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  • Bloomberg: DoD Aircraft Deployment Delays Boost Opportunities for Maintenance Providers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bloomberg: DoD Aircraft Deployment Delays Boost Opportunities for Maintenance Providers

    A report by Bloomberg‘s government arm says the Defense Department‘s maintenance requirements could increase amid delays facing various military aircraft programs. Robert Levinson, a senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government, wrote in a blog post published Friday that the U.S. Air Force plans move the deployment of the Boeing-built KC-46 tanker aircraft from October 2018 to spring 2019. The […] More

  • DynCorp Secures Army Base Operations Support Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Secures Army Base Operations Support Extension

    DynCorp International has received a $43.1 million task order modification to continue support services for a U.S. Army garrison in the Marshall Islands. The company said Wednesday it will help the service branch operate and maintain the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site within Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll. Work will include logistics, public works and engineering, logistics, aviation, administrative, public affairs,  […] More

  • BAE's US Subsidiary Responds to Army Mobile Protected Firepower Vehicle RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE’s US Subsidiary Responds to Army Mobile Protected Firepower Vehicle RFP

    BAE Systems has proposed a combat vehicle for the U.S. Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower program. The MPF program seeks to provide the service’s infantry brigade combat teams with a precision firepower capability and help IBCTs maneuver through various terrain conditions, BAE said Thursday. Jim Miller, director of business development at BAE’s combat vehicles business, said the […] More

  • Barry Pike: Army Eyes Stryker as Base Platform for Temporary Short-Range Air Defense System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Barry Pike: Army Eyes Stryker as Base Platform for Temporary Short-Range Air Defense System

    Barry Pike, program executive officer for missiles and space at the U.S. Army, has said the service considers using the Stryker combat vehicle as the basis for its provisional Manuever-Short-Range Air Defense system in response to a SHORAD capability gap identified in Europe in 2016, Defense News reported Thursday. “At this point it’s going to be […] More

  • 3M Subsidiary Gets Additional Army Ballistic Helmet Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    3M Subsidiary Gets Additional Army Ballistic Helmet Order

    A 3M subsidiary has received a $34 million in contract funds from the U.S. Army to produce additional ballistic helmets for the service branch. The new order brings the potential value of Ceradyne‘s Integrated Head Protection System supply contract with the Army to more than $52 million, 3M said Thursday. IHPS works to protect soldiers against battlefield threats such as  […] More

  • York Space Systems Passes Critical Design Review for Army Satellite Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    York Space Systems Passes Critical Design Review for Army Satellite Mission

    York Space Systems has cleared a critical design review for a satellite that the aerospace company currently develops for the U.S. Army. Representatives from the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command and the U.S. Air Force conducted the review of the Harbinger mission at York’s spacecraft design and production facility in Denver, Colo., the company said Wednesday. […] More

  • AeroVironment-MDA Team to Provide Small UAS for Canada's Maritime Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AeroVironment-MDA Team to Provide Small UAS for Canada’s Maritime Operations

    The Canadian department of national defense has selected a team of AeroVironment and Maxar Technologies‘ MDA subsidiary to provide small unmanned aerial systems for deployment aboard the Canadian navy’s maritime coastal defense vessels. AeroVironment said Wednesday the military service will receive Puma II AE mini UAS equipped with 360-degree antenna and Mantis i45 sensor systems designed to support […] More

  • LifePort to Supply Helicopter Ballistic Protection Tech to Middle Eastern Customer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LifePort to Supply Helicopter Ballistic Protection Tech to Middle Eastern Customer

    LifePort, a business unit of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary, has received a contract from a Middle Eastern customer to provide systems that work to protect Black Hawk helicopter crew and passengers against ground-based ballistic threats. The order is for 25 customized Black Hawk Ballistic Protection Systems, Lockheed said Tuesday. Noah Zuckerman, general manager at LifePort, said the company […] More

  • BAE Awarded $50M for US Forces-Afghanistan Intell Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Awarded $50M for US Forces-Afghanistan Intell Services

    A BAE Systems business unit will provide intelligence-related services to U.S. forces in Afghanistan under a $50.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Army. BAE’s information solutions team will perform work in Afghanistan through Oct. 27, 2018, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Army Contracting Command will obligate $15 million at the time of award from the […] 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

  • Mayvin Wins SOCOM Special Program Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mayvin Wins SOCOM Special Program Support Contract

    The U.S. Army has awarded Mayvin Consulting Group a potential five-year, $47.5 million contract to provide scientific, engineering and technical assistance services to the U.S. Special Operations Command. Mayvin will support USSOCOM’s manager for special programs through the company’s program, business and project management, logistics and engineering services, the Defense Department said Friday. DoD expects the company to […] More

  • Engility Awards Cyber Scholarships to 2 Army Veterans; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Awards Cyber Scholarships to 2 Army Veterans; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has selected U.S. Army veterans Magdalena Seitz and Leo Bastidas as the first two recipients of the company’s cybersecurity scholarships. The company said Wednesday it partnered with the Center for Cyber Safety and Education to establish the CyberWarrior Scholarship, which will give military veterans funds to pursue cybersecurity certifications. “We are grateful for our veterans’ commitment to […] More