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  • State Department OKs Romania’s Additional JLTV Procurement Request - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department OKs Romania’s Additional JLTV Procurement Request

    The State Department has cleared Romania’s request to buy 95 more Joint Light Tactical Vehicles equipped with a protected gun mount under an approximately $104 million foreign military sale deal. Romania originally ordered 34 Oshkosh-built M1278A1 JLTV heavy gun carriers from the U.S. government for approximately $43.7 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday. […] More

  • Romania Signs Purchase Agreement for Lockheed PAC-3 MSE Missiles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Romania Signs Purchase Agreement for Lockheed PAC-3 MSE Missiles

    The government of Romania has signed an agreement to buy Lockheed Martin-built Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors and related equipment from the U.S. government. Scott Arnold, vice president and deputy of integrated air and missile defense at Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, said in a statement published Thursday the company is honored […] More

  • Reports: General Dynamics to Help Romania Produce Armored Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reports: General Dynamics to Help Romania Produce Armored Vehicles

    Romania’s ministry of economy has inked a memorandum of understanding and cooperation agreement with General Dynamics to produce armored vehicles in the country, Govnet reported Tuesday. The Romanian administration said in a government press release that the state-owned Mecanica Plant Bucharest will team up with General Dynamics to produce and deliver Piranha 5 vehicles for the […] More

  • Serco-Led Team Lays Keel for Australia's ASRV Icebreaker - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Serco-Led Team Lays Keel for Australia’s ASRV Icebreaker

    A Serco-led industry team laid the first section of keel for Australia’s future icebreaker Antarctic Supply Research Vessel at a ceremony held Friday in Galati, Romania. Serco said Friday four coins were placed under the ASRV’s keel to represent the countries of companies involved in the $1.51 billion shipbuilding project. Denmark-based consulting firm Knud E. Hansen […] More

  • Romania Signs Letter of Intent to Procure Bell Helicopter-Built Attack Helos - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Romania Signs Letter of Intent to Procure Bell Helicopter-Built Attack Helos

    Romanian Defense Minister Adrian Tutuianu has signed a letter addressed to the U.S government that expresses the European country’s intent to buy Bell Helicopter-built attack helicopters. Tutuianu, Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose and other senior government officials discussed the planned purchase with Bell Helicopter representatives at a meeting held last week, the Romanian government said in […] More

  • Romania to Buy F-16s, Rocket Launchers in Support of NATO Spending Commitment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Romania to Buy F-16s, Rocket Launchers in Support of NATO Spending Commitment

    Romania has announced plans to purchase 36 F-16 fighter aircraft and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems by 2022, Defense News reported Thursday. “These acquisitions are in the interest of safeguarding the security needs of Romania, but also to respect the government’s commitments in relation to NATO’s structures,” said Adrian Tutuianu, Romania’s defense minister. The European […] More

  • Thomas Vecchiolla: Raytheon Eyes New Business Prospects in Romania - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomas Vecchiolla: Raytheon Eyes New Business Prospects in Romania

    Raytheon plans to explore new business opportunities in Romania over the long term apart from missile defense development efforts, ActMedia reported Friday. Thomas Vecchiolla, president of Raytheon International, announced the plan to Mihai Tudose, Romania’s economy minister, at a Thursday meeting between the Romanian government and company representatives in Bucharest. Romania’s economy ministry said in […] More

  • Report: Romania Eyes Raytheon-Built Patriot Missiles for Integrated Air Defense System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Romania Eyes Raytheon-Built Patriot Missiles for Integrated Air Defense System

    Romania looks to buy Raytheon-built Patriot missiles as part of the country’s military modernization efforts, Reuters reported Thursday. Radu-Sorin Marinas writes Romania wants to integrate Patriots into an air defense system comprised of six F-16 fighter jets in an effort to address NATO standards. “We’re assessing all options to develop this (acquisition) program,” Gen. Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca, chief of the general staff of Romania’s […] More

  • Raytheon to Refresh AMRAAM Guidance Under $65M Air Force Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Refresh AMRAAM Guidance Under $65M Air Force Contract Option

    Raytheon has received a $64.6 million contract option from the U.S. Air Force to update the guidance section of a company-built air-to-air missile system. The Defense Department said Thursday Raytheon will continue to support form, fit, function and refresh efforts for the Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile‘s guidance segment. The contract includes foreign military sales to Norway, Turkey, […] More

  • Symantec Launches Research Campaign to Help FBI Track Down ‘Bayrob’ Cyber Crime Group - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Symantec Launches Research Campaign to Help FBI Track Down ‘Bayrob’ Cyber Crime Group

    A security response team at Symantec collected intelligence data to help the FBI track and facilitate arrest of three cyber criminals in Romania that are part of a cyber crime group called “Bayrob.” Symantec said Friday the group conducted computer intrusion, credit card fraud and auto auction scams that resulted in the theft of up […] More

  • IBM, Romanian Gov't Ink Agreement to Establish Cognitive Computing Hub - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM, Romanian Gov’t Ink Agreement to Establish Cognitive Computing Hub

    IBM has signed a memorandum of understanding with Romania’s government to open an innovation center for cognitive computing in the country, Business Review reported Wednesday. Ovidiu Posirca writes the collaboration looks to establish a European and National Romanian Innovation Cognitive Hub that will conduct research on machine learning and natural language processing. “IBM is the first company that joins […] More

  • Parsons to Support Life Cycle Mgmt of MDA Facilities; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons to Support Life Cycle Mgmt of MDA Facilities; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments

    Parsons has been awarded a contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the facilities, military construction, and environmental management directorate of the Missile Defense Agency. Parsons said Wednesday it will also support the agency’s European Phased Adaptive Approach site activation efforts in Romania, initial design work on the Long Range Discrimination Radar system and construction award activities in Poland. “Parsons recognizes the critical […] More