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  • Drone Aviation Gets Additional DoD Tactical Aerostat Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone Aviation Gets Additional DoD Tactical Aerostat Order

    Drone Aviation will provide an additional tactical aerostat system and operator training support to the Defense Department under a potential $1.7 million contract. The company said Monday it expects to deliver the multimission Winch Aerostat Small Platform to DoD by the end of the third quarter. The order also covers multifrequency and multiwaveform communications services and  intelligence, surveillance […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Provide Afghan Air Force ISR Aircraft Under $86M USAF Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Provide Afghan Air Force ISR Aircraft Under $86M USAF Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Orbital ATK and $86.4 million contract to manufacture  armed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for Afghanistan’s air force. Orbital ATK will provide AC-208 aircraft under the “pseudo” foreign military sales contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. Contract work will occur in Fort Worth, Texas through June 9, 2019. The 645th Aeronautical Systems […] More

  • Northrop to Implement Army 'Hunter' UAV Engineering Change Proposal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Implement Army ‘Hunter’ UAV Engineering Change Proposal

    Northrop Grumman has secured a $12.7 million contract modification to incorporate an engineering change proposal into the payload technology of the U.S. Army‘s Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle. The Defense Department said Wednesday Northrop will perform work in Sierra Vista, Arizona through Oct. 20, 2018. The Army Contracting Command obligated $6.2 million at the time of award from the military branch’s fiscal year […] More

  • xG Technology Supplies Army with ISR Devices - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    xG Technology Supplies Army with ISR Devices

    The integrated microwave technologies and wireless network businesses of xG Technology have fulfilled the initial order of the U.S. Army under a previously awarded $12.5 million contract for hand-held situational awareness systems. IMT and Vislink have delivered hand-held intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance receiver devices under the first order slated for completion by Feb. 15, 2018, xG […] More

  • SSL's Rob Zitz: Maxar Technologies to Grow US Govt Business via ISR Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSL’s Rob Zitz: Maxar Technologies to Grow US Govt Business via ISR Offerings

    Rob Zitz, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Space Systems Loral‘s government systems business, has said Maxar Technologies will work to grow its business with the U.S. government through “persistent” intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance offerings, Via Satellite reported Wednesday. SSL’s parent company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates acquired DigitalGlobe earlier this month to create Maxar, […] More

  • 4 Companies Receive Final Navy RFP for MQ-25 Stingray Unmanned Tanker Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    4 Companies Receive Final Navy RFP for MQ-25 Stingray Unmanned Tanker Program

    The U.S. Navy has issued the final request for proposals on a carrier-based unmanned aerial refueling tanker to four contractors, USNI News reported Tuesday. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Atomics received the RFP for the air segment of the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker last week, the report noted. The Navy will require the companies to develop […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Build ISR Aircraft for Afghan Forces Under $69M USAF Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Build ISR Aircraft for Afghan Forces Under $69M USAF Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Orbital ATK a potential $69.4 million contract to provide AC-208 armed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to Afghanistan’s air force. The Defense Department said Friday the undefinitized contractual action will help fulfill a pseudo-foreign military sales requirement and that the obligated amount of $34 million is from fiscal Afghan security forces funds. AC-208 Combat […] More

  • Boeing to Extend Navy P-8A Aircraft Engineering Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Extend Navy P-8A Aircraft Engineering Services

    Boeing has secured a two-year, $24.6 million modification to a previously awarded delivery order to perform additional engineering work on the U.S. Navy‘s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The Defense Department said Thursday Boeing will support systems engineering technical and critical design reviews for P-8A’s Increment 3 Block 2 upgrades under the modification. Work will occur in Seattle, Washington and Greenlawn, New […] More

  • Leidos Tests Air Force Multi-Sensor ISR Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Tests Air Force Multi-Sensor ISR Platform

    Leidos has tested sensors on the U.S. Air Force‘s multi-sensor pod that is designed to feature intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions. The company said Tuesday it carried out risk reduction test on eight different sensors of the AgilePod multi-sensor platform to demonstrate how open architectures and common mechanical and electrical systems can reconfigure sensors to address […] More

  • Coast Guard Seeks Small UAS for Legend-Class Cutters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coast Guard Seeks Small UAS for Legend-Class Cutters

    The U.S. Coast Guard plans to acquire small unmanned aircraft systems that can provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for the Legend-class national security cutters, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday. USCG issued a draft request for proposals for small UAS in March and the service branch plans to release a full RFP later this year. A potential fiscal year […] More

  • Northrop Secures Navy Triton UAS Long-Lead Material Procurement Funds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Secures Navy Triton UAS Long-Lead Material Procurement Funds

    Northrop Grumman has received a $49.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead components, materials, parts and services required to produce the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. The Defense Department said Monday work will occur in Maryland, West Virginia, Utah, Texas, California and other locations in the continental U.S. through December 2017. The Naval Air Systems Command will […] More

  • Leidos to Deliver IED Removal Aircraft Under Army Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Deliver IED Removal Aircraft Under Army Contract Modification

    Leidos has received a $21.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to design, build, test and deliver an aircraft designed to help neutralize improvised-explosive devices. The Defense Department said Thursday Leidos will provide one Saturn Arch configured aircraft to support ongoing operations, sustainment and the Integration Quick Reaction Capability program. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency launched the Saturn […] More