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  • Kratos Completes Customer-assigned UAS Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Completes Customer-assigned UAS Missions

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has completed a set of unmanned aerial system missions that were tasked by the company’s private customers. The company said Tuesday it made use of different UAS types with varying payload capacities and features to accommodate corresponding missions. Kratos’ jet powered UAS are designed to participate in tactical operations. Steve […] 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

  • Kratos to Provide Drone Services for Undisclosed Government Agency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Provide Drone Services for Undisclosed Government Agency

    Kratos‘ unmanned systems division has received a $27 million contract to deliver drone-related services for an undisclosed U.S. government agency involved with national security. The company said Monday it will perform contract work in Kratos-owned and government facilities. Kratos’ USD aims to provide its clients with affordable unmanned aerial systems designed for a variety of […] More

  • Romania Inks Agreement for Raytheon Missile Defense System Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Romania Inks Agreement for Raytheon Missile Defense System Procurement

    Romania’s government has signed a letter of offer and acceptance agreement to buy a Raytheon-built integrated air and missile defense system from the U.S. Army. Raytheon said Wednesday the LOA agreement for the Patriot system lays the groundwork for contract negotiations between the U.S. government and the company in an effort to help Romania adopt the missile […] More

  • Kratos to Deliver UAS and Supplementary Systems for National Security Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Deliver UAS and Supplementary Systems for National Security Customers

    Kratos has received contracts totaling to $14.5 million in value to deliver eight jet-powered unmanned aerial systems, as well as supplementary communications and ground control systems to customers involved with national security. The company said Tuesday it will perform work at its secure production facilities. Kratos President and CEO Eric DeMarco expressed that the company aims to […] More

  • Caltech Opens Autonomous Tech Research Hub - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Caltech Opens Autonomous Tech Research Hub

    California Institute of Technology has opened a new facility to help further research efforts on drones, driverless cars, robotics and machine learning technologies. Caltech said Tuesday it established the Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies to serve as a hub for university, industry and government researchers, such as NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory experts, to collaborate in efforts […] More

  • Dynetics' OWL Business Introduces UAV Surveillance Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dynetics’ OWL Business Introduces UAV Surveillance Tech

    Observation Without Limits, a Dynetics company, has unveiled a suite of  surveillance sensor and information systems designed to detect Class 1 and Class 2 drones that operate in low-altitude airspace. Dynetics said Wednesday the GA9000 series is equipped with three-dimensional radar technology that will work to detect low-altitude airspace security threats at a range of 3.1 miles as well as […] More

  • Drone USA Exhibits UAS Tech for Law Enforcement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone USA Exhibits UAS Tech for Law Enforcement

    Drone USA has performed a demonstration of its Cyclops and Shadow police drone models in Connecticut, which was attended by several law enforcement agencies within the state. The company reported Wednesday the fixed-wing Cyclops drone was deployed to capture video of a sunken yacht’s wreckage, while Shadow used a thermal camera to inspect the swimming areas along Jennings […] More

  • VTO to Support DHS Drone Forensics Research Efforts; William Bryan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VTO to Support DHS Drone Forensics Research Efforts; William Bryan Comments

    VTO has received a $928,541 research and development contract from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to help boost law enforcement officers’ capacity to collect and analyze evidential data from drones. DHS said Monday that the contract supports a cyber forensics project of S&T’s Cyber Security Division which looks to create cyber […] More

  • Coast Guard Seeks Small UAS for Legend-Class Cutters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coast Guard Seeks Small UAS for Legend-Class Cutters

    The U.S. Coast Guard plans to acquire small unmanned aircraft systems that can provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for the Legend-class national security cutters, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday. USCG issued a draft request for proposals for small UAS in March and the service branch plans to release a full RFP later this year. A potential fiscal year […] More

  • Airbus Adds New Portable Jamming System to Counter-UAV Product Line - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Adds New Portable Jamming System to Counter-UAV Product Line

    The electronics and border security arm of Airbus‘ defense and space business has introduced a new portable jamming system to its portfolio of counter-unmanned aerial vehicle products that detect illicit intrusions of small drones, Trade Arabia reported Tuesday. The report said the counter-UAV product line, which will be christened as Xpeller at the Consumer Electronics Show […] More

  • LiquidPiston Secures DARPA Funds for Rotary Engine Tech Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LiquidPiston Secures DARPA Funds for Rotary Engine Tech Development

    LiquidPiston has received a $2.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to further develop a rotary engine under the first phase of a program that seeks to unlock the full potential of the company’s hybrid cycle engine technology. The project centers on development of the X4 test rig the firm designed to record a power-to-weight ratio of 1.5 hp/lb, up to ten times more […] More