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  • Jacobs to Help Engineer Navy, UK Launch Test Capability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs to Help Engineer Navy, UK Launch Test Capability

    A Jacobs Engineering Group subsidiary has received a $17.5 million contract modification to provide additional engineering services for a launch test capability of the U.S. Navy and U.K. The Defense Department said Thursday Jacobs Technology will help design, develop, test, evaluate, activate and operate the  LTC complex at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China […] More

  • BAE Tests Modular Bridging System for Military Use - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Tests Modular Bridging System for Military Use

    BAE Systems has demonstrated the performance and safety of a platform the company designed as a means for military personnel and vehicles to cross water obstacles. The company said Tuesday a Challenger 2 main battle tank crossed the Modular Bridging System more than 22,000 times during simulated tests held at BAE’s facility in Telford, England. The platform was also […] More

  • KBR: Carillion’s Liquidation Would Not Impact Aspire Defence JV’s Work on UK Defense Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR: Carillion’s Liquidation Would Not Impact Aspire Defence JV’s Work on UK Defense Project

    KBR has announced that it does not expect the liquidation of British construction and facilities management provider Carillion to result in any disruption in the delivery of services for a U.K. defense project being carried out by its joint venture with the latter company. “We’ve been aware of Carillion’s challenges for some time and have […] More

  • Alan Titheridge, Richard Foster, Ronald Cook to Lead L3 International Boards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alan Titheridge, Richard Foster, Ronald Cook to Lead L3 International Boards

    L3 Technologies has formed international boards to help build up the company’s commercial and military businesses in Canada, Australia and the U.K. The company said Thursday each organization will consist of L3 executives and local industry professionals and help strengthen the firm’s global competitive edge through development and implementation of strategic programs. Alan Titheridge will […] More

  • SIPRI: 2016 Global Military Arms Sales Hit $375B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SIPRI: 2016 Global Military Arms Sales Hit $375B

    A new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says military arms and services sales worldwide reached a total of $374.8 billion during 2016. SIPRI said Monday the figure reflects a 1.9 percent increase from 2015 and represents the first year of growth in arms sales since 2010. Sales of U.S. arms manufacturers rose by 4 percent […] More

  • UK Allocates Nearly $73M for Aerospace R&D Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Allocates Nearly $73M for Aerospace R&D Projects

    The U.K. government plans to invest nearly $73 million in seven research and development projects meant to support innovation in the British aerospace sector. The funds will be awarded through the Aerospace Technology Institute as part of the British government and industry’s commitment to invest as much as $5.3 billion in civil aerospace R&D initiatives by 2026, […] More

  • Capgemini to Help UK Govt Establish Robotic Process Automation Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capgemini to Help UK Govt Establish Robotic Process Automation Center

    Capgemini has been selected by the U.K. cabinet office to establish a center of excellence for robotic process automation over a two-year period. The company said Wednesday the CoE will aim to help accelerate the British government’s adoption of RPA technology designed to automate clerical processes. The center will employ a team of RPA experts who […] More

  • Amazon Unveils New R&D Facility in UK - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Amazon Unveils New R&D Facility in UK

    Amazon has opened a new 60,000-square-foot facility in Cambridge, England, that will house approximately 400 employees to perform research and development work on various technology platforms. The Amazon Development Center Cambridge is the second R&D facility the company established in the U.K. and will accommodate machine learning professionals, data scientists, software engineers, mathematical modelers and […] More

  • KBR to Support Delivery of UK's Forensics Transformation Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR to Support Delivery of UK’s Forensics Transformation Program

    Houston-based KBR has received a contract to serve as a delivery partner for the U.K. government’s effort to implement modern and efficient forensic services. The company said Wednesday it will work with the National Police Chiefs Council and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners in the U.K. to update forensic services under the Transforming Forensics […] More

  • Saab Tapped for MBDA's 'Meteor' Missile Radar Subsystem - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Tapped for MBDA’s ‘Meteor’ Missile Radar Subsystem

    Saab has received a contract worth approximately $18.35 million for the delivery of radar subsystems to be incorporated into air-to-air missiles that MBDA is developing under a European multi-lateral program. The order covers the delivery of Saab’s radar proximity fuze subsystems for integration with Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles through 2021, Saab said Thursday. Saab’s PFS is designed […] More

  • BAE, Cammell Laird to Compete for UK Type 31e Frigate Construction Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Cammell Laird to Compete for UK Type 31e Frigate Construction Program

    BAE Systems has teamed up with shipbuilding company Cammell Laird to compete for the Type 31e frigate development program as part of the U.K. defense ministry’s National Shipbuilding Strategy. The U.K. government launched the strategy in September in an effort to procure new general purpose frigates. Iain Stevenson, managing director of naval ships at BAE, […] More

  • UK Pilots Conduct F-35 Interoperability Tests With Italian, Dutch Forces at BAE Simulation Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Pilots Conduct F-35 Interoperability Tests With Italian, Dutch Forces at BAE Simulation Facility

    F-35 pilots from the U.K. air and naval forces have collaborated with fighter jet pilots from Italy and the Netherlands to participate in F-35 coalition interoperability tests conducted at a BAE Systems-operated simulation facility in Samlesbury, England. The tests are part of a series of simulation exercises designed to assess the interoperability of the fighter aircraft with […] More