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  • NOAA-Raytheon UAV Hurricane Tracking Initiative Gets Laureate Award; Thomas Bussing Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NOAA-Raytheon UAV Hurricane Tracking Initiative Gets Laureate Award; Thomas Bussing Comments

    Aviation Week has recognized Raytheon and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with the publication’s Laureate Award for the deployment of company-built Coyote unmanned aerial vehicles to track and model Hurricane Maria last year. NOAA launched six Coyote UAVs from a Lockheed Martin-built WP-3D Orion aircraft in efforts to help agency researchers view the storm and examine its behavior from the inside, Raytheon […] More

  • State Dept. Clears Ukraine's Javelin Missile & Launcher Procurement Request - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept. Clears Ukraine’s Javelin Missile & Launcher Procurement Request

    The State Department has approved Ukraine’s request to purchase Javelin missiles and command launch units under a potential $47 million foreign military sales deal. Ukraine’s request covers 210 Javelin missiles, 37 CLUs, basic skill trainers, technical assistance, transportation, training, logistics and program support services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. The proposed sale is […] More

  • Raytheon to Produce Multispectral Targeting Systems for USAF, France Under $87M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Produce Multispectral Targeting Systems for USAF, France Under $87M Contract

    Raytheon has received a potential $87.1 million contract to supply updated high definition/target location accuracy turrets to the U.S. Air Force and France. The Defense Department said Wednesday the fixed-price-incentive contract covers the production of 44 AN/DAS-4 AN/DAS-4 Multi-Spectral Targeting System Model B turrets as well as one lot of initial spares, shop replaceable units, associated data. The […] More

  • Report: Navy, USMC Identify $1.7B in Unfunded Priorities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Navy, USMC Identify $1.7B in Unfunded Priorities

    The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps have submitted to Congress their fiscal 2019 “unfunded priority lists” that requested $1.7 billion in total funds to support projects that were not included in the official budget request, USNI News reported Tuesday. The Navy seeks $1.5 billion for its budget wish list that includes the procurement […] More

  • Army to Update Target Surveillance & Acquisition System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Update Target Surveillance & Acquisition System

    The U.S. Army will install upgrades into a target surveillance and acquisition system designed to boost target identification accuracy and protect scouts while searching for targets, Army Times reported Monday. Army researchers are working to update the Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System with a third-generation forward-looking infrared radar. The Raytheon-built LRAS3 is designed to give scouts […] More

  • Strategy Analytics: Global Defense Spending to Reach $2.41T by 2026 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Strategy Analytics: Global Defense Spending to Reach $2.41T by 2026

    A Strategy Analytics report predicts global defense spending to hit $2.41 trillion over the next eight years at a compound annual growth rate of 3.7 percent. Strategy Analytics said Monday its report suggests that the Trump administration’s push to restore U.S. military leadership has reflected in the White House’s proposed budget for fiscal 2019. The FY 2019 […] More

  • Raytheon Gets Navy Phalanx Weapon System Support Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Gets Navy Phalanx Weapon System Support Order

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $48.1 million delivery order to provide logistics support for the service branch’s Phalanx close-in-weapon system. Raytheon’s missile systems business will furnish and manage Phalanx systems for contract line items under performance metrics prescribed in response to a fleet requisition, the  Defense Department said Monday. Work under the sole-source order will occur […] More

  • Debra Lehman Joins ACT I as Business Development VP; Michael Niggel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Debra Lehman Joins ACT I as Business Development VP; Michael Niggel Comments

    Debra Lehman, a 35-year government contracting veteran, has joined Advanced Concepts and Technologies International as vice president of business development and program manager for the company’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract. She will lead ACT I’s efforts to identify, qualify and pursue business opportunities with the U.S. Navy and federal civilian agencies through the […] More

  • Raytheon, L3 Vet Mike Gallagher Named Strategy Director for Northrop's Australian Arm - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, L3 Vet Mike Gallagher Named Strategy Director for Northrop’s Australian Arm

    Mike Gallagher, a 22-year veteran of the Australian navy and former managing director at L3 Technologies‘ Oceania business, has been named strategy director at Northrop Grumman‘s Australian arm. He will work closely with Ian Irving, chief executive of Northrop Grumman Australia, and will manage the subsidiary’s expansion strategy in his new position, the company said Friday. Gallagher […] More

  • Raytheon-Ponemon Survey: IT Professionals Predict 'Catastrophic' Data Breach Due to Unsafe Internet Devices - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon-Ponemon Survey: IT Professionals Predict ‘Catastrophic’ Data Breach Due to Unsafe Internet Devices

    A Raytheon-commissioned study has found that 82 percent of senior information technology professionals said they predict the use of unsecured internet of things-based devices to result in a major data breach over the next three years. The Ponemon Institute polled approximately 1,100 senior IT practitioners in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and North Africa between Oct. […] More

  • Raytheon's Michael Daly Proposes Strategies to Secure Voting Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Michael Daly Proposes Strategies to Secure Voting Systems

    Michael Daly, chief technology officer of cybersecurity and special missions at Raytheon, has suggested multiple strategies for U.S. states to secure voting systems ahead of the midterm elections. Daly called on state election officials and cybersecurity staff to gather in a conference to discuss cybersecurity controls, areas that are prone to attacks and past cases of election tampering, Raytheon […] More

  • Northrop Seeks Participants to Build & Test Drone Swarm Tactics Under DARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Seeks Participants to Build & Test Drone Swarm Tactics Under DARPA Program

    Northrop Grumman has kicked off a search for participants that can create and test their swarm tactics for unmanned systems on Northrop’s open architecture test bed. The company said Tuesday it is developing a test bed for swarm technologies as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program. In December 2017, DARPA awarded contracts […] More