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  • DRS Launches New Product Accreditation Program; Todd Brown Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRS Launches New Product Accreditation Program; Todd Brown Comments

    DRS Technologies has unveiled a new product accreditation program in an effort to highlight the original equipment manufacturers’ products that incorporate DRS’ thermal imaging technologies. The Powered by DRS Technologies accreditation is open to OEMs that integrate DRS’ Tamarisk thermal imaging camera modules, infrared detectors and thermal systems into their products, DRS said Monday. Todd Brown, senior director for worldwide […] More

  • Bill Staib: BAE Submits Proposal for US Army Aircraft Protection System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bill Staib: BAE Submits Proposal for US Army Aircraft Protection System

    BAE Systems has submitted a proposal to build an aircraft protection system for the U.S. Army in a move to protect troops from infrared-guided missiles. The common infrared countermeasure program is a laser-based system designed to counter missile threats against rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, BAE said Monday. Bill Staib, director of threat management services at BAE Systems, said the company intends […] More

  • Anne Ostroff: Northrop Lands Subcontract for SBIRS Satellite 5, 6 Payloads - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Anne Ostroff: Northrop Lands Subcontract for SBIRS Satellite 5, 6 Payloads

    Lockheed Martin has tasked Northrop Grumman to provide sensor payloads for the fifth and sixth geosynchronous Earth orbit satellites in the U.S. Air Force‘s Space Based Infrared System under a $422 million subcontract. “Northrop Grumman looks forward to joining our partner and prime contractor, Lockheed Martin, to produce the GEO-5/6 IR payloads,” Anne Ostroff, vice president of Northrop’s military and civil […] More

  • Study: Demand for Military Electro-Optical IR Tech to Increase Over Next Decade - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Study: Demand for Military Electro-Optical IR Tech to Increase Over Next Decade

    An ASDReports.com report estimates the market value for military electro-optical and infrared systems stands at about $8.38 billion and would continue to grow for the next 10 years. The business intelligence firm said Monday the sector could enjoy steady growth through 2024 due to the growing military applications of EO/IR technology. Adoption of smaller and […] More

  • Creative Microsystems to Develop Night-Vision Goggles for the Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Creative Microsystems to Develop Night-Vision Goggles for the Navy

    Creative Microsystems Corp. has been awarded a two-year, $2.7 million contract to design and build lightweight night-vision goggles for the U.S. Navy, Military $ Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes the Naval Research Laboratory plans to award the research contract for the development of the Micro Optic Low Light Imager project. Waitsfield, Vt.-based Creative […] More

  • S. Danny Rajan: Exelis Extends Gorgon Stare Infrared Sensor Range - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    S. Danny Rajan: Exelis Extends Gorgon Stare Infrared Sensor Range

    Exelis will provide five additional infrared sensors for the U.S. military’s wide-area unmanned surveillance program under a $25 million contract. The Gorgon Stare infrared sensing technology is designed to facilitate a five-mile diametrical coverage area from the previous increment of 2.5 miles in range, Exelis said Wednesday. S. Danny Rajan, director of regional surveillance at Exelis, […] More

  • Ball Aerospace to Exhibit Intell, Geospatial Systems at GEOINT Symposium - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace to Exhibit Intell, Geospatial Systems at GEOINT Symposium

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. will exhibit its intelligence and geospatial technologies at a symposium for the defense and homeland security communities Monday through Thursday in Tampa, Florida. The company’s software and hardware technologies are built to help clients gather and process intelligence for geospatial, measurement and signature, laser and cyber applications, Ball Aerospace said Thursday. […] More

  • Raytheon to Build Army Focal Plane Array Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Build Army Focal Plane Array Tech

    Raytheon’s vision systems business unit will develop infrared sensor technologies for the U.S. Army’s night vision and electronic sensors directorate, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Friday. John Keller writes scientists at Raytheon will work to research and build III-V infrared focal plane array systems under a two-year contract with the Army Contracting Command‘s Aberdeen Proving […] More