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  • Leidos Orders Smiths Detection-Built Airport Security Supplies for TSA; Terry Gibson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Orders Smiths Detection-Built Airport Security Supplies for TSA; Terry Gibson Comments

    Leidos has awarded a multi-million dollar order to Smiths Detection for airport security tools and support services to support a contract Leidos holds with the Transportation Security Administration. Smiths Detection will supply trained field support and parts for X-ray and explosives trace detection technology for four years to approximately 400 airports across the U.S., Smiths Detection […] More

  • Michael Burke: AECOM, IBM Partner on Water Mgmt Offering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Burke: AECOM, IBM Partner on Water Mgmt Offering

    IBM and AECOM are collaborating to develop water management technology offerings for customers to meet various water resource demands. AECOM will combine its water management portfolio with IBM’s Intelligent Water software, data management and data analytics systems to create the Smarter Water offering, AECOM said Tuesday. Michael Burke, AECOM president and CEO, said the technology […] More

  • Andy Start: Airbus, Inmarsat Combine Aircraft Broadband Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Andy Start: Airbus, Inmarsat Combine Aircraft Broadband Offerings

    Airbus and Inmarsat have partnered to develop broadband airborne terminals for aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle customers. Military and government clients are meant to gain access to Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Ka-band satellite service through Airbus’ airborne portfolio, Airbus said Tuesday. “Combining the unique Global Xpress service with Airbus Defence and Space’s proven heritage in airborne satcom […] More

  • Cubic to Provide Training Services to Army’s Louisiana Training Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Provide Training Services to Army’s Louisiana Training Center

    A Cubic Corp. company has been awarded a $78.2 million contract to provide the U.S. Army’s Fort Polk, Louisiana-based training center with support services, Times of San Diego reported Monday. Ken Stone writes Cubic Applications Inc. will develop theatre-specific combat, mission rehearsal, foreign security and combat forces training services for the Army’s Joint Readiness Training […] More

  • Lockheed Refreshes Industrial Automation Systems Offering; Brian Ahern Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Refreshes Industrial Automation Systems Offering; Brian Ahern Comments

    Lockheed Martin Corp. has updated its industrial automation systems tool for customers to meet cybersecurity, compliance and change management requirements. Critical infrastructure businesses will be able to develop security and compliance programs by deploying the sixth version of the Industrial Defender Automation Systems Manager platform, Lockheed Martin said Monday. Brian Ahern, president and CEO of […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Delivers New Remote Sensing Satellite for DigitalGlobe; Rob Strain Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Delivers New Remote Sensing Satellite for DigitalGlobe; Rob Strain Comments

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has transported a remote sensing spacecraft to a launch facility in California for DigitalGlobe’s earth observations and geospatial data business. The new WorldView-3 satellite arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, where it is scheduled for launch on board a United Launch Alliance-built rocket in August, Ball Aerospace said Friday. […] More

  • Dave Schmitz: Cubic Aims to Help Italian Army Extend Training System Service Life - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave Schmitz: Cubic Aims to Help Italian Army Extend Training System Service Life

    Cubic Corp.’s defense systems segment has won contract worth at least $12 million contract to provide training and maintenance services for the Italian army. Cubic Defense Systems will work to develop home station counter-improvised explosive device training resources and establish an instrumented collective combat training center, Cubic said Friday. Dave Schmitz, president of Cubic Defense Systems, said […] More

  • HP-Accenture-Atos Consortium to Maintain European Information System; Mark Crego Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HP-Accenture-Atos Consortium to Maintain European Information System; Mark Crego Comments

    A consortium of Atos, Accenture and Hewlett-Packard will maintain Europe’s public security information system under a framework contract with the European Agency for Large-Scale IT Systems. Consortium lead Atos will work to define requirements and validate software for the Schengen Information System II, Accenture said Friday. Accenture is responsible for extending SIS’ system performance, as […] More

  • DigitalGlobe, GIS People Partner on Geospatial Data Offering for Australian Market; Igor Stjepanovic, Takayuki Odawara Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe, GIS People Partner on Geospatial Data Offering for Australian Market; Igor Stjepanovic, Takayuki Odawara Comment

    DigitalGlobe has partnered with GIS People to provide geospatial data offerings to customers in Australia. Igor Stjepanovic, GIS People’s managing director, said Tuesday the partnership is intended to help GIS’ remote sensing department to acquire data for its operations. “The capability to quickly extract information from pixel-based data is hugely useful in a number of […] More

  • Rob Smith: Lockheed-Led Team Seeks to Link Military Missile Defense Elements - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rob Smith: Lockheed-Led Team Seeks to Link Military Missile Defense Elements

    An industry team led by Lockheed Martin is working to establish a link between battle management systems used by the Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Army. The Missile Defense National Team is developing the C2BMC (command, control, battle management and communications) system to unify disparate ballistic missile defense elements, Lockheed said Thursday. “Potential air and ballistic missile threats […] More

  • SAIC to Help Saudi Arabia Manage Food Security Initiative; Robert Genter Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC to Help Saudi Arabia Manage Food Security Initiative; Robert Genter Comments

    Science Applications International Corp. has won a $115 million contract to provide systems engineering, integration and management services for Saudi Arabia’s food security program. SAIC will also assist the Saudi-American Food Security & Renewable Energy Company in developing the SAFECO industrial complex, the company said Thursday. Robert Genter, SAIC senior vice president and general manager […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests Rocket Motor for Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center; Tyler Evans Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests Rocket Motor for Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center; Tyler Evans Comments

    Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed a second solid rocket motor test for the U.S. Air Force’s nuclear weapons center at sea level conditions. The second Large Class 92-inch diameter, second stage solid rocket motor went through testing at the Utah test and training range at Hill Air Force Base,  Aerojet Rocketdyne said Wednesday. “This motor firing demonstrates […] More