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  • Iridium Sets Satellite Constellation NEXT Launch Date for Dec. 16; Matt Desch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Sets Satellite Constellation NEXT Launch Date for Dec. 16; Matt Desch Comments

    Iridium Communications has scheduled the launch of its next-generation global satellite constellation Iridium NEXT for Dec. 16 aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will carry 10 Iridium NEXT satellites to low-Earth orbit to replace an existing commercial satellite network in space, Iridium said Thursday. The planned launch announcement follows […] More

  • Thales to Supply Aircraft Landing Tools to Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales to Supply Aircraft Landing Tools to Air Force

    Thales has secured an order to develop and deliver three instrument landing platforms to the U.S. Air Force. The Thales-built Deployable – Instrument Landing System is a mobile system that works to help military pilots land aircraft at fixed bases and tactical airfields during low-visibility weather conditions, the company said Wednesday. The company will set […] More

  • Intel Introduces New Drone Tech for Light Shows - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel Introduces New Drone Tech for Light Shows

    Intel has unveiled a new unmanned aerial system designed to perform specifically for light shows in a push to redefine entertainment and create new experiences under the night sky. Anil Nanduri, Intel vice president and general manager of unmanned aviation systems for the Perceptual Computing Group, wrote in a blog post published Friday 500 Shooting Star […] More

  • Former Flir Systems VP James McGowan Joins Helinet Aviation as President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Flir Systems VP James McGowan Joins Helinet Aviation as President

    James McGowan, former vice president of FLIR System‘s surveillance segment, has been named president of California-based helicopter services provider Helinet Aviation. He oversaw the development and execution of commercial sales and distribution strategies for FLIR’s portfolio of handheld and weapon-mounted thermal imaging products, Helinet Aviation said Thursday. The more than 20-year industry veteran previously held leadership roles at Pilatus Business Aircraft and Envirovac. […] More

  • SpaceX Narrows Focus of Investigation Into Root Cause of Falcon 9 Pad Explosion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Narrows Focus of Investigation Into Root Cause of Falcon 9 Pad Explosion

    SpaceX noted that it has discovered a way to replicate the conditions of the helium tank when a Falcon 9 rocket exploded Sept. 1 as part of ongoing work to determine the root cause of the incident, Space News reported Friday. Jeff Foust writes SpaceX looks to focus its investigation efforts on tanks made from fiber composite […] More

  • Verocel to Supply Safety Computers for FAA Air Navigation Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verocel to Supply Safety Computers for FAA Air Navigation Tool

    The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Verocel a $2.8 million contract for 50 safety computers to support an FAA air navigation tool that aims to augment the GPS system. Verocel said Tuesday it will develop, design and build certification evidence and infrastructure software for the computers. The company will partner with Curtiss-Wright and Atrenne Integrated Solutions to provide […] More

  • Woolpert to Develop Master Plan for Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Woolpert to Develop Master Plan for Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport

    Woolpert has received a a contract from the city of Springfield, Ohio to develop a Federal Aviation Administration master plan and layout for the Springfield-Beckley municipal airport to detail the site’s existing configuration. The FAA will primarily fund the project while the city of Springfield and the Ohio Department of Transportation will provide additional financial support, Woolpert said Friday. Woolpert […] More

  • CSRA Receives ATCA Award for FAA UAS Digital Registration Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Receives ATCA Award for FAA UAS Digital Registration Support

    The Air Traffic Control Association has awarded CSRA the Earl F. Ward Memorial Award in recognition of the company’s contribution to efforts in the quality, safety and efficiency of the country’s air traffic control. CSRA said Tuesday it received the award during the 61st ATCA Annual Conference and Exposition held in National Harbor, Maryland. Falls Church, Virginia-based CSRA […] More

  • Raytheon Receives 2016 Industrial Award for Air Traffic System Modernization Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Receives 2016 Industrial Award for Air Traffic System Modernization Efforts

    The Air Traffic Control Association has presented Raytheon the 2016 Industrial Award for the company’s work to help modernize ATC systems that manage the majority of the country’s civilian airspace. The company said Monday it received the award during ATCA’s 61st Annual Conference and Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland. Raytheon worked with the Federal Aviation Administration on an 18-month […] More

  • Trex Subsidiary to Provide 'Foreign Object Debris' Detection Units to Navy, Marines Air Stations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Trex Subsidiary to Provide ‘Foreign Object Debris’ Detection Units to Navy, Marines Air Stations

    A Trex Enterprises subsidiary will deliver 10 “foreign object debris” detection units to U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps air stations across the East and West coasts in efforts to limit runway closure time and mitigate repair costs caused by FODs. Trex Aviation Systems‘ FOD Finder XM-M features a millimeter-wave radar that works to support FOD detection and retrieval to build on airport efficiency and the […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Extend FAA Air Traffic Control Comms Services; Yun Chong Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Extend FAA Air Traffic Control Comms Services; Yun Chong Comments

    Rockwell Collins has received a contract extension to continue the company’s air traffic control communications services for the Federal Aviation Administration. Rockwell Collins will provide position reports, aircraft requests and ATC clearances to FAA on aircraft operating within the U.S. oceanic airspace under the Aeronautical Mobile Communications Service deal, the company said Monday. Yun Chong, vice president of commercial […] More

  • Cambridge to Extend O&M Support to DISA's Puerto Rico Integrated Comms Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cambridge to Extend O&M Support to DISA’s Puerto Rico Integrated Comms Network

    Cambridge International Systems will extend its operations and maintenance services for the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Puerto Rico Area Wideband Systems integrated network under a subcontract from Global Asset Technologies. The company said Tuesday it will work to sustain PRAWS as the system delivers DISA network services across Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas and the U.S. […] More