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  • Exelis Awarded $92M for Anti-Missile Electronic Jammer Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis Awarded $92M for Anti-Missile Electronic Jammer Systems

    The electronic systems unit of Exelis has been awarded a $91.7 million contract to deliver 42 electronic jammer systems to the U.S. Navy for protecting aircraft from radar-guided missiles, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Friday. John Keller writes the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. contracted Exelis to build the AN/ALQ-214(V)4 set for the F/A-18C/D and F/A-18E/F Hornet and Super Hornet combat […] More

  • Exelis GPS Interference Detectors Deployed For the Super Bowl; Mark Pisani Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis GPS Interference Detectors Deployed For the Super Bowl; Mark Pisani Comments

    A suite oif Exelis products used to detect and locate interference against GPS systems was used during Super Bowl XLVIII, held Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Law enforcement officials used Signal Sentry 1000 to protect critical GPS infrastructure during the game as they worked to detect and locate potential jamming sources, Exelis said Wednesday. […] More

  • Ted Carniol: Exelis to Help Massport Install Airport Operations Mgmt Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ted Carniol: Exelis to Help Massport Install Airport Operations Mgmt Systems

    Exelis has signed a contract to help the Massachusetts Port Authority implement a suite of web-based information system applications for managing airport and airline operations. Massport ordered Exelis’ VMAT vehicle tracking platform, MobileVue display system, OpsVue flight data visualization technology and EnvironmentalVue noise monitoring system, Exelis said Monday. The integrated data and applications suite will […] More

  • Air Force to Test Raytheon Team's Hyperspectral UAV Sensor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force to Test Raytheon Team’s Hyperspectral UAV Sensor

    The U.S. Air Force will test a hyperspectral imaging sensor developed by a Raytheon-lead contracting team for the service’s MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Sunday. John Keller writes the Air Force intends to negotiate a contract with Raytheon for the flight testing of a pod-based Airborne Cueing and Exploitation System-Hyperspectral system. […] More

  • Exelis To Install Comm Tech at Int'l Airports; Peter Harrison Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis To Install Comm Tech at Int’l Airports; Peter Harrison Comments

    An Exelis business unit’s contract with Airservices Australia has been extended to provide six more airports in the country with Exelis voice communications technology to manage response systems in case of airport emergencies. Exelis C4i’s SwitchplusIP Alarmon will connect the airports’ voice communications system to the aviation rescue fire fighting service for coordination during critical […] More

  • Chris Tucker: Exelis to Unveil ISR Products in Asia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chris Tucker: Exelis to Unveil ISR Products in Asia

    Exelis will unveil its latest innovations in Singapore this week, seeking to present advances in electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology that Chris Tucker, vice president of international business development, hopes will entice new partners in the region. “We are excited to strengthen existing relationships and develop new ones during the Singapore Airshow,” […] More

  • Exelis Delivers Image Payload for U.S. Weather Satellite; Eric Webster Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis Delivers Image Payload for U.S. Weather Satellite; Eric Webster Comments

    Exelis has delivered the first of four meteorological payloads for a future U.S. weather satellite of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, moving the program forward toward the planned satellite launch in 2016, Exelis said Tuesday Eric Webster, Exelis Geospatial Systems vice president for weather systems, said, “Delivery . . . is an important milestone because it […] More

  • Exelis Adds Analytics Features to Weather Surveillance Tool; Eric Webster Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis Adds Analytics Features to Weather Surveillance Tool; Eric Webster Comments

    Exelis has updated its environmental intelligence platform to incorporate a redesigned analytics and camera interface technology for real-time weather data collection. Helios features a built-in mapping system and works as a radar system for professionals to monitor changes in rainfall patterns and surface moisture, Exelis said Monday. Eric Webster, vice president of geospatial systems at […] More

  • Exelis Updates GPS Satellite Control Software; Drew Trainor Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis Updates GPS Satellite Control Software; Drew Trainor Comments

    Exelis has completed upgrade work on an encryption software for the ground operational control system of the GPS satellite constellation. The OCX MUG software is built to help controllers on the ground to adjust and monitor a satellite’s positioning while in orbit, Exelis said Thursday. Exelis designed the technology to configure spacecraft payloads and manage […] More

  • Exelis Receives Army Helicopter Radio Order; Nick Bobay Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis Receives Army Helicopter Radio Order; Nick Bobay Comments

    Exelis will build voice communications radios for installation on the U.S. Army’s Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters under a $10.9 million contract awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency. The ARC-201D airborne radio system is designed with networking and anti-jamming systems, Exelis said Thursday. Nick Bobay, president of Exelis’ night vision and communications services division, said the radio […] More

  • David Albritton: Exelis to Help Launch Veterans Leadership Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Albritton: Exelis to Help Launch Veterans Leadership Program

    Exelis Inc. has partnered with a nonprofit organization and a talent consultancy firm to launch a leadership and training program for veterans entering the civilian sector. Korn Ferry International and Points of Light will work with Exelis’ corporate volunteer service program to offer the four-month program to 35 veterans, Exelis announced Friday at the program’s […] More

  • Exelis to Update Harrier Aircraft Carriage, Release Tech; Pete Martin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis to Update Harrier Aircraft Carriage, Release Tech; Pete Martin Comments

    Exelis will update the carriage and release systems on the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of AV-8B Harrier aircraft under a contract worth more than $13 million. The company will develop 181 digital improved triple ejector rack units for the plane’s current carriage and release technology, the company said Thursday. Pete Martin, director of defense systems for Exelis’ electronic […] More