unmanned Ground Vehicles

    Technavio is seeing a growing market appetite for unmanned ground vehicles and has predicted that the UGV market will set a compound annual growth rate of 34 percent from 2015 through 2019. Technavio’s new report attributes this market trend to a growing preference for the UGV’s functions in rescue operations, detonation of explosives and detection of enemy […] More