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  • Northrop Showcases Missile Defense Tech at Poland Defense Industry Exhibition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Showcases Missile Defense Tech at Poland Defense Industry Exhibition

    Northrop Grumman presented its missile defense platform at the International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO that ran from Sept. 5 to 8 in Kielce, Poland. The company said Thursday it showcased its integrated air and missile defense command and control system; Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar platform; Integrated Battle Management System; and Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. Tarik […] More

  • Cubic to Present Combat Training Systems at International Defense Exhibition; Dave Buss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Present Combat Training Systems at International Defense Exhibition; Dave Buss Comments

    Cubic will showcase a range of combat training systems and service offerings at the 25th International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO that will take place in Kielce, Poland from Sept. 5 to 8. The company said Wednesday it will exhibit live training; performance-based training; live, virtual, constructive and gaming training; and augmented reality and geometric pairing platforms during […] More

  • Textron Subsidiary, PGZ to Cooperate on AH-1Z, UH-1Y Helicopter Offerings for Poland - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Subsidiary, PGZ to Cooperate on AH-1Z, UH-1Y Helicopter Offerings for Poland

    A Textron subsidiary and Poland’s state-owned defense company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa have signed a letter of intent to explore possible areas of cooperation on the UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter platform. The LOI is in addition to a similar agreement Bell Helicopter and PGZ signed last year to identify business opportunities for the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter in Poland, Textron said […] More

  • Polish Defense Group, Lockheed to Collaborate on Missile Launcher Devt Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Polish Defense Group, Lockheed to Collaborate on Missile Launcher Devt Project

    A consortium of Polish state-owned defense companies intends to start exclusive further negotiations with Lockheed Martin on the development of a mobile artillery missile launcher system for Poland’s armed forces. The Polish Armament Group selected Lockheed’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System offering as the basis of the country’s Homar program, the company said Friday. The program […] More

  • Poland Obtains US Approval to Buy Raytheon Patriot Missile Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Poland Obtains US Approval to Buy Raytheon Patriot Missile Systems

    Poland and the U.S. have signed a memorandum that will allow Poland to buy Raytheon-made Patriot missile defense systems, Reuters reported Thursday. Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said in a news conference that the U.S. government agreed to sell Patriot missiles in the latest configuration. The announcement coincides with President Donald Trump’s visit to Warsaw where […] More

  • Report: Poland Seeks to Finalize $7.5B Contract for 8 Raytheon Patriot Batteries by November - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Poland Seeks to Finalize $7.5B Contract for 8 Raytheon Patriot Batteries by November

    Poland aims to finalize a potential $7.5 billion deal by November to procure eight Raytheon-built Patriot air-and-missile defense system batteries from the U.S. government in support of the Polish government’s Wisla program, Defense News reported Friday. Jen Judson writes Poland filed a revised letter of request with the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of the […] More

  • Northrop Subsidiary Inks Tech Cooperation LOI With Polish Defense Firm PGZ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Subsidiary Inks Tech Cooperation LOI With Polish Defense Firm PGZ

    A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has signed a letter of intent with Poland’s state-owned defense company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa to explore potential areas of industrial cooperation. Northrop said Monday the LOI seeks to foster closer partnership between its international trading business and PGZ on the development of a range of defense and security technology offerings to Poland’s ministry of national defense. “This LOI demonstrates […] More

  • Megmar Logistics Taps Lockheed to Deliver Laser-Guided Training Rounds for Poland - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Megmar Logistics Taps Lockheed to Deliver Laser-Guided Training Rounds for Poland

    Lockheed Martin has received a $1.9 million contract from Poland-based distribution services provider Megmar Logistics and Consulting for the production of laser-guided training rounds for that country’s military. Lockheed said Thursday the contract for Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds represents Poland’s first ELGTR procurement under the F-16 Block 52+ laser-guided bomb training program. “We have […] More

  • Report: Poland to Buy 2 Black Hawks, 14 Other Helicopters in 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Poland to Buy 2 Black Hawks, 14 Other Helicopters in 2017

    Poland plans to acquire 16 new helicopters in 2017, including two Sikorsky-made Black Hawk aircraft, to replace the country’s Mil Mi-8, Mi-14 and Mi-17 fleet, Defense News reported Friday. Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said the Black Hawks could be delivered in March and the next 14 helicopters will be chosen among offers from Lockheed Martin, Leonardo and Airbus, Jaroslaw […] More

  • MEADS Team Pursues Dev't of Turkey's 1st Air & Missile Defense System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MEADS Team Pursues Dev’t of Turkey’s 1st Air & Missile Defense System

    MEADS International, a joint venture between MBDA‘s German and Italian units and Lockheed Martin, has proposed a customized partnership with Turkey to develop the country’s first long-range air and missile defense system, Defense News reported Wednesday. Burak Ege Bekdil writes MEADS representatives have visited Turkey in previous months for preliminary talks and anticipate formal contract negotiations […] More

  • MBDA, Poland's PGZ Group Enter Agreement for Missile Systems Cooperation, Tech Transfer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA, Poland’s PGZ Group Enter Agreement for Missile Systems Cooperation, Tech Transfer

    MBDA has entered into an agreement with state-owned Polish defense group Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa to boost cooperation on missile-related technologies. The strategic partnership agreement also involves the potential transfer of MBDA’s missile technologies to companies under the PGZ group and the companies’ inclusion in MBDA’s international supply chain, the missile manufacturer said Feb. 2. MBDA noted the […] More

  • MEADS Bids for Poland Missile Defense System Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MEADS Bids for Poland Missile Defense System Development

    MEADS International, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and MBDA, has submitted a proposal to the Polish government to build and deliver air-and-missile defense systems, Defense News reported Tuesday. Jen Judson writes the submission is in response to a solicitation notice on Poland’s Wisla missile defense program. Marty Coyne,  Medium Extended Air Defense System director at Lockheed, said that the proposal covers […] More