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  • General Dynamics to Continue Yard Services for Navy Nuclear Submarines, Moored Training Ships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Continue Yard Services for Navy Nuclear Submarines, Moored Training Ships

    General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary has received a one-year, $28.6 million contract option to continue to provide various yard services for the U.S. Navy‘s nuclear-powered submarines and moored training ships. The Defense Department said Friday Electric Boat will furnish, fabricate or acquire materials, supplies and support services necessary to manage reactor plant planning and support yard functions. The […] More

  • General Dynamics, Navy to Christen 17th Virginia-Class Nuclear Submarine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, Navy to Christen 17th Virginia-Class Nuclear Submarine

    General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary will host a christening event for the U.S. Navy’s future nuclear-powered attack submarine USS South Dakota on Saturday at a company shipyard in Groton, Connecticut. South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard will be a principal speaker at the ceremony and Deanie Dempsey, wife of former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey, will […] More

  • Reports: General Dynamics to Help Romania Produce Armored Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reports: General Dynamics to Help Romania Produce Armored Vehicles

    Romania’s ministry of economy has inked a memorandum of understanding and cooperation agreement with General Dynamics to produce armored vehicles in the country, Govnet reported Tuesday. The Romanian administration said in a government press release that the state-owned Mecanica Plant Bucharest will team up with General Dynamics to produce and deliver Piranha 5 vehicles for the […] More

  • Report: Army Eyes 2018 Solicitation for Light Ground Mobility Vehicle Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Army Eyes 2018 Solicitation for Light Ground Mobility Vehicle Platform

    The U.S. Army looks to issue a request for proposals in 2018 to acquire a light ground mobility vehicle designed for transportation of infantry troops across future combat zones, Defense News reported Thursday. Col. Shane Fullmer, joint light tactical vehicles program manager at the Army, told reporters at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting […] More

  • Navy Taps General Dynamics for USS Washington Submarine Post-Delivery Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps General Dynamics for USS Washington Submarine Post-Delivery Support

    General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary has received a potential $20.6 million contract modification to help the U.S. Navy plan and execute post-delivery activities for the service branch’s latest Virginia-class submarine. The Defense Department said Wednesday Electric Boat will procure long-lead time materials needed to alter, maintain, repair and test USS Washington throughout the post-delivery work period. Huntington Ingalls […] More

  • General Dynamics Rolls Out 1st Army SEP V3 Main Battle Tank - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Rolls Out 1st Army SEP V3 Main Battle Tank

    The U.S. Army has accepted the first of six production units of an updated Abrams main battle tank from the General Dynamics-operated Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio. The service branch said Monday production of the M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 battle tank occurs at JSMC and Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, Alabama. General Dynamics’ […] More

  • General Dynamics Releases Wireless Comms Gateway Platform; Mike Guzelian Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Releases Wireless Comms Gateway Platform; Mike Guzelian Comments

    General Dynamics has introduced a communications gateway designed to increase wireless network coverage for military, public safety and industrial customers. The Fortress Wireless Gateway works to connect mobile devices to Wi-Fi and LTE networks as well as facilitate roaming and mesh networking services in licensed and unlicensed spectrum, General Dynamics said Friday. Mike Guzelian, a vice president at General Dynamics’ mission […] More

  • General Dynamics Unit to Produce Grenade Training Cartridges for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Unit to Produce Grenade Training Cartridges for Army

    General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) ordnance and tactical systems business unit has received a $17 million contract option from the U.S. Army for the production of grenade training cartridges. The company said Tuesday General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems will manufacture the 40-millimeter M781E1 Low Velocity Day/Night/Thermal training cartridge for the Army’s simulated tactical exercises using M203 and M320 low-velocity grenade […] More

  • General Dynamics to Supply Army Updated Fire Control Electronics Under $59M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Supply Army Updated Fire Control Electronics Under $59M Contract

    General Dynamics‘ land systems business has received a potential five-year, $59.2 million contract to provide newly improved fire control electronics units to the U.S. Army as well as repair and update existing IFCEUs. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will also supply an improved commanders display unit for the M1-A2 System Enhanced Package Version 2 Field Modification program. The […] More

  • Leidos’ Roger Krone to Headline NVTC Titans Series Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos’ Roger Krone to Headline NVTC Titans Series Event

    Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, will serve as a keynote speaker at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Titans Series event to be held on Oct. 13 at The Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Virginia. He will discuss his views on government market trends and the company’s innovation culture in his keynote address, NVTC said […] More

  • General Dynamics Hands Navy's Future USS Colorado Submarine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Hands Navy’s Future USS Colorado Submarine

    The U.S. Navy has accepted a General Dynamics-built Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine designed to provide the service branch with additional undersea capacities. General Dynamics said Monday that USS Colorado (SSN 788) is the fifth of eight ships under the Block III Virginia-class submarine group. The Naval Sea Systems Command said Thursday that the Block III submarines […] More

  • Report: Army to Get First General Dynamics-Built Abrams SEP V3 Battle Tank Prototypes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Army to Get First General Dynamics-Built Abrams SEP V3 Battle Tank Prototypes

    The U.S. Army is set to receive the initial prototypes of the updated M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks by the end of September with plans to deploy the vehicles by fiscal 2020, Tanks and Purpose reported Friday. Tanks and Purpose cited a Scout Warrior report on the announcement of the Army’s program executive office for ground […] More