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  • GE to Help Develop Certification Framework for 3D-Printed Navy Vehicle Parts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE to Help Develop Certification Framework for 3D-Printed Navy Vehicle Parts

    General Electric‘s technology development unit has received a four-year, $9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a framework to validate and certify 3D-printed spare parts for military ships, aircraft and other platforms. The company said Wednesday GE Global Research will collaborate with GE Aviation, GE Additive, Honeywell, Pennsylvania State University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Navy […] More

  • Aviall, GE Sign Helicopter Engine Distribution Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aviall, GE Sign Helicopter Engine Distribution Agreement

    A Boeing subsidiary has signed a new agreement to distribute parts needed for maintenance, repair and overhaul of General Electric‘s T700 engine. Aviall will use its worldwide distribution network to deliver localized parts support for civil and military entities employing the T700, Boeing said Thursday. “GE and Aviall share a strong, strategic relationship, having already signed spares distribution agreements serving […] More

  • Army Reviews Design of GE's New Military Helicopter Engine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Reviews Design of GE’s New Military Helicopter Engine

    The U.S. Army has completed a preliminary design review of an engine technology General Electric‘s aviation business developed under a 24-month, $102 million contract awarded in September 2016. GE said Wednesday the PDR represents a milestone for the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of the service branch’s Improved Turbine Engine Program. The company offered its T901-GE-900 as a […] More

  • GE tests carbon fiber enclosure for marine gas turbine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE tests carbon fiber enclosure for marine gas turbine

    General Electric’s marine solutions business has completed a weight and noise attenuation testing between a carbon fiber-based gas turbine enclosure and steel module. GE said Monday test results showed that the lightweight composite-based module for the LM2500 marine gas turbine reduced noise by 60 percent and weight by approximately 2,500 kilograms compared with the steel enclosure. […] More

  • Report: Lockheed names 3 industry partners for Navy’s MQ-25 tanker drone program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Lockheed names 3 industry partners for Navy’s MQ-25 tanker drone program

    Lockheed Martin has announced three industry partners for its proposed offering for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 carrier-based aerial tanker drone program, Defense News reported Monday. Lockheed officials announced Monday that General Electric and United Technologies Corp. will respectively supply the F404 turbofan engine and the F-35C landing gear, while Triumph Aerostructures will produce the drone’s internal structure. Lockheed’s Skunk […] More

  • GE Secures $92M Navy F/A-18 Engine Supply Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Secures $92M Navy F/A-18 Engine Supply Contract Option

    General Electric has received a one-year, $91.6 million contract modification to manufacture additional engines for the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. The Navy exercised an option for GE to supply 24 lot 22 full-rate production F414-GE-400 engines to support aircraft construction and delivery efforts, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Work will occur at various locations in Massachusetts, […] More

  • Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Named to Intel Board, Andy Bryant Nominated for Re-Election as Chairman - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Named to Intel Board, Andy Bryant Nominated for Re-Election as Chairman

    Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, formerly president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has been appointed to Intel’s board of directors. “Risa knows how to lead a large organization tackling complex issues, and brings extensive public-company board experience,” Intel Chairman Andy Bryant said in a statement published Monday. Lavizzo-Mourey has been with the University of Pennsylvania since January […] More

  • Darius Adamczyk to Become Honeywell Chairman in April; Duncan Angove Named Independent Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Darius Adamczyk to Become Honeywell Chairman in April; Duncan Angove Named Independent Director

    Darius Adamczyk, president and CEO of Honeywell, will succeed the retiring Dave Cote as chairman by the end of April. “The board concluded that Darius will provide decisive strategic leadership and strong execution of Honeywell’s significant portfolio change and deployment of our core technological strengths related to software, data analytics and the industrial internet of […] More

  • GE to Build Performance Mgmt Tool for Navy Dry Cargo Ships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE to Build Performance Mgmt Tool for Navy Dry Cargo Ships

    General Electric has received a contract extension from the U.S. Navy‘s Military Sealift Command to provide an asset performance management tool for the USNS William McLean and USNS Medgar Evers vessels. The company said Monday it will deliver a Predix-based technology to help the Navy assess the health of its dry cargo ammunition ships and mitigate potential asset […] More

  • BAE Turns Over Patrol Vessel to UK MoD - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Turns Over Patrol Vessel to UK MoD

    The U.K. ministry of defense has formally accepted a BAE Systems-built River-class offshore patrol vessel designed to help protect the country’s territories and interests worldwide. HMS Forth will remain at the Scotstoun yard in Glasgow, Scotland for additional work before its commissioning at the Portsmouth Naval Base later this year, BAE said Thursday. The company also started […] More

  • GE Awarded $85M USAF Aircraft Engine Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Awarded $85M USAF Aircraft Engine Support Contract

    A General Electric business unit has received a potential 10-year, $84.9 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide F118-101 aircraft engine support for the U.S. Air Force. GE Aviation will perform work under the sole-source contract’s base period Jan. 24, 2023 at facilities in Ohio and Kansas, the Defense Department said Thursday. The contract also contains […] More