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  • General Dynamics Subsidiary Gets Contract Modification for Navy Subs' Large Vertical Array Fixtures - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Subsidiary Gets Contract Modification for Navy Subs’ Large Vertical Array Fixtures

    A subsidiary of General Dynamics has received a modification worth $11.4 million on a previously awarded contract for the supply of large vertical array fixtures for two U.S. Navy submarine classes. The modification exercises the first option year of General Dynamics Electric Boat‘s production of LVA fixtures for Ohio-class and Virginia-class ship sets, the Defense Department said […] More

  • Air Force Taps Surmet to Perform R&D on Aluminum Oxynitride Manufacturing Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Surmet to Perform R&D on Aluminum Oxynitride Manufacturing Process

    Surmet has received a $7.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to deliver research and development on the transparent advanced production process used for Aluminum Oxynitride or ALON ceramic. The Defense Department said Friday services under the small business innovation research contract aim to have ALON’s manufacturing process meet DoD requirements for transparent armor and infrared sensor windows. The Air Force obligates $1.9 million in fiscal […] More

  • General Atomics Develops Capacitor Tech for High-Voltage, High-Temperature Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Develops Capacitor Tech for High-Voltage, High-Temperature Operations

    General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business unit has produced a capacitor technology designed to operate at high voltages and temperatures. The company said Wednesday the new capacitor works to support stable operation of power electronics at more than 1000 volts and temperatures as high as 500 degrees Celsius. Scott Forney, president of General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, said the […] More

  • DigitaliBiz to Engineer, Support NSF Polar Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitaliBiz to Engineer, Support NSF Polar Systems

    DigitaliBiz has won a potential 66-month, $48.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide systems engineering and operational support services to the National Science Foundation‘s Division of Polar programs. The Defense Department said Friday the company will help NSF implement systems designed to manage airspace, quality operational meteorology, aviation ground and information systems. The Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems […] More

  • Air Force Taps L3 for Munition Cooperative Engagement Tech Research IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps L3 for Munition Cooperative Engagement Tech Research IDIQ

    L3 Technologies has won a seven-year, $9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to explore technologies that can facilitate cooperative engagement between munition systems deployed in a degraded communication environment. The Air Force Research Laboratory received two bids for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and will obligate $1.7 million in fiscal 2017 research and development funds at the […] More

  • Barbaricum Wins Army Close Combat Equipment Logistics Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Barbaricum Wins Army Close Combat Equipment Logistics Contract

    Barbaricum has won a potential five-year, $36 million contract to provide logistics services to the U.S. Army project manager for close combat systems program. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will perform logistics support for equipment the service branch will issue to NATO and allied forces. Work is expected to be completed by Jan. 19, 2023. The Army Contracting Command received three […] 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

  • Seth Faith Returns to Battelle as Applied Genomics Research Leader - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Seth Faith Returns to Battelle as Applied Genomics Research Leader

    Seth Faith, former assistant professor at North Carolina State University’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, has been appointed as research leader for Battelle‘s applied genomics program. Battelle said Thursday Faith previously worked as a technical leader in the nonprofit company’s human DNA forensics and genomics unit, where he led the development of a forensic human identification methodology. He also […] More

  • Lockheed to Transfer F-35 Reprogramming Lab System to Eglin AF Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Transfer F-35 Reprogramming Lab System to Eglin AF Base

    Lockheed Martin has received a $7.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy  to transfer an F-35 aircraft reprogramming laboratory system to a U.S. Air Force base in Florida. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company’s aeronautics business will transition the F-35 Australia, Canada, U.K. Reprogramming Laboratory system from a Lockheed facility in Fort Worth, Texas to Eglin Air Force […] More

  • Telos to Help Automate Risk Mgmt, Compliance Process for Air Force Enterprise Networks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telos to Help Automate Risk Mgmt, Compliance Process for Air Force Enterprise Networks

    The U.S. Air Force has selected Telos to automate risk management and compliance functions for the service branch’s two enterprise network environments. Telos said Wednesday it will provide its Xacta suite of information technology risk management and compliance automation tools to support the Air Force’s Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Network and Secret Internet Protocol Router Network. John Wood, chairman and […] More

  • Boeing Gets Navy Order for T-45 Aircraft Retrofit Kits, Special Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gets Navy Order for T-45 Aircraft Retrofit Kits, Special Tools

    Boeing has received a $12.6 million order from the U.S. Navy to deliver 39 T-45 Goshawk retrofit kits, support equipment and special tools for the trainer aircraft’s service life extension program. The Defense Department said Wednesday the order also includes retrofit engineering and logistics services meant to address associated government technical directives. Eighty-six percent of work will occur in Missouri […] More

  • Kratos to Help Update DoD Cyber Defense Support Network Under GSA Alliant Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Help Update DoD Cyber Defense Support Network Under GSA Alliant Order

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has received a $10.5 million task order to help a Defense Department command update a closed network built to support a cyberspace weapon system. The company said Wednesday it aims to modernize and expand the capacity of the network for DoD command users to manage network operations and defense missions. Paul Westover, a […] More