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  • Report: India Sends Formal ISTAR Aircraft Procurement Request to Pentagon - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: India Sends Formal ISTAR Aircraft Procurement Request to Pentagon

    India has sent a letter to the Defense Department requesting to buy a pair of intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance aircraft from Raytheon through a foreign military sales transaction, Defense News reported Monday. The report said an Indian defense ministry official estimates the value of the proposed government-to-government ISTAR procurement deal could reach $1 billion. India’s […] More

  • Raytheon Unveils New Mexico Engineering Hub for Range Monitoring, Telemetry Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Unveils New Mexico Engineering Hub for Range Monitoring, Telemetry Systems

    Raytheon has unveiled a new engineering facility at the Sandia Science and Technology Park in  Albuquerque, New Mexico, to support the production of monitoring and telemetry systems for U.S. and allied forces. The company said Monday it expects to create up to 60 high-technology manufacturing positions at the new 72,000-square-foot engineering facility over the next six years. It represents […] More

  • DARPA Picks 8 Teams for Software Defined Radio Hackfest Event in November - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Picks 8 Teams for Software Defined Radio Hackfest Event in November

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected eight team line-ups for a software defined radio hackfest in November which will be held at the NASA Ames Conference Center in Moffett Field, California. DARPA said Monday that participants of the Bay Area Software Defined Radio Hackfest include members of the academia, industry and SDR enthusiast community who […] More

  • Report: Raytheon Integrates Laser Weapon, Surveillance Tech to Polaris ATV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Raytheon Integrates Laser Weapon, Surveillance Tech to Polaris ATV

    Raytheon has combined merged a laser weapon and advanced surveillance equipment to a Polaris-built all-terrain vehicle to develop a new platform that can engage unmanned aerial vehicles using laser beams, Popular Mechanics reported Monday. The new High Energy Laser Weapon System-MRZR platform features a 30-square-foot electronics package, Polaris’ MRZR ATV and Raytheon’s Multi-spectral Targeting System […] More

  • Navy Declares Full Operational Capability for Raytheon's Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 Variant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Declares Full Operational Capability for Raytheon’s Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 Variant

    The latest variant of Raytheon‘s Joint Standoff Weapon system has received full operational capability designation from the Department of the Navy. JSOW C-1 is designed to help U.S. squadrons engage moving maritime and stationary ground targets through an air-to-ground network, the Naval Air Systems Command said Wednesday. “Formal declaration of full operational capability for JSOW C-1 is the final step in a […] More

  • Report: Army Interested in Airborne Laser Weapons - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Army Interested in Airborne Laser Weapons

    The U.S. Army looks to adopt high-energy laser technology for the service branch’s fixed-wing and rotocraft aircraft platforms, Flightglobal reported Wednesday. “It’s a capability we’re interested in,” Col. Joe Hoecherl, Army Apache program manager, was quoted as saying. Ben Allison, HEL product lead at Raytheon, told Flightglobal the company aims to help address the Army’s airborne laser requirements after both […] More

  • GigaTrust Rolls Out Document Sharing Security Tool for DoD Suppliers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GigaTrust Rolls Out Document Sharing Security Tool for DoD Suppliers

    GigaTrust has launched a new document and email collaboration platform that works to help suppliers comply with the Defense Department’s security standards for email collaboration and file sharing activities. The company said Wednesday it is deploying the GigaCloud platform as a “community of interest” option for DoD suppliers that seek to comply with a National […] More

  • State Dept OKs $53M Raytheon Air-to-Air Missile Sale to Netherlands - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept OKs $53M Raytheon Air-to-Air Missile Sale to Netherlands

    The State Department has approved the Dutch government’s request to buy 26 Raytheon-built AIM-120 C-7 advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, military equipment and related services from the U.S. government under a potential $53 million foreign military sales agreement. The Netherlands also asked to procure AMRAAM guidance section spares, captive air training missiles, control section spares, missile containers, test […] More

  • Raytheon Gets $54M Order to Repair Navy F/A-18 IR Targeting System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Gets $54M Order to Repair Navy F/A-18 IR Targeting System

    Raytheon has secured a $54.2 million delivery order to repair an infrared technology that works to help the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18 fighter pilots locate and designate targets. The Defense Department said Tuesday the order covers Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared System repair services and DoD expects the company to finish work in December 2019. The full […] More

  • Raytheon to Build Imaging Payload for DigitalGlobe WorldView Legion Satellites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Build Imaging Payload for DigitalGlobe WorldView Legion Satellites

    DigitalGlobe has chosen Raytheon as the payload provider for a constellation of next-generation satellites designed to capture Earth imagery. Raytheon said Tuesday it will supply combined electronics, detectors and telescopes to Palo Alto, California-based satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral, which serves as the space vehicle integrator of DigitalGlobe’s future WorldView Legion constellation. WorldView Legion’s payload will work […] More

  • Raytheon Demos Air Defense Missile System With Army Ground Combat Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Demos Air Defense Missile System With Army Ground Combat Vehicle

    Raytheon has mounted and tested a company-built air defense missile technology on a Stryker armored fighting vehicle as part of efforts to help address the U.S. Army‘s requirement for ground troop protection. The company said Monday it integrated the Stinger weapon with a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station and installed the system on the Stryker AFV […] More

  • Raytheon Aims to Help Address Army Readiness Objectives With Tech; Kim Ernzen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Aims to Help Address Army Readiness Objectives With Tech; Kim Ernzen Comments

    Raytheon has updated and tested multiple technology platforms in a bid to help the U.S. Army prepare soldiers for battlefield operations. The company said Friday it aims to help the service branch increase warfighter readiness through the development of sensor, cyber, weapons and training platforms. Kim Ernzen, vice president of Raytheon’s land warfare systems business, said that […] More