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  • Lockheed to Test C-130 Aircraft Wing Durability Under $61M Air Force Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Test C-130 Aircraft Wing Durability Under $61M Air Force Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a potential eight-year, $60.5 million contract to perform wing durability test on the company-built C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Lockheed will carry out test preparation, test operations, residual strength test, test teardown and inspection, outer wing test and technical data delivery under the sole-source contract, the Defense Department said […] More

  • Navy Receives 5th Freedom-Variant LCS From Lockheed, Fincantieri Marinette Marine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Receives 5th Freedom-Variant LCS From Lockheed, Fincantieri Marinette Marine

    Lockheed Martin and naval shipbuilding company Fincantieri Marinette Marine  have delivered a fifth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy following the completion of  acceptance trials. The Navy accepted delivery of its future USS Little Rock and the service branch is scheduled to commission the new warship later this year, Lockheed said Monday. LCS9 received the highest […] More

  • Report: Lockheed, Raytheon, Harris Back Air Force Multi-Domain C2 Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Lockheed, Raytheon, Harris Back Air Force Multi-Domain C2 Efforts

    Companies such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Harris have launched initiatives to help the U.S. Air Force come up with new approaches that can be used in multi-domain command and control operations, C4ISRNET reported Monday. Lockheed will conduct another war game this fall in support of the service branch and the multi-domain C2 enterprise capability […] More

  • Navy Asks Lockheed to Identify F-35 Air System Cost Reduction Measures - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Asks Lockheed to Identify F-35 Air System Cost Reduction Measures

    Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business has landed a potential $60 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to identify and implement measures to reduce the cost of producing the F-35 air system. The Defense Department said Monday the full obligated amount at the time of award is from Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force aircraft procurement funds. Work […] 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

  • Lockheed Satellite-Based Augmentation System Testbed Begins DFMC Signal Transmission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Satellite-Based Augmentation System Testbed Begins DFMC Signal Transmission

    A Lockheed Martin satellite-based augmentation system testbed has begun to broadcast in dual frequency, multi-constellation as part of a two-year collaborative research project between the company and the government of Australia, Inside GNSS reported Friday. The second-generation SBAS testbed is designed to help increase the efficiency, innovation, productivity and safety of various industrial and research sectors […] More

  • ULA's Atlas V Sends NRO-42 Natl Security Payload to Space - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA’s Atlas V Sends NRO-42 Natl Security Payload to Space

    United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, has launched a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California into orbit using an Atlas V rocket. NROL-42 lifted off Sunday at 1:49 a.m. Eastern time aboard the Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle 541 configuration vehicle as part of NRO’s national security mission, ULA said Sunday. EELV […] More

  • Lockheed Subsidiary Lands $53M Navy Contract Option for Mk 48 Torpedo Equipment Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Subsidiary Lands $53M Navy Contract Option for Mk 48 Torpedo Equipment Production

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sippican business has received a potential $53 million contract modification to continue the production of Mk 48 Mod 7 equipment and spares for the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Friday the modification exercises the first option year of a previously awarded contract that covers guidance and control sections, Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System functional item replacement kits, […] More

  • Army Tests Updated Lockheed PAC-3 Missile Interceptor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Tests Updated Lockheed PAC-3 Missile Interceptor

    The U.S. Army has completed the first-ever test of Lockheed Martin‘s updated PAC-3 missile interceptor from a remote launcher to assess the weapon system’s capacity to detect, track and intercept incoming threats. PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target during the missile defense flight test held at the Reagan Test Site in the […] More

  • Humatics Closes Series A Financing for Commercialization of Microlocation System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Humatics Closes Series A Financing for Commercialization of Microlocation System

    Humatics has completed its Series A financing round with $18 million raised to support efforts to market the company’s machine-powered microlocation system and analytics software. The Spatial Intelligence Platform is designed to augment human navigation, location and collaboration operations with autonomous systems, the company announced Tuesday. Mobility-focused venture capital firm Fontinalis Partners led the funding round, with investment […] More

  • Lockheed, Army Demo Counter-UAV Laser Weapon Prototype - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Army Demo Counter-UAV Laser Weapon Prototype

    Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army have demonstrated a prototype laser weapon system equipped with sensors, software and specialized optics built to engage adversarial unmanned aerial vehicles. The Advanced Test High Energy Asset system worked to eliminate five Outlaw unmanned aerial systems during a test that took place at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, […] More

  • Lockheed, Leidos, Northrop Named Top Federal IT Vendors in IDC Report - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Leidos, Northrop Named Top Federal IT Vendors in IDC Report

    A business unit of International Data Corp. has ranked companies with the highest revenues from the sale of information technology products and services to federal government customers in 2017. IDC Government Insights said Wednesday its 2017 Federal IT Rankings are based on federal IT providers’ calendar year revenues for IT hardware, software and services instead of potential earnings […] More